diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench.yml b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
index c6710de7e2..3e81619fb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "~1.23.6"
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - run: go mod download
         shell: bash
       - run: ./scripts/build_bench_precompiles.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f0f5a7a888..be3d09996f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: "~1.23.6"
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Set up arm64 cross compiler
         run: |
           sudo apt-get -y update
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 479877a8b9..221179561d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ on:
       - "*"
   pull_request:
 
-env:
-  min_go_version: "~1.23.6"
-
 jobs:
   lint_test:
     name: Lint
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Set timeout on Windows # Windows UT run slower and need a longer timeout
         shell: bash
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -170,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Install AvalancheGo Release
         shell: bash
         run: BASEDIR=/tmp/e2e-test AVALANCHEGO_BUILD_PATH=/tmp/e2e-test/avalanchego ./scripts/install_avalanchego_release.sh
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.min_go_version }}
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
       - name: Install AvalancheGo Release
         shell: bash
         run: BASEDIR=/tmp/e2e-test AVALANCHEGO_BUILD_PATH=/tmp/e2e-test/avalanchego ./scripts/install_avalanchego_release.sh
diff --git a/scripts/lint.sh b/scripts/lint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index acd5b324fc..0000000000
--- a/scripts/lint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-
-# Upstream is compatible with v1.63.x at time of this writing, and
-# checking for this specific version is an attempt to avoid skew
-# between local and CI execution.
-KNOWN_GOOD_VERSION="v1.63"
-VERSION="$(golangci-lint --version | sed -e 's+golangci-lint has version \(v1.*\)\..* built.*+\1+')"
-if [[ "${VERSION}" != "${KNOWN_GOOD_VERSION}" ]]; then
-  echo "expected golangci-lint ${KNOWN_GOOD_VERSION}, but ${VERSION} was used"
-  echo "${KNOWN_GOOD_VERSION} is used in CI and should be used locally to ensure compatible results"
-  echo "installation command: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@${KNOWN_GOOD_VERSION}"
-  exit 255
-fi
-
-golangci-lint run --path-prefix=. --timeout 3m