chore: centralize Go version configuration

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE(chrisgacsal): Use actions/cache for caching Go dependency and build caches
           # as if provides better flexibility like setting the cache key which reduces cache misses significantly.
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'api/types/go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
 
       - name: Setup Go caching
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/go-build
             ~/go/pkg/mod
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-api-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-go-api-${{ github.ref_name }}-
-            ${{ runner.os }}-go-api-${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ github.ref_name }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}-
 
       - name: Generate API code
         run: make gen-api

.github/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE(chrisgacsal): Use actions/cache for caching Go dependency and build caches
           # as if provides better flexibility like setting the cache key which reduces cache misses significantly.
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
 
       - name: Setup Go caching
         uses: actions/cache@v4

.github/workflows/reusable-end-to-end-testing.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE(chrisgacsal): Use actions/cache for caching Go dependency and build caches
           # as if provides better flexibility like setting the cache key which reduces cache misses significantly.
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'e2e/go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
 
       - name: Setup Go caching
         uses: actions/cache@v4

.github/workflows/reusable-verification.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE(chrisgacsal): Use actions/cache for caching Go dependency and build caches
           # as if provides better flexibility like setting the cache key which reduces cache misses significantly.
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
 
       - name: Setup Go caching
         uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           # NOTE(chrisgacsal): Use actions/cache for caching Go dependency and build caches
           # as if provides better flexibility like setting the cache key which reduces cache misses significantly.
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version-file: '.go-version'
 
       - name: Setup Go caching
         uses: actions/cache@v4

.go-version

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.21.4

Makefile

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 DOCKER_REGISTRY ?= ghcr.io/openclarity
 DOCKER_TAG ?= $(VERSION)
 VMCLARITY_TOOLS_BASE ?=
-GO_VERSION ?= 1.21.4
+GO_VERSION ?= $(shell cat $(ROOT_DIR)/.go-version)
 
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 ## Runtime variables