diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 6244185b0..2e8e40bc6 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 # Include source directories and files required for building.
 !karapace
+!go
 !requirements/*.txt
 !setup.py
 !version.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/schema.yml b/.github/workflows/schema.yml
index 1ee9a8049..6665ab235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/schema.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/schema.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             requirements.txt
       - name: Install libsnappy-dev
         run: sudo apt install libsnappy-dev
-      - run: pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
+      - run: make install
       # Compare with latest release when running on main.
       - run: make schema against=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fd9a63c2b..33bdec5df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jobs:
         cache: pip
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.21.0'
+
     - run: make install version
     - run: make unit-tests
       env:
diff --git a/container/Dockerfile b/container/Dockerfile
index 61ad142b8..9e252d610 100644
--- a/container/Dockerfile
+++ b/container/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ RUN python3 -m venv /venv
 ENV PATH="/venv/bin:$PATH"
 ENV PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=true
 
+# Install golang needed by extensions
+ENV GO_VERSION=1.21.0
+ENV PATH="/usr/local/go/bin:${PATH}"
+RUN  wget --progress=dot:giga "https://go.dev/dl/go${GO_VERSION}.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz" \
+ && tar -C /usr/local -xzf "go${GO_VERSION}.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz" \
+ && rm "go${GO_VERSION}.linux-$(dpkg --print-architecture).tar.gz"
+
 # Copy the requirements.txt and install dependencies in venv. Using a separate
 # command to use layer caching.
 #