diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-race.yml b/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
index 5518a36b42ac..0406b2658048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-race.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.17
       - name: Create a file with all core Cosmos SDK pkgs
         run: go list ./... > pkgs.txt
       - name: Split pkgs into 4 files
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d72f7027cb5e..67b76939118c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v2.2.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.17
       - name: Create a file with all core Cosmos SDK pkgs
         run:  go list ./... > pkgs.txt
       - name: Split pkgs into 4 files