diff --git a/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml
index e2d4b9be8c..4e392688db 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "to cache or not to cache, that is the question"
     required: false
     default: "true"
+  cache-dependency-path:
+    description: "forwards go actions/setup-go"
+    required: false
+
 
 runs:
   using: composite
@@ -16,3 +20,4 @@ runs:
         go-version: '1.21'
         check-latest: true
         cache: ${{ inputs.cache }}
+        cache-dependency-path: ${{ inputs.cache-dependency-path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-generated-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-generated-checker.yml
index 5dbc5f45ab..7a7c6697f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-generated-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-generated-checker.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
       - shell: bash
         run: scripts/mock.gen.sh
       - shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hypersdk-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/hypersdk-static-analysis.yml
index badb2afa88..083f4eeb47 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hypersdk-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hypersdk-static-analysis.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
       - name: Run static analysis tests
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/tests.lint.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hypersdk-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/hypersdk-unit-tests.yml
index e26f0e624d..edfbc8924d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hypersdk-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hypersdk-unit-tests.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
       - name: Run unit tests
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/tests.unit.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/morpheusvm-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/morpheusvm-static-analysis.yml
index 8259a3cf81..6e417bd19c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/morpheusvm-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/morpheusvm-static-analysis.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/morpheusvm/go.sum
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy-checker.yml
index 8f7c00e337..2f388fdd4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy-checker.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
       - shell: bash
         run: go mod tidy
       - shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-release.yml
index d3ad118e91..440ee3a6b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-release.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     tags:
-      - "*"
+      - '*'
   pull_request:
-    types: [labeled,synchronize,reopened]
+    types: [labeled, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   token-wallet-release:
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/tokenvm/go.sum
@@ -48,11 +45,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/tokenvm/go.sum
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-static-analysis.yml
index d4086c7811..fac509c2bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-static-analysis.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/tokenvm/go.sum
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-sync-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-sync-tests.yml
index 8fc1bbdae9..7b23043f39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-sync-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-sync-tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
-    types: [labeled,synchronize,reopened]
+    types: [labeled, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   tokenvm-sync-tests:
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/tokenvm/go.sum
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/run.sh
         env:
-          MODE: "full-test"
+          MODE: 'full-test'
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-unit-tests.yml
index 56fb2002c2..68570136f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tokenvm-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tokenvm-unit-tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   pull_request:
-    types: [labeled,synchronize,reopened]
+    types: [labeled, synchronize, reopened]
 
 jobs:
   tokenvm-unit-tests:
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
         with:
-          go-version: "1.21"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
           cache-dependency-path: |
             go.sum
             examples/tokenvm/go.sum
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: scripts/run.sh
         env:
-          MODE: "test"
+          MODE: 'test'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}