diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 64fda6154f2..9ebd1d21199 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "^1.16"
+          go-version: "1.16.3"
       - env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 84a1a7b767d..dbfdd8c1b5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: "^1.16"
+        go-version: "1.16.3"
     - run: date
     - env:
         TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional.yaml b/.github/workflows/functional.yaml
index 5fbceb8fcc3..a8803a6524d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: "^1.16"
+        go-version: "1.16.3"
     - run: date
     - env:
         TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/grpcproxy.yaml b/.github/workflows/grpcproxy.yaml
index 1c06afbd938..a908d015cc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/grpcproxy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/grpcproxy.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: "^1.16"
+        go-version: "1.16.3"
     - run: date
     - env:
         TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yaml
index 8ebc820013f..348013afde0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-analysis.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
-          go-version: "^1.16"
+          go-version: "1.16.3"
       - run: date
       - env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index eec7ae95680..542ce8e4bb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: "^1.16"
+        go-version: "1.16.3"
     - run: date
     - env:
         TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}