diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 596e0b4641..33c042e199 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set env
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/containerd.yml b/.github/workflows/containerd.yml
index 8947c144ad..824b18e502 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/containerd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/containerd.yml
@@ -50,25 +50,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set env
+        if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows')
         shell: bash
         run: |
           echo "GOPATH=${{ github.workspace }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "${{ github.workspace }}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
-      - name: Cache go modules and build cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/go/pkg/mod
-            ~/.cache/go-build
-            '%LocalAppData%\go-build' # Windows
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-go-
-
       - name: Checkout containerd/containerd ${{ format(matrix.version, '/') }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -88,6 +79,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ${{github.workspace}}/src/github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools
 
+
+      - name: Cache go modules and build cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            '%LocalAppData%\go-build' # Windows
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+
       - name: disable ipv6
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
         run: |
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ jobs:
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          sudo chown -R $(id -u):$(id -g) $(go env GOPATH)
           go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest
           ginkgo version
           sudo cp $(command -v ginkgo) /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/crio.yml b/.github/workflows/crio.yml
index 98cff663a6..3e2659b089 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/crio.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/crio.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Setup environment
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index e09d625790..c5d5b092d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d0c29dc617..d61a47c988 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
+          go-version: '1.22'
           cache: false
 
       - name: Set env