diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 83572e7..ab36d0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: set up go 1.25
+      - name: read go version from go.mod
+        id: gomod
+        run: |
+          version=$(awk '/^go /{split($2, v, "."); print v[1] "." v[2]; exit}' go.mod)
+          test -n "$version"
+          echo "version=$version" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: set up go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
-          go-version: "1.25"
+          go-version: ${{ steps.gomod.outputs.version }}
+          check-latest: true
         id: go
 
       - name: build and test