use an indirect name for each go version so we don't have to change the set of required checks when we change Go versions

Author: jhump

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
   ci:
+    name: ci (go:${{ matrix.go-version.name }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        # when editing this list, also update steps and jobs below
-        go-version: [1.23.x, 1.24.x]
+        go-version:
+        - name: latest
+          version: 1.24.x
+        - name: previous
+          version: 1.23.x
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -25,21 +29,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version.version }}
       - name: Unit Test
         run: make shorttest
       - name: Lint
         # Often, lint & gofmt guidelines depend on the Go version. To prevent
         # conflicting guidance, run only on the most recent supported version.
         # For the same reason, only check generated code on the most recent
         # supported version.
-        if: matrix.go-version == '1.24.x'
+        if: matrix.go-version.name == 'latest'
         run: make checkgenerate && make lint
   conformance:
+    name: ci (go:${{ matrix.go-version.name }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.22.x, 1.23.x, 1.24.x]
+        go-version:
+        - name: latest
+          version: 1.24.x
+        - name: previous
+          version: 1.23.x
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -48,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version.version }}
       - name: Run Conformance Tests
         run: make runconformance
   slowtest: