diff --git a/.github/workflows/autopilot-branch-to-latest.yaml b/.github/workflows/autopilot-branch-to-latest.yaml
index 789be371ec06..d44fc91c9e73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autopilot-branch-to-latest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autopilot-branch-to-latest.yaml
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ jobs:
       run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+        cache: false
 
     - name: Setup Terraform
       uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-network.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-network.yaml
index e817550d2e67..3a94a4168d9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-network.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-network.yaml
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Setup Terraform
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index e453c7cfee5c..358563ad5fd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -165,27 +165,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Cache GOCACHE
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          key: unittests-k0s-windows-amd64-gocache-${{ github.ref_name }}-${{ github.sha }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            unittests-k0s-windows-amd64-gocache-${{ github.ref_name }}-
-          path: |
-            ~\AppData\Local\go-build
-
-      - name: Cache GOMODCACHE
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          key: unittests-k0s-windows-amd64-gomodcache-${{ hashFiles('go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            build-k0s-windows-amd64-gomodcache-${{ hashFiles('go.sum') }}
-          path: |
-            ~\go\pkg\mod
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         env:
@@ -222,9 +205,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-docker-ipv6.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Download compiled executable
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -285,9 +269,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Download compiled executable
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -346,9 +331,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Cache embedded binaries
         uses: actions/cache@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index d7fbdf2e26b1..8929f850f29c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -38,15 +38,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Go caches
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Builder cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-lint-go-caches-${{ hashFiles('go.sum') }}
           path: |
             build/cache
-            ~/go/pkg/mod
-            ~/.cache/go-build
-            ~/.cache/golangci-lint
 
       - name: Check go.mod/go.sum to be consistent
         run: make --always-make go.sum && git diff --exit-code
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 9867f50932b3..0c9d97c09f31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          TAGS=$(gh release list -L 1000 -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | grep "+k0s." | grep -v Draft | cut -f 1 | k0s_sort)
+          TAGS=$(gh release list -L 1000 -R "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" | grep "+k0s." | grep -v Draft | cut -f 1 | ./k0s_sort)
           LATEST=$(echo "${TAGS}" | tail -1)
           STABLE=$(echo "${TAGS}" | grep -v -- "-" | tail -1)
           mike alias -u head main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8e79c3f5d2b2..32392ff97bfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,9 +65,10 @@ jobs:
           VERSION: ${{ needs.release.outputs.tag_name }}
 
       - name: Set up Go for smoke tests
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Run basic smoke test
         run: make check-basic
@@ -254,9 +255,10 @@ jobs:
             /k0s/k0s --output-file /k0s/k0s.sig
 
       - name: Set up Go for smoke tests
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Run basic smoke test
         run: make check-basic
@@ -362,9 +364,10 @@ jobs:
             /k0s/k0s --output-file /k0s/k0s.sig
 
       - name: Set up Go for smoke tests
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Run basic smoke test
         run: make check-basic
@@ -581,9 +584,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/workflows/prepare-build-env.sh
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+          cache: false
 
       - name: Setup Terraform
         uses: hashicorp/setup-terraform@v3
diff --git a/hack/tools/gen-matrix.sh b/hack/tools/gen-matrix.sh
index 95a09925dc3f..bf725578854b 100755
--- a/hack/tools/gen-matrix.sh
+++ b/hack/tools/gen-matrix.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ list_k0s_releases() {
   VERSION_PREFIX="v$1" gh api -X GET /repos/k0sproject/k0s/releases -F per_page=100 --paginate --jq "$query"
 }
 
+k0s_sort() {
+  go run github.com/k0sproject/version/cmd/k0s_sort@v0.6.0 -l
+}
+
 latest_release() {
-  list_k0s_releases "$1" | k0s_sort -l
+  list_k0s_releases "$1" | k0s_sort 
 }
 
 json_print_latest_releases() {