diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8a2adce7c..13ecc8c41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   test:
+    env:
+      # Setting GOTOOLCHAIN to local tells go
+      # to to use the bundled Go version rather
+      # than fetching the tolchain according to
+      # toolchain directive found in go.mod.
+      GOTOOLCHAIN: local
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 576628968..0ca423f7f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/distribution/distribution/v3
 
-go 1.22.0
+go 1.21.0
 
 require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.30.1