diff --git a/go/actions/test/action.yml b/go/actions/test/action.yml
index 8e03b520df1..bec48ef4bff 100644
--- a/go/actions/test/action.yml
+++ b/go/actions/test/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inputs:
   go-test-version:
     description: Which Go version to use for running the tests
     required: false
-    default: "1.26.0"
+    default: "~1.26.0"
   run-code-checks:
     description: Whether to run formatting, code and qhelp generation checks
     required: false