diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 595d7ed1f0e..c3011203049 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  GO_VERSION: '1.21'
-
 jobs:
   e2e-secrets:
     strategy:
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
+          go-version: '1.21' 
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Run pkcs11 end-to-end tests