diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 500e4eb2..9ad8eca6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-          cache: false
+          cache: true
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index c0eb355c..72cd5546 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -16,94 +16,86 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 on:
   workflow_call:
-name: Examples # not exactly right to test functionality in such a way but it does act as a set of end to end test cases for the time being, nevertheless should be updated
+# Not exactly right to test functionality in such a way, but it does act as a set of end-to-end test cases for the time
+# being, nevertheless should be updated
+name: Examples
 jobs:
-  get-go-versions:
-    name: Collect available Go versions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - uses: arnested/go-version-action@b556f8d91b644164318c709d28b9083eaf0c064d
-        id: versions
   client:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
       - run: make example-client
+
   repository:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
       - run: make example-repository
+
   multirepo:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
       - run: make example-multirepo
+
   tuf-client-cli:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
       - run: make example-tuf-client-cli
+
   root-signing:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
       - run: make example-root-signing
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 9a59e328..77fd731d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -31,12 +31,16 @@ jobs:
     name: golangci-lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
+
+      - name: Setup - Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-          cache: false
-      - name: golangci-lint
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Run golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
         with:
           # Require: The version of golangci-lint to use.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 619ce143..af62e2f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -18,24 +18,13 @@ on:
   workflow_call:
 name: Tests
 jobs:
-  get-go-versions:
-    name: Collect available Go versions
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      matrix: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.matrix }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
-      - uses: arnested/go-version-action@b556f8d91b644164318c709d28b9083eaf0c064d
-        id: versions
   run:
     name: Run
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false # Keep running if one leg fails.
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        go-version: ${{ fromJSON(needs.get-go-versions.outputs.matrix) }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    needs: get-go-versions
     steps:
       - name: Set git to use LF
         run: git config --global core.autocrlf false
@@ -43,15 +32,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744
 
-      - name: Setup - Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+      - name: Setup - Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@c4a742cab115ed795e34d4513e2cf7d472deb55f
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache: true
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: go test -race -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=./metadata/... -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
 
       - name: Send coverage
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@eaaf4bedf32dbdc6b720b63067d99c4d77d6047d
-        with:
-          flags: Go-${{ matrix.go-version }}