diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index dcf4893..1125ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -6,15 +6,12 @@ on:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
 
 
-env:
-  GOLANG_VERSION: 1.21
-
 jobs:
 
   scans:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
@@ -28,14 +25,14 @@ jobs:
   golang:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup golang ${{ env.GOLANG_VERSION }}
+      - name: Setup golang
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GOLANG_VERSION }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: install tools
         run: make tools-get
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e71a1bb..02d0b1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Release
         uses: codfish/semantic-release-action@v3.5.0
         env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cde0123..ad67566 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 
 dist/
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 1d89e5b..a72044e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module github.com/code-gorilla-au/env
 
-go 1.21.5
+go 1.25.0
 
 require github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1