diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples.yml b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
index 477a2639cc1..163b2cde383 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples.yml
@@ -23,18 +23,13 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   gno2go:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        goversion:
-          - "1.23.x"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.goversion }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - run: go install -v ./gnovm/cmd/gno
       - run: go run ./gnovm/cmd/gno tool transpile -v --gobuild ./examples
   test:
@@ -43,14 +38,12 @@ jobs:
     with:
       debug: ${{ inputs.debug || false }}
       path: "examples"
-      go-version: "1.23.x"
 
   lint:
     name: Run gno lint
     uses: ./.github/workflows/template_gnolint.yml
     with:
       path: "examples"
-      go-version: "1.23.x"
     # TODO: consider running lint on every other directories, maybe in "warning" mode?
     # TODO: track coverage
 
@@ -65,21 +58,15 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/template_build.yml
     with:
       modulepath: "examples"
-      go-version: "1.23.x"
 
   mod-tidy:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.23.x"]
-        # unittests: TODO: matrix with contracts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - working-directory: ./examples
         run: |
           make tidy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/genproto.yml b/.github/workflows/genproto.yml
index 8af09d9b607..f6ac5bb092c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/genproto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/genproto.yml
@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   main:
     name: Ensure .proto files are updated
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version || '1.23.x' }}
+          go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Install protoc
         run: sudo apt install -y libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler
 
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
       - name: Install devdeps
         run: |
           make -C misc/devdeps install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gnoland.yml b/.github/workflows/gnoland.yml
index 456e38edc0d..dce78c59c45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gnoland.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gnoland.yml
@@ -33,21 +33,16 @@ jobs:
       codecov-token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
 
   gnoweb_generate:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.23.x"]
-        # unittests: TODO: matrix with contracts
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: lts/Jod # (22.x) https://github.com/nodejs/Release
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - run: |
           make -C gno.land/pkg/gnoweb fclean generate
           # Check if there are changes after running generate.gnoweb
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
index cd124b155cf..0f27b5a2b31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mod-tidy.yml
@@ -19,20 +19,21 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   main:
     name: Ensure go.mods are tidied
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Install Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version || '1.23.x' }}
-
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+          go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Check go.mod files are up to date
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_build.yml b/.github/workflows/template_build.yml
index 4066294d682..6e8f5c09ce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_build.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ on:
               required: true
               type: string
             go-version:
-              required: true
+              required: false
               type: string
+              default: ""
 
 jobs:
     generated:
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
             uses: actions/setup-go@v5
             with:
               go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+              go-version-file: go.mod
 
           - name: Check generated files are up to date
             working-directory: ${{ inputs.modulepath }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_gnofmt.yml b/.github/workflows/template_gnofmt.yml
index b4d2f70909f..e3ca4f8ff7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_gnofmt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_gnofmt.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   fmt:
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Format code with gno fmt
         run: go run ./gnovm/cmd/gno -C ${{ inputs.path }} fmt -diff ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_gnolint.yml b/.github/workflows/template_gnolint.yml
index 6ba92e04bfc..58943207cc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_gnolint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_gnolint.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
       debug:
         description: "Enable debug logs"
         required: false
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Run gno lint
         run: go run ./gnovm/cmd/gno lint -C ${{ inputs.path }} -v ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_gnotest.yml b/.github/workflows/template_gnotest.yml
index 5e975f7d61a..6374811fd30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_gnotest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_gnotest.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
       debug:
         description: "Enable debug logs"
         required: false
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Setup debug env
         if: inputs.debug
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_lint.yml b/.github/workflows/template_lint.yml
index e703cbab96c..8521d8bc363 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_lint.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
       go-version:
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   lint:
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: Lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_main.yml b/.github/workflows/template_main.yml
index 6dc66de19a3..c4deec70afb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on:
         description: "Go version to use"
         required: false
         type: string
-        default: "1.23.x"
+        default: ""
     secrets:
       codecov-token:
         required: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_test.yml b/.github/workflows/template_test.yml
index 8f0a8a31647..87a4a0498ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_test.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
       go-version:
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
+        default: ""
       tests-ts-seq: # execute txtar sequentially
         required: false
         type: boolean
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: Go test
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.modulepath }}
         env:
diff --git a/contribs/github-bot/go.mod b/contribs/github-bot/go.mod
index 60a96364db0..74564b7b9d8 100644
--- a/contribs/github-bot/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/github-bot/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/github-bot
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 replace github.com/gnolang/gno => ../..
 
diff --git a/contribs/gnobro/go.mod b/contribs/gnobro/go.mod
index 75abe02fb9b..824c499bb7c 100644
--- a/contribs/gnobro/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnobro/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/gnobro
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.19.0
diff --git a/contribs/gnodev/go.mod b/contribs/gnodev/go.mod
index 7b1e3ed826e..26cf453a6d8 100644
--- a/contribs/gnodev/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnodev/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/gnodev
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 replace github.com/gnolang/gno => ../..
 
diff --git a/contribs/gnogenesis/go.mod b/contribs/gnogenesis/go.mod
index 2e17126b9af..59b6e420af5 100644
--- a/contribs/gnogenesis/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnogenesis/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/contribs/gnogenesis
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/gnolang/gno v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
diff --git a/contribs/gnohealth/go.mod b/contribs/gnohealth/go.mod
index 0c923202037..2f5a4d5c48f 100644
--- a/contribs/gnohealth/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnohealth/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/gnohealth
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 replace github.com/gnolang/gno => ../..
 
diff --git a/contribs/gnokeykc/go.mod b/contribs/gnokeykc/go.mod
index 3b78ce4a59a..438acb3e628 100644
--- a/contribs/gnokeykc/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnokeykc/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/gnokeykc
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 replace github.com/gnolang/gno => ../..
 
diff --git a/contribs/gnokms/go.mod b/contribs/gnokms/go.mod
index 15f1c0d571d..f6c3ed436e6 100644
--- a/contribs/gnokms/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnokms/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/gnokms
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 replace github.com/gnolang/gno => ../..
 
diff --git a/contribs/gnomigrate/go.mod b/contribs/gnomigrate/go.mod
index 8c0ff563ba8..9e5f96d0d9d 100644
--- a/contribs/gnomigrate/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/gnomigrate/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gnomigrate
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/gnolang/gno v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
diff --git a/contribs/tx-archive/go.mod b/contribs/tx-archive/go.mod
index bbc123a348b..9ffb282ca63 100644
--- a/contribs/tx-archive/go.mod
+++ b/contribs/tx-archive/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/contribs/tx-archive
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/gnolang/gno v0.0.0-20250528110257-f6b725541d59
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 58c19d3ab7e..7868d2206d5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.1
diff --git a/misc/autocounterd/go.mod b/misc/autocounterd/go.mod
index 3e923397965..37b6d9d8374 100644
--- a/misc/autocounterd/go.mod
+++ b/misc/autocounterd/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module autocounterd
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require github.com/gnolang/gno v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 
diff --git a/misc/loop/go.mod b/misc/loop/go.mod
index 3cf968b4e5c..eb246dd12d7 100644
--- a/misc/loop/go.mod
+++ b/misc/loop/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/gnolang/gno/misc/loop
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v25.0.6+incompatible
diff --git a/misc/stress-test/stress-test-many-posts/go.mod b/misc/stress-test/stress-test-many-posts/go.mod
index b1f5cbdfc39..8dbddb0ee84 100644
--- a/misc/stress-test/stress-test-many-posts/go.mod
+++ b/misc/stress-test/stress-test-many-posts/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module stress_test_many_posts
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.4
+go 1.24.4
 
 require (
 	connectrpc.com/connect v1.16.2