diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 4376163..e4a3fa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-go@cdcb36043654635271a94b9a6d1392de5bb323a7 # v5.0.1
       with:
         go-version: stable
-    - run: echo "GOVERSION=$(go version)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
     - uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@286f3b13b1b49da4ac219696163fb8c1c93e1200 # v6.0.0
       id: goreleaser
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b564c60..2d7d6c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       # push docker images to registry
       packages: write
-      # use OIDC token for signing
-      id-token: write
       # required by attest-build-provenance
+      id-token: write
       attestations: write
     needs: release-tag
     if: needs.release-tag.outputs.new-tag == 'true'
@@ -45,8 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Set up environment
-      run: echo "GOVERSION=$(go version)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
     - uses: advanced-security/sbom-generator-action@375dee8e6144d9fd0ec1f5667b4f6fb4faacefed # v0.0.1
       id: sbom
       env:
@@ -69,7 +66,6 @@ jobs:
         subject-path: "dist/*.tar.gz"
     # parse artifacts to the format required for image attestation
     - run: |
-        echo "$ARTIFACTS"
         echo "digest=$(echo "$ARTIFACTS" | jq -r '.[]|select(.type=="Docker Manifest")|select(.name|test("go-cli-github:v"))|.extra.Digest')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         echo "name=$(echo "$ARTIFACTS" | jq -r '.[]|select(.type=="Docker Manifest")|select(.name|test("go-cli-github:v"))|.name|split(":")[0]')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       id: image_metadata_go_cli_github
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index fa45a1b..b8b2b7b 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ builds:
     -s -w
     -X "main.commit={{.Commit}}"
     -X "main.date={{.Date}}"
-    -X "main.goVersion={{.Env.GOVERSION}}"
     -X "main.projectName={{.ProjectName}}"
     -X "main.version=v{{.Version}}"
   env:
diff --git a/cmd/go-cli-github/version.go b/cmd/go-cli-github/version.go
index 6eee539..f80aa88 100644
--- a/cmd/go-cli-github/version.go
+++ b/cmd/go-cli-github/version.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 // These variables are set by GoReleaser during the build.
 var (
 	commit      string
 	date        string
-	goVersion   string
 	projectName string
 	version     string
 )
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (*VersionCmd) Run() error {
 			version,
 			commit,
 			date,
-			goVersion,
+			runtime.Version(),
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err