diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
index f2c3be1..c5aec79 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           set -ex
           toolchain=$(grep -oP '(?<=toolchain ).+' go.mod)
           version=$(go version | cut -d' ' -f3)
-          if [ "$toolchain" != "$version" ]; then
-            echo "go version mismatch: $toolchain <> $version"
+          if dpkg --compare-versions ${version#go} lt ${toolchain#go}; then
+            echo "go version too low: $toolchain >= $version"
             exit 1
           fi
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3413168..cefd28b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ EXECUTABLE := forgejo-runner
 GOFMT ?= gofumpt -l
 DIST := dist
 DIST_DIRS := $(DIST)/binaries $(DIST)/release
-GO ?= go
+GO ?= $(shell go env GOROOT)/bin/go
 SHASUM ?= shasum -a 256
 HAS_GO = $(shell hash $(GO) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "GO" || echo "NOGO" )
 XGO_PACKAGE ?= src.techknowlogick.com/xgo@latest