use go1.23.8 as the default go version

akhilerm · akhilerm · commit 6f93c65f52c9 · 2025-04-17T11:49:44.000+05:30
use go1.23.8 as the default go version for running in CI and making
release binaries.

NOTE: This is done so that when release/2.1 branch cut happens the
2.1 release uses 1.23.x for building release binaries rather than
1.24.x. Once the 2.1 release is out, this will be reverted and
go1.24.x will be made the default in the main branch

Signed-off-by: Akhil Mohan &lt;akhilerm@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-go/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: "Reusable action to install Go, so there is one place to bump Go ve
 inputs:
   go-version:
     required: true
-    default: "1.24.2"
+    default: "1.23.8"
     description: "Go version to install"
 
 runs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-release.yml b/.github/workflows/api-release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 name: API Release
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.24.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.23.8"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ on:
 name: Release
 
 env:
-  GO_VERSION: "1.24.2"
+  GO_VERSION: "1.23.8"
 
 permissions: # added using https://github.com/step-security/secure-workflows
   contents: read
diff --git a/contrib/Dockerfile.test b/contrib/Dockerfile.test
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #   docker run --privileged --group-add keep-groups -v ./critest_exit_code.txt:/tmp/critest_exit_code.txt containerd-test
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.24.2
+ARG GOLANG_VERSION=1.23.8
 ARG GOLANG_IMAGE=golang
 
 FROM ${GOLANG_IMAGE}:${GOLANG_VERSION} AS golang
