diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 7dbbf7effa..00d00f9b49 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -186,6 +186,15 @@
         "\/\/ renovate: datasource=(?<datasource>.*?)\\s+.+Image = \"(?<depName>.*):(?<currentValue>.*)@(?<currentDigest>sha256:[a-f0-9]+)\"",
         "\/\/ renovate: datasource=(?<datasource>.*?) depName=(?<depName>.*?)\\s+Version = \"(?<currentValue>.*)\""
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "customType": "regex",
+      "fileMatch": [
+        "^go\\.mod$"
+      ],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "// renovate: datasource=(?<datasource>.*?) depName=(?<depName>.*?)\\s+go (?<currentValue>.*)"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yaml b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
index 770b67a530..2def131acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go
       uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
       with:
-        # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-        go-version: 1.21.3
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
     - name: Run static checks
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
index f3fd61daa0..1f8856d400 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kind.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
-          # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: 1.21.3
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
       - name: Set up Go for root
         run: |
@@ -241,8 +240,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
-          # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: 1.21.3
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
       - name: Set up Go for root
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
index 1caa633ec5..827ea5d926 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
-          # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: 1.21.3
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
       - name: Set up job variables
         id: vars
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f1e23f4d57..04880a8898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
-          # renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
-          go-version: 1.21.3
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
 
       - name: Generate the artifacts
         run: make release
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9584b23c05..3a50057955 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/cilium/cilium-cli
 
+// renovate: datasource=golang-version depName=go
 go 1.21.1
 
 // Replace directives from github.com/cilium/cilium. Keep in sync when updating Cilium!