diff --git a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
index ea4143b61926..c695959536ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/documentation.yml
@@ -11,36 +11,18 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and deploy documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
+      # ex:
+      # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
+      # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
       GO_VERSION: '1.23.0-rc.1'
       NODE_VERSION: '20.x'
       CGO_ENABLED: 0
-
     steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          # In order:
-          # * Module download cache
-          # * Build cache (Linux)
-          path: |
-            ~/go/pkg/mod
-            ~/.cache/go-build
-          key: docs-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            docs-${{ runner.os }}-go-
-
-      - run: go mod download
-
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -48,12 +30,14 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: docs/package-lock.json
 
+      - run: go mod download
+
       - run:  npm install --legacy-peer-deps
         working-directory: ./docs
 
       - name: Build Documentation
-        run: npm run build
         working-directory: ./docs
+        run: npm run build
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
index a90e0ccbe7e7..442a2559d524 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-release.yml
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GOLANGCI_LINT_TOKEN }}
+      # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
+      # ex:
+      # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
+      # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
+      GO_VERSION: '1.23.0-rc.1'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
-          go-version: '1.23.0-rc.1'
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "15"
@@ -49,14 +49,9 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GOLANGCI_LINT_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
-          go-version: '1.23.0-rc.1'
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Update GitHub Action config
         run: make assets/github-action-config.json
@@ -77,14 +72,9 @@ jobs:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GOLANGCI_LINT_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
-          go-version: '1.23.0-rc.1'
+          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Update reference files
         run: cp .golangci.next.reference.yml .golangci.reference.yml
@@ -110,6 +100,5 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-
     steps:
       - run: curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b "./install-golangci-lint"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-documentation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-documentation.yml
index a0eaa111a3a4..08cbe8d6f317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-documentation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-documentation.yml
@@ -9,36 +9,19 @@ jobs:
     name: Build documentation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
+      # ex:
+      # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
+      # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
       GO_VERSION: '1.23.0-rc.1'
       NODE_VERSION: '20.x'
       CGO_ENABLED: 0
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Go ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-
-      - name: Cache Go modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          # In order:
-          # * Module download cache
-          # * Build cache (Linux)
-          path: |
-            ~/go/pkg/mod
-            ~/.cache/go-build
-          key: docs-${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            docs-${{ runner.os }}-go-
-
-      - run: go mod download
-
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
@@ -46,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: docs/package-lock.json
 
+      - run: go mod download
+
       - run:  npm install --legacy-peer-deps
         working-directory: ./docs
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 79fe4d79ad96..024faa988213 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
+  # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
+  # ex:
+  # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
+  # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
   GO_VERSION: '1.23.0-rc.1'
 
 jobs:
@@ -13,16 +17,10 @@ jobs:
   go-mod:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check go mod
         run: |
           go mod tidy
@@ -35,8 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
           # ex:
@@ -53,13 +50,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }} # test only the latest go version to speed up CI
       - name: Run tests
         run: make.exe test
@@ -69,13 +61,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }} # test only the latest go version to speed up CI
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test
@@ -90,39 +77,23 @@ jobs:
           - '1.23.0-rc.1'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
           go-version: ${{ matrix.golang }}
-      - uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/go/pkg/mod
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ matrix.golang }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ matrix.golang }}-
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test
 
+  # Checks: GitHub action assets
   check_generated:
-    needs: golangci-lint # run after golangci-lint action to not produce duplicated errors
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Unshallow
-        run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-      - name: Check generated files are up to date
+      - name: Check generated files are up-to-date
         run: make fast_check_generated
         env:
           # needed for github-action-config.json generation
@@ -145,13 +116,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          # https://github.com/actions/setup-go#supported-version-syntax
-          # ex:
-          # - 1.18beta1 -> 1.18.0-beta.1
-          # - 1.18rc1 -> 1.18.0-rc.1
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
       - name: Build golangci-lint
         run: make build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index 9c21fa29c268..e9b17c533170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       CHOCOLATEY_VERSION: 2.2.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Install Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-      - name: Unshallow
-        run: git fetch --prune --unshallow
 
       - name: Install chocolatey
         run: |