diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
index 6836685190..557e79eaa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yaml
@@ -36,11 +36,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: 1.21.5
+      # Note: go set up is harmful because of https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint-action/issues/135
+      # - name: Set up Go
+      #   uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      #   with:
+      #     go-version: 1.21.5
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@3a919529898de77ec3da873e3063ca4b10e7f5cc # v3.7.0
         with:
-          version: v1.54.1 # should match the version in Makefile
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+          version: v1.54.1 # should match the version in Makefile