diff --git a/pre_commit/resources/empty_template_go.mod b/pre_commit/resources/empty_template_go.mod
index e69de29bb..de3e24157 100644
--- a/pre_commit/resources/empty_template_go.mod
+++ b/pre_commit/resources/empty_template_go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module pre-commit-dummy-empty-module
diff --git a/testing/resources/golang_hooks_repo/go.mod b/testing/resources/golang_hooks_repo/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..523bfc9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/resources/golang_hooks_repo/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module golang-hello-world