diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 19f39d251..30f55084c 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -58600,8 +58600,8 @@ const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
 const package_managers_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6663);
-const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
+const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand, execOpts) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, Object.assign(Object.assign({}, execOpts), { ignoreReturnCode: true }));
     if (exitCode) {
         stderr = !stderr.trim()
             ? `The '${toolCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
@@ -58619,8 +58619,8 @@ const getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void
     return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
 exports.getPackageManagerInfo = getPackageManagerInfo;
-const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    const pathOutputs = yield Promise.allSettled(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map((command) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () { return exports.getCommandOutput(command); })));
+const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo, execOpts) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const pathOutputs = yield Promise.allSettled(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map((command) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () { return exports.getCommandOutput(command, execOpts); })));
     const results = pathOutputs.map(item => {
         if (item.status === 'fulfilled') {
             return item.value;
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 25798ccb6..7d7e5c4bc 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -61194,7 +61194,9 @@ const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
 const restoreCache = (versionSpec, packageManager, cacheDependencyPath) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const packageManagerInfo = yield cache_utils_1.getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
     const platform = process.env.RUNNER_OS;
-    const cachePaths = yield cache_utils_1.getCacheDirectoryPath(packageManagerInfo);
+    const cachePaths = yield cache_utils_1.getCacheDirectoryPath(packageManagerInfo, {
+        env: Object.assign(Object.assign({}, process.env), { GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local' })
+    });
     const dependencyFilePath = cacheDependencyPath
         ? cacheDependencyPath
         : findDependencyFile(packageManagerInfo);
@@ -61270,8 +61272,8 @@ const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
 const package_managers_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6663);
-const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
+const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand, execOpts) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, Object.assign(Object.assign({}, execOpts), { ignoreReturnCode: true }));
     if (exitCode) {
         stderr = !stderr.trim()
             ? `The '${toolCommand}' command failed with exit code: ${exitCode}`
@@ -61289,8 +61291,8 @@ const getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void
     return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
 exports.getPackageManagerInfo = getPackageManagerInfo;
-const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    const pathOutputs = yield Promise.allSettled(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map((command) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () { return exports.getCommandOutput(command); })));
+const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo, execOpts) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+    const pathOutputs = yield Promise.allSettled(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map((command) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () { return exports.getCommandOutput(command, execOpts); })));
     const results = pathOutputs.map(item => {
         if (item.status === 'fulfilled') {
             return item.value;
@@ -61817,7 +61819,11 @@ function run() {
             const added = yield addBinToPath();
             core.debug(`add bin ${added}`);
             const goPath = yield io.which('go');
-            const goVersion = (child_process_1.default.execSync(`${goPath} version`) || '').toString();
+            // run `go version` with the bundled Go toolchain to avoid potentially
+            // downloading one into the cache
+            const goVersion = (child_process_1.default.execSync(`${goPath} version`, {
+                env: Object.assign(Object.assign({}, process.env), { GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local' })
+            }) || '').toString();
             if (cache && cache_utils_1.isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
                 const packageManager = 'default';
                 const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
@@ -61854,7 +61860,9 @@ function addBinToPath() {
             core.debug('go not in the path');
             return added;
         }
-        const buf = child_process_1.default.execSync('go env GOPATH');
+        const buf = child_process_1.default.execSync('go env GOPATH', {
+            env: Object.assign(Object.assign({}, process.env), { GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local' })
+        });
         if (buf.length > 1) {
             const gp = buf.toString().trim();
             core.debug(`go env GOPATH :${gp}:`);
diff --git a/src/cache-restore.ts b/src/cache-restore.ts
index 183df9ea5..82560341b 100644
--- a/src/cache-restore.ts
+++ b/src/cache-restore.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export const restoreCache = async (
   const packageManagerInfo = await getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
   const platform = process.env.RUNNER_OS;
 
-  const cachePaths = await getCacheDirectoryPath(packageManagerInfo);
+  const cachePaths = await getCacheDirectoryPath(packageManagerInfo, {
+    env: {...process.env, GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local'}
+  });
 
   const dependencyFilePath = cacheDependencyPath
     ? cacheDependencyPath
diff --git a/src/cache-utils.ts b/src/cache-utils.ts
index 545c97af1..c5a718cd4 100644
--- a/src/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/cache-utils.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
 import {supportedPackageManagers, PackageManagerInfo} from './package-managers';
 
-export const getCommandOutput = async (toolCommand: string) => {
+export const getCommandOutput = async (
+  toolCommand: string,
+  execOpts?: exec.ExecOptions
+) => {
   let {stdout, stderr, exitCode} = await exec.getExecOutput(
     toolCommand,
     undefined,
-    {ignoreReturnCode: true}
+    {...execOpts, ignoreReturnCode: true}
   );
 
   if (exitCode) {
@@ -32,11 +35,12 @@ export const getPackageManagerInfo = async (packageManager: string) => {
 };
 
 export const getCacheDirectoryPath = async (
-  packageManagerInfo: PackageManagerInfo
+  packageManagerInfo: PackageManagerInfo,
+  execOpts?: exec.ExecOptions
 ) => {
   const pathOutputs = await Promise.allSettled(
     packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map(async command =>
-      getCommandOutput(command)
+      getCommandOutput(command, execOpts)
     )
   );
 
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index d3fb857df..e62b28b0a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@ export async function run() {
     core.debug(`add bin ${added}`);
 
     const goPath = await io.which('go');
-    const goVersion = (cp.execSync(`${goPath} version`) || '').toString();
+    // run `go version` with the bundled Go toolchain to avoid potentially
+    // downloading one into the cache
+    const goVersion = (
+      cp.execSync(`${goPath} version`, {
+        env: {...process.env, GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local'}
+      }) || ''
+    ).toString();
 
     if (cache && isCacheFeatureAvailable()) {
       const packageManager = 'default';
@@ -105,7 +111,9 @@ export async function addBinToPath(): Promise<boolean> {
     return added;
   }
 
-  const buf = cp.execSync('go env GOPATH');
+  const buf = cp.execSync('go env GOPATH', {
+    env: {...process.env, GOTOOLCHAIN: 'local'}
+  });
   if (buf.length > 1) {
     const gp = buf.toString().trim();
     core.debug(`go env GOPATH :${gp}:`);