diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_test_cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_test_cleanup.yml
index 093bd2a99..9436471af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_test_cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_test_cleanup.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       # sets the maximimum time to now-30m.
       # CI test have a 10 minute timeout.