diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 8b1142207ce68..7437fd6363a71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ jobs:
   unittest-matrix:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["~1.21.5", "~1.20.12"] # 1.20 is interpreted as 1.2 without quotes
+        go-version: ["~1.22", "~1.21.5", "~1.20.12"] # 1.20 is interpreted as 1.2 without quotes
         group:
           - receiver-0
           - receiver-1