diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-sims.yml b/.github/workflows/release-sims.yml
index de254a6d87..af73229edd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-sims.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-sims.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ jobs:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-sims')"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
       - run: |
           make build
 
@@ -28,6 +31,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
       - name: install runsim
         run: |
           export GO111MODULE="on" && go install github.com/cosmos/tools/cmd/runsim@v1.0.0
@@ -41,6 +47,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build, install-runsim]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
       - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.8
         with:
           path: ~/go/bin
@@ -58,6 +67,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build, install-runsim, test-sim-multi-seed-long-part1]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
       - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.8
         with:
           path: ~/go/bin
@@ -75,6 +87,9 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build, install-runsim, test-sim-multi-seed-long-part2]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.18
       - uses: actions/cache@v3.0.8
         with:
           path: ~/go/bin