diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 8644ecf4ade2..08cc030c46f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cache/go-build
           key: go-test-build-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
       - name: Run Unit Tests
-        if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '1.19' )
+        if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '~1.21' )
         run: make gotest GROUP=${{ matrix.group }}
       - name: Run Unit Tests With Coverage
         if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '~1.20' ) # only run coverage on one version