diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8e8a408b17..cbb9a8c6c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - { goos: linux, goarch: '386', output: '386' }
           - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible }
-          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64 }
+          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64, test: true }
           - { goos: linux, goarch: arm64, output: arm64 }
           - { goos: linux, goarch: arm, goarm: '7', output: armv7 }
           - { goos: linux, goarch: mips, mips: hardfloat, output: mips-hardfloat }
@@ -62,32 +62,35 @@ jobs:
           - { goos: android, goarch: arm, ndk: armv7a-linux-androideabi34, output: armv7 }
           - { goos: android, goarch: arm64, ndk: aarch64-linux-android34, output: arm64-v8 }
 
-          - { goos: windows, goarch: '386', output: '386-go120', version: 20 }
-          - { goos: windows, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, version: 20 }
-          - { goos: windows, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, version: 20 }
+          # Go 1.20 is the last release that will run on any release of Windows 7, 8, Server 2008 and Server 2012. Go 1.21 will require at least Windows 10 or Server 2016.
+          - { goos: windows, goarch: '386', output: '386-go120', goversion: '1.20' }
+          - { goos: windows, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
+          - { goos: windows, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
 
-          - { goos: darwin, goarch: arm64, output: arm64-go120, version: 20 }
-          - { goos: darwin, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, version: 20 }
-          - { goos: darwin, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, version: 20 }
+          # Go 1.20 is the last release that will run on macOS 10.13 High Sierra or 10.14 Mojave. Go 1.21 will require macOS 10.15 Catalina or later.
+          - { goos: darwin, goarch: arm64, output: arm64-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
+          - { goos: darwin, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
+          - { goos: darwin, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
 
-          - { goos: linux, goarch: '386', output: '386-go120', version: 20 }
-          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, version: 20 }
-          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, version: 20 }
+          # only for test
+          - { goos: linux, goarch: '386', output: '386-go120', goversion: '1.20' }
+          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v1, output: amd64-compatible-go120, goversion: '1.20', test: true }
+          - { goos: linux, goarch: amd64, goamd64: v3, output: amd64-go120, goversion: '1.20' }
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Set up Go1.22
-      if: ${{ matrix.jobs.version != '20' && matrix.jobs.goarch != 'loong64' }}
+    - name: Set up Go
+      if: ${{ matrix.jobs.goversion == '' && matrix.jobs.goarch != 'loong64' }}
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: '1.22'
 
-    - name: Set up Go1.20
-      if: ${{ matrix.jobs.version == '20' && matrix.jobs.goarch != 'loong64' }}
+    - name: Set up Go
+      if: ${{ matrix.jobs.goversion != '' && matrix.jobs.goarch != 'loong64' }}
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
-        go-version: '1.20'
+        go-version: ${{ matrix.jobs.goversion }}
 
     - name: Set up Go1.21 loongarch abi1
       if: ${{ matrix.jobs.goarch == 'loong64' && matrix.jobs.abi == '1' }}
@@ -135,7 +138,12 @@ jobs:
         echo "CGO_ENABLED=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo "BUILDTAG=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: build core
+    - name: Test
+      if: ${{ matrix.jobs.test == 'true' }}
+      run: |
+        go test ./...
+
+    - name: Build core
       env:
         GOOS: ${{matrix.jobs.goos}}
         GOARCH: ${{matrix.jobs.goarch}}