diff --git a/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml b/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
index 6af68a7..51f71ff 100644
--- a/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/bootstrap/action.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ description: "Bootstrap all tools and dependencies"
 inputs:
   go-version:
     description: "Go version to install"
-    required: true
-    default: "1.21.x"
+    required: false
+  go-version-file:
+    description: "Go mod file to get go version to install"
+    required: false
   use-go-cache:
     description: "Restore go cache"
     required: true
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ inputs:
   cache-key-prefix:
     description: "Prefix all cache keys with this value"
     required: true
-    default: "831180ac25"
+    default: "831180ac26"
   build-cache-key-prefix:
     description: "Prefix build cache key with this value"
     required: true
@@ -25,15 +27,16 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe #v4.1.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
+        go-version-file: ${{ inputs.go-version-file }}
 
     - name: Restore tool cache
       id: tool-cache
       uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 #v3.3.2
       with:
-        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.tmp
+        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.tool
         key: ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-tool-${{ hashFiles('Makefile') }}
 
     # note: we need to keep restoring the go mod cache before bootstrapping tools since `go install` is used in
@@ -49,11 +52,6 @@ runs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-mod-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
 
-    - name: (cache-miss) Bootstrap project tools
-      shell: bash
-      if: steps.tool-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-      run: make bootstrap-tools
-
     - name: Restore go build cache
       id: go-cache
       if: inputs.use-go-cache == 'true'
@@ -65,11 +63,6 @@ runs:
         restore-keys: |
           ${{ inputs.cache-key-prefix }}-${{ inputs.build-cache-key-prefix }}-${{ runner.os }}-go-build-${{ inputs.go-version }}-
 
-    - name: (cache-miss) Bootstrap go dependencies
-      shell: bash
-      if: steps.go-mod-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.use-go-cache == 'true'
-      run: make bootstrap-go
-
     - name: Install apt packages
       if: inputs.bootstrap-apt-packages != ''
       shell: bash
diff --git a/make/go.mod b/make/go.mod
index 962388f..26a0464 100644
--- a/make/go.mod
+++ b/make/go.mod
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ module github.com/anchore/chronicle/make
 
 go 1.22.1
 
-require github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241022203551-494d90ce1a4a
+require github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241023195051-94aca613f855
 
 require (
 	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/make/go.sum b/make/go.sum
index 3fc5745..b15f275 100644
--- a/make/go.sum
+++ b/make/go.sum
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241021192429-7e18af0fc7f9 h1:LvLPfZd31lsrqw5
 github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241021192429-7e18af0fc7f9/go.mod h1:y2KCL40/pLMqMu5PGqxGUs/1taaQjZVkuCGXFi9Lcic=
 github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241022203551-494d90ce1a4a h1:ttcnRZCKhNWkBem7L4HVk60lVx2HwWPjOPX9NH9/LuQ=
 github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241022203551-494d90ce1a4a/go.mod h1:y2KCL40/pLMqMu5PGqxGUs/1taaQjZVkuCGXFi9Lcic=
+github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241023195051-94aca613f855 h1:/HOfJkk2BEYp1HTQjlyLq0VY6lC5LAcS3jhgFajwIUM=
+github.com/anchore/go-make v0.0.0-20241023195051-94aca613f855/go.mod h1:y2KCL40/pLMqMu5PGqxGUs/1taaQjZVkuCGXFi9Lcic=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1/go.mod h1:hoEshYVHaxMs3cyo3Yncou5ZscifuDolrwPKZanG3xk=