diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 3b8884ca2d..0b6bd18024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -44,16 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         run: |
           git checkout HEAD^2
-      - 
-        name: Update Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.21'
-      -
-        name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-        with:
-          languages: go
       # CodeQL 2.16.4's auto-build added support for multi-module repositories,
       # and is trying to be smart by searching for modules in every directory,
       # including vendor directories. If no module is found, it's creating one
@@ -64,6 +54,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ln -s vendor.mod go.mod
           ln -s vendor.sum go.sum
+      -
+        name: Update Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.21'
+      -
+        name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: go
       -
         name: Autobuild
         uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
diff --git a/vendor.mod b/vendor.mod
index b78aaa1a57..26a4355b5a 100644
--- a/vendor.mod
+++ b/vendor.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module github.com/docker/cli
 // There is no 'go.mod' file, as that would imply opting in for all the rules
 // around SemVer, which this repo cannot abide by as it uses CalVer.
 
-go 1.21
+go 1.21.0
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.0