diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
index c511104df7d..2247990bf42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         run:  |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent
           set -eou pipefail
-          go_version=$(cat -e GO_VERSION)
-          go_version=${go_version%?}
+          go_version=$(cat GO_VERSION | tr -d '\n')
           go_version_length=${#go_version}
           go_version_re="^([0-9]+\.){1,2}([0-9]+)$"
           if ! [[ $go_version_length -le 10 && $go_version =~ $go_version_re ]] ; then
@@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         run:  |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent
           set -eou pipefail
-          go_version=$(cat -e GO_VERSION)
-          go_version=${go_version%?}
+          go_version=$(cat GO_VERSION | tr -d '\n')
           go_version_length=${#go_version}
           go_version_re="^([0-9]+\.){1,2}([0-9]+)$"
           if ! [[ $go_version_length -le 10 && $go_version =~ $go_version_re ]] ; then
@@ -88,8 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run:  |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/src/github.com/aws/amazon-ecs-agent
           set -eou pipefail
-          go_version=$(cat -e GO_VERSION)
-          go_version=${go_version%?}
+          go_version=$(cat GO_VERSION | tr -d '\n')
           go_version_length=${#go_version}
           go_version_re="^([0-9]+\.){1,2}([0-9]+)$"
           if ! [[ $go_version_length -le 10 && $go_version =~ $go_version_re ]] ; then
diff --git a/GO_VERSION b/GO_VERSION
index acdfc7930c8..adcfeed9139 100644
--- a/GO_VERSION
+++ b/GO_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.10
+1.20.12
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GO_VERSION_WINDOWS b/GO_VERSION_WINDOWS
index acdfc7930c8..adcfeed9139 100644
--- a/GO_VERSION_WINDOWS
+++ b/GO_VERSION_WINDOWS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.20.10
+1.20.12
\ No newline at end of file