diff --git a/.ci/bump-golang.yml b/.ci/bump-golang.yml
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+---
+name: Bump golang-version to latest version
+
+scms:
+  githubConfig:
+    kind: github
+    spec:
+      user: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_USER" }}'
+      email: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_EMAIL" }}'
+      owner: elastic
+      repository: elastic-agent
+      token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
+      username: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_USER" }}'
+      branch: main
+
+actions:
+  elastic-agent:
+    kind: github/pullrequest
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+      labels:
+        - dependencies
+        - backport-skip
+      title: '[Automation] Bump Golang version to {{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+      description: |
+        It requires the version to be bumped first in golang-crossbuild project, then a new release will be added to:
+        https://github.com/elastic/golang-crossbuild/releases/tag/v{{ source "latestGoVersion" }}.
+        Otherwise it will fail until the docker images are available.
+
+sources:
+  minor:
+    name: Get minor version in .go-version
+    kind: shell
+    transformers:
+      - findsubmatch:
+          pattern: '^\d+.(\d+).\d+$'
+          captureindex: 1
+    spec:
+      command: cat .go-version
+
+  latestGoVersion:
+    name: Get Latest Go Release
+    kind: githubrelease
+    dependson:
+      - minor
+    transformers:
+      - trimprefix: go
+    spec:
+      owner: golang
+      repository: go
+      token: '{{ requiredEnv "GITHUB_TOKEN" }}'
+      username: '{{ requiredEnv "GIT_USER" }}'
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: regex
+        pattern: go1\.{{ source "minor" }}\.(\d*)$
+
+  gomod:
+    dependson:
+      - latestGoVersion
+    name: Get version in go.mod format
+    kind: shell
+    transformers:
+      - findsubmatch:
+          pattern: '^(\d+.\d+).\d+'
+          captureindex: 1
+    spec:
+      command: echo {{ source "latestGoVersion" }}
+
+conditions:
+  dockerTag:
+    name: Is docker image golang:{{ source "latestGoVersion" }} published
+    kind: dockerimage
+    spec:
+      image: golang
+      tag: '{{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+
+  goDefaultVersion-check:
+    name: Check if defined golang version differs
+    kind: shell
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    spec:
+      command: 'grep -v -q {{ source "latestGoVersion" }} .go-version #'
+
+targets:
+  update-go-version:
+    name: "Update .go-version"
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    kind: file
+    spec:
+      content: '{{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+      file: .go-version
+      matchpattern: '\d+.\d+.\d+'
+  update-golang.ci:
+    name: "Update .golangci.yml"
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    kind: file
+    spec:
+      content: '{{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+      file: .golangci.yml
+      matchpattern: '\d+.\d+.\d+'
+  update-version.asciidoc:
+    name: "Update version.asciidoc"
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    kind: file
+    spec:
+      content: ':go-version: {{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+      file: version/docs/version.asciidoc
+      matchpattern: ':go-version: \d+.\d+.\d+'
+  update-dockerfiles:
+    name: "Update from dockerfiles"
+    sourceid: latestGoVersion
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    kind: file
+    spec:
+      content: 'ARG GO_VERSION={{ source "latestGoVersion" }}'
+      files:
+        - Dockerfile
+        - Dockerfile.skaffold
+      matchpattern: 'ARG GO_VERSION=\d+.\d+.\d+'
+  update-gomod:
+    name: "Update go.mod"
+    sourceid: gomod
+    scmid: githubConfig
+    kind: file
+    spec:
+      content: 'go {{ source "gomod" }}'
+      file: go.mod
+      matchpattern: 'go \d+.\d+'
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/install-go.bat b/.ci/scripts/install-go.bat
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..29448bd4f63
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+++ b/.ci/scripts/install-go.bat
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+set GOPATH=%WORKSPACE%
+set MAGEFILE_CACHE=%WORKSPACE%\.magefile
+
+set PATH=%WORKSPACE%\bin;C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin;%PATH%
+
+curl --version >nul 2>&1 && (
+    echo found curl
+) || (
+    choco install curl -y --no-progress --skipdownloadcache
+)
+
+mkdir %WORKSPACE%\bin
+
+IF EXIST "%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" (
+    REM Force the gvm installation.
+    SET GVM_BIN=gvm.exe
+    curl -L -o %WORKSPACE%\bin\gvm.exe https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.3.0/gvm-windows-amd64.exe
+    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        REM gvm installation has failed.
+        del bin\gvm.exe /s /f /q
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+) ELSE (
+    REM Windows 7 workers got a broken gvm installation.
+    curl -L -o %WORKSPACE%\bin\gvm.exe https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.3.0/gvm-windows-386.exe
+    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        REM gvm installation has failed.
+        del bin\gvm.exe /s /f /q
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+)
+
+SET GVM_BIN=gvm.exe
+WHERE /q %GVM_BIN%
+%GVM_BIN% version
+
+REM Install the given go version
+%GVM_BIN% --debug install %GO_VERSION%
+
+REM Configure the given go version
+FOR /f "tokens=*" %%i IN ('"%GVM_BIN%" use %GO_VERSION% --format=batch') DO %%i
+
+go env
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+    REM go is not configured correctly.
+    rmdir %WORKSPACE%\.gvm /s /q
+    exit /b 1
+)
+
+where mage
+mage -version
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+    go get github.com/magefile/mage
+    IF ERRORLEVEL 1 (
+        exit /b 1
+    )
+)
diff --git a/.ci/scripts/install-go.sh b/.ci/scripts/install-go.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -exuo pipefail
+
+MSG="environment variable missing"
+GO_VERSION=${GO_VERSION:?$MSG}
+PROPERTIES_FILE=${PROPERTIES_FILE:-"go_env.properties"}
+HOME=${HOME:?$MSG}
+OS=$(uname -s| tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+ARCH=$(uname -m| tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+GVM_CMD="${HOME}/bin/gvm"
+
+if command -v go
+then
+    set +e
+    echo "Found Go. Checking version.."
+    FOUND_GO_VERSION=$(go version|awk '{print $3}'|sed s/go//)
+    if [ "$FOUND_GO_VERSION" == "$GO_VERSION" ]
+    then
+        echo "Versions match. No need to install Go. Exiting."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+    set -e
+fi
+
+if [ "${ARCH}" == "aarch64" ] ; then
+    GVM_ARCH_SUFFIX=arm64
+elif [ "${ARCH}" == "x86_64" ] ; then
+    GVM_ARCH_SUFFIX=amd64
+elif [ "${ARCH}" == "i686" ] ; then
+    GVM_ARCH_SUFFIX=386
+else
+    GVM_ARCH_SUFFIX=arm
+fi
+
+echo "UNMET DEP: Installing Go"
+mkdir -p "${HOME}/bin"
+
+curl -sSLo "${GVM_CMD}" "https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.3.0/gvm-${OS}-${GVM_ARCH_SUFFIX}"
+chmod +x "${GVM_CMD}"
+
+${GVM_CMD} "${GO_VERSION}" |cut -d ' ' -f 2|tr -d '\"' > ${PROPERTIES_FILE}
+
+eval "$("${GVM_CMD}" "${GO_VERSION}")"