diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-check.yml b/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
index 251f7fa..89f2231 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-check.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: "1.19.x"
+          go-version: 1.19.x
       - name: Run repo-specific setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/go-check-setup
         if: hashFiles('./.github/actions/go-check-setup') != ''
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           run: |
             git clean -fd # make sure there aren't untracked files / directories
-            go generate ./...
+            go generate -x ./...
             # check if go generate modified or added any files
             if ! $(git add . && git diff-index HEAD --exit-code --quiet); then
               echo "go generated caused changes to the repository:"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
index 8a1697b..c6350bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ "ubuntu", "windows", "macos" ]
-        go: [ "1.18.x", "1.19.x" ]
+        go: ["1.18.x","1.19.x"]
     env:
       COVERAGES: ""
+      SKIP32BIT: false
     runs-on: ${{ format('{0}-latest', matrix.os) }}
     name: ${{ matrix.os }} (go ${{ matrix.go }})
     steps:
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run repo-specific setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/go-test-setup
         if: hashFiles('./.github/actions/go-test-setup') != ''
+      - name: Read config
+        if: hashFiles('./.github/workflows/go-test-config.json') != ''
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if jq -re .skip32bit ./.github/workflows/go-test-config.json; then
+            echo "SKIP32BIT=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
       - name: Run tests
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
         with:
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           # this means ./B's coverage will be significantly higher than 0%.
           run: go test -v -shuffle=on -coverprofile=module-coverage.txt -coverpkg=./... ./...
       - name: Run tests (32 bit)
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'macos' }} # can't run 32 bit tests on OSX.
+        if: matrix.os != 'macos' && env.SKIP32BIT == 'false' # can't run 32 bit tests on OSX.
         uses: protocol/multiple-go-modules@v1.2
         env:
           GOARCH: 386
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-check.yml b/.github/workflows/release-check.yml
index fde81c1..ba85c4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-check.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release-check:
     uses: protocol/.github/.github/workflows/release-check.yml@master
+    with:
+      go-version: 1.19.x