diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e1c6544..2512cb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,21 +1,34 @@
 name: test
-on: [push, pull_request]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
 jobs:
   test:
+    name: ${{ matrix.platform }} (${{ matrix.go-version || 'oldest' }})
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.18.x, 1.20.x]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+        go-version:
+          - "" # do not specify go-version to fall back on go-version-file (use go.mod); see https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/450#issuecomment-3620402646
+          - "oldstable"
+          - "stable"
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest,windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Install Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          go-version-file: "go.mod" # used when go-version is not specified.
       - name: Test
         run: go test -v ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index eac9b42..5d80510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,36 @@
 name: validate
-on: [push, pull_request]
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
 jobs:
-  linters:
+  lint:
+    name: ${{ matrix.platform }} (${{ matrix.go-version || 'oldest' }})
+    timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        go-version: [1.20.x]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+        go-version:
+          - "" # do not specify go-version to fall back on go-version-file (use go.mod); see https://github.com/actions/setup-go/issues/450#issuecomment-3620402646
+          - "oldstable"
+          - "stable"
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest,windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Install Go ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v3
+          go-version-file: "go.mod" # used when go-version is not specified.
+      - name: Lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v1.53
-          args: --print-resources-usage --timeout=10m --verbose
+          args: --timeout=5m --verbose