diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-and-build/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-and-build/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d36559b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-and-build/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Setup Go and Build
+description: Checkout repo, set up Go version from go.mod, and compile the project
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+      with:
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+        cache: true
+
+    - name: Build
+      shell: bash
+      run: go build ./...
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot-build-check.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot-build-check.yml
index 54865acc..09a5cc26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot-build-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot-build-check.yml
@@ -12,20 +12,4 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout PR branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          go-version: '1.25'
-
-      - name: Build Go project
-        run: |
-          echo "Building Go project..."
-          go build ./...
-          if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "Go build failed!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "Go build successful!"
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/go-build-deploy.yml
index e404caf3..3369cabc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-build-deploy.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-      with:
-        go-version: '1.25'
-        cache: true
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: go build ./...
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-build
 
     - name: Restore build cache
       uses: actions/cache@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/newsletter.yml b/.github/workflows/newsletter.yml
index 317b20c1..31508614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/newsletter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/newsletter.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-      with:
-        go-version: '1.25'
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: go build ./...
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-build
 
     - name: Post to Buttondown
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-build-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-build-deploy.yml
index 2ec4c770..e4995eec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-build-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-build-deploy.yml
@@ -15,14 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-      with:
-        go-version: '1.25'
-
-    - name: Build
-      run: go build ./...
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-and-build
 
     - name: Create credentials.json
       run: |