diff --git a/hack/go-version.sh b/hack/go-version.sh
index f50917c61..8127a2f1a 100755
--- a/hack/go-version.sh
+++ b/hack/go-version.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
-grep ^go go.mod | awk '{print $2}'
+toolchain=$(grep '^toolchain' go.mod | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/^go//')
+if [ -n "$toolchain" ]; then
+    echo "$toolchain"
+else
+    grep '^go' go.mod | awk '{print $2}'
+fi