Is it possible to use preview releases of the Go language with GitHub Actions?

Currently there is a 1.18 beta out and I'd like to start using some of the new changes in my projects already.

CodePudding user response：

It seems it's not yet available through that action, but you can always install it manually.

Here's an example:

name: Golang

on:
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Setup go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
        with:
          go-version: 1.17.5
      - name: Install beta version
        run: |
          go install golang.org/dl/go1.18beta1@latest
          go1.18beta1 download
          cp $(which go1.18beta1) $(which go)
          go version