diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
index 4fe0dac78c..d2fbb2865d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-default.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: build application
         run: make build
   test:
@@ -26,9 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: run unit tests
         run: make test
       - name: run e2e tests
@@ -55,9 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: build kava cli
         run: make install
       - name: checkout repo from current commit to validate current branch's genesis
@@ -72,9 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
-          go-version: "1.20"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+          go-version-file: go.mod
       - name: build kava cli
         run: make install
       - name: validate protonet genesis
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
index 01b0b60cb8..7c36c83587 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   golangci-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: reviewdog/action-golangci-lint@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
index ec1f755701..2ea7b8d63a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-testing.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,23 @@ on:
     branches:
       - rp-ci-updates
 jobs:
-  docker:
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
-    with:
-      dockerhub-username: kavaops
-    secrets: inherit
+  # docker:
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/ci-docker.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     dockerhub-username: kavaops
+  #   secrets: inherit
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout repo from current commit
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version-file: go.mod
+      - name: run unit tests
+        run: make test
+      - name: run e2e tests
+        run: make docker-build test-e2e
diff --git a/.github/workflows/proto.yml b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
index cb48e1560b..7328671c2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/proto.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/proto.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: go.mod
-          cache: true
       - run: go mod download
       - run: make install-build-deps
       - run: make check-proto-deps
diff --git a/tests/e2e/kvtool b/tests/e2e/kvtool
index e1085562d2..829d450b49 160000
--- a/tests/e2e/kvtool
+++ b/tests/e2e/kvtool
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e1085562d203fd81c5dd8576170b29715b2de9ef
+Subproject commit 829d450b49d44c5a7198794c7b6f57369b4cc09f