diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-generated.yml b/.github/workflows/check-generated.yml
index 9027b96da..e4dbe00cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-generated.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-generated.yml
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@ jobs:
   check-proto:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1  # we need a .git directory to run git diff
+
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 1  # we need a .git directory to run git diff
 
       - name: "Check protobuf generated code"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index 432cd9439..b7131cba4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         part: ["00", "01", "02", "03"]
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml
index 58333b1ee..a0fffb9d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-manual.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build
         working-directory: test/e2e
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
index 22c5b2163..76303c8cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-nightly-34x.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version-file: "go.mod"
-
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: 'v0.34.x-celestia'
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+
       - name: Build
         working-directory: test/e2e
         # Run make jobs in parallel, since we can't run steps in parallel.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b6987e8df..ab92b02fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
index c69f515cc..d571b9c76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fuzz-nightly.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   fuzz-nightly-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Install go-fuzz
         working-directory: test/fuzz
         run: go get -u github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz/go-fuzz github.com/dvyukov/go-fuzz/go-fuzz-build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
index 53ea657df..77a408471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
   govulncheck:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b48e8ce5f..3d7cc41da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: technote-space/get-diff-action@v6
         with:
           PATTERNS: |