diff --git a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
index e47055364b..b341ea77b4 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (($# < 1)); then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-VERSION_TO_INSTALL=$(grep '^GO_VERSION' Makefile | awk '{ print $3 }')
+VERSION_TO_INSTALL=1.17.2
 INSTALL_PATH=${1}
 
 function current_arch() {
diff --git a/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go b/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
index 255a5305ff..b7d75cc178 100644
--- a/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ var (
 				`GO_K8S_VERSION_PREFIX \?= v1.*`: `GO_K8S_VERSION_PREFIX ?= {{.K8SVersion}}`,
 			},
 		},
+		"hack/jenkins/installers/check_install_golang.sh": {
+			Replace: map[string]string{
+				`VERSION_TO_INSTALL=.*`: `VERSION_TO_INSTALL={{.StableVersion}}`,
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// PR data