diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
index bac6c719..97e69808 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-test.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go: [1.16]
+        # This should be quoted or use .x, but should not be unquoted.
+        # Remember that a YAML bare float drops trailing zeroes.
+        go: ['1.16']
 
     env:
       GOPATH: /home/runner/work/nats-server
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
index 8944880c..2928cfdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19
+          # This should be quoted or use .x, but should not be unquoted.
+          # Remember that a YAML bare float drops trailing zeroes.
+          go-version: '1.19'
 
       - name: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v3
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 06b876eb..b978f110 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ vm:
 
 language: go
 go:
-- 1.19.5
+# This should be quoted or use .x, but should not be unquoted.
+# Remember that a YAML bare float drops trailing zeroes.
+- '1.19.5'
 
 addons:
   apt: