diff --git a/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
index 8829faecde0a..12970dab4e9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ['master', 'release-*']
     tags: 'v*'
-    paths: ['sdks/go/pkg/**']
+    paths: ['sdks/go/pkg/**', 'sdks/go.mod', 'sdks/go.sum']
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go.groovy b/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go.groovy
index db9db2744235..73b6cf4c9384 100644
--- a/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go.groovy
+++ b/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PrecommitJobBuilder builder = new PrecommitJobBuilder(
     gradleTask: ':goPreCommit',
     triggerPathPatterns: [
       '^model/.*$',
-      '^sdks/go/.*$',
+      '^sdks/go.*$',
       '^release/.*$',
     ]
     )
diff --git a/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go_Portable.groovy b/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go_Portable.groovy
index 3e0e198d2a8d..12c762e5eb37 100644
--- a/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go_Portable.groovy
+++ b/.test-infra/jenkins/job_PreCommit_Go_Portable.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PrecommitJobBuilder builder = new PrecommitJobBuilder(
     gradleTask: ':goPortablePreCommit',
     triggerPathPatterns: [
       '^model/.*$',
-      '^sdks/go/.*$',
+      '^sdks/go.*$',
       '^release/.*$',
     ]
     )