diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e3277625a..bf4e63bb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ jobs:
       GOPROXY: https://proxy.golang.org
 
     steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set up Go ${{ matrix.go }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -129,9 +132,6 @@ jobs:
           echo $Env:USERPROFILE\tar\bin >> $Env:GITHUB_PATH
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest'
 
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Build with build.go
         run: |
           go run build.go
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Cross Compile for subset ${{ matrix.subset }}
 
     steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set up Go ${{ env.latest_go }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.latest_go }}
 
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Cross-compile for subset ${{ matrix.subset }}
         run: |
           mkdir build-output build-output-debug
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ jobs:
       # allow annotating code in the PR
       checks: write
     steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set up Go ${{ env.latest_go }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.latest_go }}
 
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v6
         with: