diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 4bf88b6..6e5874b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ name: Build and Test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, v1 ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: [ main, v1 ]
 
 jobs:
 
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Go 1.x
       uses: actions/setup-go@v2
       with:
-        go-version: ^1.13
+        stable: false
+        go-version: ^1.18.0-beta1
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory