diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions/download-install-debian-deps/action.yaml b/.github/actions/download-install-debian-deps/action.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/actions/download-install-debian-deps/action.yaml
rename to .github/actions/download-install-debian-deps/action.yaml
diff --git a/.github/actions/download-snap/action.yaml b/.github/actions/download-snap/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5192910ca2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/download-snap/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Canonical Ltd.
+
+name: Download snap package
+author: Zygmunt Krynicki
+description: |
+  Download snap action adapated from https://github.com/canonical/snapd-wsl-tests/blob/main/.github/actions/download-snap/action.yaml
+inputs:
+  snap-name:
+    description: Name of the snap in the store
+    required: true
+  snap-revision:
+    description: Revision to download (mutually exclusive with channel)
+  snap-channel:
+    description: Name of the channel to use (mutually exclusive with revision)
+    default: latest/stable
+  snaps-dir:
+    description: Directory where snaps should be stored
+    default: snaps
+outputs:
+  snap-name:
+    description: Name of the downloaded snap
+    value: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+  snap-revision:
+    description: Revision of the downloaded snap
+    value: ${{ inputs.snap-revision && inputs.snap-revision || steps.query-store.outputs.snap-revision }}
+  offline-snaps-dir:
+    description: Directory where downloaded snaps and assertions are stored
+    value: ${{ inputs.snaps-dir }}
+branding:
+  icon: download
+  color: orange
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Use specific revision
+      if: ${{ inputs.snap-revision != '' }}
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        SNAP_REVISION: ${{ inputs.snap-revision }}
+      run: |
+        echo "SNAP_REVISION=$SNAP_REVISION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - name: Query the Snap Store
+      id: query-store
+      if: ${{ inputs.snap-revision == '' }}
+      env:
+        SNAP_NAME: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+        SNAP_CHANNEL: ${{ inputs.snap-channel }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        SNAP_REVISION=$(curl -sS --unix-socket /run/snapd.socket http://localhost/v2/find?name=${SNAP_NAME} | jq -r ".result[].channels.\"${SNAP_CHANNEL}\".revision")
+        echo "SNAP_REVISION=$SNAP_REVISION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    - name: Cache ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+      id: cache-snap
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: |
+          ${{ inputs.snaps-dir }}/${{ inputs.snap-name }}_${{ inputs.snap-revision && inputs.snap-revision || steps.query-store.outputs.snap-revision }}.snap
+          ${{ inputs.snaps-dir }}/${{ inputs.snap-name }}_${{ inputs.snap-revision && inputs.snap-revision || steps.query-store.outputs.snap-revision }}.assert
+        key: snaps/${{ inputs.snap-name }}-${{ inputs.snap-revision && inputs.snap-revision || steps.query-store.outputs.snap-revision }}
+    - name: Download ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+      if: ${{ steps.cache-snap.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
+      env:
+        SNAP_NAME: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+        SNAP_REVISION: ${{ inputs.snap-revision && inputs.snap-revision || steps.query-store.outputs.snap-revision }}
+        SNAPS_DIR: ${{ inputs.snaps-dir }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p $SNAPS_DIR
+        snap download --revision=$SNAP_REVISION --target-directory=$SNAPS_DIR $SNAP_NAME
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-offline-snap/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-offline-snap/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48cbaecc0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-offline-snap/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Canonical Ltd.
+
+name: Install offline snap package
+author: Zygmunt Krynicki
+description: |
+  Install snap action using an initialized WSL distribution and downloaded snap
+  file.
+inputs:
+  snap-name:
+    description: Name of the snap to install
+    required: true
+  snap-revision:
+    description: Revision of the snap to install
+    required: true
+  offline-snaps-dir:
+    description: Directory where downloaded snaps and assertions are stored
+    default: snaps
+  snap-classic-confinement:
+    description: Use classic confinement
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+branding:
+  icon: download
+  color: orange
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install ${{ inputs.snap-name}} revision ${{ inputs.snap-revision }} snap
+      env:
+        SNAP_NAME: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+        SNAP_REVISION: ${{ inputs.snap-revision }}
+        SNAP_CLASSIC_CONFINEMENT: ${{ inputs.snap-classic-confinement }}
+        OFFLINE_SNAPS_DIR: ${{ inputs.offline-snaps-dir }}
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        sudo snap ack "${OFFLINE_SNAPS_DIR}/${SNAP_NAME}_${SNAP_REVISION}.assert"
+        classic=
+        if [ ${{ inputs.snap-classic-confinement }} == 'true' ]; then
+          classic="--classic"
+        fi
+        sudo snap install $classic "${OFFLINE_SNAPS_DIR}/${SNAP_NAME}_${SNAP_REVISION}.snap"
diff --git a/.github/actions/install-snap/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-snap/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66ef3ce3a0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-snap/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+name: Install snap package
+author: Zygmunt Krynicki
+description: |
+  Install snap action
+inputs:
+  snap-name:
+    description: Name of the snap to install
+    required: true
+  snap-channel:
+    description: Name of the channel to use (mutually exclusive with revision)
+    default: latest/stable
+  snaps-dir:
+    description: Directory where snaps should be stored
+    default: snaps
+  snap-classic-confinement:
+    description: Use classic confinement
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+outputs:
+  snap-revision:
+    description: Revision of the installed snap
+    value: ${{ steps.download.outputs.snap-revision }}
+branding:
+  icon: download
+  color: orange
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Download snap ${{ inputs.snap-name }} from the Snap Store
+      id: download
+      uses: ./.github/actions/download-snap
+      with:
+        snap-name: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+        snap-channel: ${{ inputs.snap-channel }}
+        snaps-dir: ${{ inputs.snaps-dir }}
+    - name: Install downloaded snap ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-offline-snap
+      with:
+        snap-name: ${{ inputs.snap-name }}
+        snap-revision: ${{ steps.download.outputs.snap-revision }}
+        snap-classic-confinement: ${{ inputs.snap-classic-confinement }}
+        offline-snaps-dir: ${{ steps.download.outputs.offline-snaps-dir }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
index f9100e9b408..8406b9dbb62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Download and install Debian dependencies
       # Github does not allow variables in "uses"; this has to be a hard-coded path
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-install-debian-deps
+      uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-debian-deps
       with:
         snapd-src-dir: "${{ github.workspace }}"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 652c5aaf7bf..5865a581302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false      
       matrix:
         gochannel:
-          - 1.18
+          - 1.18/stable
           - latest/stable
 
   # TODO run unit tests of C code
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         gochannel:
-          - 1.18
+          - 1.18/stable
           - latest/stable
         test-case:
           - { go-build-tags: snapd_debug,           skip-coverage: false, snapd-debug: true,  go-test-race: false}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index dfec28cd8cb..e833aed4f79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Download and install Debian dependencies
       # Github does not allow variables in "uses"; this has to be a hard-coded path
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/actions/download-install-debian-deps
+      uses: ./.github/actions/download-install-debian-deps
       with:
         snapd-src-dir: "${{ github.workspace }}"
 
-    # golang latest ensures things work on the edge
     - name: Install the go snap
-      run: |
-          sudo snap install --classic --channel=${{ inputs.gochannel }} go
+      uses: ./.github/actions/install-snap
+      with:
+        snap-name: go
+        snap-channel: ${{ inputs.gochannel }}
+        snap-classic-confinement: true
 
     - name: Get deps
       run: |