diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index 7e9f05d..0816ccb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Set Node.js 12.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: 12.x
+          node-version: 16.x
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
index 4f485f5..55402d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/licensed.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ jobs:
     name: Check licenses
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: 16.x
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Install licensed
         run: |
           cd $RUNNER_TEMP
-          curl -Lfs -o licensed.tar.gz https://github.com/github/licensed/releases/download/3.3.1/licensed-3.3.1-linux-x64.tar.gz
+          curl -Lfs -o licensed.tar.gz https://github.com/github/licensed/releases/download/3.4.4/licensed-3.4.4-linux-x64.tar.gz
           sudo tar -xzf licensed.tar.gz
           sudo mv licensed /usr/local/bin/licensed
       - run: licensed status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yml b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
index 2d05423..c0bb369 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-latest, windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
-        go: [1.7, 1.8.6]
+        go: [1.9, 1.8.6]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 07d8380..9e18f39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Setup node 12
+      - name: Setup node 16
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 16
           cache: npm
 
       - name: npm ci
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
index 49631c2..9ec45a5 100644
--- a/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-* @actions/spark
+* @actions/actions-service
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ecccd9..ee5557b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ This action sets up a go environment for use in actions by:
 - optionally downloading and caching a version of Go by version and adding to PATH
 - registering problem matchers for error output
 
-# V2
+# V3
 
-The V2 offers:
+The V3 offers:
 - Adds GOBIN to the PATH
 - Proxy Support
-- `stable` input 
 - Check latest version
 - Bug Fixes (including issues around version matching and semver)
 
@@ -25,21 +24,38 @@ The action will first check the local cache for a version match. If a version is
 Matching by [semver spec](https://github.com/npm/node-semver):
 ```yaml
 steps:
-  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
     with:
       go-version: '^1.13.1' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
   - run: go version
 ```
 
+```yaml
+steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    with:
+      go-version: '>=1.17.0'
+  - run: go version
+```
+
 Matching an unstable pre-release:
 ```yaml
 steps:
-  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
     with:
-      stable: 'false'
-      go-version: '1.14.0-rc1' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+      go-version: '1.18.0-rc.1' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+  - run: go version
+```
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    with:
+      go-version: '1.16.0-beta.1' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
   - run: go version
 ```
 
@@ -50,8 +66,8 @@ See [action.yml](action.yml)
 ## Basic:
 ```yaml
 steps:
-  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
     with:
       go-version: '1.16.1' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
   - run: go run hello.go
@@ -68,8 +84,8 @@ If `check-latest` is set to `true`, the action first checks if the cached versio
 
 ```yaml
 steps:
-  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-  - uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+  - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
     with:
       go-version: '1.14'
       check-latest: true
@@ -86,9 +102,9 @@ jobs:
         go: [ '1.14', '1.13' ]
     name: Go ${{ matrix.go }} sample
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Setup go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
       - run: go run hello.go
@@ -97,8 +113,8 @@ jobs:
 ### Supported version syntax
 The `go-version` input supports the following syntax:
 
-Specific versions: `1.15`, `1.16.1`, `1.17.0-rc2`, `1.16.0-beta1`  
-SemVer's version range syntax: `^1.13.1`  
+Specific versions: `1.15`, `1.16.1`, `1.17.0-rc.2`, `1.16.0-beta.1`  
+SemVer's version range syntax: `^1.13.1`, `>=1.18.0-rc.1`
 For more information about semantic versioning please refer [semver](https://github.com/npm/node-semver) documentation
 
 # License
diff --git a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
index e20a03f..92c6531 100644
--- a/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/setup-go.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
   let inSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let getBooleanInputSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let exportVarSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let findSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let cnSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let logSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
   let platSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let archSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let dlSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
-  let exSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let extractTarSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let cacheSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let dbgSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let whichSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
     getBooleanInputSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'getBooleanInput');
     getBooleanInputSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+    exportVarSpy = jest.spyOn(core, 'exportVariable');
 
     // node
     os = {};
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     // @actions/tool-cache
     findSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'find');
     dlSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'downloadTool');
-    exSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'extractTar');
+    extractTarSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'extractTar');
     cacheSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'cacheDir');
     getSpy = jest.spyOn(im, 'getVersionsDist');
     getManifestSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'getManifestFromRepo');
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     os.arch = 'x64';
 
     // spec: 1.13.0 => 1.13
-    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1.13.0', true);
+    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1.13.0');
     expect(match).toBeDefined();
     let version: string = match ? match.version : '';
     expect(version).toBe('go1.13');
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     os.arch = 'x64';
 
     // spec: 1.13 => 1.13.7 (latest)
-    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1.13', true);
+    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1.13');
     expect(match).toBeDefined();
     let version: string = match ? match.version : '';
     expect(version).toBe('go1.13.7');
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     os.arch = 'x64';
 
     // spec: ^1.13.6 => 1.13.7
-    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('^1.13.6', true);
+    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('^1.13.6');
     expect(match).toBeDefined();
     let version: string = match ? match.version : '';
     expect(version).toBe('go1.13.7');
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     os.arch = 'x32';
 
     // spec: 1 => 1.13.7 (latest)
-    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1', true);
+    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1');
     expect(match).toBeDefined();
     let version: string = match ? match.version : '';
     expect(version).toBe('go1.13.7');
@@ -199,10 +201,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     os.arch = 'x64';
 
     // spec: 1.14, stable=false => go1.14rc1
-    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch(
-      '1.14.0-rc1',
-      false
-    );
+    let match: im.IGoVersion | undefined = await im.findMatch('1.14.0-rc.1');
     expect(match).toBeDefined();
     let version: string = match ? match.version : '';
     expect(version).toBe('go1.14rc1');
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => toolPath);
     await main.run();
 
-    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Setup go stable version spec 1.13.0`);
+    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Setup go version spec 1.13.0`);
   });
 
   it('evaluates to stable with no input', async () => {
@@ -230,7 +229,41 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => toolPath);
     await main.run();
 
-    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Setup go stable version spec 1.13.0`);
+    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Setup go version spec 1.13.0`);
+  });
+
+  it('does not export any variables for Go versions >=1.9', async () => {
+    inputs['go-version'] = '1.13.0';
+    inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+
+    let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.13.0/x64');
+    findSpy.mockImplementation(() => toolPath);
+
+    let vars: {[key: string]: string} = {};
+    exportVarSpy.mockImplementation((name: string, val: string) => {
+      vars[name] = val;
+    });
+
+    await main.run();
+    expect(vars).toStrictEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('exports GOROOT for Go versions <1.9', async () => {
+    inputs['go-version'] = '1.8';
+    inSpy.mockImplementation(name => inputs[name]);
+
+    let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.8.0/x64');
+    findSpy.mockImplementation(() => toolPath);
+
+    let vars: {[key: string]: string} = {};
+    exportVarSpy.mockImplementation((name: string, val: string) => {
+      vars[name] = val;
+    });
+
+    await main.run();
+    expect(vars).toStrictEqual({
+      GOROOT: toolPath
+    });
   });
 
   it('finds a version of go already in the cache', async () => {
@@ -274,14 +307,14 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
     dlSpy.mockImplementation(() => '/some/temp/path');
     let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.13.0/x64');
-    exSpy.mockImplementation(() => '/some/other/temp/path');
+    extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(() => '/some/other/temp/path');
     cacheSpy.mockImplementation(() => toolPath);
     await main.run();
 
     let expPath = path.join(toolPath, 'bin');
 
     expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`::add-path::${expPath}${osm.EOL}`);
   });
 
@@ -316,7 +349,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
     dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
     let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.12.16/x64');
-    exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+    extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
     cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
     await main.run();
@@ -324,7 +357,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     let expPath = path.join(toolPath, 'bin');
 
     expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'Not found in manifest.  Falling back to download directly from Go'
     );
@@ -353,7 +386,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
     dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
     let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.12.17/x64');
-    exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+    extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
     cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
     await main.run();
@@ -361,7 +394,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
     let expPath = path.join(toolPath, 'bin');
 
     expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'Not found in manifest.  Falling back to download directly from Go'
     );
@@ -390,18 +423,18 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
     dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
     let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.12.14/x64');
-    exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+    extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
     cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
     await main.run();
 
     let expPath = path.join(toolPath, 'bin');
-    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go stable version spec 1.12.14');
+    expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go version spec 1.12.14');
     expect(findSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Attempting to download 1.12.14...');
     expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('matching 1.12.14...');
-    expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'Not found in manifest.  Falling back to download directly from Go'
     );
@@ -560,11 +593,11 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
   // 1.13.1 => 1.13.1
   // 1.13 => 1.13.0
-  // 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc1
-  // 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc1
+  // 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta.1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc.1
+  // 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta.1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc.1
   it('converts prerelease versions', async () => {
-    expect(im.makeSemver('1.10beta1')).toBe('1.10.0-beta1');
-    expect(im.makeSemver('1.10rc1')).toBe('1.10.0-rc1');
+    expect(im.makeSemver('1.10beta1')).toBe('1.10.0-beta.1');
+    expect(im.makeSemver('1.10rc1')).toBe('1.10.0-rc.1');
   });
 
   it('converts dot zero versions', async () => {
@@ -603,12 +636,12 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
       const toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.16.1/x64');
       findSpy.mockReturnValue(toolPath);
       dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
-      exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+      extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
       cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
       await main.run();
 
-      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go stable version spec 1.16');
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Setup go version spec 1.16');
       expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Found in cache @ ${toolPath}`);
     });
 
@@ -625,7 +658,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
       findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
       dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
       const toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.17.5/x64');
-      exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+      extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
       cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
       const expectedUrl =
         'https://github.com/actions/go-versions/releases/download/1.17.6-1668090892/go-1.17.6-darwin-x64.tar.gz';
@@ -633,7 +666,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
       await main.run();
 
       expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        `Setup go stable version spec ${versionSpec}`
+        `Setup go version spec ${versionSpec}`
       );
       expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...'
@@ -666,7 +699,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
       dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
       let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.13.7/x64');
-      exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+      extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
       cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
       await main.run();
@@ -674,7 +707,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
       let expPath = path.join(toolPath, 'bin');
 
       expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...'
       );
@@ -708,7 +741,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
 
       dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
       let toolPath = path.normalize('/cache/go/1.13.7/x64');
-      exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+      extractTarSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
       cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
 
       await main.run();
@@ -719,7 +752,7 @@ describe('setup-go', () => {
         `Failed to resolve version ${versionSpec} from manifest`
       );
       expect(dlSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(exSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(extractTarSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...'
       );
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d520f29..834894c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -7,22 +7,16 @@ inputs:
   check-latest:
     description: 'Set this option to true if you want the action to always check for the latest available version that satisfies the version spec'
     default: false
-  stable:
-    description: 'Whether to download only stable versions'
-    default: 'true'
   token:
     description: Used to pull node distributions from go-versions.  Since there's a default, this is typically not supplied by the user.
     default: ${{ github.token }}
   cache:
     description: Used to specify whether go-modules caching is needed. Set to true, if you'd like to enable caching.
-    default: false
-  package-manager:
-    description: 'Used to specify non-default package manager'
-    default: 'default'
   cache-dependency-path:
     description: 'Used to specify the path to a dependency file: go.sum'
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
+  using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/setup/index.js'
   post: 'dist/cache-save/index.js'
   post-if: success()
+
diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index aec7b19..3bbf09f 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -3944,7 +3944,8 @@ exports.getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, vo
     if (!package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager]) {
         throw new Error(`It's not possible to use ${packageManager}, please, check correctness of the package manager name spelling.`);
     }
-    return package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
+    const obtainedPackageManager = package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
+    return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
 exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const stdout = yield exports.getCommandOutput(packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderCommand);
@@ -46368,10 +46369,11 @@ function run() {
 }
 exports.run = run;
 const cachePackages = () => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-    const cachingFlag = core.getBooleanInput('cache');
-    if (!cachingFlag)
+    const cacheInput = core.getInput('cache');
+    if (!cacheInput) {
         return;
-    const packageManager = core.getInput('package-manager');
+    }
+    const packageManager = cacheInput.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? 'default' : cacheInput;
     const state = core.getState(constants_1.State.CacheMatchedKey);
     const primaryKey = core.getState(constants_1.State.CachePrimaryKey);
     const packageManagerInfo = yield cache_utils_1.getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 2397dd7..33630d5 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -3702,16 +3702,13 @@ function run() {
             // If not supplied then problem matchers will still be setup.  Useful for self-hosted.
             //
             let versionSpec = core.getInput('go-version');
-            // stable will be true unless false is the exact input
-            // since getting unstable versions should be explicit
-            let stable = (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
-            const cache = core.getBooleanInput('cache');
-            core.info(`Setup go ${stable ? 'stable' : ''} version spec ${versionSpec}`);
+            const cache = core.getInput('cache');
+            core.info(`Setup go version spec ${versionSpec}`);
             if (versionSpec) {
                 let token = core.getInput('token');
                 let auth = !token || isGhes() ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
                 const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
-                const installDir = yield installer.getGo(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth);
+                const installDir = yield installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth);
                 core.exportVariable('GOROOT', installDir);
                 core.addPath(path_1.default.join(installDir, 'bin'));
                 core.info('Added go to the path');
@@ -3723,7 +3720,7 @@ function run() {
                 if (isGhes()) {
                     throw new Error('Caching is not supported on GHES');
                 }
-                const packageManager = core.getInput('package-manager');
+                const packageManager = cache.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? 'default' : cache;
                 const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
                 yield cache_restore_1.restoreCache(packageManager, cacheDependencyPath);
             }
@@ -4188,7 +4185,8 @@ exports.getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, vo
     if (!package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager]) {
         throw new Error(`It's not possible to use ${packageManager}, please, check correctness of the package manager name spelling.`);
     }
-    return package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
+    const obtainedPackageManager = package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
+    return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
 exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const stdout = yield exports.getCommandOutput(packageManagerInfo.getCacheFolderCommand);
@@ -52460,7 +52458,7 @@ __exportStar(__webpack_require__(764), exports);
 
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.getArch = exports.getPlatform = void 0;
-let os = __webpack_require__(87);
+const os = __webpack_require__(87);
 function getPlatform() {
     // darwin and linux match already
     // freebsd not supported yet but future proofed.
@@ -52632,13 +52630,13 @@ const semver = __importStar(__webpack_require__(280));
 const httpm = __importStar(__webpack_require__(539));
 const sys = __importStar(__webpack_require__(913));
 const os_1 = __importDefault(__webpack_require__(87));
-function getGo(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth) {
+function getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         let osArch = os_1.default.arch();
         if (checkLatest) {
             core.info('Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...');
-            const resolvedVersion = yield resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth);
+            const resolvedVersion = yield resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, true, auth);
             if (resolvedVersion) {
                 versionSpec = resolvedVersion;
                 core.info(`Resolved as '${versionSpec}'`);
@@ -52662,7 +52660,7 @@ function getGo(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth) {
         // Try download from internal distribution (popular versions only)
         //
         try {
-            info = yield getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth);
+            info = yield getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, true, auth);
             if (info) {
                 downloadPath = yield installGoVersion(info, auth);
             }
@@ -52685,7 +52683,7 @@ function getGo(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth) {
         // Download from storage.googleapis.com
         //
         if (!downloadPath) {
-            info = yield getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, stable);
+            info = yield getInfoFromDist(versionSpec);
             if (!info) {
                 throw new Error(`Unable to find Go version '${versionSpec}' for platform ${osPlat} and architecture ${osArch}.`);
             }
@@ -52760,10 +52758,10 @@ function getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth) {
     });
 }
 exports.getInfoFromManifest = getInfoFromManifest;
-function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, stable) {
+function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let version;
-        version = yield findMatch(versionSpec, stable);
+        version = yield findMatch(versionSpec);
         if (!version) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -52776,7 +52774,7 @@ function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, stable) {
         };
     });
 }
-function findMatch(versionSpec, stable) {
+function findMatch(versionSpec) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let archFilter = sys.getArch();
         let platFilter = sys.getPlatform();
@@ -52791,15 +52789,8 @@ function findMatch(versionSpec, stable) {
         for (let i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
             let candidate = candidates[i];
             let version = makeSemver(candidate.version);
-            // 1.13.0 is advertised as 1.13 preventing being able to match exactly 1.13.0
-            // since a semver of 1.13 would match latest 1.13
-            let parts = version.split('.');
-            if (parts.length == 2) {
-                version = version + '.0';
-            }
             core.debug(`check ${version} satisfies ${versionSpec}`);
-            if (semver.satisfies(version, versionSpec) &&
-                (!stable || candidate.stable === stable)) {
+            if (semver.satisfies(version, versionSpec)) {
                 goFile = candidate.files.find(file => {
                     core.debug(`${file.arch}===${archFilter} && ${file.os}===${platFilter}`);
                     return file.arch === archFilter && file.os === platFilter;
@@ -52835,19 +52826,25 @@ exports.getVersionsDist = getVersionsDist;
 // Convert the go version syntax into semver for semver matching
 // 1.13.1 => 1.13.1
 // 1.13 => 1.13.0
-// 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc1
-// 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc1
+// 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta.1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc.1
+// 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta.1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc.1
 function makeSemver(version) {
+    var _a;
     version = version.replace('go', '');
-    version = version.replace('beta', '-beta').replace('rc', '-rc');
+    version = version.replace('beta', '-beta.').replace('rc', '-rc.');
     let parts = version.split('-');
-    let verPart = parts[0];
-    let prereleasePart = parts.length > 1 ? `-${parts[1]}` : '';
-    let verParts = verPart.split('.');
-    if (verParts.length == 2) {
-        verPart += '.0';
+    let semVersion = (_a = semver.coerce(parts[0])) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.version;
+    if (!semVersion) {
+        throw new Error(`The version: ${version} can't be changed to SemVer notation`);
     }
-    return `${verPart}${prereleasePart}`;
+    if (!parts[1]) {
+        return semVersion;
+    }
+    const fullVersion = semver.valid(`${semVersion}-${parts[1]}`);
+    if (!fullVersion) {
+        throw new Error(`The version: ${version} can't be changed to SemVer notation`);
+    }
+    return fullVersion;
 }
 exports.makeSemver = makeSemver;
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4c53635..5296ac1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
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-        "@types/node": "^12.0.4",
+        "@types/node": "^16.11.25",
         "@types/semver": "^6.0.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-16.11.25.tgz",
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-            "color-name": "~1.1.4"
-          }
-        },
-        "color-name": {
-          "version": "1.1.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-name/-/color-name-1.1.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-dOy+3AuW3a2wNbZHIuMZpTcgjGuLU/uBL/ubcZF9OXbDo8ff4O8yVp5Bf0efS8uEoYo5q4Fx7dY9OgQGXgAsQA==",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "has-flag": {
-          "version": "4.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-flag/-/has-flag-4.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==",
-          "dev": true
-        },
-        "is-ci": {
-          "version": "3.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-ci/-/is-ci-3.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-kDXyttuLeslKAHYL/K28F2YkM3x5jvFPEw3yXbRptXydjD9rpLEz+C5K5iutY9ZiUu6AP41JdvRQwF4Iqs4ZCQ==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "ci-info": "^3.1.1"
-          }
-        },
-        "jest-util": {
-          "version": "27.1.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jest-util/-/jest-util-27.1.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-edSLD2OneYDKC6gZM1yc+wY/877s/fuJNoM1k3sOEpzFyeptSmke3SLnk1dDHk9CgTA+58mnfx3ew3J11Kes/w==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "@jest/types": "^27.1.0",
-            "@types/node": "*",
-            "chalk": "^4.0.0",
-            "graceful-fs": "^4.2.4",
-            "is-ci": "^3.0.0",
-            "picomatch": "^2.2.3"
-          }
-        },
-        "picomatch": {
-          "version": "2.3.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.3.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-lY1Q/PiJGC2zOv/z391WOTD+Z02bCgsFfvxoXXf6h7kv9o+WmsmzYqrAwY63sNgOxE4xEdq0WyUnXfKeBrSvYw==",
-          "dev": true
-        },
         "semver": {
           "version": "7.3.5",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.5.tgz",
@@ -8682,21 +8411,6 @@
           "requires": {
             "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
           }
-        },
-        "supports-color": {
-          "version": "7.2.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
-          }
-        },
-        "yargs-parser": {
-          "version": "20.2.9",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.9.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w==",
-          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78bac02..ad8c773 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.2",
-    "@types/node": "^12.0.4",
+    "@types/node": "^16.11.25",
     "@types/semver": "^6.0.0",
     "@zeit/ncc": "^0.21.0",
     "jest": "^27.2.5",
diff --git a/src/cache-save.ts b/src/cache-save.ts
index 665ac7e..4f2afae 100644
--- a/src/cache-save.ts
+++ b/src/cache-save.ts
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@ export async function run() {
 }
 
 const cachePackages = async () => {
-  const cachingFlag = core.getBooleanInput('cache');
-  if (!cachingFlag) return;
+  const cacheInput = core.getInput('cache');
+  if (!cacheInput) {
+    return;
+  }
 
-  const packageManager = core.getInput('package-manager');
+  const packageManager =
+    cacheInput.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? 'default' : cacheInput;
 
   const state = core.getState(State.CacheMatchedKey);
   const primaryKey = core.getState(State.CachePrimaryKey);
diff --git a/src/cache-utils.ts b/src/cache-utils.ts
index bc79209..842ff46 100644
--- a/src/cache-utils.ts
+++ b/src/cache-utils.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ export const getPackageManagerInfo = async (packageManager: string) => {
       `It's not possible to use ${packageManager}, please, check correctness of the package manager name spelling.`
     );
   }
+  const obtainedPackageManager = supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
 
-  return supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
+  return obtainedPackageManager;
 };
 
 export const getCacheDirectoryPath = async (
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index ee45c64..46eecc3 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export interface IGoVersionInfo {
 
 export async function getGo(
   versionSpec: string,
-  stable: boolean,
   checkLatest: boolean,
   auth: string | undefined
 ) {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ export async function getGo(
     core.info('Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...');
     const resolvedVersion = await resolveVersionFromManifest(
       versionSpec,
-      stable,
+      true,
       auth
     );
     if (resolvedVersion) {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ export async function getGo(
   // Try download from internal distribution (popular versions only)
   //
   try {
-    info = await getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth);
+    info = await getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, true, auth);
     if (info) {
       downloadPath = await installGoVersion(info, auth);
     } else {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ export async function getGo(
   // Download from storage.googleapis.com
   //
   if (!downloadPath) {
-    info = await getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, stable);
+    info = await getInfoFromDist(versionSpec);
     if (!info) {
       throw new Error(
         `Unable to find Go version '${versionSpec}' for platform ${osPlat} and architecture ${osArch}.`
@@ -191,11 +190,10 @@ export async function getInfoFromManifest(
 }
 
 async function getInfoFromDist(
-  versionSpec: string,
-  stable: boolean
+  versionSpec: string
 ): Promise<IGoVersionInfo | null> {
   let version: IGoVersion | undefined;
-  version = await findMatch(versionSpec, stable);
+  version = await findMatch(versionSpec);
   if (!version) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -211,8 +209,7 @@ async function getInfoFromDist(
 }
 
 export async function findMatch(
-  versionSpec: string,
-  stable: boolean
+  versionSpec: string
 ): Promise<IGoVersion | undefined> {
   let archFilter = sys.getArch();
   let platFilter = sys.getPlatform();
@@ -233,18 +230,8 @@ export async function findMatch(
     let candidate: IGoVersion = candidates[i];
     let version = makeSemver(candidate.version);
 
-    // 1.13.0 is advertised as 1.13 preventing being able to match exactly 1.13.0
-    // since a semver of 1.13 would match latest 1.13
-    let parts: string[] = version.split('.');
-    if (parts.length == 2) {
-      version = version + '.0';
-    }
-
     core.debug(`check ${version} satisfies ${versionSpec}`);
-    if (
-      semver.satisfies(version, versionSpec) &&
-      (!stable || candidate.stable === stable)
-    ) {
+    if (semver.satisfies(version, versionSpec)) {
       goFile = candidate.files.find(file => {
         core.debug(
           `${file.arch}===${archFilter} && ${file.os}===${platFilter}`
@@ -284,20 +271,30 @@ export async function getVersionsDist(
 // Convert the go version syntax into semver for semver matching
 // 1.13.1 => 1.13.1
 // 1.13 => 1.13.0
-// 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc1
-// 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc1
+// 1.10beta1 => 1.10.0-beta.1, 1.10rc1 => 1.10.0-rc.1
+// 1.8.5beta1 => 1.8.5-beta.1, 1.8.5rc1 => 1.8.5-rc.1
 export function makeSemver(version: string): string {
   version = version.replace('go', '');
-  version = version.replace('beta', '-beta').replace('rc', '-rc');
+  version = version.replace('beta', '-beta.').replace('rc', '-rc.');
   let parts = version.split('-');
 
-  let verPart: string = parts[0];
-  let prereleasePart = parts.length > 1 ? `-${parts[1]}` : '';
-
-  let verParts: string[] = verPart.split('.');
-  if (verParts.length == 2) {
-    verPart += '.0';
+  let semVersion = semver.coerce(parts[0])?.version;
+  if (!semVersion) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `The version: ${version} can't be changed to SemVer notation`
+    );
   }
 
-  return `${verPart}${prereleasePart}`;
+  if (!parts[1]) {
+    return semVersion;
+  }
+
+  const fullVersion = semver.valid(`${semVersion}-${parts[1]}`);
+
+  if (!fullVersion) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `The version: ${version} can't be changed to SemVer notation`
+    );
+  }
+  return fullVersion;
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index a3c66a0..21f8ef6 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as io from '@actions/io';
 import * as installer from './installer';
+import * as semver from 'semver';
 import path from 'path';
 import {restoreCache} from './cache-restore';
 import cp from 'child_process';
@@ -15,29 +16,26 @@ export async function run() {
     //
     let versionSpec = core.getInput('go-version');
 
-    // stable will be true unless false is the exact input
-    // since getting unstable versions should be explicit
-    let stable = (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
-    const cache = core.getBooleanInput('cache');
-
-    core.info(`Setup go ${stable ? 'stable' : ''} version spec ${versionSpec}`);
+    const cache = core.getInput('cache');
+    core.info(`Setup go version spec ${versionSpec}`);
 
     if (versionSpec) {
       let token = core.getInput('token');
       let auth = !token || isGhes() ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
 
       const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
-      const installDir = await installer.getGo(
-        versionSpec,
-        stable,
-        checkLatest,
-        auth
-      );
+      const installDir = await installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth);
 
-      core.exportVariable('GOROOT', installDir);
       core.addPath(path.join(installDir, 'bin'));
       core.info('Added go to the path');
 
+      const version = installer.makeSemver(versionSpec);
+      // Go versions less than 1.9 require GOROOT to be set
+      if (semver.lt(version, '1.9.0')) {
+        core.info('Setting GOROOT for Go version < 1.9');
+        core.exportVariable('GOROOT', installDir);
+      }
+
       let added = await addBinToPath();
       core.debug(`add bin ${added}`);
       core.info(`Successfully setup go version ${versionSpec}`);
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ export async function run() {
       if (isGhes()) {
         throw new Error('Caching is not supported on GHES');
       }
-      const packageManager = core.getInput('package-manager');
+      const packageManager = cache.toUpperCase() === 'TRUE' ? 'default' : cache;
       const cacheDependencyPath = core.getInput('cache-dependency-path');
       await restoreCache(packageManager, cacheDependencyPath);
     }
@@ -86,13 +84,13 @@ export async function addBinToPath(): Promise<boolean> {
     if (!fs.existsSync(gp)) {
       // some of the hosted images have go install but not profile dir
       core.debug(`creating ${gp}`);
-      io.mkdirP(gp);
+      await io.mkdirP(gp);
     }
 
     let bp = path.join(gp, 'bin');
     if (!fs.existsSync(bp)) {
       core.debug(`creating ${bp}`);
-      io.mkdirP(bp);
+      await io.mkdirP(bp);
     }
 
     core.addPath(bp);
diff --git a/src/system.ts b/src/system.ts
index 8dfad42..6973f99 100644
--- a/src/system.ts
+++ b/src/system.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-let os = require('os');
+const os = require('os');
 
 export function getPlatform(): string {
   // darwin and linux match already