diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3467674..b038476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ name: Build project
 on: [ push, pull_request ]
 jobs:
   build:
+    # allow triggering on a push to the repo, or a PR build, not both events
+    if: github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action in ['opened', 'synchronize', 'reopened'])
+
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -9,9 +12,13 @@ jobs:
       # perform matrix testing to give us an earlier insight into issues with different versions of supported major versions of Go
       matrix:
         version:
+        # versions of Go that this module can still be built with (and therefore are "supported" by this project)
         - "1.20"
         - "1.21"
         - "1.22"
+        # actively supported versions of Go
+        - "1.23"
+        - "1.24"
     steps:
       - name: Check out source code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate.yml b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
index 1552de8..9ce1219 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ jobs:
       # perform matrix testing to give us an earlier insight into issues with different versions of supported major versions of Go
       matrix:
         version:
+        # versions of Go that this module can still be built with (and therefore are "supported" by this project)
         - "1.20"
         - "1.21"
         - "1.22"
+        # actively supported versions of Go
+        - "1.23"
+        - "1.24"
     steps:
       - name: Check out source code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 33d68cf..49f0366 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ jobs:
       # perform matrix testing to give us an earlier insight into issues with different versions of supported major versions of Go
       matrix:
         version:
+        # versions of Go that this module can still be built with (and therefore are "supported" by this project)
         - "1.20"
         - "1.21"
         - "1.22"
+        # actively supported versions of Go
+        - "1.23"
+        - "1.24"
     steps:
       - name: Check out source code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tidy.yml b/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
index fff71a2..3183667 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tidy.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ jobs:
       # perform matrix testing to give us an earlier insight into issues with different versions of supported major versions of Go
       matrix:
         version:
+        # versions of Go that this module can still be built with (and therefore are "supported" by this project)
         - "1.20"
         - "1.21"
         - "1.22"
+        # actively supported versions of Go
+        - "1.23"
+        - "1.24"
     steps:
       - name: Check out source code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4