diff --git a/dist/cache-save/index.js b/dist/cache-save/index.js
index 10c4ddceb..e6e029d98 100644
--- a/dist/cache-save/index.js
+++ b/dist/cache-save/index.js
@@ -60313,7 +60313,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -60418,7 +60418,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -60437,7 +60437,7 @@ const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
 const package_managers_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6663);
-exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
     if (exitCode) {
         stderr = !stderr.trim()
@@ -60447,14 +60447,16 @@ exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, fu
     }
     return stdout.trim();
 });
-exports.getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+exports.getCommandOutput = getCommandOutput;
+const getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     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.`);
     }
     const obtainedPackageManager = package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
     return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
-exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+exports.getPackageManagerInfo = getPackageManagerInfo;
+const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let pathList = yield Promise.all(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map(command => exports.getCommandOutput(command)));
     const emptyPaths = pathList.filter(item => !item);
     if (emptyPaths.length) {
@@ -60462,6 +60464,7 @@ exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0
     }
     return pathList;
 });
+exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = getCacheDirectoryPath;
 function isGhes() {
     const ghUrl = new URL(process.env['GITHUB_SERVER_URL'] || 'https://github.com');
     return ghUrl.hostname.toUpperCase() !== 'GITHUB.COM';
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 06b72aa12..04c53eeeb 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -63007,7 +63007,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -63032,7 +63032,7 @@ const path_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
 const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
 const constants_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9042);
 const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
-exports.restoreCache = (versionSpec, packageManager, cacheDependencyPath) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+const restoreCache = (versionSpec, packageManager, cacheDependencyPath) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const packageManagerInfo = yield cache_utils_1.getPackageManagerInfo(packageManager);
     const platform = process.env.RUNNER_OS;
     const cachePaths = yield cache_utils_1.getCacheDirectoryPath(packageManagerInfo);
@@ -63056,6 +63056,7 @@ exports.restoreCache = (versionSpec, packageManager, cacheDependencyPath) => __a
     core.saveState(constants_1.State.CacheMatchedKey, cacheKey);
     core.info(`Cache restored from key: ${cacheKey}`);
 });
+exports.restoreCache = restoreCache;
 const findDependencyFile = (packageManager) => {
     let dependencyFile = packageManager.dependencyFilePattern;
     const workspace = process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE;
@@ -63090,7 +63091,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -63109,7 +63110,7 @@ const cache = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7799));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const exec = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1514));
 const package_managers_1 = __nccwpck_require__(6663);
-exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+const getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let { stdout, stderr, exitCode } = yield exec.getExecOutput(toolCommand, undefined, { ignoreReturnCode: true });
     if (exitCode) {
         stderr = !stderr.trim()
@@ -63119,14 +63120,16 @@ exports.getCommandOutput = (toolCommand) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, fu
     }
     return stdout.trim();
 });
-exports.getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+exports.getCommandOutput = getCommandOutput;
+const getPackageManagerInfo = (packageManager) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     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.`);
     }
     const obtainedPackageManager = package_managers_1.supportedPackageManagers[packageManager];
     return obtainedPackageManager;
 });
-exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+exports.getPackageManagerInfo = getPackageManagerInfo;
+const getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     let pathList = yield Promise.all(packageManagerInfo.cacheFolderCommandList.map(command => exports.getCommandOutput(command)));
     const emptyPaths = pathList.filter(item => !item);
     if (emptyPaths.length) {
@@ -63134,6 +63137,7 @@ exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = (packageManagerInfo) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0
     }
     return pathList;
 });
+exports.getCacheDirectoryPath = getCacheDirectoryPath;
 function isGhes() {
     const ghUrl = new URL(process.env['GITHUB_SERVER_URL'] || 'https://github.com');
     return ghUrl.hostname.toUpperCase() !== 'GITHUB.COM';
@@ -63196,7 +63200,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -63223,11 +63227,13 @@ const sys = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(4300));
 const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
 const os_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2037));
 const utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1314);
-function getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch(), manifest) {
+function getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch()) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        let manifest;
         let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         if (checkLatest) {
             core.info('Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...');
+            manifest = yield getManifest(auth);
             const resolvedVersion = yield resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, true, auth, arch, manifest);
             if (resolvedVersion) {
                 versionSpec = resolvedVersion;
@@ -63239,6 +63245,7 @@ function getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch(), manif
         }
         if (versionSpec === utils_1.StableReleaseAlias.Stable ||
             versionSpec === utils_1.StableReleaseAlias.OldStable) {
+            manifest !== null && manifest !== void 0 ? manifest : (manifest = yield getManifest(auth));
             versionSpec = yield resolveStableVersionInput(versionSpec, auth, arch, manifest);
         }
         // check cache
@@ -63394,6 +63401,13 @@ function findMatch(versionSpec, arch = os_1.default.arch()) {
         if (!candidates) {
             throw new Error(`golang download url did not return results`);
         }
+        if (versionSpec === utils_1.StableReleaseAlias.Stable ||
+            versionSpec === utils_1.StableReleaseAlias.OldStable) {
+            const fixedCandidates = candidates.map(item => {
+                return Object.assign(Object.assign({}, item), { version: makeSemver(item.version) });
+            });
+            versionSpec = yield resolveStableVersionInput(versionSpec, undefined, arch, fixedCandidates);
+        }
         let goFile;
         for (let i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
             let candidate = candidates[i];
@@ -63472,7 +63486,15 @@ function resolveStableVersionInput(versionSpec, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch()
             core.debug('No manifest cached');
             manifest = yield getManifest(auth);
         }
-        const releases = manifest.map(release => release.version);
+        const releases = manifest
+            .map(item => {
+            const index = item.files.findIndex(item => item.arch === arch);
+            if (index === -1) {
+                return '';
+            }
+            return item.version;
+        })
+            .filter(item => !!item);
         if (versionSpec === utils_1.StableReleaseAlias.Stable) {
             core.info(`stable version resolved as ${releases[0]}`);
             return releases[0];
@@ -63480,12 +63502,12 @@ function resolveStableVersionInput(versionSpec, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch()
         else {
             const versions = releases.map(release => `${semver.major(release)}.${semver.minor(release)}`);
             const uniqueVersions = Array.from(new Set(versions));
-            const oldstableVersion = yield getInfoFromManifest(uniqueVersions[1], true, auth, arch, manifest);
-            core.info(`oldstable version resolved as ${oldstableVersion === null || oldstableVersion === void 0 ? void 0 : oldstableVersion.resolvedVersion}`);
+            const oldstableVersion = releases.find(item => item.startsWith(uniqueVersions[1]));
+            core.info(`oldstable version resolved as ${oldstableVersion}`);
             if (!oldstableVersion) {
                 return versionSpec;
             }
-            return oldstableVersion.resolvedVersion;
+            return oldstableVersion;
         }
     });
 }
@@ -63514,7 +63536,7 @@ var __setModuleDefault = (this && this.__setModuleDefault) || (Object.create ? (
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
-    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
+    if (mod != null) for (var k in mod) if (k !== "default" && Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(mod, k)) __createBinding(result, mod, k);
     __setModuleDefault(result, mod);
     return result;
 };
@@ -63559,9 +63581,8 @@ function run() {
             if (versionSpec) {
                 let token = core.getInput('token');
                 let auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
-                const manifest = yield installer.getManifest(auth);
                 const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
-                const installDir = yield installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth, arch, manifest);
+                const installDir = yield installer.getGo(versionSpec, checkLatest, auth, arch);
                 const installDirVersion = path_1.default.basename(path_1.default.dirname(installDir));
                 core.addPath(path_1.default.join(installDir, 'bin'));
                 core.info('Added go to the path');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 73e443dee..5d4490ca3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
         "jest": "^27.2.5",
         "jest-circus": "^27.2.5",
         "nock": "^10.0.6",
-        "prettier": "^1.17.1",
+        "prettier": "^2.8.0",
         "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-        "typescript": "^3.8.3"
+        "typescript": "^4.3.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/cache": {
@@ -4062,15 +4062,18 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/prettier": {
-      "version": "1.19.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-1.19.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-s7PoyDv/II1ObgQunCbB9PdLmUcBZcnWOcxDh7O0N/UwDEsHyqkW+Qh28jW+mVuCdx7gLB0BotYI1Y6uI9iyew==",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Lmg8hTFZKG0Asr/kW9Bp8tJjRVluO8EJQVfY2T7FMw9T5jy4I/Uvx0Rca/XWf50QQ1/SS48+6IJWnrb+2yemA==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "prettier": "bin-prettier.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=4"
+        "node": ">=10.13.0"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/prettier/prettier?sponsor=1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pretty-format": {
@@ -4694,9 +4697,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "3.9.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.9.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-w6fIxVE/H1PkLKcCPsFqKE7Kv7QUwhU8qQY2MueZXWx5cPZdwFupLgKK3vntcK98BtNHZtAF4LA/yl2a7k8R6Q==",
+      "version": "4.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rUvLW0WtF7PF2b9yenwWUi9Da9euvDRhmH7BLyBG4DCFfOJ850LGNknmRpp8Z8kXNUPObdZQEfKOiHtXuQHHKA==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
@@ -8118,9 +8121,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "prettier": {
-      "version": "1.19.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-1.19.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-s7PoyDv/II1ObgQunCbB9PdLmUcBZcnWOcxDh7O0N/UwDEsHyqkW+Qh28jW+mVuCdx7gLB0BotYI1Y6uI9iyew==",
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/prettier/-/prettier-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9Lmg8hTFZKG0Asr/kW9Bp8tJjRVluO8EJQVfY2T7FMw9T5jy4I/Uvx0Rca/XWf50QQ1/SS48+6IJWnrb+2yemA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "pretty-format": {
@@ -8565,9 +8568,9 @@
       }
     },
     "typescript": {
-      "version": "3.9.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.9.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-w6fIxVE/H1PkLKcCPsFqKE7Kv7QUwhU8qQY2MueZXWx5cPZdwFupLgKK3vntcK98BtNHZtAF4LA/yl2a7k8R6Q==",
+      "version": "4.3.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.3.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rUvLW0WtF7PF2b9yenwWUi9Da9euvDRhmH7BLyBG4DCFfOJ850LGNknmRpp8Z8kXNUPObdZQEfKOiHtXuQHHKA==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "universalify": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbbedc0ff..9a1aa88e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     "jest": "^27.2.5",
     "jest-circus": "^27.2.5",
     "nock": "^10.0.6",
-    "prettier": "^1.17.1",
+    "prettier": "^2.8.0",
     "ts-jest": "^27.0.5",
-    "typescript": "^3.8.3"
+    "typescript": "^4.3.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 0c2cdee38..84c9242f1 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ export async function getGo(
   versionSpec: string,
   checkLatest: boolean,
   auth: string | undefined,
-  arch = os.arch(),
-  manifest: tc.IToolRelease[] | undefined
+  arch = os.arch()
 ) {
+  let manifest: tc.IToolRelease[] | undefined;
   let osPlat: string = os.platform();
 
   if (checkLatest) {
     core.info('Attempting to resolve the latest version from the manifest...');
+    manifest = await getManifest(auth);
     const resolvedVersion = await resolveVersionFromManifest(
       versionSpec,
       true,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ export async function getGo(
     versionSpec === StableReleaseAlias.Stable ||
     versionSpec === StableReleaseAlias.OldStable
   ) {
+    manifest ??= await getManifest(auth);
     versionSpec = await resolveStableVersionInput(
       versionSpec,
       auth,
@@ -266,6 +268,21 @@ export async function findMatch(
     throw new Error(`golang download url did not return results`);
   }
 
+  if (
+    versionSpec === StableReleaseAlias.Stable ||
+    versionSpec === StableReleaseAlias.OldStable
+  ) {
+    const fixedCandidates = candidates.map(item => {
+      return {...item, version: makeSemver(item.version)};
+    });
+    versionSpec = await resolveStableVersionInput(
+      versionSpec,
+      undefined,
+      arch,
+      fixedCandidates
+    );
+  }
+
   let goFile: IGoVersionFile | undefined;
   for (let i = 0; i < candidates.length; i++) {
     let candidate: IGoVersion = candidates[i];
@@ -358,14 +375,22 @@ export async function resolveStableVersionInput(
   versionSpec: string,
   auth: string | undefined,
   arch = os.arch(),
-  manifest: tc.IToolRelease[] | undefined
+  manifest: tc.IToolRelease[] | IGoVersion[] | undefined
 ): Promise<string> {
   if (!manifest) {
     core.debug('No manifest cached');
     manifest = await getManifest(auth);
   }
 
-  const releases = manifest.map(release => release.version);
+  const releases = manifest
+    .map(item => {
+      const index = item.files.findIndex(item => item.arch === arch);
+      if (index === -1) {
+        return '';
+      }
+      return item.version;
+    })
+    .filter(item => !!item);
 
   if (versionSpec === StableReleaseAlias.Stable) {
     core.info(`stable version resolved as ${releases[0]}`);
@@ -377,22 +402,16 @@ export async function resolveStableVersionInput(
     );
     const uniqueVersions = Array.from(new Set(versions));
 
-    const oldstableVersion = await getInfoFromManifest(
-      uniqueVersions[1],
-      true,
-      auth,
-      arch,
-      manifest
+    const oldstableVersion = releases.find(item =>
+      item.startsWith(uniqueVersions[1])
     );
 
-    core.info(
-      `oldstable version resolved as ${oldstableVersion?.resolvedVersion}`
-    );
+    core.info(`oldstable version resolved as ${oldstableVersion}`);
 
     if (!oldstableVersion) {
       return versionSpec;
     }
 
-    return oldstableVersion.resolvedVersion;
+    return oldstableVersion;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 613cb5460..5833f16de 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -30,16 +30,13 @@ export async function run() {
       let token = core.getInput('token');
       let auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
 
-      const manifest = await installer.getManifest(auth);
-
       const checkLatest = core.getBooleanInput('check-latest');
 
       const installDir = await installer.getGo(
         versionSpec,
         checkLatest,
         auth,
-        arch,
-        manifest
+        arch
       );
 
       const installDirVersion = path.basename(path.dirname(installDir));