diff --git a/lang/golang/golang1.26/test-version.sh b/lang/golang/golang1.26/test-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b4eb1aada1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/golang/golang1.26/test-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# shellckeck shell=busybox
+
+case "$PKG_NAME" in
+golang?.??-doc|\
+golang?.??-misc|\
+golang?.??-src|\
+golang?.??-tests)
+	exit 0
+	;;
+
+golang?.??)
+	go version | grep -F " go$PKG_VERSION "
+	;;
+
+*)
+	echo "Untested package: $PKG_NAME" >&2
+	exit 1
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/lang/golang/golang1.26/test.sh b/lang/golang/golang1.26/test.sh
index 023f3659de..cb02a5d35b 100755
--- a/lang/golang/golang1.26/test.sh
+++ b/lang/golang/golang1.26/test.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ case "$1" in
 	golang*doc|golang*misc|golang*src|golang*tests) exit ;;
 esac
 
-go version | grep -F " go$PKG_VERSION "
-
 cat <<'EOF' > hello.go
 package main