diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index a7fea7f1d2..aa00af8ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Run Backend Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: homelab-runner
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps/backend
@@ -25,16 +25,22 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
+        if: ${{ !contains(runner.name, 'homelab') }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: apps/backend/go.mod
           cache-dependency-path: apps/backend/go.sum
 
-      - name: Download dependencies
-        run: go mod download
-
-      - name: Verify dependencies
-        run: go mod verify
+      - name: Cache Go modules
+        if: ${{ contains(runner.name, 'homelab') }}
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/.cache/golangci-lint
+          key: go-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('apps/backend/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: go-${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - name: Build
         run: go build -v ./cmd/kandev
@@ -42,11 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
         with:
-          version: v2.6
+          version: v2.9
           args: ./...
           working-directory: apps/backend
 
-      - name: Run tests with coverage
+      - name: Run tests
         run: |
           set -o pipefail
           go test -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic -json ./... 2>&1 | tee test-results.json
@@ -57,15 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fromJSONFile: apps/backend/test-results.json
 
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-        if: always()
-        with:
-          files: apps/backend/coverage.out
-          flags: backend
-          name: backend-coverage
-          fail_ci_if_error: false
-
       - name: Upload test artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
index eeffccd821..673b393630 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   frontend:
     name: Run Frontend Lint, Tests, and Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: homelab-runner
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 37c01a1740..0000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-name: Test
-on: workflow_dispatch
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: homelab-runner
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "hello from homelab"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ce9d2cd216..366bfb0b53 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@ repos:
       - id: go-tests
         name: Go tests (backend)
         entry: bash -c 'cd apps/backend && go test ./...'
-        language: golang
+        language: system
         files: \.go$
         pass_filenames: false
-        additional_dependencies: []
 
       - id: go-lint
         name: Go Lint (backend)
         entry: bash -c 'cd apps/backend && golangci-lint run'
-        language: golang
+        language: system
         files: \.go$
         pass_filenames: false
-        additional_dependencies: []
 
   # Web app (TypeScript/React) hooks
   - repo: local
diff --git a/apps/backend/go.mod b/apps/backend/go.mod
index 9557cdd1fd..355c0d27c7 100644
--- a/apps/backend/go.mod
+++ b/apps/backend/go.mod
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/kandev/kandev
 
-go 1.24.0
-
-toolchain go1.24.11
+go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/UserExistsError/conpty v0.1.4