diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ff428d8a9..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 The kpt Authors
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-name: "Setup Go and kpt"
-description: "Sets up Go from go.mod and installs kpt version matching go.mod"
-
-inputs:
-  install-kpt:
-    description: "Whether to install kpt"
-    required: false
-    default: "true"
-  kpt-fallback-version:
-    description: "Fallback kpt version if extraction from go.mod fails"
-    required: false
-    default: "v1.0.0-beta.65"
-  go-version:
-    description: "Exact version for Go version setup, go-version-file is ignored if set"
-    required: false
-  go-version-file:
-    description: "Path to go.mod file for Go version setup"
-    required: false
-    default: "go.mod"
-  go-cache:
-    description: "Enable Go module caching"
-    required: false
-    default: "true"
-  cache-dependency-path:
-    description: "Relative path to go.sum file for Go module caching"
-    required: false
-    default: "go.sum"
-
-outputs:
-  kpt-version:
-    description: "The kpt version installed"
-    value: ${{ steps.kpt-version.outputs.version }}
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Set up Go
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-      with:
-        go-version: ${{ inputs.go-version }}
-        go-version-file: ${{ inputs.go-version-file }}
-        cache: ${{ inputs.go-cache == 'true' }}
-        cache-dependency-path: ${{ inputs.cache-dependency-path }}
-
-    - name: Get kpt version from go.mod
-      if: inputs.install-kpt == 'true'
-      id: kpt-version
-      shell: bash
-      env:
-        GO_VERSION_FILE: ${{ inputs.go-version-file }}
-        KPT_FALLBACK: ${{ inputs.kpt-fallback-version }}
-      run: |
-        GO_MOD_DIR=$(dirname -- "$GO_VERSION_FILE")
-        KPT_VERSION=$(cd "$GO_MOD_DIR" && go list -m -f '{{.Version}}' github.com/kptdev/kpt 2>/dev/null)
-        if [ -z "$KPT_VERSION" ]; then
-          echo "Warning: Could not resolve kpt version from ${GO_VERSION_FILE}, using fallback."
-          KPT_VERSION="$KPT_FALLBACK"
-        fi
-        echo "version=${KPT_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Install kpt
-      if: inputs.install-kpt == 'true'
-      uses: jaxxstorm/action-install-gh-release@v2.1.0
-      with:
-        repo: kptdev/kpt
-        tag: ${{ steps.kpt-version.outputs.version }}
-        chmod: 0755
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
index 31796a11d..113aecac9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
       - name: Run Linter
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gosec-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/gosec-scan.yaml
index 11a5188ab..daf23513b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gosec-scan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gosec-scan.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-build-push-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/image-build-push-release.yaml
index 1e8eb5d8c..48eb70043 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-build-push-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-build-push-release.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-ci-jobs.yaml b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-ci-jobs.yaml
index 4ce5ad90b..13e951cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-ci-jobs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-ci-jobs.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
           go-cache: "true"
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go and kpt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           go-cache: "true"
       - name: Install Kind
diff --git a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-nightly.yaml
index a900adda7..fd733b225 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/porch-e2e-nightly.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
           go-cache: "true"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Porch
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go and kpt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           go-cache: "true"
       - name: Install Kind
diff --git a/.github/workflows/porchctl-dev-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/porchctl-dev-release.yaml
index 359ddc629..3891dd809 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/porchctl-dev-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/porchctl-dev-release.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Set up Go
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
         with:
           install-kpt: "false"
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index eaf2a615e..0ec4dae8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           
       - name: Set up Go and kpt
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+        uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
 
       - name: Check for replace directives in go.mod
         uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/check-go-mod-replace@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar-ci-artifacts.yaml b/.github/workflows/sonar-ci-artifacts.yaml
index 73f713b23..669ca38be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar-ci-artifacts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar-ci-artifacts.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set up Go
-      uses: ./.github/actions/setup-go-kpt
+      uses: kptdev/kpt/.github/actions/setup-go-kpt@main
       with:
         install-kpt: "false"