diff --git a/docs/features/golang-actions.md b/docs/features/golang-actions.md
index e05a218..a3c185a 100644
--- a/docs/features/golang-actions.md
+++ b/docs/features/golang-actions.md
@@ -98,3 +98,15 @@ Why would you want such a feature?
 - A more thorough user experience can be designed.
 - No longer bound to what is installed on a client machine, you don't need curl,
   wget, uname, grep, yq, jq etc. installed
+
+## Configuration
+
+### SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS
+
+This variable controls whether or not to enable or disable the golang actions. This may be wanted in environments where golang or docker isn't available, or wanted.
+
+The variable is default `true`, `false` will disable golang, and any other value will be considered `true`
+
+### SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS_IMAGE
+
+This variable controls an override for proving different image for building the golang actions. The image is automatically kept up-to-date, but it may be needed to set this in the place of use, such that a race condition doesn't occur.
diff --git a/pkg/executors/golang/compile/compile.go b/pkg/executors/golang/compile/compile.go
index a81bb55..60aca95 100644
--- a/pkg/executors/golang/compile/compile.go
+++ b/pkg/executors/golang/compile/compile.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func compileWithDagger(ctx context.Context, ui *ui.UI, shuttlelocaldir string) (
 	log.Printf("nakedShuttleDir: %s", nakedShuttleDir)
 
 	shuttleBinary := client.Container().
-		From("golang:1.20-alpine").
+		From(getGolangImage()).
 		WithWorkdir("/app").
 		WithDirectory(".", src).
 		WithWorkdir(path.Join(nakedShuttleDir, "tmp")).
@@ -220,3 +220,18 @@ func goInstalled() bool {
 
 	return true
 }
+
+func getGolangImage() string {
+	const (
+		// renovate: datasource=docker depName=golang
+		golangImageVersion = "1.20-alpine"
+	)
+
+	golangImage := fmt.Sprintf("golang:%s", golangImageVersion)
+	golangImageOverride := os.Getenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS_IMAGE")
+	if golangImageOverride != "" {
+		return golangImageOverride
+	}
+
+	return golangImage
+}
diff --git a/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list.go b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list.go
index fb53f2b..53d785d 100644
--- a/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list.go
+++ b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package executer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/lunarway/shuttle/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/lunarway/shuttle/pkg/ui"
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ func List(
 	path string,
 	c *config.ShuttleProjectContext,
 ) (*Actions, error) {
+	if !isActionsEnabled() {
+		ui.Verboseln("shuttle golang actions disabled")
+		return NewActions(), nil
+	}
+
 	binaries, err := prepare(ctx, ui, path, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -33,3 +39,13 @@ func List(
 
 	return actions, nil
 }
+
+func isActionsEnabled() bool {
+	enabled := os.Getenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS")
+
+	if enabled == "false" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list_test.go b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b45f432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/list_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package executer
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIsActionsEnabled(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("default is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS", "")
+
+		assert.True(t, isActionsEnabled())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("set false is not enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS", "false")
+
+		assert.False(t, isActionsEnabled())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("set true is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS", "true")
+
+		assert.True(t, isActionsEnabled())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("set any other value is enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("SHUTTLE_GOLANG_ACTIONS", "blabla")
+
+		assert.True(t, isActionsEnabled())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/executors/golang/executer/run.go b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/run.go
index 9435c16..084e50b 100644
--- a/pkg/executors/golang/executer/run.go
+++ b/pkg/executors/golang/executer/run.go
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ func Run(
 	path string,
 	args ...string,
 ) error {
+	if !isActionsEnabled() {
+		ui.Verboseln("shuttle golang actions disabled")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	binaries, err := prepare(ctx, ui, path, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		ui.Errorln("failed to run command: %v", err)
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 3cebea3..760729a 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -2,5 +2,28 @@
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "local>lunarway/renovate-config"
+  ],
+  "regexManagers": [
+    {
+      "description": "Update docker images in go files",
+      "fileMatch": [
+        "^.*\\.go$"
+      ],
+      "matchStrings": [
+        "\\/\\/ renovate: datasource=(?<datasource>[a-z-]+?) depName=(?<depName>[a-z-]+)\\s+([a-zA-Z]*)\\s*[:|=]\\s+\"(?<currentValue>.*)\"\\,?"
+      ],
+      "versioningTemplate": "docker"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "description": "Update docker tags frequently",
+      "matchDatasources": [
+        "docker"
+      ],
+      "extends": [
+        "schedule:nonOfficeHours"
+      ]
+    }
   ]
-}
+}
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