diff --git a/.builds/freebsd.yml b/.builds/freebsd.yml
index 9a5a3748..d028f171 100644
--- a/.builds/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.builds/freebsd.yml
@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ packages:
  - wayland
  - mesa-libs
  - xorg-vfbserver
- - go
 sources:
  - https://git.sr.ht/~eliasnaur/gio
 environment:
-    PATH: /home/build/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH: /home/build/sdk/go/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
 tasks:
- - install_gotip: |
-     go get golang.org/dl/gotip
-     /home/build/go/bin/gotip download
-     mkdir /home/build/bin
-     ln -s /home/build/go/bin/gotip /home/build/bin/go
+ - install_go1_14rc1: |
+     mkdir -p /home/build/sdk
+     curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.14rc1.freebsd-amd64.tar.gz | tar -C /home/build/sdk -xzf -
  - test_gio: |
      cd gio
      go test ./...
diff --git a/.builds/linux.yml b/.builds/linux.yml
index 2dc9a4e0..4d25802a 100644
--- a/.builds/linux.yml
+++ b/.builds/linux.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-image: debian/testing
-repositories:
- experimental: http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main
+image: debian/unstable # TODO(mvdan): switch back to testing once sway hits that repo
 packages:
  - curl
+ - pkg-config
  - libwayland-dev
  - libx11-dev
  - libx11-xcb-dev
@@ -16,24 +15,20 @@ packages:
  - libxi-dev
  - libxxf86vm-dev
  - wine
- - golang
  - xvfb
  - xdotool
  - scrot
+ # - sway TODO: uncomment once the wayland e2e test passes again
  - grim
 sources:
  - https://git.sr.ht/~eliasnaur/gio
 environment:
  GOFLAGS: -mod=readonly
- PATH: /home/build/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH: /home/build/sdk/go/bin:/usr/bin
 tasks:
- - maybe_install_sway: |
-     sudo apt-get install sway || true
- - install_gotip: |
-     go get golang.org/dl/gotip
-     /home/build/go/bin/gotip download
-     mkdir /home/build/bin
-     ln -s /home/build/go/bin/gotip /home/build/bin/go
+ - install_go1_14rc1: |
+     mkdir -p /home/build/sdk
+     curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.14rc1.linux-amd64.tar.gz | tar -C /home/build/sdk -xzf -
  - install_chrome: |
      curl -s https://dl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
      sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
diff --git a/.builds/openbsd.yml b/.builds/openbsd.yml
index d4d28ee5..b36294fd 100644
--- a/.builds/openbsd.yml
+++ b/.builds/openbsd.yml
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ packages:
 sources:
  - https://git.sr.ht/~eliasnaur/gio
 environment:
-    PATH: /home/build/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
+ PATH: /home/build/sdk/go/bin:/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin
 tasks:
- - install_gotip: |
-     go get golang.org/dl/gotip
-     /home/build/go/bin/gotip download
-     mkdir /home/build/bin
-     ln -s /home/build/go/bin/gotip /home/build/bin/go
+ - install_go1_14rc1: |
+     mkdir -p /home/build/sdk
+     curl https://dl.google.com/go/go1.14rc1.src.tar.gz | tar -C /home/build/sdk -xzf -
+     cd /home/build/sdk/go/src
+     ./make.bash
  - test_gio: |
      cd gio
      go test ./...