diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9021ffe4..bee34e3e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ export class CdktfProviderProject extends cdk.JsiiProject {
         mavenEndpoint: "https://hashicorp.oss.sonatype.org",
       },
       publishToGo: {
-        moduleName: providerName,
-        githubRepo: `github.com/hashicorp/cdktf-provider-${providerName}-go`,
+        moduleName: `github.com/hashicorp/cdktf-provider-${providerName}-go`,
         gitUserEmail: "github-team-tf-cdk@hashicorp.com",
         gitUserName: "CDK for Terraform Team",
       },
@@ -120,6 +119,9 @@ export class CdktfProviderProject extends cdk.JsiiProject {
       },
     });
 
+    // workaround because JsiiProject does not support setting packageName
+    this.manifest.jsii.targets.go.packageName = providerName;
+
     this.tasks.addEnvironment("CHECKPOINT_DISABLE", "1");
 
     new CdktfConfig(this, {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index 244c4e45..565206a8 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: npx -p jsii-release@latest jsii-release-golang
         env:
-          GITHUB_REPO: github.com/hashicorp/cdktf-provider-random-go
           GIT_USER_NAME: CDK for Terraform Team
           GIT_USER_EMAIL: github-team-tf-cdk@hashicorp.com
           GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.GO_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -1722,7 +1721,8 @@ The repository is managed by [Repository Manager](https://github.com/hashicorp/c
           "packageId": "HashiCorp.Cdktf.Providers.Random",
         },
         "go": Object {
-          "moduleName": "random",
+          "moduleName": "github.com/hashicorp/cdktf-provider-random-go",
+          "packageName": "random",
         },
         "java": Object {
           "maven": Object {