diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
index 5eebf5a961..860eac3daf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev_builds.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - arch_os: linux_amd64
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+          - arch_os: linux_amd64
+            runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+            boringcrypto: true
           - arch_os: darwin_amd64
             runs-on: macos-latest
           - arch_os: windows_amd64
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       arch_os: ${{ matrix.arch_os }}
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
       save-cache: true
+      boringcrypto: ${{ matrix.boringcrypto == true }}
 
   build:
     name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index e8f919f015..e0dc83636d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - arch_os: linux_amd64
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+          - arch_os: linux_amd64
+            runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+            boringcrypto: true
           - arch_os: darwin_amd64
             runs-on: macos-latest
           - arch_os: windows_amd64
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       arch_os: ${{ matrix.arch_os }}
       runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs-on }}
       only-if-changed: true
+      boringcrypto: ${{ matrix.boringcrypto == true }}
 
   test-install-script:
     name: Test Install Script
@@ -167,48 +171,6 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: make test-install-script
 
-
-  # pipeline to test using Go+BoringCrypto
-  test-go-boringcrypto:
-    name: Test BoringCrypto
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runs_on }}
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - arch_os: linux_amd64
-            runs_on: ubuntu-20.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Check if test related files changed
-        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
-        with:
-          files: |
-            **/go.mod
-            **/go.sum
-            **/*.go
-            **/*.yaml
-            **/*.yml
-            **/Makefile
-            **/Makefile.common
-            scripts/install.sh
-
-      - name: Setup go
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
-          cache-dependency-path: '**/go.sum'
-
-      - name: Add opentelemetry-collector-builder installation dir to PATH
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        run: echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        run: make gotest CGO_ENABLED=1 GOEXPERIMENT=boringcrypto
-
   test-wixext:
     name: Test (SumoLogic.wixext)
     runs-on: windows-2019
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-test.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-test.yml
index 8d9038fd90..870a4afd33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-test.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
         description: Architecture and OS in the form "{arch}_{os}". See GOARCH and GOOS for accepted values.
         default: linux_amd64
         type: string
+      boringcrypto:
+        description: Run with BoringCrypto enabled
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
       runs-on:
         default: ubuntu-20.04
         type: string
@@ -30,6 +34,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     name: Test
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runs-on }}
+    env:
+      BORINGCRYPTO_SUFFIX: ${{ inputs.boringcrypto && '-boringcrypto' || '' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -64,8 +70,8 @@ jobs:
         id: get-cache-key
         if: ${{ ! inputs.only-if-changed || steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' }}
         run: |
-          echo "cache-key=go-test-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{inputs.arch_os}}${BORINGCRYPTO_SUFFIX}-${{ hashFiles('pkg/**/go.sum', 'otelcolbuilder/.otelcol-builder.yaml') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "restore-keys=go-test-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}-${{inputs.arch_os}}${BORINGCRYPTO_SUFFIX}-" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "cache-key=go-test-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}${BORINGCRYPTO_SUFFIX}-${{inputs.arch_os}}-${{ hashFiles('pkg/**/go.sum', 'otelcolbuilder/.otelcol-builder.yaml') }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "restore-keys=go-test-${{ env.GO_VERSION }}${BORINGCRYPTO_SUFFIX}-${{inputs.arch_os}}-" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
         if: ${{ ! inputs.only-if-changed || steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' }}
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run package tests
         if: ${{ ! inputs.only-if-changed || steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true' }}
-        run: make gotest
+        run: make gotest ${{ inputs.boringcrypto && 'CGO_ENABLED=1 GOEXPERIMENT=boringcrypto' || '' }}
 
       - uses: actions/cache/save@v3
         if: ${{ inputs.save-cache && (! inputs.only-if-changed || steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true') }}