diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40a88498a..5bbf6e72a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ spec:
       emptyDir: {}
 ```
 
+- you can as well redefine the `buildCommand` which by default do a `go build
+  -v ./` with the `buildCommand` parameter, for example if you want instead to
+  run the tests on a repo with caching:
+
+```shell
+tkn pipeline start pipeline-go --param repo_url=https://github.com/chmouel/gosmee \ 
+  --param revision=main --param registry=docker.io/username \
+  --param=buildCommand="make test" -w name=source,emptyDir=
+```
+
 ## License
 
 [Apache License 2.0](./LICENSE)
diff --git a/examples/pipeline-go.yaml b/examples/pipeline-go.yaml
index 308c196e5..b3ef3e835 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline-go.yaml
+++ b/examples/pipeline-go.yaml
@@ -11,17 +11,23 @@ spec:
       type: string
     - name: registry
       type: string
+    - name: buildCommand
+      type: string
+      default: go build -v .
   workspaces:
     - name: source
   tasks:
     - displayName: Build go application
-      name: noop-task
+      name: build-task
       workspaces:
         - name: source
           workspace: source
       taskSpec:
         workspaces:
           - name: source
+        params:
+          - name: buildCommand
+            default: $(params.buildCommand)
         steps:
           - name: create-repo
             image: cgr.dev/chainguard/go
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
                 value: $(params.repo_url)
               - name: revision
                 value: $(params.revision)
-          - name: cache-fetch
+          - name: fetch-cache
             ref:
               resolver: http
               params:
@@ -61,12 +67,15 @@ spec:
           - image: cgr.dev/chainguard/go
             workingDir: $(workspaces.source.path)/repo
             name: noop-task
+            env:
+              - name: GOCACHE
+                value: $(workspaces.source.path)/cache/gocache
+              - name: GOMODCACHE
+                value: $(workspaces.source.path)/cache/gomodcache
             script: |
               set -x
               git config --global --add safe.directory $(workspaces.source.path)/repo
-              export GOCACHE=$(workspaces.source.path)/cache/gocache
-              export GOMODCACHE=$(workspaces.source.path)/cache/gomodcache
-              go build -v .
+              $(params.buildCommand)
               du -shk $GOPATH
               du -shk $GOMODCACHE
           - name: cache-upload