diff --git a/backend/go.work b/backend/go.work
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index 0000000..351eddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/go.work
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+go 1.25.5
+
+use (
+	./services/game-session-service
+	./services/question-bank-service
+	./services/user-service
+	./services/leaderboard-service
+	./services/admin-service
+	./services/gateway-service
+	./shared
+)
diff --git a/backend/services/admin-service/go.mod b/backend/services/admin-service/go.mod
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index 0000000..4555b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/admin-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/admin-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/services/game-session-service/go.mod b/backend/services/game-session-service/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a572f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/game-session-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/game-session-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/services/gateway-service/go.mod b/backend/services/gateway-service/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2184f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/gateway-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/gateway-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/services/leaderboard-service/go.mod b/backend/services/leaderboard-service/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69fe455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/leaderboard-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/leaderboard-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/services/question-bank-service/go.mod b/backend/services/question-bank-service/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84457fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/question-bank-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/question-bank-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/services/user-service/go.mod b/backend/services/user-service/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eea423f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/services/user-service/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module github.com/knowfoolery/backend/services/user-service
+
+go 1.25.5
diff --git a/backend/shared/go.mod b/backend/shared/go.mod
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index 0000000..e808c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/shared/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module knowfoolery/backend/shared
+
+go 1.25.5