diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9edffcded6..51fbb62cf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.os == 'macOS-latest' }}
         run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- --deny warnings
 
+      - name: Install generic no_std target
+        # Generic no_std target architecture is x86_64-unknown-none
+        run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-none
+
+      - name: Perform no_std checks
+        run: cargo check --bin nostd_check --target x86_64-unknown-none --manifest-path ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
+        env:
+          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
+
   test:
     name: Run tests on ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -80,8 +89,8 @@ jobs:
             *windows*) echo "RUSTFLAGS=-Clink-arg=/DEBUG:NONE" >> $GITHUB_ENV ;;
           esac
 
-      - name: Install nextest
-        run: cargo install cargo-nextest --locked
+      - name: Install latest nextest
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo nextest run --exclude zenoh-examples --exclude zenoh-plugin-example --workspace
@@ -106,24 +115,16 @@ jobs:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4
 
-  nostd:
-    name: Run no_std checks
+  # NOTE: In GitHub repository settings, the "Require status checks to pass
+  # before merging" branch protection rule ensures that commits are only merged
+  # from branches where specific status checks have passed. These checks are
+  # specified manually as a list of workflow job names. Thus we use this extra
+  # job to signal whether all CI checks have passed.
+  ci:
+    name: CI status checks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: check
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-
+    needs: [check, test]
+    if: always()
     steps:
-      - name: Clone this repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Install nightly Rust toolchain
-        # Generic no_std target architecture is x86_64-unknown-none
-        run: |
-          rustup override set nightly
-          rustup target add --toolchain nightly x86_64-unknown-none
-
-      - name: Perform no_std checks
-        run: cargo check --bin nostd_check --target x86_64-unknown-none --manifest-path ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
-        env:
-          CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
+      - name: Check whether all jobs pass
+        run: echo '${{ toJson(needs) }}' | jq -e 'all(.result == "success")'
diff --git a/ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml b/ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
index 187cdfff00..732b0969d2 100644
--- a/ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ci/nostd-check/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ name = "nostd-check"
 version = "0.1.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/eclipse-zenoh/zenoh"
 homepage = "http://zenoh.io"
-authors = [
-  "Davide Della Giustina <davide.dellagiustina@zettascale.tech>",
-]
+authors = ["Davide Della Giustina <davide.dellagiustina@zettascale.tech>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0"
 categories = ["network-programming"]
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ description = "Internal crate for zenoh."
 
 [dependencies]
 getrandom = { version = "0.2.8", features = ["custom"] }
-linked_list_allocator = "0.10.5" # Needs nightly toolchain
+linked_list_allocator = "0.10.5"
 zenoh-buffers = { path = "../../commons/zenoh-buffers/", default-features = false }
 zenoh-codec = { path = "../../commons/zenoh-codec/", default-features = false }
 zenoh-protocol = { path = "../../commons/zenoh-protocol/", default-features = false }
diff --git a/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml b/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d56faf9ae..0000000000
--- a/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[toolchain]
-channel = "nightly"
diff --git a/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml b/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..e01fe10aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/nostd-check/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../rust-toolchain.toml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/hashmap_impl.rs b/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/hashmap_impl.rs
index 04a5d24201..72f830a912 100644
--- a/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/hashmap_impl.rs
+++ b/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/hashmap_impl.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use std::collections::{
 
 use crate::keyexpr_tree::*;
 
+#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), allow(deprecated))]
 pub struct HashMapProvider<Hash: Hasher + Default + 'static = DefaultHasher>(
     core::marker::PhantomData<Hash>,
 );
diff --git a/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/keyed_set_impl.rs b/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/keyed_set_impl.rs
index 0a4ce4f4b4..4fab65a850 100644
--- a/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/keyed_set_impl.rs
+++ b/commons/zenoh-keyexpr/src/keyexpr_tree/impls/keyed_set_impl.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use crate::keyexpr_tree::*;
 use keyed_set::{KeyExtractor, KeyedSet};
 
+#[cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), allow(deprecated))]
 pub struct KeyedSetProvider<Hash: Hasher + Default + 'static = DefaultHasher>(
     core::marker::PhantomData<Hash>,
 );