diff --git a/.github/workflows/gen-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/gen-binaries.yml
index c0d8f0a..6d7fc32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gen-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gen-binaries.yml
@@ -16,20 +16,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4 # we need go to build go-waku
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.20"
       - name: Setup Rust
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: stable
-      - name: Install Go
-        run: |
-          if [ $(uname -m) = "aarch64" ]; then
-            wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.20.13.linux-arm64.tar.gz &&
-            sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.20.13.linux-arm64.tar.gz
-          else
-            wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.20.13.linux-amd64.tar.gz &&
-            sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.20.13.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          fi
-          export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: 1.82.0
+          default: true
+          override: true
       - name: Build release binary
         run: |
           cargo build --release