diff --git a/.github/workflows/rusk_build.yml b/.github/workflows/rusk_build.yml
index 5edb9703e0..9d46d8325e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rusk_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rusk_build.yml
@@ -48,11 +48,14 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-24.04
             target: linux-x64
+            target_folder: target
           - os: macos-15
             target: macos-arm64
+            target_folder: target/aarch64-apple-darwin
             flags: --target=aarch64-apple-darwin
           - os: arm-linux
             target: linux-arm64
+            target_folder: target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
             flags: --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
       fail-fast: false
 
@@ -89,15 +92,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "SKIP_WASM=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Compile keys
-        shell: bash
-        run: make keys
-
-      - name: Compile WASM Contracts
-        if: ${{ env.SKIP_WASM != 'true' }}
-        shell: bash
-        run: make wasm
-
       - name: Build Rusk binary
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ./rusk
@@ -105,13 +99,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract Version
         run: |
-          export SEMVER=$(cargo pkgid --manifest-path ./rusk/Cargo.toml | sed -E 's/.*#([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
+          export SEMVER=$(cargo pkgid --manifest-path ./rusk/Cargo.toml | sed -E 's/.*@([0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+).*/\1/')
           echo "SEMVER=$SEMVER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Package Binaries
         run: |
+          find . -name "rusk"
           mkdir rusk-${{ env.SEMVER }}-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.feature }}
-          mv target/release/rusk rusk-${{ env.SEMVER }}-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.feature }}
+          mv ${{ matrix.target_folder }}/release/rusk rusk-${{ env.SEMVER }}-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.feature }}
           tar -czvf rusk-${{ env.SEMVER }}-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.feature }}.tar.gz \
             rusk-${{ env.SEMVER }}-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.feature }}
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a4fa0cc02d..012c031dec 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dusk-rusk"
-version = "1.0.3-alpha.1"
+version = "1.1.0-rc.2"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-graphql",
diff --git a/rusk/Cargo.toml b/rusk/Cargo.toml
index 50fd571d6e..3bfa7e9ac9 100644
--- a/rusk/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rusk/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dusk-rusk"
-version = "1.0.3-alpha.1"
+version = "1.1.0-rc.2"
 edition = "2021"
 autobins = false