diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c904a8b..6d739c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install Rust
-        run: rustup update "1.80.1" --no-self-update && rustup default "1.80.1"
       - name: Install cargo-dist
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
@@ -117,8 +115,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Use rustup to set correct Rust version
-        run: rustup update "1.80.1" --no-self-update && rustup default "1.80.1"
       - name: Install cargo-dist
         run: ${{ matrix.install_dist }}
       # Get the dist-manifest
@@ -170,8 +166,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install Rust
-        run: rustup update "1.80.1" --no-self-update && rustup default "1.80.1"
       - name: Install cached cargo-dist
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -221,8 +215,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Install Rust
-        run: rustup update "1.80.1" --no-self-update && rustup default "1.80.1"
       - name: Install cached cargo-dist
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with: