diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 40ac57a..495f5b2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,23 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
+    # TODO: re-enable cargo-binstall on next releases with embedded Cargo.toml binstall metadata
+    #- uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
+    #
+    #- name: Install pkgcraft-tools
+    #  shell: bash
+    #  run: cargo binstall --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu pkgcraft-tools
 
-    - name: Install pkgcraft-tools
-      shell: bash
-      run: cargo binstall --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu pkgcraft-tools
+    #- name: Install pkgcruft
+    #  shell: bash
+    #  run: cargo binstall --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu pkgcruft
 
-    - name: Install pkgcruft
+    # TODO: remove this once the above binstall method works
+    - name: Install pkgcraft tools
       shell: bash
-      run: cargo binstall --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu pkgcruft
+      run: |
+        curl -L https://github.com/pkgcraft/pkgcraft/releases/download/pkgcraft-tools-0.0.16/pkgcraft-tools-0.0.16-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz | tar -Jxvf - -C ~/.cargo/bin
+        curl -L https://github.com/pkgcraft/pkgcraft/releases/download/pkgcruft-0.0.3/pkgcruft-0.0.3-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.xz | tar -Jxvf - -C ~/.cargo/bin
 
     - name: Cache pkgcruft
       uses: actions/cache@v4