diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
index 9e46b6908..4bdae960d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20.9.0"
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
index dbddf7d9a..7b22a2672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20.9.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml b/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
index a07968ae7..2691dbbbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20.9.0"
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
+      - name: Build
+        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/scripts/install-binaries b/scripts/install-binaries
index d8f33f4e6..723c22858 100755
--- a/scripts/install-binaries
+++ b/scripts/install-binaries
@@ -33,22 +33,28 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
 done
 
 if test -d "$BINARY_PATH"; then
-  echo ✅ "Folder $BINARY_PATH exists already skipping download."
+  echo ✅ "Folder $BINARY_PATH exists already skipping download and build."
 else
   mkdir -p "$BINARY_PATH"
   case "$OS" in
   Darwin)
-    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz"
+    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE"
     curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH" "radicle-$RELEASE-aarch64-apple-darwin/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
     ;;
   Linux)
-    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz"
+    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE"
     curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH" "radicle-$RELEASE-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
     ;;
   *)
     echo "There are no precompiled binaries for your OS: $OS, compile $RELEASE manually and make sure it's in PATH." && exit 1
     ;;
   esac
+
+  echo Building radicle-httpd and rad-web
+  CARGO_TERM_PROGRESS_WIDTH=80 CARGO_TERM_PROGRESS_WHEN=always cargo build --release --all --quiet --manifest-path=$REPO_ROOT/radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
+  echo Copying radicle-httpd and rad-web into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE
+  cp $REPO_ROOT/radicle-httpd/target/release/radicle-httpd $BINARY_PATH
+  cp $REPO_ROOT/radicle-httpd/target/release/rad-web $BINARY_PATH
 fi
 
 echo
diff --git a/tests/e2e/node.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/node.spec.ts
index 19d99501f..930c83c00 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/node.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/node.spec.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test("node metadata", async ({ page, peerManager }) => {
   await expect(
     page.getByText(`${shortNodeRemote}@seed.radicle.test:8123`),
   ).toBeVisible();
-  await expect(page.getByText("1.0.0-rc.11-")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText("pre-release")).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test("node projects", async ({ page }) => {