diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0164a520..bd645ec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Install C libraries for tooling on ubuntu
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install libudev-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Install Rust targets, build defmt crates for no_std targets, build defmt dependent crates for cortex-m targets, build panic-probe with different features
         run: cargo xtask test-cross
 
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Run rustfmt & clippy
         run: cargo xtask test-lint
 
@@ -57,7 +63,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Install Rust stable, run all UI tests on the host
         run: cargo xtask test-ui
 
@@ -67,7 +75,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Setup mdBook
         uses: peaceiris/actions-mdbook@v1
         with:
@@ -84,8 +94,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update ${{ matrix.toolchain }} && rustup default ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+      - name: Use the latest ${{ matrix.toolchain }} release
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
+          rustup default ${{ matrix.toolchain }}
       - name: Install QEMU_TARGET
         run: rustup target add ${{ env.QEMU_TARGET }}
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -100,7 +112,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Use the latest stable release
-        run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
+        run: |
+          rustup update --no-self-update stable
+          rustup default stable
       - name: Install QEMU_TARGET
         run: rustup target add ${{ env.QEMU_TARGET }}
       - name: Install dependencies