diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index d710ebf756..09aa254a85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -86,32 +86,42 @@ jobs:
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git build-essential
 
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        run: |
-          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
 
       - name: Clone this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Add Zenoh Rust toolchain version
-        run: rustup override set $(cat rust-toolchain.toml | grep '^channel' | sed 's/[^"]*"//' | sed 's/"//')
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          rustup override set $(cat rust-toolchain.toml | grep '^channel' | sed 's/[^"]*"//' | sed 's/"//')
 
       - name: Install rustup components
-        run: rustup component add rustfmt clippy
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          rustup component add rustfmt clippy
 
       - name: Code format check
-        run: cargo fmt --check
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo fmt --check
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
 
       - name: Clippy check
-        run: cargo +stable clippy --all-targets --features=${{ inputs.features }} -- --deny warnings
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo +stable clippy --all-targets --features=${{ inputs.features }} -- --deny warnings
 
       - name: Clippy unstable check
-        run: cargo +stable clippy --all-targets  -- --deny warnings
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo +stable clippy --all-targets  -- --deny warnings
 
       - name: Clippy all features
-        run: cargo +stable clippy --all-targets --all-features -- --deny warnings
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo +stable clippy --all-targets --all-features -- --deny warnings
 
   tests-ubuntu-24:
     name: Tests on Ubuntu 24.04
@@ -123,29 +133,35 @@ jobs:
         run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl git build-essential
         
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
-        run: |
-          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
-          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+        run: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
 
       - name: Clone this repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       
       - name: Add Zenoh Rust toolchain version
-        run: rustup override set $(cat rust-toolchain.toml | grep '^channel' | sed 's/[^"]*"//' | sed 's/"//')
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          rustup override set $(cat rust-toolchain.toml | grep '^channel' | sed 's/[^"]*"//' | sed 's/"//')
 
       - name: Install nextest
-        run: cargo +stable install --locked cargo-nextest
+        run:  |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo +stable install --locked cargo-nextest
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: cargo nextest run --release --features=${{ inputs.features }} --verbose
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo nextest run --release --features=${{ inputs.features }} --verbose
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4
 
       - name: Run doctests
-        run: cargo test --release --features=${{ inputs.features }} --doc
+        run: |
+          . "$HOME/.cargo/env"
+          cargo test --release --features=${{ inputs.features }} --doc
         env:
           CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
           ASYNC_STD_THREAD_COUNT: 4