diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cd15bbf2..0861324e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,15 +31,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install QBE
         run: |
-          mkdir -p qbe
+          git clone https://github.com/kengorab/qbe-mirror
+          mv qbe-mirror qbe
           cd qbe
-          wget https://c9x.me/compile/release/qbe-1.2.tar.xz
-          tar -xf qbe-1.2.tar.xz
-          cd qbe-1.2
           make
       - name: Setup QBE
         run: |
-          echo "PATH=$(pwd)/qbe/qbe-1.2:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "PATH=$(pwd)/qbe:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Install libgc dependencies (macos only)
         if: matrix.platform.suffix == 'darwin-arm64'
         run: brew install autoconf automake libtool
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfhost.yml b/.github/workflows/selfhost.yml
index 36be0d57..762e063c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfhost.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfhost.yml
@@ -12,24 +12,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout source
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - name: Cache QBE
-      id: cache-qbe
-      uses: actions/cache@v3
-      with:
-        path: ./qbe/qbe-1.2
-        key: qbe-1.2
     - name: Install QBE
       run: |
-        mkdir -p qbe
+        git clone https://github.com/kengorab/qbe-mirror
+        mv qbe-mirror qbe
         cd qbe
-        wget https://c9x.me/compile/release/qbe-1.2.tar.xz
-        tar -xf qbe-1.2.tar.xz
-        cd qbe-1.2
         make
-      if: steps.cache-qbe.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
     - name: Setup QBE
       run: |
-        echo "PATH=$(pwd)/qbe/qbe-1.2:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "PATH=$(pwd)/qbe:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Install ext dependencies
       run: ./projects/compiler/scripts/configure-libgc.sh
     - name: Install abra