diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index cf8332655e4..4ea8e367611 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install .NET toolchain
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+          global-json-file: modules/global.json
         env:
           DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR: ~/.dotnet
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ed34802f604..6e340e55428 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dsherret/rust-toolchain-file@v1
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+          global-json-file: modules/global.json
       - name: Start containers
         run: docker compose up -d
       - name: Run smoketests
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+          global-json-file: modules/global.json
 
       - name: Create /stdb dir
         run: |
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3
         with:
-          dotnet-version: "8.x"
+          global-json-file: modules/global.json
 
       - name: Create /stdb dir
         run: |