diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 3d784ba..4b084cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           override: true
           components: rustfmt, clippy
 
-      - name: Download circom (Linux)
-        run: git clone https://github.com/iden3/circom.git && cd circom && cargo build --release && cargo install --path circom
+      - name: Download circom v2.1.8 (Linux)
+        run: wget https://github.com/iden3/circom/releases/download/v2.1.8/circom-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/circom && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/circom
 
       - name: Print circom version
         run: circom --version