diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
index b5427101..425aa10c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
@@ -12,17 +12,15 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Cache cargo bin
+      id: admin-cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/.cargo/bin
-        key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.8
+        key: rustsec-admin-b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Install rustsec-admin
-      run: |
-        VERSION="0.8.8"
-        if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
-          cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
-        fi
+      if: steps.admin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: cargo install --git https://github.com/rustsec/rustsec rustsec-admin --rev b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Assign IDs
       id: assign
diff --git a/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml b/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
index 9dd5cec3..5ebd9e3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: osv
+
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: admin-cache
         with:
           path: ~/.cargo/bin
-          key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.8
+          key: rustsec-admin-b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
+
+      - name: Install rustsec-admin
+        if: steps.admin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: cargo install --git https://github.com/rustsec/rustsec rustsec-admin --rev b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
+
       - run: |
-          VERSION="0.8.8"
-          if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
-            cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
-          fi
           mkdir -p crates
           rustsec-admin osv crates
           # FIXME: hack to avoid committing advisories without an ID
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
index 4e782572..d09d2ef8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: gh-pages
+
       - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        id: admin-cache
         with:
           path: ~/.cargo/bin
-          key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.8
+          key: rustsec-admin-b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
+
+      - name: Install rustsec-admin
+        if: steps.admin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: cargo install --git https://github.com/rustsec/rustsec rustsec-admin --rev b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
+
       - run: |
-          VERSION="0.8.8"
-          if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
-            cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
-          fi
           rustsec-admin web .
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-ids.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-ids.yml
index 1c414218..1fde7079 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-ids.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-ids.yml
@@ -14,17 +14,15 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Cache cargo bin
+      id: admin-cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/.cargo/bin
-        key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.9
+        key: rustsec-admin-b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Install rustsec-admin
-      run: |
-        VERSION="0.8.9"
-        if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
-          cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
-        fi
+      if: steps.admin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: cargo install --git https://github.com/rustsec/rustsec rustsec-admin --rev b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Synchronize IDs
       id: sync_ids
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 3a058a37..44ce76fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,15 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Cache cargo bin
+      id: admin-cache
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/.cargo/bin
-        key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.8
+        key: rustsec-admin-b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Install rustsec-admin
-      run: |
-        VERSION="0.8.8"
-        if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
-          cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
-        fi
+      if: steps.admin-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: cargo install --git https://github.com/rustsec/rustsec rustsec-admin --rev b7c69254bda9b8f4c94bc5eaef47e5bb3a97d8cd
 
     - name: Lint advisories
       run: rustsec-admin lint --skip-namecheck rustdecimal,vec-const