diff --git a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
index c76126461..9e336c7c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CICD.yml
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ jobs:
         # dependencies
         echo "## dependency list"
         ## * using the 'stable' toolchain is necessary to avoid "unexpected '--filter-platform'" errors
-        RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable cargo fetch --locked --quiet --target $(rustc --print host-tuple)
-        RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable cargo tree --no-dedupe --locked -e=no-dev --prefix=none ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} | grep -vE "$PWD" | sort --unique
+        cargo +stable fetch --locked --quiet --target $(rustc --print host-tuple)
+        cargo +stable tree --no-dedupe --locked -e=no-dev --prefix=none ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} | grep -vE "$PWD" | sort --unique
     - name: Test
       run: cargo nextest run --hide-progress-bar --profile ci ${{ steps.vars.outputs.CARGO_FEATURES_OPTION }} -p uucore -p coreutils
       env:
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ jobs:
         fail_ci_if_error: false
 
   test_separately:
-    name: Separate Builds (individual and coreutils)# duplicated with other CI, but has better appearance 
+    name: Separate Builds (individual and coreutils)# duplicated with other CI, but has better appearance
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml b/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
index 70f42278c..d086687e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/FixPR.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "## dependency list"
         cargo fetch --locked --quiet --target $(rustc --print host-tuple)
         ## * using the 'stable' toolchain is necessary to avoid "unexpected '--filter-platform'" errors
-        RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN=stable cargo tree --locked --no-dedupe -e=no-dev --prefix=none --features ${{ matrix.job.features }} | grep -vE "$PWD" | sort --unique
+        cargo +stable tree --locked --no-dedupe -e=no-dev --prefix=none --features ${{ matrix.job.features }} | grep -vE "$PWD" | sort --unique
     - name: Commit any changes (to '${{ env.BRANCH_TARGET }}')
       uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
       with: