diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
index 4bdae960df..9e46b6908a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-build.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20.9.0"
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
index 7b22a26725..aaae45aa72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-e2e.yml
@@ -11,16 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "20.9.0"
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
@@ -38,7 +28,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Radicle binaries
         run: |
           mkdir -p tests/artifacts;
-          ./scripts/install-binaries;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-rad-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-httpd-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
 
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         run: npm run test:e2e -- --project ${{ matrix.browser }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-http-client-unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/check-http-client-unit-test.yml
index 065c3ac279..c6308de181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-http-client-unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-http-client-unit-test.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p tests/artifacts;
           ./scripts/install-binaries;
-          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-rad-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-httpd-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
       - run: |
           npm run test:http-client:unit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml b/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
index 2691dbbbf1..03604cb959 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-visual.yml
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20.9.0"
-      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
-        with:
-          workspaces: radicle-httpd -> target
-      - name: Build
-        run: cargo build --all --release --manifest-path=./radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -62,7 +56,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p tests/artifacts;
           ./scripts/install-binaries;
-          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-rad-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+          ./scripts/install-binaries --show-httpd-path >> $GITHUB_PATH;
 
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/install-binaries b/scripts/install-binaries
index b0369a5d29..8bb04014d6 100755
--- a/scripts/install-binaries
+++ b/scripts/install-binaries
@@ -3,9 +3,31 @@ set -e
 
 REPO_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo "$PWD")
 RELEASE=$(cat "$REPO_ROOT/tests/support/heartwood-release")
-BINARY_PATH=$REPO_ROOT/tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE
+HTTPD_RELEASE=$(cat "$REPO_ROOT/tests/support/radicle-httpd-release")
+BINARY_PATH=$REPO_ROOT/tests/tmp/bin
 OS=$(uname)
 
+install() {
+  if test -d "$BINARY_PATH/$1"; then
+    echo ✅ "Folder $BINARY_PATH/$1 exists already skipping download and build."
+  else
+    mkdir -p "$BINARY_PATH/$1"
+    case "$OS" in
+    Darwin)
+      echo Downloading "$1" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases$2/$1/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$1"
+      curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases$2/$1/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH/$1" "radicle-$1-aarch64-apple-darwin/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
+      ;;
+    Linux)
+      echo Downloading "$1" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases$2/$1/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$1"
+      curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases$2/$1/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH/$1" "radicle-$1-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "There are no precompiled binaries for your OS: $OS, compile $1 manually and make sure it's in PATH." && exit 1
+      ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+}
+
 show_usage() {
   echo
   echo "Installs binaries required for running e2e test suite."
@@ -21,8 +43,12 @@ show_usage() {
 
 while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
-  --show-path | -s)
-    echo "$BINARY_PATH"
+  --show-rad-path)
+    echo "$BINARY_PATH/$RELEASE"
+    exit
+    ;;
+  --show-httpd-path)
+    echo "$BINARY_PATH/$HTTPD_RELEASE"
     exit
     ;;
   --help | -h)
@@ -32,28 +58,7 @@ while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
   esac
 done
 
-if test -d "$BINARY_PATH"; then
-  echo ✅ "Folder $BINARY_PATH exists already skipping download and build."
-else
-  mkdir -p "$BINARY_PATH"
-  case "$OS" in
-  Darwin)
-    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE"
-    curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH" "radicle-$RELEASE-aarch64-apple-darwin/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
-    ;;
-  Linux)
-    echo Downloading "$RELEASE" from "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE"
-    curl --fail -s "https://files.radicle.xyz/releases/$RELEASE/radicle-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.xz" | tar -xJ --strip-components=2 -C "$BINARY_PATH" "radicle-$RELEASE-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/" || (echo "Download failed" && exit 1)
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "There are no precompiled binaries for your OS: $OS, compile $RELEASE manually and make sure it's in PATH." && exit 1
-    ;;
-  esac
-
-  echo Building radicle-httpd
-  CARGO_TERM_PROGRESS_WIDTH=80 CARGO_TERM_PROGRESS_WHEN=always cargo build --release --all --quiet --manifest-path=$REPO_ROOT/radicle-httpd/Cargo.toml
-  echo Copying radicle-httpd into /tests/tmp/bin/$RELEASE
-  cp $REPO_ROOT/radicle-httpd/target/release/radicle-httpd $BINARY_PATH
-fi
+install "$RELEASE" "/"
+install "$HTTPD_RELEASE" "/radicle-httpd"
 
 echo
diff --git a/tests/support/globalSetup.ts b/tests/support/globalSetup.ts
index a807d1f40d..00d28e6382 100644
--- a/tests/support/globalSetup.ts
+++ b/tests/support/globalSetup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import * as Fs from "node:fs";
 import * as Path from "node:path";
 import {
-  assertRadInstalled,
+  assertBinariesInstalled,
+  heartwoodRelease,
+  radicleHttpdRelease,
   removeWorkspace,
   tmpDir,
 } from "@tests/support/support.js";
@@ -15,9 +17,22 @@ import {
 } from "@tests/support/fixtures.js";
 import { createPeerManager } from "@tests/support/peerManager.js";
 
+const heartwoodBinaryPath = Path.join(tmpDir, "bin", heartwoodRelease);
+const httpdBinaryPath = Path.join(tmpDir, "bin", radicleHttpdRelease);
+
 export default async function globalSetup(): Promise<() => void> {
   try {
-    await assertRadInstalled();
+    await assertBinariesInstalled("rad", heartwoodRelease, heartwoodBinaryPath);
+    await assertBinariesInstalled(
+      "radicle-httpd",
+      radicleHttpdRelease,
+      httpdBinaryPath,
+    );
+    process.env.PATH = [
+      heartwoodBinaryPath,
+      httpdBinaryPath,
+      process.env.PATH,
+    ].join(Path.delimiter);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error);
     console.log("");
diff --git a/tests/support/radicle-httpd-release b/tests/support/radicle-httpd-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51de3305bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/support/radicle-httpd-release
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.13.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/support/support.ts b/tests/support/support.ts
index e9b7257532..de1ba1fa81 100644
--- a/tests/support/support.ts
+++ b/tests/support/support.ts
@@ -30,21 +30,27 @@ export const heartwoodRelease = await Fs.readFile(
   "utf8",
 );
 
-const binaryPath = Path.join(tmpDir, "bin", heartwoodRelease);
-process.env.PATH = [binaryPath, process.env.PATH].join(Path.delimiter);
+export const radicleHttpdRelease = await Fs.readFile(
+  `${supportDir}/radicle-httpd-release`,
+  "utf8",
+);
 
-// Assert that the `rad` CLI is installed and has the correct version.
-export async function assertRadInstalled(): Promise<void> {
-  const { stdout: which } = await execa("which", ["rad"]);
-  if (Path.dirname(which) !== binaryPath) {
+// Assert that binaries are installed and are the correct version.
+export async function assertBinariesInstalled(
+  binary: string,
+  expectedVersion: string,
+  expectedPath: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { stdout: which } = await execa("which", [binary]);
+  if (Path.dirname(which) !== expectedPath) {
     throw new Error(
-      `rad path doesn't match used rad binary: ${binaryPath} !== ${which}`,
+      `${binary} path doesn't match used ${binary} binary: ${expectedPath} !== ${which}`,
     );
   }
-  const { stdout: version } = await execa("rad", ["--version"]);
-  if (!version.includes(heartwoodRelease)) {
+  const { stdout: version } = await execa(binary, ["--version"]);
+  if (!version.includes(expectedVersion)) {
     throw new Error(
-      `rad version ${version} does not satisfy ${heartwoodRelease}`,
+      `${binary} version ${version} does not satisfy ${expectedVersion}`,
     );
   }
 }