diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 303a10615bb..f4d472e3d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             code-target: linux-x64
+            container: ubuntu:18.04
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
             code-target: linux-arm64
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
 
     name: dist (${{ matrix.target }})
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    container: ${{ matrix.container }}
 
     env:
       RA_TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -59,6 +61,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: ${{ env.FETCH_DEPTH }}
 
+      - name: Install toolchain dependencies
+        if: matrix.container == 'ubuntu:18.04'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y build-essential curl
+          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 --retry 10 --retry-connrefused -fsSL "https://sh.rustup.rs" | sh -s -- --profile minimal --default-toolchain none -y
+          echo "${CARGO_HOME:-$HOME/.cargo}/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Install Rust toolchain
         run: |
           rustup update --no-self-update stable