diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
index 2abbfae..df026b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-ids.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install rustsec-admin
       run: |
-        if [ ! -f $HOME/.cargo/bin/rustsec-admin ]; then
-            cargo install rustsec-admin --vers 0.8.5
+        VERSION="0.8.5"
+        if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
+          cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
         fi
 
     - name: Assign IDs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml b/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
index 82d473a..8651640 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/export-osv.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cargo/bin
           key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.5
       - run: |
-          if [ ! -f $HOME/.cargo/bin/rustsec-admin ]; then
-           cargo install rustsec-admin --vers 0.8.5
+          VERSION="0.8.5"
+          if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
+            cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
           fi
           mkdir -p crates
           rustsec-admin osv crates
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
index 3d93fd2..0c07cbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-web.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ jobs:
           path: ~/.cargo/bin
           key: rustsec-admin-v0.8.5
       - run: |
-          if [ ! -f $HOME/.cargo/bin/rustsec-admin ]; then
-           cargo install rustsec-admin --vers 0.8.5
+          VERSION="0.8.5"
+          if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
+            cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
           fi
           rustsec-admin web .
           git config user.name github-actions
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 558d9a4..14eec8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install rustsec-admin
       run: |
-        if [ ! -f $HOME/.cargo/bin/rustsec-admin ]; then
-            cargo install rustsec-admin --vers 0.8.5
+        VERSION="0.8.5"
+        if ! ( rustsec-admin --version | grep -q "$VERSION" ); then
+          cargo install rustsec-admin --force --vers "$VERSION"
         fi
 
     - name: Lint advisories