diff --git a/.github/workflows.src/build.inc.yml b/.github/workflows.src/build.inc.yml
index e7153ef6..20816a71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows.src/build.inc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows.src/build.inc.yml
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
         FROM scratch
         COPY --from=download /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
         COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/gel
-        RUN ln -s gel /usr/bin/edgedb
+        COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/edgedb
         ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gel"]
         EOF
     - env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index a2b92257..27a8b473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ jobs:
         FROM scratch
         COPY --from=download /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
         COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/gel
-        RUN ln -s gel /usr/bin/edgedb
+        COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/edgedb
         ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gel"]
         EOF
     - env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 73cb29e5..7ad380e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ jobs:
         FROM scratch
         COPY --from=download /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
         COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/gel
-        RUN ln -s gel /usr/bin/edgedb
+        COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/edgedb
         ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gel"]
         EOF
     - env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 22209551..10bd08e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -2299,7 +2299,7 @@ jobs:
         FROM scratch
         COPY --from=download /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
         COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/gel
-        RUN ln -s gel /usr/bin/edgedb
+        COPY --from=download /tmp/gel /usr/bin/edgedb
         ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/gel"]
         EOF
     - env: