diff --git a/ci/publish-tarball.sh b/ci/publish-tarball.sh
index 9f0015d2ff..c5d7fed546 100755
--- a/ci/publish-tarball.sh
+++ b/ci/publish-tarball.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ echo --- Creating tarball
   source ./target/perf-libs/env.sh
   (
     cd fullnode
-    cargo install --path . --features=cuda --root ../solana-release-cuda
+    cargo install +"$rust_stable" --path . --features=cuda --root ../solana-release-cuda
   )
   cp solana-release-cuda/bin/solana-fullnode solana-release/bin/solana-fullnode-cuda
   cp -a scripts multinode-demo solana-release/