diff --git a/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
index 44b82ff15..a8f98565e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bindings_ci.yml
@@ -92,10 +92,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: true
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        # Use Ubuntu LTS-1 for broader glibc compatibility.
+        os: [ubuntu-20.04]
         node-version: [16.0, 18.0, 19.0, 20.0]
         include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
+          - os: ubuntu-20.04
             os-name: 🐧
 
           - os: macos-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prep-crypto-nodejs-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prep-crypto-nodejs-release.yml
index 1c702bea4..d0e609994 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prep-crypto-nodejs-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prep-crypto-nodejs-release.yml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
 
   trigger-release:
     # and trigger the tagging release workflow
-    uses: matrix-org/matrix-rust-sdk/.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml@main
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml
     needs: ['prepare-release']
     name: "Trigger release Workflow"
     with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml
index d682a3e60..9448e0bdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-crypto-nodejs.yml
@@ -39,19 +39,21 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           # ----------------------------------- Linux
+          # Use Ubuntu LTS-1 for broader glibc compatibility.
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
           - target: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
             apt_install: gcc-i686-linux-gnu g++-i686-linux-gnu
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
           - target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
             apt_install: gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
           - target: arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
             apt_install: gcc-arm-linux-gnueabihf
           - target: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-            os: ubuntu-latest
+            os: ubuntu-20.04
+            apt_install: musl-tools
           # ----------------------------------- macOS
           - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
             os: macos-latest