diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-ipfs/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-ipfs/action.yml
index 5e87bcd3..55f2d2a6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-ipfs/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-ipfs/action.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ description: Setup IPFS
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - uses: ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action@v1
+    # fetches from GitHub releases instead of dist.ipfs.tech
+    # (unreleased ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action#49, pinned to its head)
+    - uses: ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action@c0a98521ab68c887b26c67c06d3acae5e0ddace9
       with:
         name: kubo
         version: "${{ env.KUBO_VER }}"
-    - uses: ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action@v1
+    - uses: ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action@c0a98521ab68c887b26c67c06d3acae5e0ddace9
       with:
         name: ipfs-cluster-ctl
         version: "${{ env.CLUSTER_CTL_VER }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a2076400..f2fc1ed0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
  DIST_ROOT: ${{ github.event.inputs.dist_root || '/ipns/dist.ipfs.tech' }} # content root used for calculating diff to build
- KUBO_VER: 'v0.41.0-rc1'   # kubo daemon used for chunking and applying diff
- CLUSTER_CTL_VER: 'v1.0.8' # ipfs-cluster-ctl used for pinning
+ KUBO_VER: 'v0.42.0'       # kubo daemon used for chunking and applying diff
+ CLUSTER_CTL_VER: 'v1.1.6' # ipfs-cluster-ctl used for pinning
 
 concurrency:
   # we want only one job running at the time because it is expensive
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 36934ccd..c13a4570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
  DIST_ROOT: ${{ github.event.inputs.custom_dist_root || '/ipns/dist.ipfs.tech' }} # content root used for calculating diff to build
- KUBO_VER: 'v0.41.0-rc1'       # kubo daemon used for chunking and applying diff
- CLUSTER_CTL_VER: 'v1.0.8' # ipfs-cluster-ctl used for pinning
+ KUBO_VER: 'v0.42.0'       # kubo daemon used for chunking and applying diff
+ CLUSTER_CTL_VER: 'v1.1.6' # ipfs-cluster-ctl used for pinning
 
 concurrency:
   group: nightly