diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index b4e1f6ef82d..2d565795d9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install
       ACTS_LOG_FAILURE_THRESHOLD: WARNING
-      DEPENDENCY_URL: https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${{ env.DEPENDENCY_TAG }}.tar.zst
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -37,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
           lfs: true
 
+      - name: Set dependencies URL
+        run: echo "DEPENDENCY_URL=https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${DEPENDENCY_TAG}.tar.zst" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: CI/dependencies.sh
 
@@ -115,7 +117,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: [linux_ubuntu]
     env:
       ACTS_SEQUENCER_DISABLE_FPEMON: true
-      DEPENDENCY_URL: https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${{ env.DEPENDENCY_TAG }}.tar.zst
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -123,6 +124,9 @@ jobs:
           submodules: true
           lfs: true
 
+      - name: Set dependencies URL
+        run: echo "DEPENDENCY_URL=https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${DEPENDENCY_TAG}.tar.zst" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: CI/dependencies.sh
 
@@ -153,7 +157,6 @@ jobs:
     needs: [linux_ubuntu]
     env:
       ACTS_SEQUENCER_DISABLE_FPEMON: true
-      DEPENDENCY_URL: https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${{ env.DEPENDENCY_TAG }}.tar.zst
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -162,6 +165,10 @@ jobs:
           lfs: true
 
       - run: apt-get update && apt-get install -y time
+
+      - name: Set dependencies URL
+        run: echo "DEPENDENCY_URL=https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-24.04/deps.${DEPENDENCY_TAG}.tar.zst" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: CI/dependencies.sh
 
@@ -247,13 +254,16 @@ jobs:
     env:
       INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install
       ACTS_LOG_FAILURE_THRESHOLD: WARNING
-      DEPENDENCY_URL: https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-22.04/deps.${{ env.DEPENDENCY_TAG }}.tar.zst
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: true
           lfs: true
 
+      - name: Set dependencies URL
+        run: echo "DEPENDENCY_URL=https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/ubuntu-22.04/deps.${DEPENDENCY_TAG}.tar.zst" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: CI/dependencies.sh
 
@@ -321,7 +331,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install_acts
       ACTS_LOG_FAILURE_THRESHOLD: WARNING
-      DEPENDENCY_URL: https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/macos-14/deps.${{ env.DEPENDENCY_TAG }}.tar.zst
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -331,6 +341,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Print architecture
         run: uname -p
 
+      - name: Set dependencies URL
+        run: echo "DEPENDENCY_URL=https://acts.web.cern.ch/ACTS/ci/macos-14/deps.${DEPENDENCY_TAG}.tar.zst" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: >
           brew install cmake ninja ccache xerces-c