diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_query_serving_queries_next_release.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_query_serving_queries_next_release.yml
index 719a33ed6fb..6033ca4b9d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_query_serving_queries_next_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade_downgrade_test_query_serving_queries_next_release.yml
@@ -117,43 +117,46 @@ jobs:
         # install JUnit report formatter
         go install github.com/vitessio/go-junit-report@HEAD
 
-    # Build current commit's binaries
-    - name: Get dependencies for this commit
+    # Checkout to the next release of Vitess
+    - name: Check out other version's code (${{ steps.output-next-release-ref.outputs.next_release_ref }})
+      if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ref: ${{ steps.output-next-release-ref.outputs.next_release_ref }}
+
+    - name: Get dependencies for the next release
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       run: |
         go mod download
 
-    - name: Building the binaries for this commit
+    - name: Building next release's binaries
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 10
       run: |
         source build.env
         NOVTADMINBUILD=1 make build
-        mkdir -p /tmp/vitess-build-current/
-        cp -R bin /tmp/vitess-build-current/
+        mkdir -p /tmp/vitess-build-other/
+        cp -R bin /tmp/vitess-build-other/
         rm -Rf bin/*
 
-    # Checkout to the next release of Vitess
-    - name: Check out other version's code (${{ steps.output-next-release-ref.outputs.next_release_ref }})
+    # Checkout to this build's commit
+    - name: Check out commit's code
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ steps.output-next-release-ref.outputs.next_release_ref }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
 
-    - name: Get dependencies for the next release
+    - name: Get dependencies for this commit
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       run: |
         go mod download
 
-    - name: Building next release's binaries
+    - name: Building the binaries for this commit
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       timeout-minutes: 10
       run: |
         source build.env
         NOVTADMINBUILD=1 make build
-        mkdir -p /tmp/vitess-build-other/
-        cp -R bin /tmp/vitess-build-other/
-        rm -Rf bin/*
+        mkdir -p /tmp/vitess-build-current/
+        cp -R bin /tmp/vitess-build-current/
 
     - name: Convert ErrorContains checks to Error checks
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
@@ -166,8 +169,6 @@ jobs:
       if: steps.skip-workflow.outputs.skip-workflow == 'false' && steps.changes.outputs.end_to_end == 'true'
       run: |
         source build.env
-
-        cp -r /tmp/vitess-build-current/bin/* $PWD/bin/
         rm -f $PWD/bin/vtgate
         cp /tmp/vitess-build-other/bin/vtgate $PWD/bin/vtgate
         vtgate --version