diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4ca14d41..f1b11b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.16
         id: go
 
+      - name: Check out
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends shellcheck
+
+          export CUE_VERSION="$(grep cue ./go.mod | cut -d' ' -f2)"
+          export CUE_TARBALL="cue_$(echo "$CUE_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//')_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz"
+
+          echo "Installing cue version $CUE_VERSION"
           curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sudo sh -s -- -b /usr/local/bin v1.23.8
-          curl -L https://github.com/cuelang/cue/releases/download/v0.3.0-beta.5/cue_0.3.0-beta.5_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz | sudo tar zxf - -C /usr/local/bin
-
-      - name: Check out
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+          curl -L https://github.com/cuelang/cue/releases/download/${CUE_VERSION}/${CUE_TARBALL} | sudo tar zxf - -C /usr/local/bin
       - name: Build
         run: |
           make
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba2c989d..efc5b1f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cuefmt:
 	@(cue fmt -s ./examples/*)
 
 .PHONY: lint
-lint: cuefmt check-buildkit-version check-cue-version
+lint: cuefmt check-buildkit-version
 	golangci-lint run
 	@test -z "$$(git status -s . | grep -e "^ M"  | grep .cue | cut -d ' ' -f3 | tee /dev/stderr)"
 
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ check-buildkit-version:
 		"$(shell grep ' = "v' ./pkg/buildkitd/buildkitd.go | sed -E 's/^.*version.*=.*\"(v.*)\"/\1/' )" \
 		|| { echo buildkit version mismatch go.mod != pkg/buildkitd/buildkitd.go ; exit 1; }
 
-.PHONY: check-cue-version
-check-cue-version:
-	@grep -q "$(shell grep cue ./go.mod | cut -d' ' -f2)" .github/workflows/ci.yml \
-		|| { echo cue version mismatch go.mod != .github/workflows/ci.yml ; exit 1; }
-
-
 .PHONY: integration
 integration: dagger-debug
 	# Self-diagnostics