diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8bf80257fd3..409b87193b1 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: 2.1
 
 defaults:
-  rust_image: &rust_image quay.io/tarilabs/rust_tari-build-with-deps:nightly-2021-08-18
+  rust_image: &rust_image quay.io/tarilabs/rust_tari-build-with-deps:nightly-2021-09-18
 
 commands:
   test:
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ commands:
       - run:
           name: Cargo fmt
           command: |
-            TOOLCHAIN=$(cat rust-toolchain)
+            TOOLCHAIN=$(awk '/channel = /{print $NF}' rust-toolchain.toml)
             rustup component add --toolchain $TOOLCHAIN rustfmt
             cargo fmt --all -- --check
       - run:
           name: Run clippy (main source)
           command: |
-            TOOLCHAIN=$(cat rust-toolchain)
+            TOOLCHAIN=$(awk '/channel = /{print $NF}' rust-toolchain.toml)
             rustup component add --toolchain $TOOLCHAIN clippy
             cargo clippy -- -D warnings -W clippy::cognitive_complexity
       - run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index ce18c6b5e0f..8323812244f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
   security_audit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions-rs/audit-check@v1
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
index 98d73e620af..e1bc225ae92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/base_node_binaries.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
+          toolchain: nightly-2021-09-18
           components: rustfmt
           override: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2d8576ad712..db9e8f7fe4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
+          toolchain: nightly-2021-09-18
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           override: true
       - name: cargo fmt
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           override: true
 
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: toolchain
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
           components: clippy, rustfmt
           override: true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/libwallet.yml b/.github/workflows/libwallet.yml
index 8ba60fa1ffe..b2df3d71822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libwallet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libwallet.yml
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
+          toolchain: nightly-2021-09-18
           target: aarch64-apple-ios
           components: rustfmt
           override: true
       - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly-2021-08-18
+          toolchain: nightly-2021-09-18
           target: x86_64-apple-ios
           components: rustfmt
           override: true