diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index 02d868f8f2a..a408fa83e55 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fi
 #
 # FIXME: need a scheme for changing this `nightly` value to `beta` and `stable`
 #        either automatically or manually.
-export RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL=beta
+export RUST_RELEASE_CHANNEL=stable
 
 # Always set the release channel for bootstrap; this is normally not important (i.e., only dist
 # builds would seem to matter) but in practice bootstrap wants to know whether we're targeting