diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
index df2051f3d9..7d69466ef2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic_cli_build_release.yml
@@ -121,13 +121,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: cp macos-x86_64-files/* ./basic-cli/src
 
-      # gz for quick test, br takes longer
+      # change to tar.gz for fast test build
       - run: |
-          if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == 'workflow_dispatch' ]; then
-            echo "ARCHIVE_FORMAT='.tar.br'" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          else
-            echo "ARCHIVE_FORMAT='.tar.gz'" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          fi
+          echo "ARCHIVE_FORMAT='.tar.br'" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - run: ./roc_nightly/roc build --bundle=${{ env.ARCHIVE_FORMAT }} ./basic-cli/src/main.roc
 
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs b/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
index c10c9b409b..c58f963253 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ mod cli_run {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    #[serial(basic_cli_url)]
     #[cfg_attr(windows, ignore)]
     fn hello_world() {
         test_roc_app_slim(
@@ -879,6 +880,7 @@ mod cli_run {
 
     #[test]
     #[serial(parser_package)]
+    #[serial(basic_cli_url)]
     #[cfg_attr(windows, ignore)]
     fn parse_letter_counts() {
         test_roc_app_slim(
diff --git a/examples/helloWorld.roc b/examples/helloWorld.roc
index a33c8423bb..19b3153b2e 100644
--- a/examples/helloWorld.roc
+++ b/examples/helloWorld.roc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 app "helloWorld"
-    packages { pf: "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.2.1/wx1N6qhU3kKva-4YqsVJde3fho34NqiLD3m620zZ-OI.tar.br" }
+    packages { pf: "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.3/OBKa1ehApuKND8nt6-1aAgFEJNDPCskCQ1oANjNH7Cg.tar.gz" }
     imports [pf.Stdout]
     provides [main] to pf
 
diff --git a/examples/parser/examples/letter-counts.roc b/examples/parser/examples/letter-counts.roc
index 733483d35c..6fa9a13ab4 100644
--- a/examples/parser/examples/letter-counts.roc
+++ b/examples/parser/examples/letter-counts.roc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 app "example"
     packages {
-        cli: "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.2.1/wx1N6qhU3kKva-4YqsVJde3fho34NqiLD3m620zZ-OI.tar.br",
+        cli: "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.3/OBKa1ehApuKND8nt6-1aAgFEJNDPCskCQ1oANjNH7Cg.tar.gz",
         parser: "../package/main.roc",
     }
     imports [