diff --git a/cargo-dist/src/backend/ci/mod.rs b/cargo-dist/src/backend/ci/mod.rs
index c16af6bfd..a994c624d 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/src/backend/ci/mod.rs
+++ b/cargo-dist/src/backend/ci/mod.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ pub enum DistInstallStrategy {
         installer_url: String,
         /// the installer name, without `.sh` or `.ps1`
         installer_name: String,
+        /// the version to install, used for cargo install fallback
+        version: String,
     },
     /// Run `cargo install --git` (slow!)
     GitBranch {
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ impl DistInstallSettings<'_> {
             return DistInstallStrategy::Installer {
                 installer_url: url.as_str().to_owned(),
                 installer_name: "cargo-dist-installer".to_owned(),
+                version: self.version.to_string(),
             };
         }
 
@@ -116,6 +119,7 @@ impl DistInstallSettings<'_> {
             // to compute these values for packages we build *BUT* it's messy and not that important
             installer_url: format!("{BASE_DIST_FETCH_URL}/v{version}"),
             installer_name,
+            version: version.to_string(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -124,8 +128,8 @@ impl InstallStrategy for DistInstallStrategy {
     /// Returns a bit of sh/dash to install the requested version of dist
     fn dash(&self) -> GhaRunStep {
         DashScript::new(match self {
-            DistInstallStrategy::Installer { installer_url, installer_name } => format!(
-                "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf {installer_url}/{installer_name}.sh | sh"
+            DistInstallStrategy::Installer { installer_url, installer_name, version } => format!(
+                "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf {installer_url}/{installer_name}.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version {version}"
             ),
             DistInstallStrategy::GitBranch { branch } => format!(
                 "cargo install --git https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/ --branch={branch} --locked cargo-dist"
@@ -136,8 +140,8 @@ impl InstallStrategy for DistInstallStrategy {
     /// Returns a bit of powershell to install the requested version of dist
     fn powershell(&self) -> GhaRunStep {
         PowershellScript::new(match self {
-            DistInstallStrategy::Installer { installer_url, installer_name } => format!(
-                "irm {installer_url}/{installer_name}.ps1 | iex"
+            DistInstallStrategy::Installer { installer_url, installer_name, version } => format!(
+                "try {{ irm {installer_url}/{installer_name}.ps1 | iex }} catch {{ cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version {version} }}"
             ),
             DistInstallStrategy::GitBranch { branch } => format!(
                 "cargo install --git https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/ --branch={branch} --locked cargo-dist"
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/gallery/dist/snapshot.rs b/cargo-dist/tests/gallery/dist/snapshot.rs
index 124050090..f941fa40f 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/gallery/dist/snapshot.rs
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/gallery/dist/snapshot.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ pub fn snapshot_settings_with_gallery_filter() -> insta::Settings {
         r"cargo-dist/releases/download/v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(\-prerelease\d*)?(\.\d+)?/",
         "cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/",
     );
+    settings.add_filter(
+        r"cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version \d+\.\d+\.\d+(\-prerelease\d*)?(\.\d+)?",
+        "cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION",
+    );
     settings.add_filter(r#"sha256 ".*""#, r#"sha256 "CENSORED""#);
     settings.add_filter(r#""sha256": .*"#, r#""sha256": "CENSORED""#);
     settings.add_filter(r#""sha512": .*"#, r#""sha512": "CENSORED""#);
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_basic.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_basic.snap
index a97d81a49..dc523dd23 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_basic.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_basic.snap
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2571,7 +2571,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2584,7 +2584,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2670,7 +2670,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_bins.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_bins.snap
index 0fd517323..344733135 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_bins.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_bins.snap
@@ -2539,7 +2539,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2664,7 +2664,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_musl.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_musl.snap
index ece5cc1c9..9c18193d8 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_musl.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_musl.snap
@@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_one_alias_among_many_binaries.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_one_alias_among_many_binaries.snap
index 181952b43..a00d9a8c3 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_one_alias_among_many_binaries.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_one_alias_among_many_binaries.snap
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_two_bin_aliases.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_two_bin_aliases.snap
index 9297e84d6..561aea322 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_two_bin_aliases.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_two_bin_aliases.snap
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2728,7 +2728,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_updaters.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_updaters.snap
index 7f82c6f61..2d0c4ccbe 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_updaters.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/akaikatana_updaters.snap
@@ -2589,7 +2589,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_action_commit.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_action_commit.snap
index 53e7d8ec8..216f98e1e 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_action_commit.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_action_commit.snap
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4105,7 +4105,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4132,7 +4132,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4145,7 +4145,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4243,7 +4243,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@ababcdcd
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias.snap
index 047bcd110..3fc5489ea 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias.snap
@@ -4014,7 +4014,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4027,7 +4027,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4040,7 +4040,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4053,7 +4053,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4137,7 +4137,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias_ignores_missing_bins.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias_ignores_missing_bins.snap
index 3717040ba..0b8959c20 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias_ignores_missing_bins.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_alias_ignores_missing_bins.snap
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4029,7 +4029,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4042,7 +4042,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4139,7 +4139,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_announce.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_announce.snap
index 3b73950b5..93614a235 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_announce.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_announce.snap
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4105,7 +4105,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4132,7 +4132,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4145,7 +4145,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4244,7 +4244,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_filters.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_filters.snap
index 75887bdee..ca0f05131 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_filters.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_filters.snap
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4105,7 +4105,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4132,7 +4132,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4145,7 +4145,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_host.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_host.snap
index 4683607e5..ef8dd8e24 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_host.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_attestations_host.snap
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4105,7 +4105,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4119,7 +4119,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4132,7 +4132,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4145,7 +4145,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4158,7 +4158,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4244,7 +4244,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic.snap
index fd3754575..8239b69ad 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic.snap
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3824,7 +3824,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -3845,7 +3845,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -3867,7 +3867,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -3909,7 +3909,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3930,7 +3930,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_bins.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_bins.snap
index 8fc4ea868..b849ae573 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_bins.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_bins.snap
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4239,7 +4239,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4253,7 +4253,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4266,7 +4266,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4279,7 +4279,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4292,7 +4292,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4376,7 +4376,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_lies.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_lies.snap
index d72067e26..140a96ca2 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_lies.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_basic_lies.snap
@@ -4084,7 +4084,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4097,7 +4097,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4110,7 +4110,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4123,7 +4123,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4207,7 +4207,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_build_setup_steps.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_build_setup_steps.snap
index 76499b387..1bfba7d1d 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_build_setup_steps.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_build_setup_steps.snap
@@ -3981,7 +3981,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3994,7 +3994,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4007,7 +4007,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4104,7 +4104,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2b.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2b.snap
index ccaf19dae..b56503659 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2b.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2b.snap
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2s.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2s.snap
index 687216c54..92ac45715 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2s.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_blake2s.snap
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_256.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_256.snap
index 4bd412056..d3c82d607 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_256.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_256.snap
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_512.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_512.snap
index c6abc2c42..c88e358c3 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_512.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_checksum_sha3_512.snap
@@ -1831,7 +1831,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ download_binary_and_run_installer "$@" || exit 1
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross1.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross1.snap
index 4604d0a68..03a4b40c0 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross1.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross1.snap
@@ -2629,7 +2629,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2647,7 +2647,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2675,7 +2675,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross2.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross2.snap
index ae43c6dca..7ffa87093 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross2.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_cross2.snap
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_formula.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_formula.snap
index cbfb770e1..63a2265a3 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_formula.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_formula.snap
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_github_runners.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_github_runners.snap
index a13875ece..d570c6034 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_github_runners.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_custom_github_runners.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_disable_source_tarball.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_disable_source_tarball.snap
index 0f636304e..4097084f5 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_disable_source_tarball.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_disable_source_tarball.snap
@@ -3969,7 +3969,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  axolotlsay-n
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3982,7 +3982,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  axolotlsay-n
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3995,7 +3995,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  axolotlsay-n
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4008,7 +4008,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  axolotlsay-n
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4092,7 +4092,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dispatch.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dispatch.snap
index b86b80d6a..924af5295 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dispatch.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dispatch.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dist_url_override.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dist_url_override.snap
index 759ecafc7..7633fb4aa 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dist_url_override.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_dist_url_override.snap
@@ -2460,7 +2460,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2473,7 +2473,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://dl.bearcove.cloud/dump/dist-cross/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_edit_existing.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_edit_existing.snap
index 75da3e5ad..bb62af8e5 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_edit_existing.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_edit_existing.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_generic_workspace_basic.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_generic_workspace_basic.snap
index 773d38a4d..b50acc9cf 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_generic_workspace_basic.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_generic_workspace_basic.snap
@@ -5014,7 +5014,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -5027,7 +5027,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -5040,7 +5040,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -5053,7 +5053,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -5137,7 +5137,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_linux_only.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_linux_only.snap
index 46015438e..c488810d9 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_linux_only.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_linux_only.snap
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_macos_x86_64_only.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_macos_x86_64_only.snap
index 29490e97b..be4b20a61 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_macos_x86_64_only.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_macos_x86_64_only.snap
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_packages.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_packages.snap
index 02f66b7f6..01971e065 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_packages.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_homebrew_packages.snap
@@ -3981,7 +3981,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3995,7 +3995,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4009,7 +4009,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4106,7 +4106,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl.snap
index 84d61853b..d07aff0d8 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl.snap
@@ -3201,7 +3201,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3214,7 +3214,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3227,7 +3227,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -3240,7 +3240,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -3325,7 +3325,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl_no_gnu.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl_no_gnu.snap
index 73ee9da13..425a914ab 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl_no_gnu.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_musl_no_gnu.snap
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3149,7 +3149,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3162,7 +3162,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -3247,7 +3247,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_homebrew_publish.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_homebrew_publish.snap
index f73dcb021..20cdedaa7 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_homebrew_publish.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_homebrew_publish.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals.snap
index 1a28f0e42..afcb46a55 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals_but_custom.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals_but_custom.snap
index 60175c087..966d435fb 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals_but_custom.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_no_locals_but_custom.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_several_aliases.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_several_aliases.snap
index bddec44f0..16d1d866f 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_several_aliases.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_several_aliases.snap
@@ -4020,7 +4020,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4033,7 +4033,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4046,7 +4046,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4059,7 +4059,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4143,7 +4143,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order1.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order1.snap
index 2180bb198..ac7338645 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order1.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order1.snap
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4224,7 +4224,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4238,7 +4238,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4264,7 +4264,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4277,7 +4277,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4361,7 +4361,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order2.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order2.snap
index 4bfa4d168..085c01c1d 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order2.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order2.snap
@@ -4198,7 +4198,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4211,7 +4211,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4224,7 +4224,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4238,7 +4238,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4251,7 +4251,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4264,7 +4264,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4277,7 +4277,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4361,7 +4361,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order_no_github.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order_no_github.snap
index 7dc8e830b..17b0ca964 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order_no_github.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_and_order_no_github.snap
@@ -4192,7 +4192,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4205,7 +4205,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4218,7 +4218,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4232,7 +4232,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4245,7 +4245,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4258,7 +4258,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4271,7 +4271,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_only.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_only.snap
index e62f5f4a4..1cd129f39 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_only.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_simple_only.snap
@@ -4194,7 +4194,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4207,7 +4207,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4220,7 +4220,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=i686-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4234,7 +4234,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4247,7 +4247,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4260,7 +4260,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4273,7 +4273,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4357,7 +4357,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign.snap
index 0614dde21..3941c3040 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign.snap
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2551,7 +2551,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign_prod.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign_prod.snap
index 0614dde21..3941c3040 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign_prod.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_ssldotcom_windows_sign_prod.snap
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2551,7 +2551,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -2661,7 +2661,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_tag_namespace.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_tag_namespace.snap
index 70b62d5d7..a2cfef012 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_tag_namespace.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_tag_namespace.snap
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_updaters.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_updaters.snap
index 099e63f73..2f91ed928 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_updaters.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_updaters.snap
@@ -4025,7 +4025,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -4051,7 +4051,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -4064,7 +4064,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4148,7 +4148,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_global_build_job.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_global_build_job.snap
index 307a34618..da18c8190 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_global_build_job.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_global_build_job.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_host_job.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_host_job.snap
index 6cd17d4a0..86bb6c31c 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_host_job.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_host_job.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_local_build_job.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_local_build_job.snap
index 195276142..ec3b25da7 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_local_build_job.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_local_build_job.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_plan_job.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_plan_job.snap
index dd8a1d9fa..5c2173dce 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_plan_job.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_plan_job.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_publish_job.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_publish_job.snap
index 158152faf..c20d99d9e 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_publish_job.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/axolotlsay_user_publish_job.snap
@@ -3903,7 +3903,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3916,7 +3916,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -3942,7 +3942,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -4026,7 +4026,7 @@ jobs:
         # we specify bash to get pipefail; it guards against the `curl` command
         # failing. otherwise `sh` won't catch that `curl` returned non-0
         shell: bash
-        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+        run: "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
       - name: Cache dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_cargo_home.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_cargo_home.snap
index 4d4b84c96..3998fcd3b 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_cargo_home.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_cargo_home.snap
@@ -2538,7 +2538,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2551,7 +2551,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2577,7 +2577,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_no_subdir.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_no_subdir.snap
index 95650be89..145475ce1 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_no_subdir.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_no_subdir.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir.snap
index 499ffa8e5..14ad8db83 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space.snap
index 4a0b683a6..6c6dbfcc8 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space_deeper.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space_deeper.snap
index 6fb50077d..8ff9df956 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space_deeper.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_env_subdir_space_deeper.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_fallback_no_env_var_set.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_fallback_no_env_var_set.snap
index aa160ccf1..8ae936b4b 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_fallback_no_env_var_set.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_fallback_no_env_var_set.snap
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_deeper.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_deeper.snap
index eb63fb491..15b3b173b 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_deeper.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_deeper.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_min.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_min.snap
index 2a1883093..44eda3379 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_min.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_min.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space.snap
index 37ac3ab4a..e13bde819 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space_deeper.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space_deeper.snap
index 3be6292ac..a59e6a6d2 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space_deeper.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_home_subdir_space_deeper.snap
@@ -2514,7 +2514,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_no_fallback_taken.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_no_fallback_taken.snap
index 5b73eedc2..b217d19b7 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_no_fallback_taken.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/install_path_no_fallback_taken.snap
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2550,7 +2550,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ CENSORED (see https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/issues/1477)  source.tar.g
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/vSOME_VERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version SOME_VERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
diff --git a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/manifest.snap b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/manifest.snap
index b820d7492..e5dd5e975 100644
--- a/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/manifest.snap
+++ b/cargo-dist/tests/snapshots/manifest.snap
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ stdout:
             "host": "aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ stdout:
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ stdout:
             },
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=aarch64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ stdout:
             "host": "x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-apple-darwin",
             "targets": [
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ stdout:
             "host": "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "pwsh",
-              "run": "irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex"
+              "run": "try { irm https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.ps1 | iex } catch { cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION }"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
             "targets": [
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ stdout:
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "targets": [
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ stdout:
             "host": "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
             "install_dist": {
               "shell": "sh",
-              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh"
+              "run": "curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist/releases/download/v1.0.0-FAKEVERSION/cargo-dist-installer.sh | sh || cargo install cargo-dist --locked --version 1.0.0-FAKEVERSION"
             },
             "dist_args": "--artifacts=local --target=x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
             "targets": [