diff --git a/.github/workflows/infra.yml b/.github/workflows/infra.yml
index 040cbed72f..7f42f62676 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/infra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/infra.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
       - main
       - release-*
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   doc-and-lint:
     name: "docs & lint"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_canary.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_canary.yml
index 59c48ce7e8..9fa09f1ef4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_canary.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - release-*
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   publish-canary:
     name: "publish canary NPM & Publish canary Docker"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_docker.yml
index fe5d980236..fe41b5f0bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_docker.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   publish-docker-release:
     name: "publish to DockerHub"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_driver.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_driver.yml
index b8646ccb6f..f97ce2e884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_driver.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_driver.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   publish-driver-release:
     name: "publish playwright driver to CDN"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_npm.yml
index 74f2d0eeaf..d2f9d7d34d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_npm.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   publish-npm-release:
     name: "publish to NPM"
@@ -20,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps
     - run: utils/publish_all_packages.sh --release-candidate
-      if: "github.event.release.prerelease"
+      if: github.event.release.prerelease
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     - run: utils/publish_all_packages.sh --release
-      if: "!github.event.release.prerelease"
+      if: !github.event.release.prerelease
       env:
         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/roll_browser_into_playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/roll_browser_into_playwright.yml
index 0953fd7567..53f3244b15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/roll_browser_into_playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/roll_browser_into_playwright.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   repository_dispatch:
     types: [roll_into_pw]
 
+env:
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
+
 jobs:
   roll:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
index a6890c50f7..d2909fbeee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   test_components:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
index 79ab397cd8..31c8e54a07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ env:
   # Force terminal colors. @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/colors
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
   FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING: ${{ secrets.FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING }}
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   test_linux:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
index d054959f57..3945629bd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   # Force terminal colors. @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/colors
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
   FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING: ${{ secrets.FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING }}
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   test_linux:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_stress.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_stress.yml
index 327a7bb385..20cd7dff7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_stress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_stress.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   test_components:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_video.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_video.yml
index 10829a1b64..3a5e0f060b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_video.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_video.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
   # Force terminal colors. @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/colors
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
   FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING: ${{ secrets.FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING }}
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   video_linux:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_webview2.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_webview2.yml
index 2a1cc04593..78d418798b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_webview2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_webview2.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   # Force terminal colors. @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/colors
   FORCE_COLOR: 1
   FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING: ${{ secrets.FLAKINESS_CONNECTION_STRING }}
+  ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD: 1
 
 jobs:
   test_webview2: