diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 122b82d7..2ddb6ae3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: test
 on: [push]
 
 env:
-  LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "8.2.1"
+  LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "2023-08-01"
 
 jobs:
   lint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 6d990a3f..b0eb0ca5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ on:
       - main
 
 env:
-  LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "8.2.1"
+  LIBZIM_DL_VERSION: "2023-08-01"
   MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "11.0"
   CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_PASS_LINUX: "LIBZIM_DL_VERSION"
   CIBW_BUILD_VERBOSITY: "3"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d8a92d29..67c35a3c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ def _download_and_extract(self, filename: str) -> pathlib.Path:
         source_url = "http://download.openzim.org/release/libzim"
         if self.is_nightly:
             source_url = f"http://download.openzim.org/nightly/{self.libzim_dl_version}"
+        # temp hack
+        if self.arch == "aarch64" and self.platform == "Linux" and not self.is_musl:
+            source_url = "http://tmp.kiwix.org/ci"
         url = f"{source_url}/{fpath.name}"
 
         # download a local copy if none present