diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-packages.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-packages.yml
index 5572e10..f66c2e7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-packages.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-packages.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ jobs:
                          libarchive-dev libfuse3-dev libsystemd-dev libmount-dev \
                          libselinux1-dev libavahi-client-dev libavahi-glib-dev \
                          libsoup-3.0-dev gobject-introspection gtk-doc-tools \
-                         docbook-xml docbook-xsl xsltproc gjs libglib2.0-doc
+                         docbook-xml docbook-xsl xsltproc gjs libglib2.0-doc \
+                         libzstd-dev
 
       - name: Clone bootc source
         run: |
@@ -194,8 +195,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd bootc-${BOOTC_VERSION}
           echo "Building bootc package with libostree compatibility patch..."
-          # Source Rust environment for the build
+          # Source Rust environment and ensure default toolchain is set
           . ~/.cargo/env
+          rustup default stable
           dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
 
       - name: List built packages
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/test-build.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/test-build.yml
index c738cd3..6276e35 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: |
           apt update -y
-          apt install -y libglib2.0-dev pkg-config
+          apt install -y libglib2.0-dev libzstd-dev pkg-config
 
       - name: Check libostree version
         run: |