diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5d1f22287..c3310d898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build hledger quickly warning free, run unit tests, run doc tests
       run: |
-        stack $ARGS build --test --bench --fast --ghc-options=-Werror --no-terminal
+        stack $ARGS install --test --bench --fast --ghc-options=-Werror --no-terminal
         # --pedantic --no-run-benchmarks
       env:
         ARGS: ${{ matrix.plan.args }}
@@ -221,25 +221,27 @@ jobs:
       env:
         ARGS: ${{ matrix.plan.args }}
 
+    # artifacts:
+
     - name: Gather executables
       run: |
         mkdir tmp
         cd tmp
         mkdir hledger
         cd hledger
-        cp `stack $ARGS exec -- which hledger` .
-        cp `stack $ARGS exec -- which hledger-ui` .
-        cp `stack $ARGS exec -- which hledger-web` .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger-ui .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger-web .
 
-    - name: Create executables artifact
+    - name: Upload executables artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
-        name: hledger-linux
+        name: hledger-ubuntu
         path: tmp/hledger
 
-    # - name: show stuff
-    #   run: |
-    #     if [[ -e ~/.stack ]]; then ls -lFRa ~/.stack; fi
+
+
+
 
     # - name: show stuff
     #   run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index efc8bbc33..50823c26f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build hledger and test unit tests, doc tests
       run: |
-        stack build --test --ghc-options=-Werror
+        stack install --test --ghc-options=-Werror
       #  --pedantic
 
     - name: Install shelltestrunner
@@ -130,18 +130,20 @@ jobs:
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
         COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
 
+    # artifacts:
+
     - name: Gather executables
       run: |
         mkdir tmp
         cd tmp
         mkdir hledger
         cd hledger
-        cp `stack exec -- which hledger` .
-        cp `stack exec -- which hledger-ui` .
-        cp `stack exec -- which hledger-web` .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger-ui .
+        cp ~/.local/bin/hledger-web .
 
-    - name: Create executables artifact
+    - name: Upload executables artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
-        name: hledger-mac
+        name: hledger-macos
         path: tmp/hledger
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 3ff6ad792..25feca237 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -148,14 +148,7 @@ jobs:
     ## - export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
     #- COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
 
-    # - name: Zip executables
-    #   #cd `stack path --local-bin`
-    #   run: |
-    #     cd C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Roaming\local\bin\
-    #     7z a D:\a\hledger\hledger\hledger.zip hledger.exe hledger-web.exe
-
-    # github automatically zips every artifact, though it's not
-    # apparent in the displayed link text and file size
+    # artifacts:
 
     - name: Gather executables
       run: |
@@ -169,5 +162,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Create executables artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
       with:
-        name: hledger-win
+        name: hledger-windows
         path: tmp/hledger
+