diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 48ca13e54..d2625f736 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
         with:
           components: rust-src
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: nightly-2024-07-31
+          targets: wasm32-wasip1
       - uses: mkroening/rust-toolchain-toml@main
-      - run: |
-          rustup component add clippy llvm-tools
-          rustup target add wasm32-wasi
+      - run: rustup component add clippy llvm-tools
       - name: Clippy
         run: |
           cargo clippy --all-targets
@@ -51,10 +53,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@nightly
         with:
           components: rust-src
+      - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@master
+        with:
+          toolchain: nightly-2024-07-31
+          targets: wasm32-wasip1
       - uses: mkroening/rust-toolchain-toml@main
-      - run: |
-          rustup component add llvm-tools
-          rustup target add wasm32-wasi
+      - run: rustup component add llvm-tools
       - name: Check docs
         run: cargo doc --no-deps --document-private-items
 
diff --git a/examples/wasmtime/Makefile b/examples/wasmtime/Makefile
index b7d445b00..2eeb70957 100644
--- a/examples/wasmtime/Makefile
+++ b/examples/wasmtime/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ target/x86_64-unknown-hermit/release/wasmi_demo: $(SOURCE_FILES) Cargo.* wasm/fi
 		--release
 
 wasm/fib.wasm:
-	cd examples; cd fib; cargo build --target wasm32-wasi --release; cp target/wasm32-wasi/release/fib.wasm ../../wasm
+	cd examples; cd fib; cargo build --target wasm32-wasip1 --release; cp target/wasm32-wasip1/release/fib.wasm ../../wasm
 	
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/examples/wasmtime/build.rs b/examples/wasmtime/build.rs
index 7a79c46b2..76658686a 100644
--- a/examples/wasmtime/build.rs
+++ b/examples/wasmtime/build.rs
@@ -1,35 +1,64 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::{env, io};
 
 fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
-	let cargo = env::var_os("CARGO").unwrap();
+	let mut cargo = cargo();
 	let out_dir = env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
 
-	#[cfg(not(feature = "ci"))]
-	let status = Command::new(cargo)
-		.arg("build")
-		.arg("-Zunstable-options")
-		.arg("-Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort")
-		.arg("--target=wasm32-wasi")
-		.arg("--package=wasm-test")
-		.arg("--release")
-		.arg("--target-dir=target")
-		.arg("--artifact-dir")
-		.arg(&out_dir)
-		.status()?;
-	#[cfg(feature = "ci")]
-	let status = Command::new(cargo)
+	let package = if cfg!(feature = "ci") {
+		"hello_world"
+	} else {
+		"wasm-test"
+	};
+
+	cargo
+		.arg("+nightly-2024-07-31")
 		.arg("build")
 		.arg("-Zunstable-options")
-		.arg("-Zbuild-std=std,panic_abort")
-		.arg("--target=wasm32-wasi")
-		.arg("--package=hello_world")
+		.arg("--target=wasm32-wasip1")
+		.args(["--package", package])
 		.arg("--release")
 		.arg("--target-dir=target")
 		.arg("--artifact-dir")
-		.arg(&out_dir)
-		.status()?;
+		.arg(&out_dir);
+	let status = cargo.status()?;
 	assert!(status.success());
 
 	Ok(())
 }
+
+pub fn cargo() -> Command {
+	sanitize("cargo")
+}
+
+fn sanitize(cmd: &str) -> Command {
+	let cmd = {
+		let exe = format!("{cmd}{}", env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX);
+		// On windows, the userspace toolchain ends up in front of the rustup proxy in $PATH.
+		// To reach the rustup proxy nonetheless, we explicitly query $CARGO_HOME.
+		let mut cargo_home = PathBuf::from(env::var_os("CARGO_HOME").unwrap());
+		cargo_home.push("bin");
+		cargo_home.push(&exe);
+		if cargo_home.exists() {
+			cargo_home
+		} else {
+			PathBuf::from(exe)
+		}
+	};
+
+	let mut cmd = Command::new(cmd);
+
+	// Remove rust-toolchain-specific environment variables from kernel cargo
+	cmd.env_remove("LD_LIBRARY_PATH");
+	env::vars()
+		.filter(|(key, _value)| {
+			key.starts_with("CARGO") && !key.starts_with("CARGO_HOME")
+				|| key.starts_with("RUST") && !key.starts_with("RUSTUP_HOME")
+		})
+		.for_each(|(key, _value)| {
+			cmd.env_remove(&key);
+		});
+
+	cmd
+}