diff --git a/.github/workflows/wasm-sdk-build.yml b/.github/workflows/wasm-sdk-build.yml
index 56525ba0560..f0c09e0cc27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wasm-sdk-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wasm-sdk-build.yml
@@ -81,9 +81,36 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install wasm-opt
         run: |
           if ! command -v wasm-opt &> /dev/null; then
-            echo "Installing wasm-opt..."
-            sudo apt-get update
-            sudo apt-get install -y binaryen
+            echo "Installing wasm-opt from GitHub releases..."
+            # Get the latest release version
+            WASM_OPT_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/latest | grep -oP '"tag_name": "\K[^"]+')
+            echo "Installing wasm-opt version: $WASM_OPT_VERSION"
+            
+            # Detect architecture
+            ARCH=$(uname -m)
+            if [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+              BINARYEN_ARCH="x86_64"
+            elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ] || [ "$ARCH" = "arm64" ]; then
+              BINARYEN_ARCH="aarch64"
+            else
+              echo "Unsupported architecture: $ARCH"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            
+            echo "Detected architecture: $ARCH, using binaryen arch: $BINARYEN_ARCH"
+            
+            # Download and extract binaryen
+            curl -L "https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen/releases/download/${WASM_OPT_VERSION}/binaryen-${WASM_OPT_VERSION}-${BINARYEN_ARCH}-linux.tar.gz" -o /tmp/binaryen.tar.gz
+            tar -xzf /tmp/binaryen.tar.gz -C /tmp
+            
+            # Move wasm-opt to PATH
+            sudo mv /tmp/binaryen-${WASM_OPT_VERSION}/bin/wasm-opt /usr/local/bin/
+            sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/wasm-opt
+            
+            # Clean up
+            rm -rf /tmp/binaryen.tar.gz /tmp/binaryen-${WASM_OPT_VERSION}
+            
+            echo "wasm-opt installed successfully"
           else
             echo "wasm-opt already installed"
           fi