diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index feaf5fec86..91e53515a4 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [alias]
 stacks-node = "run --package stacks-node --"
 fmt-stacks = "fmt -- --config group_imports=StdExternalCrate,imports_granularity=Module"
+# If updating these args, be sure to update the args in .github/workflows/clippy.yml
 clippy-stacks = "clippy -p libstackerdb -p stacks-signer -p pox-locking -p clarity -p libsigner -p stacks-common --no-deps --tests --all-features -- -D warnings"
 
 # Uncomment to improve performance slightly, at the cost of portability
diff --git a/.github/workflows/clippy.yml b/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
index e9fd90e9a2..d38fb92b24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clippy.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,22 @@ jobs:
     name: Clippy Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout the latest code
+        id: git_checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Define Rust Toolchain
+        id: define_rust_toolchain
+        run: echo "RUST_TOOLCHAIN=$(cat ./rust-toolchain)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Setup Rust Toolchain
+        id: setup_rust_toolchain
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          toolchain: ${{ env.RUST_TOOLCHAIN }}
+          components: clippy
       - name: Clippy
         id: clippy
         uses: actions-rs/clippy-check@v1
         with:
-          alias: "clippy-stacks"
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+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # If updating these args, be sure to update clippy-stacks in .cargo/config.toml
+          args: -p libstackerdb -p stacks-signer -p pox-locking -p clarity -p libsigner -p stacks-common --no-deps --tests --all-features -- -D warnings
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