diff --git a/.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts/action.yml
index d162bf5a3..bb6041b99 100644
--- a/.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: "Build and Upload PC Artifacts"
 description: "Build and upload partner-chains artifacts for Linux, macOS x86_64, and macOS arm64"
 inputs:
-  sha:
-    description: "partner-chains commit SHA or branch to build from"
-    required: true
   tag:
     description: "partner-chains release tag to append to artifact name"
     required: true
@@ -28,14 +25,10 @@ runs:
           echo "PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE=partner-chains-node-${{ inputs.tag }}-aarch64-apple-darwin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         fi
 
-    - name: Checkout code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        ref: ${{ inputs.sha }}
-
     - name: Install protoc
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         if [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "linux" ]]; then
           sudo apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "macos-x86_64" ]]; then
@@ -49,37 +42,45 @@ runs:
         fi
 
     - name: Build partner-chains-node
+      shell: bash
       run: |
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         if [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "linux" ]]; then
           rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cargo build -p partner-chains-node --locked --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/partner-chains-node $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE  # Added chmod command
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "macos-x86_64" ]]; then
           rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin
           cargo build -p partner-chains-node --locked --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
           cp target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/partner-chains-node $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE  # Added chmod command
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "macos-arm64" ]]; then
           rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
           cargo build -p partner-chains-node --locked --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
           cp target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/partner-chains-node $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_NODE  # Added chmod command
         fi
-      shell: bash
 
     - name: Build partner-chains-cli
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
         if [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "linux" ]]; then
           rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cargo build -p partner-chains-cli --locked --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cp target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/partner-chains-cli $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI  # Added chmod command
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "macos-x86_64" ]]; then
           rustup target add x86_64-apple-darwin
           cargo build -p partner-chains-cli --locked --release --target x86_64-apple-darwin
           cp target/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/partner-chains-cli $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI  # Added chmod command
         elif [[ "${{ inputs.os }}" == "macos-arm64" ]]; then
           rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
           cargo build -p partner-chains-cli --locked --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin
           cp target/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/partner-chains-cli $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI
+          chmod +x $PARTNER_CHAINS_CLI  # Added chmod command
         fi
 
     - name: Upload partner-chains-cli artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index a71bece51..5019b38f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and Upload for Linux
         uses: ./.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts
         with:
-          sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
           tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           os: linux
 
@@ -47,11 +46,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: master 
+          ref: ${{ inputs.sha }} 
       - name: Build and Upload for macOS x86_64
         uses: ./.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts
         with:
-          sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
           tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           os: macos-x86_64
 
@@ -64,11 +62,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: master 
+          ref: ${{ inputs.sha }}
       - name: Build and Upload for macOS arm64
         uses: ./.github/actions/artifacts/build-pc-artifacts
         with:
-          sha: ${{ inputs.sha }}
           tag: ${{ inputs.tag }}
           os: macos-arm64