diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eb59a21..74e0599 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install latest nightly
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with:
-          toolchain: nightly
+          toolchain: nightly-2023-01-10
           components: rust-src
 
       - name: Install bpf-linker
diff --git a/examples/aya-tool/myapp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/aya-tool/myapp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/aya-tool/myapp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/aya-tool/myapp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/aya-tool/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/aya-tool/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index f541371..e7507cc 100644
--- a/examples/aya-tool/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/aya-tool/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("myapp-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -52,8 +51,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         "--profile",
         opts.profile.as_str(),
     ];
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/cgroup-skb-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/cgroup-skb-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/cgroup-skb-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/cgroup-skb-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index 983055a..81de1ee 100644
--- a/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/cgroup-skb-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("cgroup-skb-egress-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -54,8 +53,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/kprobetcp/kprobetcp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/kprobetcp/kprobetcp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/kprobetcp/kprobetcp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/kprobetcp/kprobetcp-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/kprobetcp/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/kprobetcp/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index 26fa19d..9b514a2 100644
--- a/examples/kprobetcp/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/kprobetcp/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("kprobetcp-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -53,8 +52,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/lsm-nice/lsm-nice-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/lsm-nice/lsm-nice-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/lsm-nice/lsm-nice-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/lsm-nice/lsm-nice-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/lsm-nice/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/lsm-nice/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index e2e6324..200096a 100644
--- a/examples/lsm-nice/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/lsm-nice/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("lsm-nice-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -52,8 +51,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
         "--profile",
         opts.profile.as_str(),
     ];
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/tc-egress/tc-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/tc-egress/tc-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/tc-egress/tc-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/tc-egress/tc-egress-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/tc-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/tc-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index 557d0e8..90c2b9b 100644
--- a/examples/tc-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/tc-egress/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("tc-egress-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -54,8 +53,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/xdp-drop/xdp-drop-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/xdp-drop/xdp-drop-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-drop/xdp-drop-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/xdp-drop/xdp-drop-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/xdp-drop/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/xdp-drop/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index 09decf2..ee527d5 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-drop/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/xdp-drop/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("xdp-drop-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -54,8 +53,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");
diff --git a/examples/xdp-hello/xdp-hello-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/xdp-hello/xdp-hello-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-hello/xdp-hello-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/xdp-hello/xdp-hello-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/xdp-hello/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/xdp-hello/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index e6f157e..22b3ebe 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-hello/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/xdp-hello/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("xdp-hello-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -54,6 +53,11 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
         .args(&args)
diff --git a/examples/xdp-log/xdp-log-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml b/examples/xdp-log/xdp-log-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
index c046a09..33460c2 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-log/xdp-log-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
+++ b/examples/xdp-log/xdp-log-ebpf/rust-toolchain.toml
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [toolchain]
-channel="nightly"
+channel="nightly-2023-01-10"
diff --git a/examples/xdp-log/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs b/examples/xdp-log/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
index 9e1f288..c476ade 100644
--- a/examples/xdp-log/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
+++ b/examples/xdp-log/xtask/src/build_ebpf.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let dir = PathBuf::from("xdp-log-ebpf");
     let target = format!("--target={}", opts.target);
     let mut args = vec![
-        "+nightly",
         "build",
         "--verbose",
         target.as_str(),
@@ -54,8 +53,14 @@ pub fn build_ebpf(opts: Options) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     if opts.release {
         args.push("--release")
     }
+
+    // Command::new creates a child process which inherits all env variables. This means env
+    // vars set by the cargo xtask command are also inherited. RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN is removed
+    // so the rust-toolchain.toml file in the -ebpf folder is honored.
+
     let status = Command::new("cargo")
         .current_dir(&dir)
+        .env_remove("RUSTUP_TOOLCHAIN")
         .args(&args)
         .status()
         .expect("failed to build bpf program");