diff --git a/.github/workflows/backends.yml b/.github/workflows/backends.yml
index e52f635..cf21050 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backends.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backends.yml
@@ -64,35 +64,14 @@ jobs:
           ref: '${{ github.event.inputs.commit }}'
           submodules: recursive
 
-      - name:  Install Cuda Toolkit 12.8
-        id: cuda-12
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8"
-          choco install unzip -y
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_cudart/windows-x86_64/cuda_cudart-windows-x86_64-12.8.57-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_nvcc/windows-x86_64/cuda_nvcc-windows-x86_64-12.8.61-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_nvrtc/windows-x86_64/cuda_nvrtc-windows-x86_64-12.8.61-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/libcublas/windows-x86_64/libcublas-windows-x86_64-12.8.3.14-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_nvtx/windows-x86_64/cuda_nvtx-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_profiler_api/windows-x86_64/cuda_profiler_api-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/visual_studio_integration/windows-x86_64/visual_studio_integration-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_nvprof/windows-x86_64/cuda_nvprof-windows-x86_64-12.8.57-archive.zip"
-          curl -O "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/redist/cuda_cccl/windows-x86_64/cuda_cccl-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive.zip"
-          unzip '*.zip' -d "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8"
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_cudart-windows-x86_64-12.8.57-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_nvcc-windows-x86_64-12.8.61-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_nvrtc-windows-x86_64-12.8.61-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\libcublas-windows-x86_64-12.8.3.14-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_nvtx-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_profiler_api-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\visual_studio_integration-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_nvprof-windows-x86_64-12.8.57-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\cuda_cccl-windows-x86_64-12.8.55-archive\*" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" /E /I /H /Y
-          xcopy "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\visual_studio_integration\MSBuildExtensions\*" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\BuildCustomizations" /E /I /H /Y
-          echo "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\bin" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-          echo "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8\libnvvp" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
-          echo "CUDA_PATH=C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
-          echo "CUDA_PATH_V12_8=C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v12.8" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append -Encoding utf8
+      - name: Install cuda-toolkit
+        id: cuda-toolkit
+        if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cuda12' }}
+        uses: Jimver/cuda-toolkit@v0.2.22
+        with:
+          cuda: "12.8.1"
+          method: "network"
+          sub-packages: '["nvcc", "cudart", "cublas", "cublas_dev", "thrust", "visual_studio_integration"]'
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -101,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir build
           cd build
           call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
-          cmake .. -DSD_CUDA=ON -DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES="61;70;75;80;86;89;90;100;120" -DCMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS='-Xcudafe \"--diag_suppress=177\" -Xcudafe \"--diag_suppress=550\"'" -DSD_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
+          cmake .. -DSD_CUDA=ON -DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES="61;70;75;80;86;89;90;100;120" -DSD_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS='-Xcudafe \"--diag_suppress=177\" -Xcudafe \"--diag_suppress=550\"'
           cmake --build . --config Release
       
       - name: Upload artifact