diff --git a/.github/workflows/interop.yml b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
index 2967c999721..73ee255557b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,27 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.job }}-helia-
       - run: sudo apt update
       - run: sudo apt install -y libxkbcommon0 libxdamage1 libgbm1 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 # dependencies for playwright
-      - run: npx --package @helia/interop helia-interop
+
+      # TODO: for now run against version from https://github.com/ipfs/helia/pull/584
+      - name: Checkout helia-interop with provisional fix
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: ipfs/helia
+          ref: ab6b385787075ad9932f24362293b3bb82ff1d96
+          path: helia
+      - name: Run provisional build of helia
+        run: npm i && npm run build
+        working-directory: helia
+      - name: Run provisional build of helia-interop
+        run: npm i && npm run build && npx .
+        working-directory: helia/packages/interop
         env:
           KUBO_BINARY: ${{ github.workspace }}/cmd/ipfs/ipfs
+
+      # TODO: switch back to release once https://github.com/ipfs/helia/pull/584 ships
+      #- run: npx --package @helia/interop helia-interop
+      #  env:
+      #    KUBO_BINARY: ${{ github.workspace }}/cmd/ipfs/ipfs
   ipfs-webui:
     needs: [interop-prep]
     runs-on: ${{ fromJSON(github.repository == 'ipfs/kubo' && '["self-hosted", "linux", "x64", "2xlarge"]' || '"ubuntu-latest"') }}