Failed to get version of local binary: Error: spawnSync

[PaulRBerg]

This is how I use it in my CI workflow:

jobs:
  ci:
    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
    steps:
      - name: "Check out the repo"
        uses: "actions/checkout@v4"

      - name: "Set up Anchor CLI, Solana CLI, and Node.js"
        uses: "metadaoproject/setup-anchor@v3.1"
        with:
          anchor-version: "0.31.1"
          node-version: "23"
          solana-cli-version: "2.1.21"

      - run: "anchor build"

Getting this error:

Failed to get version of local binary: Error: spawnSync /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/23.11.1/x64/lib/node_modules/@coral-xyz/anchor-cli/anchor EACCES
Trying globally installed anchor.
Could not find globally installed anchor, install with cargo.

[davidyuk]

I have the same issue! As a workaround, I've used
https://github.com/solanakite/anchor-election-2025/blob/3e050ecea6d4423d58266da0513f028e768ed278/.github/workflows/tests.yaml#L36-L42