diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-site-rebuild.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-site-rebuild.yml
index 7147725d..c5939c6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-site-rebuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-site-rebuild.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       },
       {
         name: 'Download Bob',
-        run: 'python download_bob.py --channel beta --output bob.jar'
+        run: 'python download_bob.py --channel alpha --output bob.jar'
       },
       {
         id: 'count',
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml
index 2dc9f668..5c2ae4b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-examples.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       },
       {
         name: 'Download Bob',
-        run: 'python download_bob.py --channel beta --output bob.jar'
+        run: 'python download_bob.py --channel alpha --output bob.jar'
       },
       {
         name: 'Build touched examples',
diff --git a/download_bob.py b/download_bob.py
index 025d6e4a..15b6164b 100644
--- a/download_bob.py
+++ b/download_bob.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-	parser.add_argument("--channel", default="beta")
+	parser.add_argument("--channel", default="alpha")
 	parser.add_argument("--output", default="bob.jar")
 	return parser.parse_args()