diff --git a/.github/actions/install/action.yml b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
index e9864c01..653417ea 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,8 @@ runs:
     - name: install v8
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        mkdir -p v8/out/${{ inputs.os }}/debug/obj/zig/
-        ln -s ${{ inputs.cache-dir }}/v8/libc_v8.a v8/out/${{ inputs.os }}/debug/obj/zig/libc_v8.a
-
-        mkdir -p v8/out/${{ inputs.os }}/release/obj/zig/
-        ln -s ${{ inputs.cache-dir }}/v8/libc_v8.a v8/out/${{ inputs.os }}/release/obj/zig/libc_v8.a
+        mkdir -p v8
+        ln -s ${{ inputs.cache-dir }}/v8/libc_v8.a v8/libc_v8.a
 
     - name: Cache libiconv
       id: cache-libiconv
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index df16af4c..f1e3c972 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
 
       - name: zig build
-        run: zig build --release=safe -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=x86_64 -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=x86_64 -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
 
       - name: Rename binary
         run: mv zig-out/bin/lightpanda lightpanda-${{ env.ARCH }}-${{ env.OS }}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
 
       - name: zig build
-        run: zig build --release=safe -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=generic -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dcpu=generic -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
 
       - name: Rename binary
         run: mv zig-out/bin/lightpanda lightpanda-${{ env.ARCH }}-${{ env.OS }}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
 
       - name: zig build
-        run: zig build --release=safe -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
 
       - name: Rename binary
         run: mv zig-out/bin/lightpanda lightpanda-${{ env.ARCH }}-${{ env.OS }}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           arch: ${{env.ARCH}}
 
       - name: zig build
-        run: zig build --release=safe -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
 
       - name: Rename binary
         run: mv zig-out/bin/lightpanda lightpanda-${{ env.ARCH }}-${{ env.OS }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 62cff3b1..d28e6fbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install
 
       - name: zig build release
-        run: zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -Dcpu=x86_64 -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Doptimize=ReleaseFast -Dcpu=x86_64 -Dgit_commit=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
 
       - name: upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
index f90a6e87..8c395f88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zig-test.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install
 
       - name: zig build debug
-        run: zig build
+        run: zig build -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8
 
       - name: upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install
 
       - name: zig build test
-        run: zig build test -- --json > bench.json
+        run: zig build  -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 test -- --json > bench.json
 
       - name: write commit
         run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 919a9a65..7c010398 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ RUN case $TARGETPLATFORM in \
     *) ARCH="x86_64" ;; \
     esac && \
     curl --fail -L -o libc_v8.a https://github.com/lightpanda-io/zig-v8-fork/releases/download/${ZIG_V8}/libc_v8_${V8}_linux_${ARCH}.a && \
-    mkdir -p v8/out/linux/release/obj/zig/ && \
-    mv libc_v8.a v8/out/linux/release/obj/zig/libc_v8.a
+    mkdir -p v8/ && \
+    mv libc_v8.a v8/libc_v8.a
 
 # build release
-RUN make build
+RUN zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe -Dprebuilt_v8_path=v8 -Dgit_commit=$$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 FROM debian:stable-slim
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bad00ce5..7f12d573 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -246,22 +246,6 @@ Note: when Mimalloc is built in dev mode, you can dump memory stats with the
 env var `MIMALLOC_SHOW_STATS=1`. See
 [https://microsoft.github.io/mimalloc/environment.html](https://microsoft.github.io/mimalloc/environment.html).
 
-**v8**
-
-First, get the tools necessary for building V8, as well as the V8 source code:
-
-```
-make get-v8
-```
-
-Next, build v8. This build task is very long and cpu consuming, as you will build v8 from sources.
-
-```
-make build-v8
-```
-
-For dev env, use `make build-v8-dev`.
-
 ## Test
 
 ### Unit Tests