release binaries via GH releases and update installer fallback

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -61,9 +61,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
 
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@4dc6199c7b1a012772edbd06daecab0f50c9053c # v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.24.6"
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: brew install coreutils
 
+      - name: Build binaries
+        run: make build
+
       - name: Test module loading
         run: |
           echo "Testing module loading..."