diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index b7cf884..a169eeb 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -32,14 +32,11 @@ function run() {
                 .filter((target) => target.length > 0);
             if (version) {
                 yield rustup.install();
+                yield exec.exec('rustup', ['toolchain', 'install', version,
+                    ...(components.length > 0 ? ['-c', ...components] : []),
+                    ...(targets.length > 0 ? ['-t', ...targets] : []),
+                ]);
                 yield exec.exec('rustup', ['default', version]);
-                yield exec.exec('rustup', ['update', version]);
-                for (let component of components) {
-                    yield exec.exec('rustup', ['component', 'add', component]);
-                }
-                for (let target of targets) {
-                    yield exec.exec('rustup', ['target', 'add', target]);
-                }
             }
         }
         catch (error) {
diff --git a/lib/rustup.js b/lib/rustup.js
index 70172fb..e3d06ee 100644
--- a/lib/rustup.js
+++ b/lib/rustup.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ function install() {
             core.debug('rustup is located under: ' + toolPath);
             core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, 'bin'));
         }
+        else {
+            // Update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
+            // to leverage newer features like "latest latest compatible nightly"
+            yield exec.exec('rustup', ['self', 'update']);
+            yield exec.exec('rustup', ['set', 'profile', 'minimal']);
+        }
     });
 }
 exports.install = install;
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 0d4db90..1709d96 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 async function run() {
   try {
     const version = core.getInput('rust-version');
+
     const components = core.getInput('components')
       .split(',')
       .map((component) => component.trim())
       .filter((component) => component.length > 0);
+
     const targets = core.getInput('targets')
       .split(',')
       .map((target) => target.trim())
@@ -17,16 +19,16 @@ async function run() {
 
     if(version) {
       await rustup.install();
+
+      await exec.exec(
+        'rustup',
+        ['toolchain', 'install', version,
+          ...(components.length > 0 ? ['-c', ...components] : []),
+          ...(targets.length > 0 ? ['-t', ...targets] : []),
+        ]
+      );
+
       await exec.exec('rustup', ['default', version]);
-      await exec.exec('rustup', ['update', version]);
-
-      for(let component of components) {
-        await exec.exec('rustup', ['component', 'add', component]);
-      }
-
-      for(let target of targets) {
-        await exec.exec('rustup', ['target', 'add', target]);
-      }
     }
   } catch (error) {
     core.setFailed(error.message);
diff --git a/src/rustup.ts b/src/rustup.ts
index f2b412c..1613512 100644
--- a/src/rustup.ts
+++ b/src/rustup.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ export async function install() {
     core.debug('rustup is located under: ' + toolPath);
     core.addPath(path.join(toolPath, 'bin'));
   } else {
-    // update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
+    // Update the GitHub managed VM version of rustup
     // to leverage newer features like "latest latest compatible nightly"
     await exec.exec('rustup', ['self', 'update']);
+
+    await exec.exec('rustup', ['set', 'profile', 'minimal']);
   }
 }