diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4824fc2546..10f2588cc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -24,20 +24,22 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout Repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - name: Install drenv
-      run: pip install -e test
+    - name: Create virtual environment
+      run: |
+        hack/make-venv .venv
 
     - name: Setup drenv
       working-directory: test
-      run: drenv setup -v envs/regional-dr.yaml
-
-    - name: Install ramenctl
-      run: pip install -e ramenctl
+      run: |
+        source ../venv
+        drenv setup -v envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Delete clusters
       if: always()
       working-directory: test
-      run: drenv delete --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} envs/regional-dr.yaml
+      run: |
+        source ../venv
+        drenv delete --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Setup libvirt
       run: test/scripts/setup-libvirt
@@ -49,20 +51,25 @@ jobs:
         max_attempts: 3
         command: |
           cd test
+          source ../venv
           drenv start --max-workers ${{ env.MAX_WORKERS }} --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Build ramen-operator container
       run: make docker-build
 
     - name: Deploy ramen
-      run: ramenctl deploy --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
+      run: |
+        source venv
+        ramenctl deploy --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Configure ramen
       uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
       with:
         timeout_seconds: 120
         max_attempts: 3
-        command: ramenctl config --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
+        command: |
+          source venv
+          ramenctl config --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} test/envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Run e2e tests
       run: |
@@ -95,9 +102,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Delete clusters
       if: always()
       working-directory: test
-      run: drenv delete --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} envs/regional-dr.yaml
+      run: |
+        source ../venv
+        drenv delete --name-prefix ${{ env.NAME_PREFIX }} envs/regional-dr.yaml
 
     - name: Cleanup drenv
       if: always()
       working-directory: test
-      run: drenv cleanup -v envs/regional-dr.yaml
+      run: |
+        source ../venv
+        drenv cleanup -v envs/regional-dr.yaml