diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
index 51898326..ea36bf2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build and push Docker image
-        uses: strangelove-ventures/heighliner-build-action@v1.0.2
+        uses: strangelove-ventures/heighliner-build-action@v1.0.3
         with:
           chain: noble
           dockerfile: cosmos
           build-target: make install
           binaries: |
             - /go/bin/nobled
+          clone-key: ${{ secrets.NOBLE_DOLLAR_DEPLOY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
index 86b0677c..d58d51d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           tag: local # emulate local environment for consistency in interchaintest cases
           tar-export-path: ${{ env.TAR_PATH }} # export a tarball that can be uploaded as an artifact for the e2e jobs
           platform: linux/amd64 # test runner architecture only
-          git-ref: ${{ github.head_ref }} # source code ref
+          clone-key: ${{ secrets.NOBLE_DOLLAR_DEPLOY}}
 
           # Heighliner chains.yaml config
           chain: noble
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: '1.22'
 
+      - name: Add and Configure SSH Deploy Key
+        env:
+          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
+          echo "${{ secrets.NOBLE_DOLLAR_DEPLOY }}" | base64 -d | ssh-add -
+          echo "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          git config --global url."ssh://git@github.com/".insteadOf https://github.com/    
+
       - name: Generate Matrix
         id: set-matrix
         run: |
@@ -84,5 +95,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load Docker Image
         run: docker image load -i ${{ env.TAR_PATH }}
 
+      - name: Add and Configure SSH Deploy Key
+        env:
+          SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
+          echo "${{ secrets.NOBLE_DOLLAR_DEPLOY }}" | base64 -d | ssh-add -
+          echo "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=$SSH_AUTH_SOCK" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          git config --global url."ssh://git@github.com/".insteadOf https://github.com/  
+
       - name: Run Tests
         run: cd e2e && go test -race -v -timeout 30m -run ^${{ matrix.test }}$ .