diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 8e6bd56..8e80a5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         kubernetes:
           - v1.29.0
         flux:
-          - v2.2
+          - v2.2.2
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - name: Setup Flux
         uses: fluxcd/flux2/action@5c5c15ea212b8f029a110f9975851d25c8272695 #v2.2.2
+        with:
+          version: ${{ matrix.flux }}
       - name: Setup Kubernetes
         uses: helm/kind-action@dda0770415bac9fc20092cacbc54aa298604d140 # v1.8.0
         with:
@@ -53,6 +55,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify images
         run: kubectl -n flux-system get deployments.apps -o yaml | grep ${{ matrix.variant }}
       - name: Setup cluster reconciliation
+        env:
+          FLUX_VERSION: ${{ matrix.flux }}
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           flux create source git flux-system \
           --url=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }} \
@@ -62,10 +67,11 @@ jobs:
           --ignore-paths="clusters/**/flux-system/"
           flux create kustomization flux-system \
           --source=flux-system \
-          --path=./tests/${{ matrix.flux }}/clusters/kind
+          --path=./tests/${FLUX_VERSION:0:4}/clusters/kind
       - name: Verify cluster reconciliation
         run: |
           kubectl -n flux-system wait kustomization/sources --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m
+          kubectl -n flux-system wait kustomization/appliers --for=condition=ready --timeout=2m
       - name: Verify managed resources
         run: |
           flux tree kustomization flux-system
diff --git a/tests/v2.2/appliers/helm-sync.yaml b/tests/v2.2/appliers/helm-sync.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0918f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/v2.2/appliers/helm-sync.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+---
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: HelmRepository
+metadata:
+  name: podinfo
+  namespace: appliers
+spec:
+  type: oci
+  interval: 10m
+  url: oci://ghcr.io/stefanprodan/charts
+---
+apiVersion: helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v2beta2
+kind: HelmRelease
+metadata:
+  name: podinfo
+  namespace: appliers
+spec:
+  interval: 10m
+  timeout: 2m
+  chart:
+    spec:
+      chart: podinfo
+      version: ">1.0.0"
+      sourceRef:
+        kind: HelmRepository
+        name: podinfo
+      interval: 50m
+  releaseName: podinfo-helm
+  install:
+    crds: CreateReplace
+    remediation:
+      retries: 3
+  upgrade:
+    remediation:
+      retries: 3
+  test:
+    enable: false
+  driftDetection:
+    mode: enabled
+    ignore:
+      - paths: ["/spec/replicas"]
+        target:
+          kind: Deployment
+  values:
+    replicaCount: 2
diff --git a/tests/v2.2/appliers/kustomize-sync.yaml b/tests/v2.2/appliers/kustomize-sync.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11a53fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/v2.2/appliers/kustomize-sync.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: OCIRepository
+metadata:
+  name: podinfo
+  namespace: appliers
+spec:
+  interval: 10m
+  url: oci://ghcr.io/stefanprodan/manifests/podinfo
+  ref:
+    semver: ">1.0.0"
+  ignore: |
+    # exclude all
+    /*
+    # include deployment and service
+    !deployment.yaml
+    !service.yaml
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
+kind: Kustomization
+metadata:
+  name: podinfo
+  namespace: appliers
+spec:
+  interval: 10m
+  wait: true
+  timeout: 2m
+  retryInterval: 5m
+  prune: true
+  force: false
+  targetNamespace: appliers
+  sourceRef:
+    kind: OCIRepository
+    name: podinfo
+    namespace: appliers
+  path: "./"
diff --git a/tests/v2.2/appliers/namespace.yaml b/tests/v2.2/appliers/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae07656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/v2.2/appliers/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: appliers
+
diff --git a/tests/v2.2/clusters/kind/appliers.yaml b/tests/v2.2/clusters/kind/appliers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a6cdff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/v2.2/clusters/kind/appliers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1
+kind: Kustomization
+metadata:
+  name: appliers
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  dependsOn:
+    - name: sources
+  serviceAccountName: kustomize-controller
+  interval: 10m
+  sourceRef:
+    kind: GitRepository
+    name: flux-system
+  path: ./tests/v2.2/appliers
+  prune: true
+  wait: true
+  timeout: 5m