diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-main.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-main.yaml
index 4043975e..3caa0f71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-main.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ jobs:
       
       - name: Ensure getting current HEAD version of the test framework
         working-directory: ./podman-desktop-extension-bootc/tests/playwright
-        run: yarn add -D @podman-desktop/tests-playwright@next
+        run: |
+          # workaround for https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop-extension-bootc/issues/712
+          version=$(npm view @podman-desktop/tests-playwright@next version)
+          echo "Version of @podman-desktop/tests-playwright to be used: $version"
+          jq --arg version "$version" '.devDependencies."@podman-desktop/tests-playwright" = $version' package.json > package.json_tmp && mv package.json_tmp package.json
 
       - name: Execute yarn in Bootc Extension
         working-directory: ./podman-desktop-extension-bootc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yaml
index 957e3a39..c059dd69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-check.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Ensure getting current HEAD version of the test framework
         working-directory: ./podman-desktop-extension-bootc/tests/playwright
-        run: yarn add -D @podman-desktop/tests-playwright@next
+        run: |
+          # workaround for https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop-extension-bootc/issues/712
+          version=$(npm view @podman-desktop/tests-playwright@next version)
+          echo "Version of @podman-desktop/tests-playwright to be used: $version"
+          jq --arg version "$version" '.devDependencies."@podman-desktop/tests-playwright" = $version' package.json > package.json_tmp && mv package.json_tmp package.json
 
       - name: Execute yarn in Bootc Extension
         working-directory: ./podman-desktop-extension-bootc