diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7103da86..86529a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -139,3 +139,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         run: bun run test:all
+
+      - name: Test CLI e2e
+        env:
+          CCS_E2E_SKIP_BUILD: '1'
+        run: bun run test:e2e
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
index cf9f59d7..50de0621 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-release.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate (typecheck + lint + format + tests)
         run: bun run validate
 
+      - name: Test CLI e2e
+        env:
+          CCS_E2E_SKIP_BUILD: '1'
+        run: bun run test:e2e
+
       - name: Release
         id: release
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index adb7a3e1..466394ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate (typecheck + lint + format + tests)
         run: bun run validate
 
+      - name: Test CLI e2e
+        env:
+          CCS_E2E_SKIP_BUILD: '1'
+        run: bun run test:e2e
+
       - name: Release
         id: release
         env:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/proxy-command.e2e.test.ts b/tests/e2e/proxy-command.e2e.test.ts
index ff86ad5a..0e10c90b 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/proxy-command.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/proxy-command.e2e.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ function runCli(args: string[], extraEnv: Record<string, string> = {}) {
 }
 
 beforeAll(() => {
+  if (process.env.CCS_E2E_SKIP_BUILD === '1') {
+    expect(fs.existsSync(DIST_ENTRY)).toBe(true);
+    return;
+  }
   const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, ['run', 'build'], {
     encoding: 'utf8',
     env: process.env,