diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/package-e2e.yml
index 2c4abfc2e..86768c2b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-e2e.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ steps.node-version.outputs.version }}
 
+      # Verdaccio 7 answers 401 to the placeholder token run-e2e.sh publishes with; 6 accepts it.
       - name: Install Verdaccio globally
-        run: npm install -g verdaccio
+        run: npm install -g verdaccio@6
 
       - name: Run Package E2E Tests
         run: |
diff --git a/libs/cli/e2e/run-e2e.sh b/libs/cli/e2e/run-e2e.sh
index 270a1f01a..5e49567bf 100755
--- a/libs/cli/e2e/run-e2e.sh
+++ b/libs/cli/e2e/run-e2e.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ echo ""
 # Check if verdaccio is installed
 if ! command -v verdaccio &> /dev/null; then
   echo "⚠️  Verdaccio not found. Installing..."
-  npm install -g verdaccio
+  npm install -g verdaccio@6
 fi
 
 # Start Verdaccio