diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_darwin.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_darwin.yaml
index 6a0ad1e..2f971ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_darwin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_darwin.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install vfox (MacOS)
-        if: runner.os == 'MacOS'
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.24.2' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+
+      - name: build vfox (MacOS)
         run: |
-          brew tap version-fox/tap
-          brew install vfox@0.6.4
+          git clone https://github.com/version-fox/vfox.git
+          cd vfox
+          go build -o vfox
+          chmod +x vfox
+          cp vfox /usr/local/bin
 
       - name: add vfox-erlang plugin (Unix-like)
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux.yaml
index d45f5f8..dfb1084 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux.yaml
@@ -19,11 +19,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install vfox (Linux)
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.24.2' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+
+      - name: build vfox (Linux)
         run: |
-          echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/versionfox/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/versionfox.list
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install vfox=0.6.4
+          git clone https://github.com/version-fox/vfox.git
+          cd vfox
+          go build -o vfox
+          chmod +x vfox
+          cp vfox /usr/local/bin
 
       - name: add vfox-erlang plugin (Unix-like) 
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux_prebuilt.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux_prebuilt.yaml
index b6daf1a..80d4788 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux_prebuilt.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_linux_prebuilt.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: E2E tests on Linux (Prebuilt release)
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
+    # branches: [main]
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
   schedule:
@@ -19,14 +19,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install vfox (Linux)
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.24.2' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
+
+      - name: build vfox (Linux)
         run: |
-          echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://apt.fury.io/versionfox/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/versionfox.list
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install vfox=0.6.4
+          git clone https://github.com/version-fox/vfox.git
+          cd vfox
+          go build -o vfox
+          chmod +x vfox
+          cp vfox /usr/local/bin
 
       - name: add vfox-erlang plugin (Unix-like) 
         run: |
+          vfox -version
           vfox add --source https://github.com/version-fox/vfox-erlang/archive/${GITHUB_REF}.zip erlang
       
       - name: prepare Erlang/OTP deps (Linux)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_windows.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_windows.yaml
index 0b3fd1c..dda637d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_test_windows.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_test_windows.yaml
@@ -19,14 +19,17 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install scoop (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        uses: MinoruSekine/setup-scoop@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: '^1.24.2' # The Go version to download (if necessary) and use.
 
-      - name: install vfox (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      - name: build vfox (Windows)
         run: |
-          scoop install vfox@0.6.4
+          git clone https://github.com/version-fox/vfox.git
+          cd vfox
+          go build -o vfox.exe
+          echo "$pwd" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          ./vfox.exe -version
 
       - name: add vfox-erlang plugin (Windows)
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'