diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
index ce3838c91b..51ea8bebd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
@@ -373,8 +373,12 @@ jobs:
           make kind-install-kyverno
       - name: Wait for kyverno ready
         uses: ./.github/actions/kyverno-wait-ready
-      - name: Install latest Kyverno CLI
-        uses: kyverno/action-install-cli@fcee92fca5c883169ef9927acf543e0b5fc58289 # v0.2.0
+      - name: Build Kyverno CLI
+        run: |
+          set -e
+          make build-cli
+          ln -s $PWD/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/kubectl-kyverno ./cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/kyverno
+          echo "$PWD/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - name: Test policy library with kuttl
         run: |
           cd policies