diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 58461b138..9fd4dc182 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           # https://github.com/actions/checkout#fetch-all-history-for-all-tags-and-branches
           fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up kwokctl
+        uses: kubernetes-sigs/kwok@main
+        with:
+          command: kwokctl
+          kwok-version: v0.4.0
+
       - name: Run e2e test
         run: ./test/test.sh
 
diff --git a/test/helper.sh b/test/helper.sh
index 24895e70e..579002bff 100755
--- a/test/helper.sh
+++ b/test/helper.sh
@@ -109,15 +109,6 @@ function host_docker_internal() {
 
 TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp/}"
 
-# Install kwokctl tools
-function install_kwokctl() {
-    if cmd_exist kwokctl; then
-        return 0
-    fi
-    wget "https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kwok/releases/download/v0.4.0/kwokctl-$(go env GOOS)-$(go env GOARCH)" -O "/usr/local/bin/kwokctl" &&
-        chmod +x "/usr/local/bin/kwokctl"
-}
-
 # create a control plane cluster and install the Clusterpedia
 function create_control_plane() {
     local name="${1}"
@@ -139,7 +130,10 @@ function create_data_plane() {
     local kubeconfig
     local ip
 
-    install_kwokctl
+    if ! cmd_exist kwokctl; then
+        echo "Please install kwokctl first, see https://kwok.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/installation/"
+        return 1
+    fi
 
     ip="$(host_docker_internal)"
     kwokctl create cluster --name "${name}" --wait 120s --kubeconfig "" --config - <<EOF