diff --git a/.github/workflows/openshift-acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/openshift-acceptance.yml
index 6e51600ab7..633b48423f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openshift-acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openshift-acceptance.yml
@@ -18,52 +18,36 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install OpenShift Tools
+        uses: redhat-actions/openshift-tools-installer@v1
+        with:
+          source: github
+          crc: latest
+          oc: latest
+
+      - name: Verify installations
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils xz-utils
+          crc version
+          oc version
 
-      - name: Add user to libvirt group
+      - name: Setup and start CRC
         run: |
           sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $USER
           sudo systemctl enable libvirtd
           sudo systemctl start libvirtd
-          echo "User added to libvirt group"
-          id
-
-      - name: Set up OpenShift Local
-        run: |
-          # Get the latest CRC version and URL
-          CRC_URL="https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/crc/latest/crc-linux-amd64.tar.xz"
-          curl -sL ${CRC_URL} | sudo tar -xJf - -C /tmp
-          sudo mv /tmp/crc-linux-*-amd64/crc /usr/local/bin/
-          crc version
           
-          # Setup and start CRC
           bash -c "newgrp libvirt << EOF
           crc setup
           crc config set consent-telemetry no
           crc start --memory 13312 --cpus 4 --yes
           EOF"
-# CRC_URL="https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/crc/latest/crc-linux-amd64.tar.xz"
-# curl -sL ${CRC_URL} | tar -xJf - -C /tmp
-# sudo mv /tmp/crc-linux-*-amd64/crc /usr/local/bin/
-# crc version
-
-# # Setup and start CRC
-# sg libvirt -c "crc setup"
-# sg libvirt -c "crc config set consent-telemetry no"
-# sg libvirt -c "crc start --memory 13312 --cpus 4 --yes"
-
-      - name: Set up OpenShift CLI
-        run: |
-          eval $(sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" crc oc-env)
-          oc version
 
-      - name: Login to OpenShift
+      - name: Verify CRC status
         run: |
-          eval $(sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" crc oc-env)
-          oc login -u developer -p developer https://api.crc.testing:6443 --insecure-skip-tls-verify=true
+          crc status
+          eval $(crc oc-env)
+          oc login -u developer -p developer https://api.crc.testing:6443
+          oc get nodes
 
       - name: Setup helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@fe7b79cd5ee1e45176fcad797de68ecaf3ca4814 # v4.2.0