diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml b/.github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml
index 5b838a5..b3ff05a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       - "constraints.txt"
       - ".github/workflows/open-downstream-qpk-pin-prs.yml"
       - ".github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml"
+      - "scripts/check_qpk_pin_consistency.py"
+      - "scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py"
+      - "tests/test_qpk_pin_consistency.py"
       - "tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py"
       - "docs/**"
       - "**.md"
diff --git a/scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py b/scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py
index c44336d..9cf1572 100644
--- a/scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py
+++ b/scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py
@@ -130,10 +130,21 @@ def update_aggregate_bundle(
 
 
 def verify_dependency_closure(repo_dir: Path) -> None:
-    run(
-        ["uv", "pip", "install", "--dry-run", "."],
-        cwd=repo_dir,
-    )
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="qpk-resolver-") as tmp:
+        resolver_python = Path(tmp) / "bin" / "python"
+        run(["uv", "venv", "--python", sys.executable, tmp], cwd=repo_dir)
+        run(
+            [
+                "uv",
+                "pip",
+                "install",
+                "--dry-run",
+                "--python",
+                str(resolver_python),
+                ".",
+            ],
+            cwd=repo_dir,
+        )
 
 
 def update_qsl_compat_qpk_pin(repo_dir: Path, qpk_sha: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py b/tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py
index 0faf620..a8e38db 100644
--- a/tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ def test_dependency_success_reaches_only_guarded_pr_step(tmp_path: Path) -> None
         "steps.verify.outcome == 'success'"
     ) in workflow
     assert '      - ".github/workflows/update-qpk-pin.yml"' in workflow
+    assert '      - "scripts/open_downstream_qpk_pin_prs.py"' in workflow
+    assert '      - "tests/test_qpk_pin_consistency.py"' in workflow
     assert '      - "tests/test_update_qpk_pin_workflow.py"' in workflow
     assert "workflow_dispatch:" not in workflow