diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8f03c8d450e..6a8df14c675 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ SANITY_E2E_BASE_URL=http://localhost:3339
 # Whether or not to run the end to end tests in headless mode. Defaults to true, but sometimes
 # you might want to see the browser in action, in which case you can set this to `false`.
 HEADLESS=true
+# In CI, we have to provide some signal of how we've built the studio. Set this to `true` if you're testing an auto-updating build.
+SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 73a7e64b5ee..d4fbb8893e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         # Be sure to update all instances in this file and `pr-cleanup.yml` if updated
         project: [chromium, firefox]
+        config: [auto-updating, default]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -82,8 +83,13 @@ jobs:
           SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW }}
           SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID }}
           SANITY_E2E_DATASET: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_DATASET }}
-        run: pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build
-
+          SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING: ${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && 'true' || '' }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.config }}" == "auto-updating" ]; then
+            pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build --auto-updates
+          else
+            pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build
+          fi
       - name: Build E2E test studio on PR
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         env:
@@ -92,8 +98,14 @@ jobs:
           # Delete `SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW` from github
           SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW }}
           SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID }}
-          SANITY_E2E_DATASET: pr-${{ matrix.project }}-${{ github.event.number }}
-        run: pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build
+          SANITY_E2E_DATASET: pr-${{ matrix.project }}-${{ github.event.number }}${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && '-auto-updating' || '' }}
+          SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING: ${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && 'true' || '' }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ matrix.config }}" == "auto-updating" ]; then
+            pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build --auto-updates
+          else
+            pnpm e2e:setup && pnpm e2e:build
+          fi
 
       # Caches build from either PR or next
       - name: Cache build
@@ -123,6 +135,7 @@ jobs:
         # Add more shards here if needed
         shardIndex: [1, 2]
         shardTotal: [2]
+        config: [auto-updating, default]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -199,6 +212,7 @@ jobs:
           SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW }}
           SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID }}
           SANITY_E2E_DATASET: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_DATASET }}
+          SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING: ${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && 'true' || '' }}
         run: pnpm test:e2e --project ${{ matrix.project }} --shard ${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }}
 
       - name: Run E2E tests on PR
@@ -212,7 +226,8 @@ jobs:
           # Delete `SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW` from github
           SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW }}
           SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID: ${{ vars.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID }}
-          SANITY_E2E_DATASET: pr-${{ matrix.project }}-${{ github.event.number }}
+          SANITY_E2E_DATASET: pr-${{ matrix.project }}-${{ github.event.number }}${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && '-auto-updating' || '' }}
+          SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING: ${{ matrix.config == 'auto-updating' && 'true' || '' }}
         run: pnpm test:e2e --project ${{ matrix.project }} --shard ${{ matrix.shardIndex }}/${{ matrix.shardTotal }}
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/test/e2e/env.ts b/test/e2e/env.ts
index 5bdce546e5c..8d704bb1f97 100644
--- a/test/e2e/env.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/env.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {loadEnvFiles} from '../../scripts/utils/loadEnvFiles'
 
 loadEnvFiles()
 
+const SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING = process.env.SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING === 'true'
 const SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN = process.env.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN!
 const SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID = process.env.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID!
 const SANITY_E2E_DATASET = process.env.SANITY_E2E_DATASET!
@@ -27,4 +28,9 @@ if (!SANITY_E2E_DATASET) {
   process.exit(1)
 }
 
-export {SANITY_E2E_DATASET, SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID, SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN}
+export {
+  SANITY_E2E_DATASET,
+  SANITY_E2E_IS_AUTO_UPDATING,
+  SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID,
+  SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN,
+}