diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
index a542edc0..ab76be82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_requests.yml
@@ -97,14 +97,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: '1.20'
+          go-version: '1.21'
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            .otelcol-builder.yaml
+            .goreleaser.yaml
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.0.0
+      - name: Install opentelemetry-collector-builder
+        working-directory: ./sidecar/otelcol
+        run: make install-builder
       - uses: imranismail/setup-kustomize@v2
       - name: Install kuttl
         run: |
           curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/kubectl-kuttl https://github.com/kudobuilder/kuttl/releases/download/v${{ env.KUTTL_VERSION }}/kubectl-kuttl_${{ env.KUTTL_VERSION }}_linux_x86_64
           chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl-kuttl
-      - name: Run Helm e2e tests
-        run: make e2e-helm
+      - name: Run Helm e2e tests for Fluent Bit in tailing sidecar
+        run: make e2e-helm TAILING_SIDECAR=fluentbit
+      - name: Run Helm e2e tests for otelcol in tailing sidecar
+        run: make e2e-helm TAILING_SIDECAR=otelcol
 
   test-helm-chart-with-cert-manager:
     name: Test Helm chart with cert-manager