diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f24a18a2..9d12fad2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.9.4-ea.3",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api": "^0.1.1-ea.14",
+        "@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api": "^0.1.1-ea.24",
         "@xml-tools/ast": "^5.0.5",
         "@xml-tools/parser": "^1.0.11",
         "json-to-ast": "^2.1.0",
@@ -837,9 +837,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api": {
-      "version": "0.1.1-ea.14",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api/0.1.1-ea.14/b7f01baf0e01d8d697a2b5264e4f374d001004fd",
-      "integrity": "sha512-B0bnokCaz37eS3dIQPuPuwrAGU/y3TM4DT8u7xMMN9hjK9kSOq4UsWPgkJIaYstUzChgomQnXTRQhd2kNfvIIw==",
+      "version": "0.1.1-ea.24",
+      "resolved": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/download/@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api/0.1.1-ea.24/94cdb21bc22642d84e1699f88b7531fbf248c2a3",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/1FNlRxmQTdkt5bqI4dxeBrBYg9A+ivcrCz48vmpbkNfXyp7SpZ07MQPwNWfPCMrprYJP+PzUKDHxzuhBYJMEg==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@babel/core": "^7.23.2",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3f89a2d5..7f2dadf3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api": "^0.1.1-ea.14",
+    "@RHEcosystemAppEng/exhort-javascript-api": "^0.1.1-ea.24",
     "@xml-tools/ast": "^5.0.5",
     "@xml-tools/parser": "^1.0.11",
     "json-to-ast": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/src/componentAnalysis.ts b/src/componentAnalysis.ts
index 00111d59..b280e688 100644
--- a/src/componentAnalysis.ts
+++ b/src/componentAnalysis.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ async function executeComponentAnalysis (diagnosticFilePath: string, contents: s
         'RHDA_TOKEN': globalConfig.telemetryId,
         'RHDA_SOURCE': globalConfig.utmSource,
         'MATCH_MANIFEST_VERSIONS': globalConfig.matchManifestVersions,
+        'EXHORT_PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENV': globalConfig.setPythonVirtualEnvironment,
         'EXHORT_MVN_PATH': globalConfig.exhortMvnPath,
         'EXHORT_NPM_PATH': globalConfig.exhortNpmPath,
         'EXHORT_GO_PATH': globalConfig.exhortGoPath,
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 4c6fa7d1..b72f0f86 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Config
     utmSource:                                      string;
     exhortSnykToken:                                string;
     matchManifestVersions:                          string;
+    setPythonVirtualEnvironment:                    string;
     vulnerabilityAlertSeverity:                     string;
     exhortMvnPath:                                  string;
     exhortNpmPath:                                  string;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class Config
         this.utmSource = process.env.VSCEXT_UTM_SOURCE || '';
         this.exhortSnykToken = process.env.VSCEXT_EXHORT_SNYK_TOKEN || '';
         this.matchManifestVersions = process.env.VSCEXT_MATCH_MANIFEST_VERSIONS || 'true';
+        this.setPythonVirtualEnvironment = process.env.VSCEXT_SET_PYTHON_VIRTUAL_ENVIRONMENT || 'false';
         this.vulnerabilityAlertSeverity = process.env.VSCEXT_VULNERABILITY_ALERT_SEVERITY || 'Error';
         this.exhortMvnPath = process.env.VSCEXT_EXHORT_MVN_PATH || 'mvn';
         this.exhortNpmPath = process.env.VSCEXT_EXHORT_NPM_PATH || 'npm';
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ class Config
      */
     updateConfig( rhdaData: any ) {
         this.matchManifestVersions = rhdaData.matchManifestVersions ? 'true' : 'false';
+        this.setPythonVirtualEnvironment = rhdaData.setPythonVirtualEnvironment ? 'true' : 'false';
         this.vulnerabilityAlertSeverity = rhdaData.vulnerabilityAlertSeverity;
         this.exhortMvnPath = rhdaData.mvn.executable.path || 'mvn';
         this.exhortNpmPath = rhdaData.npm.executable.path || 'npm';
diff --git a/test/config.test.ts b/test/config.test.ts
index 5e8ac23f..5c833432 100644
--- a/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/test/config.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
     const rhdaData = {
         exhortSnykToken: 'mockToken',
         matchManifestVersions: false,
+        setPythonVirtualEnvironment: true,
         mvn: {
             executable: { path: 'mockPath' }
         },
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
     const partialRhdaData = {
         exhortSnykToken: 'mockToken',
         matchManifestVersions: true,
+        setPythonVirtualEnvironment: false,
         mvn: {
         executable: { path: '' }
         },
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
         expect(mockConfig.utmSource).to.eq('');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortSnykToken).to.eq('');
         expect(mockConfig.matchManifestVersions).to.eq('true');
+        expect(mockConfig.setPythonVirtualEnvironment).to.eq('false');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortMvnPath).to.eq('mvn');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortNpmPath).to.eq('npm');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortGoPath).to.eq('go');
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
         mockConfig.updateConfig(rhdaData);
 
         expect(mockConfig.matchManifestVersions).to.eq('false');
+        expect(mockConfig.setPythonVirtualEnvironment).to.eq('true');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortMvnPath).to.eq('mockPath');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortNpmPath).to.eq('mockPath');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortGoPath).to.eq('mockPath');
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ describe('Config tests', () => {
         mockConfig.updateConfig(partialRhdaData);
 
         expect(mockConfig.matchManifestVersions).to.eq('true');
+        expect(mockConfig.setPythonVirtualEnvironment).to.eq('false');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortMvnPath).to.eq('mvn');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortNpmPath).to.eq('npm');
         expect(mockConfig.exhortGoPath).to.eq('go');