diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 6c70b2e95e7b..0897dc6a0864 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -190,3 +190,5 @@ build:ubsan --linkopt -fno-sanitize-recover=all
 # Import local specific llvm config options, which can be generated by
 # ci/travis/install-llvm-dependencies.sh
 try-import %workspace%/.llvm-local.bazelrc
+
+test:ci --test_env=RAY_lineage_pinning_enabled=1
diff --git a/release/e2e.py b/release/e2e.py
index 3f458d56ab34..5e8defaa5a41 100644
--- a/release/e2e.py
+++ b/release/e2e.py
@@ -1510,12 +1510,16 @@ def run_test_config(
     if state_json is None:
         state_json = "/tmp/release_test_state.json"
 
+    custom_env_vars = {
+        "RAY_lineage_pinning_enabled": "1",
+    }
     env_vars = {
         "RAY_ADDRESS": os.environ.get("RAY_ADDRESS", "auto"),
         "TEST_OUTPUT_JSON": results_json,
         "TEST_STATE_JSON": state_json,
         "IS_SMOKE_TEST": "1" if smoke_test else "0",
     }
+    env_vars.update(custom_env_vars)
 
     with open(os.path.join(local_dir, ".anyscale.yaml"), "wt") as f:
         f.write(f"project_id: {project_id}")