diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
index 6c579c9862..1f4da2a935 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks-tunnel.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ sleep 10s
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows
-
-# Retrieve Cilium  status
-cilium status
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
index 6c579c9862..1f4da2a935 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/eks.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ sleep 10s
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows
-
-# Retrieve Cilium  status
-cilium status
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
index 589003b1d5..8866a010b1 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/external-workloads.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,3 @@ set -e
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows
-
-# Retrieve Cilium status
-cilium status
-cilium clustermesh status
-cilium clustermesh vm status
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
index 34edafc54b..d1b2e1f9e5 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/gke.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,3 @@ sleep 10s
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium connectivity test --debug --all-flows
-
-# Retrieve Cilium status
-cilium status
diff --git a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
index fe7d72b4f4..5495091d73 100644
--- a/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
+++ b/.github/in-cluster-test-scripts/multicluster.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,3 @@ sleep 10s
 
 # Run connectivity test
 cilium --context "${CONTEXT1}" connectivity test --debug --multi-cluster "${CONTEXT2}" --test '!/pod-to-.*-nodeport' --all-flows
-
-# Retrieve Cilium status
-cilium --context "${CONTEXT1}" status
-cilium --context "${CONTEXT1}" clustermesh status
-cilium --context "${CONTEXT2}" status
-cilium --context "${CONTEXT2}" clustermesh status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml b/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
index 33fff48120..afe33789af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eks-tunnel.yaml
@@ -114,9 +114,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Post-test information gathering
         if: ${{ !success() }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== Retrieve in-cluster jobs logs ==="
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli-install
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Install latest stable CLI ==="
+          curl -LO https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/latest/download/cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar xzvfC cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz /usr/bin
+          rm cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster state ==="
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-out
         shell: bash {0} # Disable default fail-fast behaviour so that all commands run independently
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
index c7949a5674..3e33528f51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
@@ -114,9 +114,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Post-test information gathering
         if: ${{ !success() }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== Retrieve in-cluster jobs logs ==="
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli-install
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Install latest stable CLI ==="
+          curl -LO https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/latest/download/cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar xzvfC cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz /usr/bin
+          rm cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster state ==="
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-out
         shell: bash {0} # Disable default fail-fast behaviour so that all commands run independently
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml b/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
index 1a1ffc8e52..455e6c72e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/externalworkloads.yaml
@@ -152,20 +152,29 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           kubectl -n kube-system wait job/cilium-cli --for=condition=complete --timeout=10m
 
-      - name: Post-test installation logs
-        if: ${{ !success() }}
-        run: |
-          kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli-install
-
       - name: Post-test information gathering
         if: ${{ !success() }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== Retrieve in-cluster jobs logs ==="
+          kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli-install
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve VM state ==="
           gcloud compute ssh ${{ env.vmName }} --zone ${{ env.zone }} --command "cilium status"
           gcloud compute ssh ${{ env.vmName }} --zone ${{ env.zone }} --command "sudo docker logs cilium --timestamps"
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Install latest stable CLI ==="
+          curl -LO https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/latest/download/cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar xzvfC cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz /usr/bin
+          rm cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster state ==="
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
           kubectl get cew --all-namespaces -o wide
           kubectl get cep --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
+          cilium clustermesh status
+          cilium clustermesh vm status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-out
         shell: bash {0} # Disable default fail-fast behaviour so that all commands run independently
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
index 608714d7a9..7803dbd99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
@@ -96,9 +96,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Post-test information gathering
         if: ${{ !success() }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== Retrieve in-cluster jobs logs ==="
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli
-          kubectl exec -n kube-system job/cilium-cli -- cilium status
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Install latest stable CLI ==="
+          curl -LO https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/latest/download/cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar xzvfC cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz /usr/bin
+          rm cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster state ==="
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-out
         shell: bash {0} # Disable default fail-fast behaviour so that all commands run independently
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
index 6f712a4ac7..c0a9068956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multicluster.yaml
@@ -131,14 +131,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Post-test information gathering
         if: ${{ !success() }}
         run: |
+          echo "=== Retrieve in-cluster jobs logs ==="
           kubectl logs --timestamps -n kube-system job/cilium-cli
 
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Install latest stable CLI ==="
+          curl -LO https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/latest/download/cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+          sudo tar xzvfC cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz /usr/bin
+          rm cilium-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster1 state ==="
           export KUBECONFIG=kubeconfig-cluster1
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
+          cilium clustermesh status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-cluster1
 
+          echo "\n\n\n=== Retrieve cluster2 state ==="
           export KUBECONFIG=kubeconfig-cluster2
           kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o wide
+          cilium status
+          cilium clustermesh status
           cilium sysdump --output-filename cilium-sysdump-cluster2
         shell: bash {0} # Disable default fail-fast behaviour so that all commands run independently