diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 49ab07f..37f33a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 # Only one E2E run at a time: the shared E2E_RELEASE (headlamp-e2e) in
-# headlamp-dev cannot be shared across concurrent runs.
+# privilegedescalation-dev cannot be shared across concurrent runs.
 # cancel-in-progress: false (queue, don't cancel) — cancelling in-flight
 # runs may skip the if: always() teardown, leaving dangling cluster resources.
 concurrency:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
 env:
-  E2E_NAMESPACE: headlamp-dev
+  E2E_NAMESPACE: privilegedescalation-dev
   E2E_RELEASE: headlamp-e2e
   # Pin to a known-good Headlamp version. Using :latest is risky because
   # the tag can change between CI runs, causing flaky failures when a newer
diff --git a/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml b/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f5aa3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# RBAC for the GitHub Actions CI runner to manage E2E Headlamp instances.
+# CI-only test fixture — NOT for production use.
+#
+# This file is a REFERENCE ONLY. The canonical manifest lives in:
+#   privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml
+#
+# The infra repo is managed by Flux GitOps and is the source of truth.
+# Do not apply this file directly — it is kept here for developer reference only.
+#
+# E2E resources run in `privilegedescalation-dev` — nothing persists beyond a test run.
+# RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra — do not apply manually.
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
index 783c758..e3bbbb8 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,18 @@
 # a ConfigMap volume mount. No custom Docker images — the plugin is built
 # in CI and injected as a ConfigMap.
 #
-# E2E resources are deployed to the `headlamp-dev` namespace. Nothing
+# E2E resources are deployed to the `headlamp-plugins-e2e` namespace. Nothing
 # persists beyond the test run — teardown cleans up all created resources.
 #
 # Prerequisites:
 #   - Plugin built (dist/ exists with plugin-main.js + package.json)
 #   - kubectl configured with cluster access
-#   - RBAC applied: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml
+# RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml.
+# The infra repo is the source of truth — do not apply this file directly.
+# Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml
 #
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: headlamp-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE     — namespace for E2E Headlamp (default: headlamp-plugins-e2e)
 #   E2E_RELEASE       — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
 #   HEADLAMP_VERSION  — Headlamp image tag (default: latest)
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 DIST_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/dist"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-plugins-e2e}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 HEADLAMP_VERSION="${HEADLAMP_VERSION:-latest}"
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ fi
 echo "Checking RBAC permissions in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'..."
 if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/null; then
   echo "ERROR: Missing RBAC — cannot delete configmaps in namespace '${E2E_NAMESPACE}'." >&2
-  echo "  Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f deployment/e2e-ci-runner-rbac.yaml" >&2
+  echo "  Apply RBAC first: kubectl apply -f privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
index d9bdf43..1af461e 100755
--- a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -3,14 +3,17 @@
 #
 # Tears down the dedicated E2E Headlamp instance deployed by deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh.
 #
+# RBAC is managed via Flux from privilegedescalation/infra/base/rbac/e2e-ci-runner-headlamp-rbac.yaml.
+# The infra repo is the source of truth — do not apply this file directly.
+#
 # Environment:
-#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: headlamp-dev)
+#   E2E_NAMESPACE  — namespace to clean up (default: headlamp-plugins-e2e)
 #   E2E_RELEASE    — release/resource name prefix (default: headlamp-e2e)
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
-E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-dev}"
+E2E_NAMESPACE="${E2E_NAMESPACE:-headlamp-plugins-e2e}"
 E2E_RELEASE="${E2E_RELEASE:-headlamp-e2e}"
 
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Teardown ==="