diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f680c6c3c630..b5424d7b242d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ jobs:
       REACT_APP_E2E_TEST_DSN: 'https://username@domain/123'
       E2E_TEST_SENTRY_ORG_SLUG: 'sentry-javascript-sdks'
       E2E_TEST_SENTRY_PROJECT: 'sentry-javascript-e2e-tests'
+      SENTRY_CLI_NO_TELEMETRY: '1'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix: ${{ fromJson(needs.job_build.outputs.e2e-matrix) }}
@@ -1173,6 +1174,7 @@ jobs:
       REACT_APP_E2E_TEST_DSN: ${{ secrets.E2E_TEST_DSN }}
       E2E_TEST_SENTRY_ORG_SLUG: 'sentry-javascript-sdks'
       E2E_TEST_SENTRY_PROJECT: 'sentry-javascript-e2e-tests'
+      SENTRY_CLI_NO_TELEMETRY: '1'
       E2E_OPENROUTER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.E2E_OPENROUTER_API_KEY }}
       # Used by test apps that deploy a real Cloudflare Worker, e.g. cloudflare-workers-send-to-sentry
       CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/run.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/run.ts
index 317aa42a3a64..3b931861354c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/run.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/run.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
   const env = {
     ...process.env,
     ...envVarsToInject,
+    SENTRY_CLI_NO_TELEMETRY: '1',
     // Volta applies a project's node pin only to commands it manages, and it
     // manages pnpm only when this is set. Without it, the `volta run pnpm`
     // calls below build each app on whatever node is already on PATH rather
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-sourcemaps/next.config.js b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-sourcemaps/next.config.js
index 69a0a61a9388..a4a9634c262e 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-sourcemaps/next.config.js
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nextjs-sourcemaps/next.config.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module.exports = withSentryConfig(nextConfig, {
   project: 'test-project',
   release: {
     name: 'test-release',
+    setCommits: false,
   },
   sourcemaps: {
     deleteSourcemapsAfterUpload: false,
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4-sourcemaps/nuxt.config.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4-sourcemaps/nuxt.config.ts
index ae2e95194fa7..a1a67689df1c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4-sourcemaps/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/nuxt-4-sourcemaps/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     authToken: 'fake-auth-token',
     org: 'test-org',
     project: 'test-project',
-    release: { name: 'test-release' },
+    release: { name: 'test-release', setCommits: false },
     // Dropping `filesToDeleteAfterUpload` is the whole point of the "kept" variant: Sentry should
     // upload the maps and leave the emitted files alone.
     sourcemaps: keepClientSourceMaps ? {} : { filesToDeleteAfterUpload: ['.output/public/**/*.map'] },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
index 7ecda171a055..1ef9fea07178 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/react-router-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export const sentryConfig: SentryReactRouterBuildOptions = {
   sentryUrl: 'http://localhost:3032',
   release: {
     name: 'test-release',
+    setCommits: false,
   },
   sourcemaps: {
     // The maps have to survive until `sentryOnBuildEnd` uploads them, so this asserts the option is
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
index 0229581eda4f..d2dd2ee288b4 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/remix-sourcemaps/vite.config.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       sentryUrl: 'http://localhost:3033',
       release: {
         name: 'test-release',
+        setCommits: false,
       },
       debug: true,
     }),