diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index 09775729bb..a494713f32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -399,6 +399,8 @@ jobs:
               vp run test:coverage
           - name: nuxt-devtools
             node-version: 24
+            # The Windows build can exceed Node's default old-space limit.
+            node-options: --max-old-space-size=4096
             command: |
               vp run build
               vp run typecheck
@@ -507,6 +509,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run vite-plus commands in ${{ matrix.project.name }}
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/vite-plus-ecosystem-ci/${{ matrix.project.name }}${{ matrix.project.directory && format('/{0}', matrix.project.directory) || '' }}
+        env:
+          NODE_OPTIONS: ${{ matrix.project.node-options || '' }}
         run: ${{ matrix.project.command }}
 
   notify-failure:
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/mock-manifest.json b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/mock-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f7778c59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/mock-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "pnpm/latest": {
+    "version": "11.25.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/snapshots/non_interactive_use_defaults_to_managed_without_deciding.md b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/snapshots/non_interactive_use_defaults_to_managed_without_deciding.md
index 98d0daba90..a13c3c194f 100644
--- a/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/snapshots/non_interactive_use_defaults_to_managed_without_deciding.md
+++ b/crates/vp_cli_snapshots/tests/cli_snapshots/fixtures/shim_package_manager_first_use/snapshots/non_interactive_use_defaults_to_managed_without_deciding.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Upgraded installations may have no recorded family mode; non-interactive use mus
 an undecided non-interactive shim uses managed pnpm without prompting
 
 ```
-11.24.0
+11.25.0
 ```
 
 ## `PATH=${VP_HOME}/bin${PATH_SEPARATOR}${workspace}/system-bin${PATH_SEPARATOR}${PATH} NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY=http://127.0.0.1:9 vp env current pnpm --json`