diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index b43c3ec..36f9532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
       - name: Run python_basics integration tests
+        # Have to create the virtualenv as it's a run command. Otherwise basic_venv is just build and won't be able
+        # To execute what we need in the simple-tests.
         run: |
           cd python_basics/integration_tests
+          bazel run //simple-tests:basic_venv
           bazel test //...
       - name: Run starpls integration tests
         run: |
diff --git a/.yamlfmt b/.yamlfmt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9d24f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.yamlfmt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+formatter:
+  type: basic
+  retain_line_breaks: true
diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index e6c032d..dc747f5 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ multitool.hub(
 )
 use_repo(multitool, "yamlfmt_hub")
 
-bazel_dep(name = "score_docs_as_code", version = "3.0.1", dev_dependency = True)
+bazel_dep(name = "score_docs_as_code", version = "3.0.1")
 
 # bazel_dep(name = "score_platform", version = "0.5.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "score_process", version = "1.3.2")
diff --git a/python_basics/integration_tests/MODULE.bazel b/python_basics/integration_tests/MODULE.bazel
index 901c253..1a2959f 100644
--- a/python_basics/integration_tests/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/python_basics/integration_tests/MODULE.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Python version & Pip
 #
 ###############################################################################
-bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.4.1")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_python", version = "1.8.4")
 
 PYTHON_VERSION = "3.12"
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use_repo(pip, "pip_score_venv_test")
 # Generic linting and formatting rules
 #
 ###############################################################################
-bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_py", version = "1.4.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "aspect_rules_py", version = "1.6.6")
 
 bazel_dep(name = "bazel_skylib", version = "1.7.1", dev_dependency = True)
 
diff --git a/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/BUILD b/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/BUILD
index cb3db11..0554737 100644
--- a/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/BUILD
+++ b/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/BUILD
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ score_py_pytest(
     name = "venv_ok_test",
     srcs = ["test_venv_ok.py"],
     data = [":basic_venv"],
+    deps = ["@rules_python//python/runfiles"],
 )
 
 score_py_pytest(
diff --git a/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/test_venv_ok.py b/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/test_venv_ok.py
index 92d6dcc..ae9de27 100644
--- a/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/test_venv_ok.py
+++ b/python_basics/integration_tests/simple-tests/test_venv_ok.py
@@ -13,10 +13,16 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
+from python.runfiles import Runfiles
 
 
 def test_venv_ok():
-    runfiles = os.getenv("RUNFILES_DIR")
+    """
+    This test checks if the pytest module is available in the runfiles and if it can be used without
+    installing pytest explicitly inside the virtualenv
+    """
+    if (r := Runfiles.Create()) and (rd := r.EnvVars().get("RUNFILES_DIR")):
+        runfiles = Path(rd)
     assert runfiles, "runfiles could not be found, RUNFILES_DIR is not set"
     packages = os.listdir(runfiles)
     assert any(x.endswith("pytest") for x in packages), (
@@ -26,7 +32,6 @@ def test_venv_ok():
         import pytest  # type ignore
 
         python_venv_folder = [x for x in packages if "python_3_12_" in x][0]
-
         # Trying to actually use pytest module and collect current test & file
         proc = subprocess.run(
             [
diff --git a/python_basics/integration_tests/venv-with-extra-requirements/test_extra_requirements_ok.py b/python_basics/integration_tests/venv-with-extra-requirements/test_extra_requirements_ok.py
index f479e87..752c1c5 100644
--- a/python_basics/integration_tests/venv-with-extra-requirements/test_extra_requirements_ok.py
+++ b/python_basics/integration_tests/venv-with-extra-requirements/test_extra_requirements_ok.py
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # *******************************************************************************
 import os
+from python.runfiles import Runfiles
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def test_venv_ok():
-    runfiles = os.getenv("RUNFILES_DIR")
+    if (r := Runfiles.Create()) and (rd := r.EnvVars().get("RUNFILES_DIR")):
+        runfiles = Path(rd)
     packages = os.listdir(runfiles)
     assert any(x.endswith("requests") for x in packages), (
         f"'Request not found in runfiles: {runfiles}"