diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
index 53d77e86c5b6f..a58e87fd5541a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared_meterpreter_acceptance.yml
@@ -148,6 +148,35 @@ jobs:
       #  ├── metasploit-framework
       #  └── metasploit-payloads (Only if the "payload-testing-branch" GitHub label is applied)
       #  └── mettle (Only if the "payload-testing-mettle-branch" GitHub label is applied)
+      - name: Get metasploit-payloads version
+        run: |
+          echo "METASPLOIT_PAYLOADS_VERSION=$(ruby -ne 'puts $& if /[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*/' gem/lib/metasploit-payloads/version.rb)" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+        working-directory: metasploit-payloads
+
+      - name: Build metasploit-payloads gem
+        run: |
+          gem build ./gem/metasploit-payloads.gemspec
+        working-directory: metasploit-payloads
+
+      - name: Copy metasploit-payloads gem into metasploit-framework - Windows
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          copy ..\metasploit-payloads\metasploit-payloads-${{ env.METASPLOIT_PAYLOADS_VERSION }}.gem .
+        working-directory: metasploit-framework
+
+      - name: Copy metasploit-payloads gem into metasploit-framework
+        run: |
+          cp ../metasploit-payloads/metasploit-payloads-${{ env.METASPLOIT_PAYLOADS_VERSION }}.gem .
+        working-directory: metasploit-framework
+
+      - name: Install metasploit-payloads gem
+        run: |
+          bundle exec gem install metasploit-payloads-${{ env.METASPLOIT_PAYLOADS_VERSION }}.gem
+          bundle config unset deployment
+          bundle update metasploit-payloads
+          bundle install
+        working-directory: metasploit-framework
+
       - name: Checkout mettle
         if: ${{ matrix.meterpreter.name == 'mettle' && inputs.build_mettle }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -159,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get mettle version
         if: ${{ matrix.meterpreter.name == 'mettle' && inputs.build_mettle }}
         run: |
-          echo "METTLE_VERSION=$(grep -oh '[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*' lib/metasploit_payloads/mettle/version.rb)" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "METTLE_VERSION=$(ruby -ne 'puts $& if /[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*/' lib/metasploit_payloads/mettle/version.rb)" | tee -a $GITHUB_ENV
         working-directory: mettle
 
       - name: Prerequisite mettle gem setup