diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 556ee5ec..b9d82acc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Type check
         run: npx tsc --noEmit
 
+      - name: Install Vector 0.54.0
+        run: |
+          curl -fsSL "https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/releases/download/v0.54.0/vector-0.54.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz" \
+            | sudo tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin --strip-components=2 "vector-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/bin/vector"
+          vector --version
+
       - name: Test
         run: pnpm test
 
diff --git a/src/server/services/__tests__/dlp-vrl-integration.test.ts b/src/server/services/__tests__/dlp-vrl-integration.test.ts
index dfe1fb91..1068cb43 100644
--- a/src/server/services/__tests__/dlp-vrl-integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/services/__tests__/dlp-vrl-integration.test.ts
@@ -18,32 +18,6 @@ async function vectorAvailable(): Promise<boolean> {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Check whether the installed Vector binary supports the VRL `repeat()` function.
- * `repeat()` was added after Vector 0.54; older binaries emit "call to undefined function".
- * TODO: Remove this guard once CI is pinned to a Vector release that includes repeat().
- */
-async function vectorSupportsRepeat(): Promise<boolean> {
-  const tmpDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "dlp-test-cap-"));
-  const programPath = join(tmpDir, "program.vrl");
-  const inputPath = join(tmpDir, "input.json");
-  try {
-    await writeFile(programPath, '. = { "r": repeat("*", 3) }');
-    await writeFile(inputPath, "{}");
-    await execFileAsync(
-      "vector",
-      ["vrl", "--input", inputPath, "--program", programPath, "--print-object"],
-      { timeout: 5000, env: { ...process.env, VECTOR_LOG: "error" } }
-    );
-    return true;
-  } catch {
-    return false;
-  } finally {
-    await unlink(programPath).catch(() => {});
-    await unlink(inputPath).catch(() => {});
-  }
-}
-
 async function runVrl(
   source: string,
   input: Record<string, unknown>
@@ -69,35 +43,22 @@ async function runVrl(
   }
 }
 
-// Templates whose VRL source uses functions not available in all Vector versions.
-// repeat() is not present in Vector <=0.54; skip those fixtures until CI is updated.
-const REQUIRES_REPEAT = new Set(["dlp-credit-card-masking"]);
-
 describe("DLP VRL integration tests", async () => {
   const hasVector = await vectorAvailable();
-  const hasRepeat = hasVector && (await vectorSupportsRepeat());
 
   describe.skipIf(!hasVector)("execute VRL templates against fixtures", () => {
     for (const template of ALL_DLP_TEMPLATES) {
       // Skip custom regex — it requires user-configured pattern
       if (template.id === "dlp-custom-regex-masking") continue;
 
-      const needsRepeat = REQUIRES_REPEAT.has(template.id);
-
-      describe.skipIf(needsRepeat && !hasRepeat)(
-        // Append a note when skipped so the reason is visible in test output
-        needsRepeat && !hasRepeat
-          ? `${template.name} [skipped: Vector repeat() not available]`
-          : template.name,
-        () => {
-          for (const fixture of template.testFixtures) {
-            it(fixture.description, async () => {
-              const result = await runVrl(template.vrlSource, fixture.input);
-              expect(result).toEqual(fixture.expectedOutput);
-            });
-          }
+      describe(template.name, () => {
+        for (const fixture of template.testFixtures) {
+          it(fixture.description, async () => {
+            const result = await runVrl(template.vrlSource, fixture.input);
+            expect(result).toEqual(fixture.expectedOutput);
+          });
         }
-      );
+      });
     }
   });
 });