diff --git a/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.js b/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.js
index 22efad229..d950b10bd 100644
--- a/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.js
+++ b/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.js
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ function runTargetSmoke(options) {
       'install',
       '--modules', 'workflow-quality',
       '--target', options.target,
+      '--enable-hooks',
       '--json',
     ]),
     `${options.target} packed install`
diff --git a/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.test.js b/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.test.js
index 417877910..d35175f35 100644
--- a/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.test.js
+++ b/tests/ci/packed-artifact-lifecycle.test.js
@@ -144,6 +144,17 @@ test('Windows public CLI invocation accepts the exact Itô capability selection'
   );
 });
 
+test('workflow-quality target smoke explicitly opts into hooks', () => {
+  const source = fs.readFileSync(
+    path.join(__dirname, 'packed-artifact-lifecycle.js'),
+    'utf8'
+  );
+  assert.match(
+    source,
+    /'--modules', 'workflow-quality'[\s\S]*'--enable-hooks'/
+  );
+});
+
 test('lifecycle cleanup retries Windows file locks without masking results', () => {
   const source = fs.readFileSync(
     path.join(__dirname, 'packed-artifact-lifecycle.js'),