diff --git a/.config/requirements-devel.in b/.config/requirements-devel.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83d07b189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/requirements-devel.in
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ansible-compat @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-compat@main
+ansible-creator @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-creator@main
+ansible-dev-environment @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-environment@main
+ansible-dev-tools @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-dev-tools@main
+ansible-lint @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint@main
+ansible-navigator @ git+https://github.com/ansible/ansible-navigator@main
+molecule @ git+https://github.com/ansible/molecule@main
+pytest-ansible @ git+https://github.com/ansible/pytest-ansible@main
+tox-ansible @ git+https://github.com/ansible/tox-ansible@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 639095139..e87b4877b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ jobs:
           - name: test (linux)
             task-name: test
 
+          - name: test-devel (linux)
+            task-name: test
+            env:
+              DEVEL: 1
+
           - name: test (macos)
             task-name: test
             os: macos-13-large
diff --git a/tools/test-setup.sh b/tools/test-setup.sh
index b662f3c91..d62201a41 100755
--- a/tools/test-setup.sh
+++ b/tools/test-setup.sh
@@ -294,8 +294,12 @@ if [[ $(uname || true) != MINGW* ]]; then # if we are not on pure Windows
     # We used the already tested constraints file from community-ansible-dev-tools EE in order
     # to avoid surprises. This ensures venv and community-ansible-dev-tools EE have exactly same
     # versions.
+    PIP_DEVEL_ARGS=()
+    if [[ "${DEVEL:-}" == "1" ]]; then
+        PIP_DEVEL_ARGS=("-r" ".config/requirements-devel.in")
+    fi
     python3 -m uv pip install -q \
-        -r .config/requirements.in
+        -r .config/requirements.in "${PIP_DEVEL_ARGS[@]}"
 fi
 
 # GHA failsafe only: ensure ansible and ansible-lint cannot be found anywhere
@@ -477,7 +481,11 @@ env:
   OS: ${OS:-null}    # taskfile
   OSTYPE: ${OSTYPE}
 tools:
+  ade: $(get_version ade)
+  ansible-builder: $(get_version ansible-builder)
+  ansible-creator: $(get_version ansible-creator)
   ansible-lint: $(get_version ansible-lint)
+  ansible-navigator: $(get_version ansible-navigator)
   ansible: $(get_version ansible)
   asdf: $(get_version asdf)
   bash: $(get_version bash)