diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-test-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/run-test-suite.yml
index f640feee..b375cf06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-test-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-test-suite.yml
@@ -82,10 +82,12 @@ jobs:
           dependency-versions: ${{ matrix.dependencies }}
 
       - name: Validate lowest dependencies
+        id: validate
         if: matrix.dependencies == 'lowest' && matrix.php == '8.1'
         env:
           COMPOSER_POOL_OPTIMIZER: 0
         run: vendor/bin/validate-prefer-lowest
+        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Download binaries
         if: inputs.download-binaries == true
@@ -93,3 +95,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: ${{ inputs.test-command }}
+
+      - name: Check for failures
+        if: steps.validate.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: exit 1