diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6c691693..99675ad1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -394,12 +394,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pnpm store prune
           pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
-      - name: 🌐 Install Chrome & Dependencies
-        run: |
-          rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* || true
-          apt-get update || true
-          apt-get install -y libnss3 libnspr4 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libdrm2 libxkbcommon0 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxext6 libxfixes3 libxrandr2 libgbm1 libasound2t64 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2
-          npx puppeteer browsers install chrome
+      - name: Setup Chrome
+        id: setup-chrome
+        uses: browser-actions/setup-chrome@v1
+        with:
+          install-dependencies: true
 
       # ── Minimalist Smoke Test ──────────────────────────────────────────
       - name: 🌐 Smoke Test (Essential Flow)
@@ -407,6 +406,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.next_public_url }}
           GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GATEKEEPER_PASSWORD || 'klz2026' }}
+          PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH: ${{ steps.setup-chrome.outputs.chrome-path }}
         run: npx tsx scripts/smoke.ts
 
   # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80a7dadc..ed5aac3a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky",
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm"
   },
-  "version": "2.3.22-rc.9",
+  "version": "2.3.22-rc.10",
   "pnpm": {
     "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
       "@parcel/watcher",
diff --git a/scripts/smoke.ts b/scripts/smoke.ts
index d3e41599..5e9dccce 100644
--- a/scripts/smoke.ts
+++ b/scripts/smoke.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ async function run() {
 
   const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
     headless: true,
+    executablePath: process.env.PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH || undefined,
     args: ['--no-sandbox', '--disable-setuid-sandbox'],
   });
   const page = await browser.newPage();