diff --git a/changelog-entries/745.md b/changelog-entries/745.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95d9e3564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog-entries/745.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fixed an issue regarding the Python bindings version being ignored in the system tests [#745](https://github.com/precice/tutorials/pull/745)
diff --git a/tools/tests/component-templates/fenics-adapter.yaml b/tools/tests/component-templates/fenics-adapter.yaml
index 220a52525..02ff9277d 100644
--- a/tools/tests/component-templates/fenics-adapter.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/component-templates/fenics-adapter.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ depends_on:
 volumes:
   - {{ run_directory }}:/runs
 command: >
-  /bin/bash -c "id && 
+  /bin/bash -c "id &&
   cd '/runs/{{ tutorial_folder }}/{{ case_folder }}' &&
   {{ run }} | tee system-tests_{{ case_folder }}.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/tools/tests/component-templates/micro-manager.yaml b/tools/tests/component-templates/micro-manager.yaml
index 1a78a1b4b..baba7971a 100644
--- a/tools/tests/component-templates/micro-manager.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/component-templates/micro-manager.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ build:
       - {{key}}={{value}}
     {% endfor %}
   target: micro_manager
+environment:
+  - PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV=1
 depends_on:
   prepare:
     condition: service_completed_successfully
@@ -12,5 +14,6 @@ volumes:
   - {{ run_directory }}:/runs
 command: >
   /bin/bash -c "id &&
+  ([ -z \"$$PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV\" ] || { python3 -c 'import precice' || { echo 'ERROR: PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV set but precice not importable. Check Docker image.'; exit 1; }; }) &&
   cd '/runs/{{ tutorial_folder }}/{{ case_folder }}' &&
   {{ run }} | tee system-tests_{{ case_folder }}.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/tools/tests/component-templates/nutils-adapter.yaml b/tools/tests/component-templates/nutils-adapter.yaml
index 5893c65a7..c7703e60d 100644
--- a/tools/tests/component-templates/nutils-adapter.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/component-templates/nutils-adapter.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ build:
       - {{key}}={{value}}
     {% endfor %}
   target: nutils_adapter
+environment:
+  - PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV=1
 depends_on:    
   prepare:
     condition: service_completed_successfully
 volumes:
   - {{ run_directory }}:/runs
 command: >
-  /bin/bash -c "id && 
+  /bin/bash -c "id &&
+  ([ -z \"$$PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV\" ] || { python3 -c 'import precice' || { echo 'ERROR: PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV set but precice not importable. Check Docker image.'; exit 1; }; }) &&
   cd '/runs/{{ tutorial_folder }}/{{ case_folder }}' &&
   {{ run }} | tee system-tests_{{ case_folder }}.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/tools/tests/component-templates/python-bindings.yaml b/tools/tests/component-templates/python-bindings.yaml
index 3cd65d274..3e00c8e53 100644
--- a/tools/tests/component-templates/python-bindings.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/component-templates/python-bindings.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ build:
       - {{key}}={{value}}
     {% endfor %}
   target: python_bindings
+environment:
+  - PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV=1
 depends_on:    
   prepare:
     condition: service_completed_successfully
 volumes:
   - {{ run_directory }}:/runs
 command: >
-  /bin/bash -c "id && 
+  /bin/bash -c "id &&
+  ([ -z \"$$PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV\" ] || { python3 -c 'import precice' || { echo 'ERROR: PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV set but precice not importable. Check Docker image.'; exit 1; }; }) &&
   cd '/runs/{{ tutorial_folder }}/{{ case_folder }}' &&
   {{ run }} | tee system-tests_{{ case_folder }}.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/tools/tests/component-templates/su2-adapter.yaml b/tools/tests/component-templates/su2-adapter.yaml
index d466a949a..c6ca56d30 100644
--- a/tools/tests/component-templates/su2-adapter.yaml
+++ b/tools/tests/component-templates/su2-adapter.yaml
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ build:
       - {{key}}={{value}}
     {% endfor %}
   target: su2_adapter
+environment:
+  - PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV=1
 depends_on:    
   prepare:
     condition: service_completed_successfully
 volumes:
   - {{ run_directory }}:/runs
 command: >
-  /bin/bash -c "id && 
+  /bin/bash -c "id &&
+  ([ -z \"$$PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV\" ] || { python3 -c 'import precice' || { echo 'ERROR: PRECICE_TUTORIALS_NO_VENV set but precice not importable. Check Docker image.'; exit 1; }; }) &&
   cd '/runs/{{ tutorial_folder }}/{{ case_folder }}' &&
   SU2_RUN="/home/precice/SU2_RUN/bin" PYTHONPATH="/home/precice/SU2_RUN/bin:$PYTHONPATH" {{ run }} | tee system-tests_{{ case_folder }}.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile b/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
index df926fd33..1b6b3ba0c 100644
--- a/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/tests/dockerfiles/ubuntu_2404/Dockerfile
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ USER precice
 WORKDIR /home/precice
 # Builds the precice python bindings for python3
 # Installs also matplotlib as its needed for the elastic-tube 1d fluid-python participant.
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
+RUN python3 -m venv --system-site-packages /home/precice/venv && \
     . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
     pip3 install git+https://github.com/precice/python-bindings.git@${PYTHON_BINDINGS_REF} && \
-    pip3 install matplotlib 
+    pip3 install matplotlib
+ENV VIRTUAL_ENV=/home/precice/venv
+ENV PATH="/home/precice/venv/bin:$PATH"
 
-FROM precice_dependecies AS fenics_adapter
-COPY --from=python_bindings /home/precice/.local /home/precice/.local
+FROM python_bindings AS fenics_adapter
 USER root
 RUN add-apt-repository -y ppa:fenics-packages/fenics && \
     apt-get -qq update && \
@@ -122,9 +123,8 @@ RUN add-apt-repository -y ppa:fenics-packages/fenics && \
 USER precice
 ARG FENICS_ADAPTER_REF
 # Building fenics-adapter
-RUN python3 -m venv --system-site-packages /home/precice/venv && \
-    . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
-    pip3 install git+https://github.com/precice/fenics-adapter.git@${FENICS_ADAPTER_REF}
+RUN pip3 install --user --break-system-packages \
+    git+https://github.com/precice/fenics-adapter.git@${FENICS_ADAPTER_REF}
 
 
 FROM precice_dependecies AS nutils_adapter
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update && \
 apt-get -qq install libglu1-mesa libxrender1 libxcursor1 libxft2 libxinerama1
 USER precice
 # Installing nutils - There is no adapter
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
-    . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
-    pip3 install nutils
+RUN pip3 install nutils
 
 
 FROM precice_dependecies AS calculix_adapter
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/precice/calculix-adapter.git && \
     ln -s /home/precice/calculix-adapter/bin/ccx_preCICE /home/precice/.local/bin/ccx_preCICE
 
 FROM python_bindings AS su2_adapter
-COPY --from=precice /home/precice/.local /home/precice/.local
 USER root
 RUN apt-get -qq update && \
     apt-get -qq install swig python3-mpi4py python3-setuptools
@@ -177,8 +174,6 @@ WORKDIR /home/precice
 RUN wget https://github.com/su2code/SU2/archive/refs/tags/v${SU2_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
     tar xvzf v${SU2_VERSION}.tar.gz && \
     rm -fv v${SU2_VERSION}.tar.gz
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
-    . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate
 ARG SU2_ADAPTER_PR
 ARG SU2_ADAPTER_REF
 WORKDIR /home/precice
@@ -216,27 +211,21 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/precice/dealii-adapter.git &&\
     make -j $(nproc)
 
 
-FROM precice_dependecies AS micro_manager
+FROM python_bindings AS micro_manager
 USER precice
 WORKDIR /home/precice
-COPY --from=precice /home/precice/.local/ /home/precice/.local/
 
 ARG MICRO_MANAGER_REF
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
-    . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
-    git clone https://github.com/precice/micro-manager.git && \
+RUN git clone https://github.com/precice/micro-manager.git && \
     cd micro-manager && \
     if [ -n "${MICRO_MANAGER_PR}" ]; then git fetch origin pull/${MICRO_MANAGER_PR}/head; fi && \
     git checkout ${MICRO_MANAGER_REF} && \
     pip3 install .
+RUN pip3 install pybind11
 WORKDIR /home/precice
-RUN python3 -m venv /home/precice/venv && \
-    . /home/precice/venv/bin/activate && \
-    pip3 install pybind11    
 
 FROM micro_manager AS dumux_adapter
 USER root
-COPY --from=precice /home/precice/.local/ /home/precice/.local/
 ARG DUNE_VERSION
 ARG DUMUX_VERSION
 USER precice