diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ebef880..084e45c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ go/fmt:
 	@gofmt -s -w .
 
 # Check formatting
-.PHONY: fmt-check
-fmt-check:
+.PHONY: go/fmt-check
+go/fmt-check:
 	@test -z "$$(gofmt -s -l . | tee /dev/stderr)" || (echo "Code is not formatted. Run 'make go/fmt'" && exit 1)
 
 # Release targets
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ logotools:
 	}
 
 .PHONY: check
-check: fmt-check go/lint go/test
+check: go/fmt-check go/lint go/test
+
+.PHONY: e2e
+e2e: bin
+	@bash e2e/test.sh
 
 # Help (make usage)
 .PHONY: help
@@ -143,7 +147,8 @@ help:
 	@echo " go/test          Run all tests"
 	@echo " go/lint          Run golangci-lint"
 	@echo " go/fmt           Format go code"
-	@echo " fmt-check        Check go code formatting"
+	@echo " go/fmt-check     Check go code formatting"
+	@echo " e2e              Run the HCP Terraform end-to-end test"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Release:"
 	@echo " gen/openapi      Update embedded OpenAPI spec"
@@ -151,4 +156,4 @@ help:
 	@echo "                  requires VERSION argument"
 	@echo " cleanup-release  Clean up after a release"
 	@echo "                  requires DEV_VERSION argument"
-	@echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
+	@echo ""
diff --git a/e2e/main.tf b/e2e/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f67894
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Copyright IBM Corp. 2026
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+terraform {
+  required_version = ">= 1.4.0"
+}
+
+resource "terraform_data" "e2e" {
+  input = "tfctl-e2e"
+}
diff --git a/e2e/test.sh b/e2e/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e2c1758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright IBM Corp. 2026
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# End-to-end test for tfctl
+#
+# Runs dist/tfctl through some basic test cases. Presumes the default profile
+# is already configured. 'setup' creates $organization and all cases should
+# use it.
+# 
+# System prerequisites are:
+#   tar
+#.  curl
+
+root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+tfctl_bin="${TFCTL_BIN:-$root_dir/dist/tfctl}"
+run_id="${GITHUB_RUN_ID:-$(date +%s)}-${GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT:-$RANDOM}"
+organization="tfctl-e2e-${run_id}"
+organization_created=false
+
+teardown() {
+  local status=$?
+
+  if [ "$organization_created" = true ]; then
+    "$tfctl_bin" harness exec --allow-delete=organizations -- \
+      "$tfctl_bin" api "/organizations/$organization" -X DELETE || status=1
+  fi
+
+  exit "$status"
+}
+trap teardown EXIT
+
+setup() {
+  if [ ! -x "$tfctl_bin" ]; then
+    printf 'tfctl binary not found at %s\n' "$tfctl_bin" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+
+  for command in curl tar; do
+    if ! command -v "$command" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      printf '%s is required to run the end-to-end test\n' "$command" >&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  done
+
+  printf 'Creating organization %s\n' "$organization"
+  "$tfctl_bin" api "/organizations" -X POST -a "name=$organization" -a "email=tfctl-e2e@example.com" --quiet
+  organization_created=true
+}
+
+run_case() {
+  local name=$1
+  printf '\n=== %s ===\n' "$name"
+  "$name"
+}
+
+assert_contains() {
+  local value=$1
+  local expected=$2
+
+  case "$value" in
+    *"$expected"*) ;;
+    *)
+      printf 'expected output to contain %q:\n%s\n' "$expected" "$value" >&2
+      return 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+assert_not_contains() {
+  local value=$1
+  local unexpected=$2
+
+  case "$value" in
+    *"$unexpected"*)
+      printf 'expected output not to contain %q:\n%s\n' "$unexpected" "$value" >&2
+      return 1
+      ;;
+    *) ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+create_auto_apply_workspace() {
+  local workspace="tfctl-e2e-$RANDOM"
+
+  "$tfctl_bin" create workspace --organization "$organization" --jq '.data.id' \
+    -a "name=$workspace" -a auto-apply=true
+}
+
+upload_configuration() {
+  local workspace_id=$1
+  local archive=$2
+  local configuration_id configuration_status upload_url
+
+  upload_url="$("$tfctl_bin" api "/workspaces/$workspace_id/configuration-versions" --no-redact --jq '.data.attributes["upload-url"]' -i \
+    '{"data":{"type":"configuration-versions","attributes":{"auto-queue-runs":false}}}')"
+
+  printf 'Uploading configuration\n'
+  curl --fail --silent --show-error --request PUT --upload-file "$archive" "$upload_url"
+
+  configuration_id="$("$tfctl_bin" api "/workspaces/$workspace_id" --jq \
+    '.data.relationships["current-configuration-version"].data.id')"
+
+  for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+    configuration_status="$("$tfctl_bin" api "/configuration-versions/$configuration_id" --jq '.data.attributes.status')"
+    if [ "$configuration_status" = "uploaded" ]; then
+      return
+    fi
+    if [ "$configuration_status" = "errored" ]; then
+      printf 'current configuration version %s failed to upload\n' "$configuration_id" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    sleep 2
+  done
+
+  printf 'current configuration version %s did not finish uploading\n' "$configuration_id" >&2
+  return 1
+}
+
+case_get_formats() {
+  local workspace workspace_id output
+  workspace="tfctl-e2e-formats-$RANDOM"
+  workspace_id="$("$tfctl_bin" create workspace --organization "$organization" --jq '.data.id' -a "name=$workspace")"
+
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspaces --organization "$organization")"
+  assert_contains "$output" "ID"
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspaces --organization "$organization" --json)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "\"$workspace\""
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspaces --organization "$organization" --markdown)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "$workspace"
+
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspace "$workspace_id")"
+  assert_contains "$output" "$workspace"
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspace "$workspace_id" --json)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "\"id\": \"$workspace_id\""
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspace "$workspace_id" --markdown)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "$workspace"
+}
+
+case_dry_run_is_no_op() {
+  local workspace output
+  workspace="tfctl-e2e-dry-run-$RANDOM"
+
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" create workspace --organization "$organization" -a "name=$workspace" --dry-run 2>&1)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "would send POST request"
+
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" get workspaces --organization "$organization" --json)"
+  assert_not_contains "$output" "$workspace"
+}
+
+case_quiet_minimizes_output() (
+  local workspace stdout stderr
+  workspace="tfctl-e2e-quiet-$RANDOM"
+  stdout="$(mktemp)"
+  stderr="$(mktemp)"
+  trap 'rm -f "$stdout" "$stderr"' EXIT
+
+  "$tfctl_bin" create workspace --organization "$organization" -a "name=$workspace" --quiet >"$stdout" 2>"$stderr"
+  [ ! -s "$stdout" ]
+  [ ! -s "$stderr" ]
+)
+
+case_harness_install() (
+  local temp_dir skill_path
+  temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+  skill_path="$temp_dir/.agents/skills/tfctl/SKILL.md"
+  trap 'rm -rf "$temp_dir"' EXIT
+
+  (
+    cd "$temp_dir"
+    "$tfctl_bin" harness install opencode
+  )
+  [ -s "$skill_path" ]
+)
+
+case_profile_display() {
+  local output
+  output="$("$tfctl_bin" profile display --json)"
+  assert_contains "$output" "\"Name\":"
+  assert_not_contains "$output" "token"
+}
+
+case_create_and_apply_workspace() (
+  local archive workspace_id
+  archive="$(mktemp)"
+  trap 'rm -f "$archive"' EXIT
+
+  printf 'Creating auto-apply workspace\n'
+  workspace_id="$(create_auto_apply_workspace)"
+  tar -C "$root_dir/e2e" -czf "$archive" main.tf
+  upload_configuration "$workspace_id" "$archive"
+
+  printf 'Starting and waiting for the auto-apply run\n'
+  "$tfctl_bin" run start "$workspace_id" --wait --timeout 20m
+)
+
+setup
+run_case case_get_formats
+run_case case_dry_run_is_no_op
+run_case case_quiet_minimizes_output
+run_case case_harness_install
+run_case case_profile_display
+run_case case_create_and_apply_workspace
diff --git a/internal/commands/versioncmd/versioncmd.go b/internal/commands/versioncmd/versioncmd.go
index ca165c0..b3f8caf 100644
--- a/internal/commands/versioncmd/versioncmd.go
+++ b/internal/commands/versioncmd/versioncmd.go
@@ -64,8 +64,12 @@ func runDetectOutdatedVersion(_ context.Context, io iostreams.IOStreams) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(io.ErrUnessential(), "A new version of %s is available: %s\n", version.Name, cs.String(fmt.Sprintf("v%s", versionInfo.Latest)).Color(cs.Purple()).Bold())
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrUnessential())
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrUnessential(), heredoc.New(io).Mustf(`Release notes for this version are available at
-			{{ template "mdCodeOrBold" "https://github.com/hashicorp/tfctl-cli/blob/%s/CHANGELOG.md" }}`, version.Version))
+			if version.IsDev() {
+				fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrUnessential(), heredoc.New(io).Mustf(`This is a development version of %s, not an official release.`, version.Name))
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrUnessential(), heredoc.New(io).Mustf(`Release notes for this version are available at
+				{{ template "mdCodeOrBold" "https://github.com/hashicorp/tfctl-cli/blob/%s/CHANGELOG.md" }}`, version.Version))
+			}
 			fmt.Fprintln(io.ErrUnessential())
 		}