diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_external_plugins.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing_external_plugins.yaml
index e911bd53..b3615799 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_external_plugins.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_external_plugins.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         poetry config --local virtualenvs.in-project true
         poetry install --remove-untracked
         poetry install
-        poetry run python -m pip install -e "git+${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git@${GITHUB_SHA}#egg=jrnl-demo-plugins&subdirectory=tests/external_plugins_src"
+        poetry run python -m pip install "git+${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git@${GITHUB_SHA}#egg=jrnl-demo-plugins&subdirectory=tests/external_plugins_src"
 
     - name: Test with pytest
       if: success() || failure()
diff --git a/features/plugins.feature b/features/plugins.feature
index 298f03d8..530ac2d7 100644
--- a/features/plugins.feature
+++ b/features/plugins.feature
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ Feature: Functionality of Importer and Exporter Plugins
         And the output should not contain ".contrib."
 
         Examples:
-            | plugin_name | version     | source  | type     | filename |
-            | jrnl        | v2.8.1      | plugins | importer | jrnl     |
-            | boxed       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
-            | dates       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | dates    |
-            | default     | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
-            | fancy       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
-            | json        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | json     |
-            | markdown    | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | markdown |
-            | md          | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | markdown |
-            | pretty      | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
-            | short       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | short    |
-            | tags        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | tag      |
-            | text        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | text     |
-            | txt         | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | text     |
-            | xml         | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | xml      |
-            | yaml        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | yaml     |
+            | plugin_name | version                  | source  | type     | filename |
+            | jrnl        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | importer | jrnl     |
+            | boxed       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
+            | dates       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | dates    |
+            | default     | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
+            | fancy       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
+            | json        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | json     |
+            | markdown    | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | markdown |
+            | md          | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | markdown |
+            | pretty      | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
+            | short       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | short    |
+            | tags        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | tag      |
+            | text        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | text     |
+            | txt         | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | text     |
+            | xml         | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | xml      |
+            | yaml        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | yaml     |
 
     @skip_only_with_external_plugins
     Scenario Outline: List external plugin names in --version 
@@ -33,25 +33,25 @@ Feature: Functionality of Importer and Exporter Plugins
         Then the output should contain pyproject.toml version
         And The output should contain "<plugin_name> : <version> from jrnl.<source>.<type>.<filename>" 
         Examples:
-            | plugin_name | version     | source  | type     | filename |
-            | jrnl        | v2.8.1      | plugins | importer | jrnl     |
-            | json        | v1.0.0      | contrib | importer | json     |
-            | boxed       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
-            | dates       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | dates    |
-            | default     | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
-            | fancy       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
-            | json        | v1.0.0      | contrib | exporter | json     |
-            | markdown    | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | markdown |
-            | md          | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | markdown |
-            | pretty      | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
-            | rot13       | v1.0.0      | contrib | exporter | rot13    |
-            | short       | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | short    |
-            | tags        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | tag      |
-            | testing     | v0.0.1      | contrib | exporter | testing  |
-            | text        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | text     |
-            | txt         | v1.0.0      | contrib | exporter | rot13    |
-            | xml         | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | xml      |
-            | yaml        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | yaml     |
+            | plugin_name | version                  | source  | type     | filename |
+            | jrnl        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | importer | jrnl     |
+            | json        | v1.0.0                   | contrib | importer | json     |
+            | boxed       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
+            | dates       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | dates    |
+            | default     | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
+            | fancy       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | fancy    |
+            | json        | v1.0.0                   | contrib | exporter | json     |
+            | markdown    | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | markdown |
+            | md          | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | markdown |
+            | pretty      | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | pretty   |
+            | rot13       | v1.0.0                   | contrib | exporter | rot13    |
+            | short       | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | short    |
+            | tags        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | tag      |
+            | testing     | v0.0.1                   | contrib | exporter | testing  |
+            | text        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | text     |
+            | txt         | v1.0.0                   | contrib | exporter | rot13    |
+            | xml         | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | xml      |
+            | yaml        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | yaml     |
         
     @skip_only_with_external_plugins
     Scenario Outline: Do not list overridden plugin names in --version 
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ Feature: Functionality of Importer and Exporter Plugins
         And the output should not contain "<plugin_name> : <version> from jrnl.<source>.<type>.<filename>"
 
         Examples:
-            | plugin_name | version     | source  | type     | filename |
-            | json        | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | json     |
-            | txt         | v2.8.1      | plugins | exporter | text     |
+            | plugin_name | version                  | source  | type     | filename |
+            | json        | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | json     |
+            | txt         | <pyproject.toml version> | plugins | exporter | text     |
diff --git a/features/steps/core.py b/features/steps/core.py
index 5b95e25d..ce27ca8f 100644
--- a/features/steps/core.py
+++ b/features/steps/core.py
@@ -540,6 +540,11 @@ def check_output_version_inline(context):
 @then('the output should contain "{text}" or "{text2}"')
 def check_output_inline(context, text=None, text2=None):
     text = text or context.text
+    if "<pyproject.toml version>" in text:
+        pyproject = (Path(__file__) / ".." / ".." / ".." / "pyproject.toml").resolve()
+        pyproject_contents = toml.load(pyproject)
+        pyproject_version = pyproject_contents["tool"]["poetry"]["version"]
+        text = text.replace("<pyproject.toml version>", pyproject_version)
     out = context.stdout_capture.getvalue()
     assert (text and text in out) or (text2 and text2 in out)