diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/destroy.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/destroy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b65fac70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/destroy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: Deprovision VM
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include vSphere datacenter creds
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: ../vault_files/vsphere_creds.yml
+
+    - name: Include deprovision VM vars
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        file: vars/deprovision_vm_vars.yml
+
+    - name: Deprovision a VM
+      ansible.builtin.import_role:
+        name: provision_vm
+
+    - name: Verify that VM is absent
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks:
+        file: post_validations/verify_vm_deprovisioning.yml
diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/molecule.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/molecule.yml
index e5ae83d8..b67500f7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/molecule.yml
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/molecule.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ dependency:
   name: galaxy
 
 driver:
-  name: docker
+  name: podman
 
 platforms:
   - name: instance
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ provisioner:
     ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH: "../../../../roles"
   config_options:
     defaults:
-      vault_password_file: ${HOME}/vsphere_crds_vault_pass.txt
+      vault_password_file: ${HOME}/vault.pass
       callback_whitelist: junit
   playbooks:
     converge: ../converge.yml
+    destroy: destroy.yml
 
 verifier:
   name: ansible
diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_deprovisioning.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_deprovisioning.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdc45359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_deprovisioning.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+- name: Verify Deprovisioned VM
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    file: ../vars/deprovision_vm_vars.yml
+
+- name: Check that VM does not exist
+  community.vmware.vmware_vm_info:
+    hostname: "{{ provision_vm_hostname }}"
+    username: "{{ provision_vm_username }}"
+    password: "{{ provision_vm_password }}"
+    validate_certs: "{{ provision_vm_validate_certs }}"
+    vm_name: "{{ provision_vm_name }}"
+  register: vm_info
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    var: vm_info
+
+- name: Fail the task if the VM exists
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "Provisioned VM still exists"
+  when: not vm_info.failed
diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_post_provisioning.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_post_provisioning.yml
index 7d793eb0..16191236 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_post_provisioning.yml
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/post_validations/verify_vm_post_provisioning.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: Verify Provisioned VM
   ansible.builtin.include_vars:
-    file: vars.yml
+    file: ../vars/vars.yml
 
 - name: Check VM existence
   community.vmware.vmware_vm_info:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/deprovision_vm_vars.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/deprovision_vm_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..202985eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/deprovision_vm_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# vars.yaml
+provision_vm_validate_certs: false
+provision_vm_cluster: "nestedcluster"
+provision_vm_folder: "/nesteddatacenter/vm"
+provision_vm_datacenter: "nesteddatacenter"
+provision_vm_name: "qe-provision-vm"
+provision_vm_state: "absent"
+provision_vm_force: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/vars.yml b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/vars.yml
index c8384d67..d469a7fa 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/vars.yml
+++ b/tests/e2e/molecule/provision_vm/vars/vars.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ provision_vm_validate_certs: false
 provision_vm_cluster: "nestedcluster"
 provision_vm_folder: "/nesteddatacenter/vm"
 provision_vm_datacenter: "nesteddatacenter"
-provision_vm_name: "smiron-provision-vm-2"
+provision_vm_name: "qe-provision-vm"
 provision_vm_state: "poweredon"
 provision_vm_cdrom:
   - controller_number: 0
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ provision_vm_hardware:
   num_cpus: 4
   boot_firmware: efi
   secure_boot: true
-# provision_vm_guest_id: "rhel9_64Guest"
+provision_vm_guest_id: "rhel9_64Guest"
 provision_vm_datastore: "Datastore-host1"
-provision_vm_template: "provision-vm-template"
+# provision_vm_template: "provision-vm-template"
diff --git a/tests/integration/requirements.yml b/tests/integration/requirements.yml
index a7276e35..38e398af 100644
--- a/tests/integration/requirements.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/requirements.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 collections:
   - name: community.vmware
+    version: "4.2.0"
   - name: vmware.vmware_rest
+    version: "2.3.1"
   - name: containers.podman