diff --git a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
index 9968d1ec49d..36bd44fd4a3 100755
--- a/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
+++ b/ci/rpm/test_daos_node.sh
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ FTEST=/usr/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
+
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
+
 pip install --upgrade pip
 pip install -r $FTEST/requirements-ftest.txt
 
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
index 0afbf26fea6..ad03978ee84 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_main_node.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 #  Copyright 2020-2023 Intel Corporation.
-#  Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+#  Copyright 2025-2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
 #
@@ -84,13 +84,17 @@ rm -rf "$test_log_dir"
 python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-# touch venv/pip.conf
-# pip config set global.progress_bar off
-# pip config set global.no_color true
+
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
+pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 HTTPS_PROXY="${DAOS_HTTPS_PROXY:-}" utils/run_utest.py $RUN_TEST_VALGRIND \
diff --git a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
index fa422586ad9..730dea30423 100755
--- a/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
+++ b/ci/unit/test_nlt_node.sh
@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ sudo bash -c ". ./utils/sl/setup_local.sh; ./utils/setup_daos_server_helper.sh"
 python3.11 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
-touch venv/pip.conf
-pip config set global.progress_bar off
-pip config set global.no_color true
+
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
 
 pip install --upgrade pip
-pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 
+pip install --requirement requirements-utest.txt
 pip install /opt/daos/lib/daos/python/
 
 # set high open file limit in the shell to avoid extra warning
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
index dceba07d233..d5b017074a9 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """
   (C) Copyright 2020-2024 Intel Corporation.
-  (C) Copyright 2025 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
+  (C) Copyright 2025-2026 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
   (C) Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-Patent
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
index f6b4ebb4500..3f3e2c7cb69 100755
--- a/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/scripts/main.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,15 @@ python3 -m venv venv
 # shellcheck disable=SC1091
 source venv/bin/activate
 
+cat <<EOF > venv/pip.conf
+[global]
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
+EOF
+
 pip install --upgrade pip
+
 pip install -r "$PREFIX"/lib/daos/TESTING/ftest/requirements-ftest.txt
 
 if $TEST_RPMS; then
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
index 3572699d634..28b2e7f01a3 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el8.sh
@@ -134,5 +134,8 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
index b595d5d5c15..ece81cf786f 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-el9.sh
@@ -130,5 +130,8 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
index 98ced4e82ea..bacae8b2698 100755
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-leap15.sh
@@ -178,5 +178,8 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi
diff --git a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
index c7738a982de..54fd74b669c 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/utils/scripts/helpers/repo-helper-ubuntu.sh
@@ -115,5 +115,8 @@ if [ -n "$REPO_FILE_URL" ]; then
 [global]
     trusted-host = ${trusted_host}
     index-url = https://${trusted_host}/artifactory/api/pypi/pypi-proxy/simple
+    progress_bar = off
+    no_color = true
+    quiet = 1
 EOF
 fi