diff --git a/cli/gardener_ci/pipeline.py b/cli/gardener_ci/pipeline.py
index 7fb79f689..b2857e64f 100644
--- a/cli/gardener_ci/pipeline.py
+++ b/cli/gardener_ci/pipeline.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger('pipeline-cli')
 
 own_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+cc_utils_root = os.path.join(own_dir, '../..')
 
 
 def _branch_cfg(
@@ -438,6 +439,13 @@ def component_descriptor(
         'ADD_DEPENDENCIES_CMD': dependencies_cmd,
     }
 
+    component_cli_path = os.path.join(
+        cc_utils_root,
+        'bin',
+    )
+    path = f'{os.environ.get('PATH', '')}:{component_cli_path}'
+    env['PATH'] = path
+
     subprocess.run(
         (component_descriptor_script,),
         env=env,