diff --git a/.github/renovate.json b/.github/renovate.json
index 5aa6f16c0cae..8e995a824f5f 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json
+++ b/.github/renovate.json
@@ -7,17 +7,6 @@
   "pre-commit": {
     "enabled": true
   },
-  "customManagers": [
-    {
-      "customType": "regex",
-      "fileMatch": ["^pyproject.toml$"],
-      "matchStrings": [
-        "\\n\\[tool\\.typeshed\\]\\npyright_version\\s*=\\s*(\"|')(?<currentValue>[\\d.]*?)(\"|')\\s*?\\n"
-      ],
-      "depNameTemplate": "pyright",
-      "datasourceTemplate": "npm"
-    }
-  ],
   "packageRules": [
     {
       "groupName": "GitHub Actions",
@@ -36,7 +25,7 @@
     },
     {
       "groupName": "pytype and pyright",
-      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements", "regex"],
+      "matchManagers": ["pip_requirements"],
       "matchPackageNames": ["pytype", "pyright"],
       "description": "Daily update of pyright and pytype",
       "separateMajorMinor": "false",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/meta_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/meta_tests.yml
index fe85b1177c63..cca055306b2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/meta_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/meta_tests.yml
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ jobs:
       - run: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
       - run: uv pip install -r requirements-tests.txt --system
       - name: Get pyright version
-        uses: SebRollen/toml-action@v1.0.2
         id: pyright_version
-        with:
-          file: "pyproject.toml"
-          field: "tool.typeshed.pyright_version"
+        run: |
+          PYRIGHT_VERSION=$(grep pyright== requirements-tests.txt | cut -d "#" -f 1 | cut -d \; -f 1 | cut -d = -f 3)
+          echo pyright version: "${PYRIGHT_VERSION}"
+          echo PYRIGHT_VERSION="${PYRIGHT_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
       - name: Run pyright on typeshed
         uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v2
         with:
-          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.value }}
+          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
           python-platform: ${{ matrix.python-platform }}
           python-version: "3.9" # The Python version to test against.
           project: ./pyrightconfig.scripts_and_tests.json
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3dc1ce1fa174..ee12c4d8da33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -128,22 +128,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: List 3rd-party stub dependencies installed
         run: uv pip freeze
       - name: Get pyright version
-        uses: SebRollen/toml-action@v1.0.2
         id: pyright_version
-        with:
-          file: "pyproject.toml"
-          field: "tool.typeshed.pyright_version"
+        run: |
+          PYRIGHT_VERSION=$(grep pyright== requirements-tests.txt | cut -d "#" -f 1 | cut -d \; -f 1 | cut -d = -f 3)
+          echo pyright version: "${PYRIGHT_VERSION}"
+          echo PYRIGHT_VERSION="${PYRIGHT_VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
       - name: Run pyright with basic settings on all the stubs
         uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v2
         with:
-          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.value }}
+          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
           python-platform: ${{ matrix.python-platform }}
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           annotate: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.python-platform == 'Linux' }} # Having each job create the same comment is too noisy.
       - name: Run pyright with stricter settings on some of the stubs
         uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v2
         with:
-          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.value }}
+          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
           python-platform: ${{ matrix.python-platform }}
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           annotate: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.python-platform == 'Linux' }} # Having each job create the same comment is too noisy.
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pyright on the test cases
         uses: jakebailey/pyright-action@v2
         with:
-          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.value }}
+          version: ${{ steps.pyright_version.outputs.PYRIGHT_VERSION }}
           python-platform: ${{ matrix.python-platform }}
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           annotate: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.11' && matrix.python-platform == 'Linux' }} # Having each job create the same comment is too noisy.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 47af90b2c51e..7d080c0abf97 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -149,5 +149,7 @@ extra-standard-library = [
 known-first-party = ["parse_metadata", "utils"]
 
 [tool.typeshed]
+# TODO: Remove once stub_uploader uses requirements.txt to determine
+# the version of pyright.
 pyright_version = "1.1.354"
 oldest_supported_python = "3.8"
diff --git a/requirements-tests.txt b/requirements-tests.txt
index 9a822ae0bff4..114ea1e33e01 100644
--- a/requirements-tests.txt
+++ b/requirements-tests.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ flake8-noqa==1.4.0       # must match .pre-commit-config.yaml
 flake8-pyi==24.3.0       # must match .pre-commit-config.yaml
 mypy==1.9.0
 pre-commit-hooks==4.5.0  # must match .pre-commit-config.yaml
+pyright==1.1.354
 pytype==2024.3.11; platform_system != "Windows" and python_version < "3.12"
 ruff==0.3.0              # must match .pre-commit-config.yaml
 
diff --git a/tests/check_consistent.py b/tests/check_consistent.py
index 416735035c55..cdec75dd24f6 100755
--- a/tests/check_consistent.py
+++ b/tests/check_consistent.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 # These type checkers and linters must have exact versions in the requirements file to ensure
 # consistent CI runs.
-linters = {"black", "flake8", "flake8-noqa", "flake8-pyi", "ruff", "mypy", "pytype"}
+linters = {"black", "flake8", "flake8-noqa", "flake8-pyi", "mypy", "pyright", "pytype", "ruff"}
 
 
 def assert_consistent_filetypes(
diff --git a/tests/pyright_test.py b/tests/pyright_test.py
index 521beebd467e..45306530ae1c 100755
--- a/tests/pyright_test.py
+++ b/tests/pyright_test.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import tomli
+from utils import parse_requirements, print_command
 
 _WELL_KNOWN_FILE = Path("tests", "pyright_test.py")
 
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@ def main() -> None:
         print("error running npx; is Node.js installed?", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    with open("pyproject.toml", "rb") as config:
-        pyright_version: str = tomli.load(config)["tool"]["typeshed"]["pyright_version"]
+    req = parse_requirements()["pyright"]
+    spec = str(req.specifier)
+    pyright_version = spec[2:]
 
+    # TODO: We're currently using npx to run pyright, instead of calling the
+    # version installed into the virtual environment, due to failures on some
+    # platforms. https://github.com/python/typeshed/issues/11614
     os.environ["PYRIGHT_PYTHON_FORCE_VERSION"] = pyright_version
     command = [npx, f"pyright@{pyright_version}"] + sys.argv[1:]
-    print("Running:", " ".join(command))
+    print_command(command)
 
     ret = subprocess.run(command).returncode
     sys.exit(ret)
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 1501f9c4aeb2..cf608b9b4c28 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-from collections.abc import Mapping
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Final, NamedTuple
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ def strip_comments(text: str) -> str:
 # ====================================================================
 
 
+def print_command(cmd: str | Iterable[str]) -> None:
+    if not isinstance(cmd, str):
+        cmd = " ".join(cmd)
+    print(colored(f"Running: {cmd}", "blue"))
+
+
 def print_error(error: str, end: str = "\n", fix_path: tuple[str, str] = ("", "")) -> None:
     error_split = error.split("\n")
     old, new = fix_path