diff --git a/.github/workflows/fabric8-next-version-schedule.yml b/.github/workflows/fabric8-next-version-schedule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e79374c74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fabric8-next-version-schedule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: Verify Pull Request
+
+env:
+  MAVEN_ARGS: -V -ntp -e
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.workflow }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+on:
+  schedule:
+    #   Run on end of the day
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  check_format_and_unit_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: 'fabric8-next-version'
+      - name: Set up Java and Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: ./mvnw ${MAVEN_ARGS} clean install --file pom.xml
+
+  integration_tests:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ 11, 17 ]
+        kubernetes: [ 'v1.26.13', 'v1.27.10', 'v1.28.6', 'v1.29.1' ]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+    with:
+      java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+      kube-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes }}
+
+  httpclient-tests:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        httpclient: [ 'vertx', 'jdk', 'jetty' ]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+    with:
+      java-version: 17
+      kube-version: 'v1.29.1'
+      http-client: ${{ matrix.httpclient }}
+      experimental: true
+      checkout-ref: 'fabric8-next-version'
+
+  special_integration_tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ 11, 17 ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: 'fabric8-next-version'
+      - name: Set up Java and Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+          cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Run Special Integration Tests
+        run: ./mvnw ${MAVEN_ARGS} -B package -P minimal-watch-timeout-dependent-it --file pom.xml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index d2240a8561..79c77a6c98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ on:
         type: boolean
         required: false
         default: false
+      checkout-ref:
+        type: string
+        required: false
+        default: ''
 
 jobs:
   integration_tests:
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Output test information
         run: echo "Running ITs with ${{ inputs.http-client }}, ${{ inputs.kube-version }}, ${{ inputs.java-version }}"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.checkout-ref }}
       - name: Set up Java and Maven
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with: