diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 32e8a1120..97ef1c7b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
         description: "JSON list of Ceph images for creating Ceph cluster"
         default: '["quay.io/ceph/ceph:v19"]'
         type: string
+      kubernetes-version:
+        description: kubernetes version to use for the workflow
+        default: '["v1.35.0"]'
+        type: string
 
 defaults:
   run:
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -36,7 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -457,6 +464,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -470,7 +478,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -540,6 +550,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -552,7 +563,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -596,6 +609,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -609,7 +623,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -653,6 +669,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -666,7 +683,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -716,6 +735,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -729,7 +749,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -773,6 +795,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -786,7 +809,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -835,6 +860,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -848,7 +874,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -946,6 +974,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -959,7 +988,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1004,6 +1035,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1017,7 +1049,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1073,6 +1107,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1086,7 +1121,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1176,6 +1213,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1189,7 +1227,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1236,6 +1276,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1249,7 +1290,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1306,6 +1349,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1319,7 +1363,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1401,6 +1447,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1414,7 +1461,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1476,6 +1525,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1489,7 +1539,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "tests/manifests/test-cluster-on-pvc-encrypted.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1539,6 +1591,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1552,7 +1605,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1803,6 +1858,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1816,7 +1872,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -1905,6 +1963,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
@@ -1928,6 +1987,8 @@ jobs:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           artifact-name: ${{ github.job }}-${{ matrix.ceph-image }}
           ceph-image: ${{ matrix.ceph-image }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
+
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
         uses: ./.github/workflows/upterm_debug
         with:
@@ -1939,6 +2000,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -1952,7 +2014,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image "deploy/examples/cluster-multus-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
@@ -2027,6 +2091,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ceph-image: ${{ fromJson(inputs.ceph_images) }}
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ fromJson(inputs.kubernetes-version) }}
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -2040,7 +2105,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+        with:
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
         run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh replace_ceph_image  "deploy/examples/cluster-test.yaml" "${{ matrix.ceph-image }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 926655dc3..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-test-config/action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-name: Cluster Setup
-description: Cluster setup for canary test
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
-      uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
-      with:
-        tool-cache: false # removes old golang version but saves ~6GB
-        large-packages: false # takes a long time to run b/c package mgr
-        android: true # takes a long time to run b/c package mgr
-        dotnet: false # takes a long time to run b/c package mgr
-        haskell: false # takes a long time to run b/c package mgr
-
-    - name: setup golang
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-      with:
-        go-version: "1.25"
-
-    - name: Install cri-dockerd
-      shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
-      run: |
-        curl -LO https://github.com/Mirantis/cri-dockerd/releases/download/v0.3.21/cri-dockerd_0.3.21.3-0.ubuntu-focal_amd64.deb
-        sudo dpkg -i cri-dockerd_0.3.21.3-0.ubuntu-focal_amd64.deb
-        rm -f cri-dockerd_0.3.21.3-0.ubuntu-focal_amd64.deb
-
-    - name: Setup Minikube
-      uses: medyagh/setup-minikube@latest
-      with:
-        # lock minikube version to ensure release branch CI doesn't fail when latest minikube no
-        # longer supports older k8s version we lock to
-        minikube-version: "1.37.0"
-        kubernetes-version: v1.35.0
-        driver: none
-        container-runtime: docker
-        memory: 6g
-        cpus: 2
-        addons: ingress
-        cni: calico
-
-    - name: install deps
-      shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
-      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_deps
-
-    - name: print k8s cluster status
-      shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
-      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh print_k8s_cluster_status
-
-    - name: build rook
-      shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
-      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh build_rook
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
index 5606a85af..4fe9fab2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-nightly-jobs.yml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           kubernetes-version: "1.35.0"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/encryption-pvc-kms-ibm-kp/action.yml b/.github/workflows/encryption-pvc-kms-ibm-kp/action.yml
index ef50a8373..b0a873342 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/encryption-pvc-kms-ibm-kp/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/encryption-pvc-kms-ibm-kp/action.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ inputs:
   ceph-image:
     description: the name of ceph image
     required: true
+  kubernetes-version:
+    description: kubernetes version to use for the workflow
+    required: true
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -26,7 +29,9 @@ runs:
       run: echo "IBM_KP_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID and IBM_KP_SERVICE_API_KEY must be set in the environment" && exit 0
 
     - name: setup cluster resources
-      uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
+      uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
+      with:
+        kubernetes-version: ${{ inputs.kubernetes-version }}
 
     - name: set Ceph version in CephCluster manifest
       shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index f6f46278a..220db52dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         helm-version: ["v3.13.3", "v3.18.3"]
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: remove read permission from kube config file
         run: sudo chmod go-r ~/.kube/config
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
index ec9c36292..9fe35d832 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephKeystoneAuthSuite
         run: |
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-keystone-auth-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-keystone-auth-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index b71ff367a..9d47f94a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephMgrSuite
         run: |
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-mgr-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-mgr-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index 3e5652ed1..dd02d00b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite
         run: |
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: always()
         with:
-          name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
index cfa7cc9ad..eaa2d3ddd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ jobs:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephObjectSuite
         run: |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s/action.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources/action.yaml
similarity index 86%
rename from .github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s/action.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources/action.yaml
index 98102228d..5c452d0d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources/action.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: Cluster Setup
-description: Cluster setup for integration test
+name: setup cluster resources
+description: Setup cluster resources for canary/integration tests
 inputs:
   kubernetes-version:
     description: kubernetes version to use for the workflow
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runs:
         haskell: false # takes a long time to run b/c package mgr
 
     - name: setup golang
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      uses: actions/setup-go@44694675825211faa026b3c33043df3e48a5fa00 # v6.0.0
       with:
         go-version: "1.25"
 
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ runs:
         addons: ingress
         cni: calico
 
+    - name: install deps
+      shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
+      run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh install_deps
+
     - name: print k8s cluster status
       shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
       run: tests/scripts/github-action-helper.sh print_k8s_cluster_status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index 99496c67a..796de4867 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephSmokeSuite
         run: |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index 597863898..6bea54802 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephUpgradeSuite
         run: |
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
         uses: ./.github/workflows/upterm_debug
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ jobs:
           debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestHelmUpgradeSuite
         run: |
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-upgrade-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-upgrade-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
       - name: consider (post-job) debugging
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
index b5211fc84..88ee50ac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephHelmSuite
         run: |
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
   TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite:
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite
         run: |
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
   TestCephSmokeSuite:
@@ -101,17 +101,17 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephSmokeSuite
         run: |
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
   TestCephUpgradeSuite:
@@ -139,17 +139,17 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephUpgradeSuite
         run: |
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
   TestHelmUpgradeSuite:
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "v1.32.11", "v1.33.7", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestHelmUpgradeSuite
         run: |
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
   TestCephObjectSuite:
@@ -216,17 +216,17 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        kubernetes-versions: ["v1.30.14", "1.35.0"]
+        kubernetes-version: ["v1.30.14", "1.35.0"]
     steps:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: setup latest cluster resources
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
+      - name: setup cluster resources
+        uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-setup-cluster-resources
         with:
-          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          kubernetes-version: ${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
 
       - name: TestCephObjectSuite
         run: |
@@ -246,5 +246,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@330a01c490aca151604b8cf639adc76d48f6c5d4 # v5.0.0
         if: failure()
         with:
-          name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-versions }}
+          name: ceph-object-suite-artifact-${{ matrix.kubernetes-version }}
           path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/