diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
index c505947b61710..72abd56f2cadb 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-agentic-qe-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aks
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aks
     dependencies:
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ tests:
   as: e2e-aws
   capabilities:
   - build-tmpfs
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     dependencies:
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-nested
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-v2-aws
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     env:
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-backuprestore
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-azure
     dependencies:
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ tests:
   as: e2e-aws-upgrade-hypershift-operator
   capabilities:
   - build-tmpfs
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     dependencies:
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-nested
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-kubevirt-aws-ovn-reduced
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     env:
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ tests:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aks
     workflow: hypershift-azure-aks-conformance
 - as: security
-  skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     env:
       SNYK_CODE_ADDITIONAL_ARGS: --severity-threshold=high
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
index 18d9f2e69a43f..4bc8a8a6298e8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-agentic-qe-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aks
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aks
     dependencies:
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ tests:
   as: e2e-aws
   capabilities:
   - build-tmpfs
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     dependencies:
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-nested
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-v2-aws
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     env:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-backuprestore
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-azure
     dependencies:
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ tests:
   as: e2e-aws-upgrade-hypershift-operator
   capabilities:
   - build-tmpfs
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     dependencies:
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-nested
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-kubevirt-aws-ovn-reduced
-  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
     env:
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ tests:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aks
     workflow: hypershift-azure-aks-conformance
 - as: security
-  skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
   steps:
     env:
       SNYK_CODE_ADDITIONAL_ARGS: --severity-threshold=high
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main-presubmits.yaml
index ac5daef8d1c47..1a2df140c43e0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^main$
     - ^main-
@@ -2658,7 +2658,7 @@ presubmits:
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-hypershift-main-security
     rerun_command: /test security
-    skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
index a3d2f1e609048..40464ab75e5b6 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22-presubmits.yaml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -1553,7 +1553,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -2121,7 +2121,7 @@ presubmits:
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     annotations:
-      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+      pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     branches:
     - ^release-4\.22$
     - ^release-4\.22-
@@ -2513,7 +2513,7 @@ presubmits:
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-hypershift-release-4.22-security
     rerun_command: /test security
-    skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor|test/envtest)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)|(^codecov\.yml$)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: