diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
index 9e6c3a402911..8e89066439e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml'
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        k8s_version: [ "v1.29.2", "v1.30.2", "v1.31.0" ]
+        k8s_version: [ "v1.31.0" ]
     name: kfp-kubernetes execution tests - K8s ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code