diff --git a/config/downstream/konflux.yaml b/config/downstream/konflux.yaml
index 4f3d7b6c..62777f23 100644
--- a/config/downstream/konflux.yaml
+++ b/config/downstream/konflux.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ namespace: tekton-ecosystem-tenant
 image-prefix: pipelines-
 product: openshift-pipelines
 applications:
-#  - core
+  - core
   - index
 versions:
   - "1.22"
diff --git a/config/downstream/repos/operator-index.yaml b/config/downstream/repos/operator-index.yaml
index d934838a..1a82a477 100644
--- a/config/downstream/repos/operator-index.yaml
+++ b/config/downstream/repos/operator-index.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: operator
 components:
-  - name: index-4.22
-    nudges: [ "" ]
-    no-image-suffix: true
+#  - name: index-4.22
+#    nudges: [ "" ]
+#    no-image-suffix: true
   - name: index-4.21
     nudges: [ "" ]
     no-image-suffix: true
diff --git a/release-tests/multikueue/pipelinerun/pr-multikueue.yaml b/release-tests/multikueue/pipelinerun/pr-multikueue.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82266adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-tests/multikueue/pipelinerun/pr-multikueue.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+---
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
+kind: PipelineRun
+metadata:
+  generateName: multikueue-setup-
+  labels:
+    appstudio.openshift.io/application: openshift-pipelines-index-1-22
+    appstudio.openshift.io/component: operator-1-22-index-4-17
+spec:
+  pipelineSpec:
+    params:
+      - name: HUB_SECRET
+        default: "hub-kuebeconfig"
+      - name: SPOKE_SECRET_1
+        default: "spoke-kuebeconfig"
+    workspaces:
+      - name: credentials
+    tasks:
+      - name: configure-clusters
+        taskRef:
+          name:
+            multikueue-setup
+        matrix:
+          include:
+            - name: spoke-1
+              params:
+                - name: MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE
+                  value: Spoke
+                - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+                  value: $(params.SPOKE_SECRET_1)
+#            - name: hub
+#              params:
+#                - name: MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE
+#                  value: Hub
+#                - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+#                  value: $(params.HUB_SECRET)
+      - name: configure-spoke
+        matrix:
+          include:
+            - name: spoke-1
+              params:
+                - name: SPOKE_NAME
+                  value: spoke-x
+                - name: MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE
+                  value: Spoke
+                - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+                  value: $(params.SPOKE_SECRET_1)
+        runAfter:
+          - configure-clusters
+        taskRef:
+          name: multikueue-spoke-setup
+        workspaces:
+          - name: credentials
+      - name: configure-hub
+        runAfter:
+          - configure-spoke
+        taskRef:
+          name: multikueue-hub-setup
+        params:
+          - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+            value: $(params.HUB_SECRET)
+          - name: SPOKES
+            value: "$(tasks.configure-spoke.results.kubeconfig[*])"
+        workspaces:
+          - name: credentials
+
+  workspaces:
+    - name: credentials
+      volumeClaimTemplate:
+        spec:
+          accessModes:
+            - ReadWriteOnce # Standard mode for a single node reading/writing
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              storage: 100Mi  # Specify the size of the PVC here
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-common.yaml b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-common.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6be85d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-common.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+---
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
+kind: Task
+metadata:
+  name: multikueue-setup
+spec:
+  params:
+    - name: CATALOG_SOURCE
+      description: Provide catalog-source name through which user have to subscribe operator
+      default: redhat-operators
+    - name: IMAGE
+      default: quay.io/openshift-pipeline/ci
+    - name: OSP_INDEX_IMAGE
+      default: "quay.io/openshift-pipeline/pipelines-index-4.20:v1.22.0"
+    - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+      type: string
+    - name: MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE
+      default: Spoke
+  volumes:
+    - name: kubeconfig
+      secret:
+        secretName: $(params.KUEBECONFIG_SECRET)
+  stepTemplate:
+    image: $(params.IMAGE)
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: kubeconfig
+        mountPath: /credentials
+    env:
+      - name: KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+        value: openshift-kueue-operator
+      - name: KUBECONFIG
+        value: /credentials/kubeconfig
+      - name: CATALOG_SOURCE
+        value: $(params.CATALOG_SOURCE)
+  steps:
+    - name: create-namespace
+      script: |
+        oc create ns $KUEUE_NAMESPACE --dry-run=client -o yaml | oc apply -f -
+        oc create ns cert-manager-operator --dry-run=client -o yaml | oc apply -f -
+    - name: create-operator-group
+      script: |
+        cat <<EOF | oc apply -f -
+          apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1
+          kind: OperatorGroup
+          metadata:
+            name: $KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+            namespace: $KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+          spec: {}
+        EOF
+    - name: install-cert-manager
+      script: |
+        cat << EOF | oc apply -f -
+        apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+        kind: Subscription
+        metadata:
+          name: openshift-cert-manager-operator
+          namespace: cert-manager-operator
+        spec:
+          channel: stable-v1.18
+          installPlanApproval: Automatic
+          name: openshift-cert-manager-operator
+          source: redhat-operators
+          sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
+        EOF
+    - name: install-rhbok-operator
+      script: |
+        cat << EOF | oc apply -f -
+        apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+        kind: Subscription
+        metadata:
+          name: kueue-operator-stable-v1.3
+          namespace: $KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+        spec:
+          channel: stable-v1.3
+          installPlanApproval: Automatic
+          name: kueue-operator
+          source: redhat-operators
+          sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
+        EOF
+    - name: create-osp-catalog
+      env:
+        - name: INDEX_IMAGE
+          value: "$(params.OSP_INDEX_IMAGE)"
+      script: |
+        #!/usr/bin/env bash
+        cat <<EOF | oc apply -f-
+          apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+          kind: CatalogSource
+          metadata:
+            name: "custom-redhat-opeator"
+            namespace: openshift-marketplace
+          spec:
+            sourceType: grpc
+            image: $INDEX_IMAGE
+            displayName: "Custom OSP"
+            publisher: Red Hat
+            updateStrategy:
+            registryPoll:
+            interval: 30m
+        EOF
+
+    - name: install-pipelines-operator
+      script: |
+        cat <<EOF | oc apply -f-
+        apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
+        kind: Subscription
+        metadata:
+          name: openshift-pipelines-operator-rh
+          namespace: openshift-operators
+        spec:
+          name: openshift-pipelines-operator-rh
+          source: "custom-redhat-opeato"
+          sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
+          channel: latest
+        EOF
+    - name: check-rhbok-pods
+      script: |
+        oc -n $KUEUE_NAMESPACE get  po
+
+    - name: create-kueue-cr
+      script: |
+        cat << EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+        apiVersion: kueue.openshift.io/v1
+        kind: Kueue
+        metadata:
+          name: cluster
+        spec:
+          config:
+            integrations:
+              externalFrameworks:
+              - group: tekton.dev
+                resource: pipelineruns
+                version: v1
+              frameworks:
+              - BatchJob
+              - Pod
+              - Deployment
+            multiKueue:
+              externalFrameworks:
+              - group: tekton.dev
+                resource: pipelineruns
+                version: v1
+          logLevel: Normal
+          managementState: Managed
+          operatorLogLevel: Normal
+        EOF
+    - name: check-tekton-config
+      script: |
+        #!/usr/bin/env bash
+        oc get tektonconfig config
+        PHASE=$(oc get tektonconfig config -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="Ready")].status}')
+        elapsed=0
+        timeout=1800  # 30 minutes
+        while [ "$PHASE" != "True" ];
+        do
+        oc get tektonconfig config
+        oc get po -n openshift-pipelines
+        
+        # Check pod status for actual error states only (exclude normal transitional states)
+        error_pods=$(oc get po -n openshift-pipelines --no-headers | grep -E "(Error|Failed|CrashLoopBackOff|ImagePullBackOff|ErrImagePull|InvalidImageName|CreateContainerConfigError|CreateContainerError|OOMKilled|Evicted)" || true)
+        if [ -n "$error_pods" ]; then
+          echo "Error: Pods in failed state detected:"
+          echo "$error_pods"
+          echo ""
+          # Show actual error messages for each failed pod
+          while IFS= read -r pod_line; do
+            if [ -n "$pod_line" ]; then
+              pod_name=$(echo "$pod_line" | tr -s ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1)
+              echo "Error for pod $pod_name:"
+              # Get the actual error message from events
+              oc describe pod "$pod_name" -n openshift-pipelines | grep -E "(Failed|Error|Warning)" | tail -3 || echo "No specific error found"
+              echo ""
+            fi
+          done <<< "$error_pods"
+          echo "TektonConfig installation failed due to pod errors"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        
+        sleep 30
+        elapsed=$((elapsed + 30))
+        if [ $elapsed -ge $timeout ]; then
+          echo "Timeout: TektonConfig not ready after 30 minutes"
+          echo "TektonConfig status:"
+          oc get tektonconfig config || echo "Failed to get TektonConfig"
+          echo "Pods:"
+          oc get po -n openshift-pipelines || echo "Failed to get pods"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        PHASE=$(oc get tektonconfig config -o jsonpath='{.status.conditions[?(@.type=="Ready")].status}')
+        done
+        
+        echo "✅ TektonConfig is ready!"
+        oc get tektonconfig config
+
+
+    - name: enable-multi-cluster
+      script: |
+        set -x
+        kubectl patch tektonconfig config --type='merge' -p '
+        {
+          "spec": {
+            "scheduler": {
+              "disabled": false,
+              "multi-cluster-disabled": false,
+              "multi-cluster-role": "$(params.MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE)"
+            }
+          }
+        }'
+
+
+
diff --git a/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-hub.yaml b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-hub.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df85552b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-hub.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+---
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
+kind: Task
+metadata:
+  name: multikueue-hub-setup
+spec:
+  workspaces:
+    - name: credentials
+  params:
+    - name: IMAGE
+      default: quay.io/openshift-pipeline/ci
+    - name: MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE
+      default: "Hub"
+    - name: KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+      default: "openshift-kueue-operator"
+    - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+      type: string
+    - name: SPOKES
+      type: array
+  volumes:
+    - name: kubeconfig
+      secret:
+        secretName: $(params.KUEBECONFIG_SECRET)
+  stepTemplate:
+    image: $(params.IMAGE)
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: kubeconfig
+        mountPath: /credentials
+    env:
+      - name: KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+        value: $(params.KUEUE_NAMESPACE)
+      - name: KUBECONFIG
+        value: /credentials/kubeconfig
+  steps:
+    - name: create-spoke-secrets
+      args:
+        - "$(params.SPOKES)"
+      script: |
+        #!/usr/bin/env bash
+        
+        # Loop through the array passed in via args
+        for spoke in "$@"; do
+          spoke=$(echo "$spoke" | tr -d '\n' | xargs)
+          echo "Current spoke: $spoke"
+          kubectl create secret generic "${spoke/./-}" --from-file=kubeconfig=$(workspaces.credentials.path)/${spoke} -n  $KUEUE_NAMESPACE --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+        done
+
+    - name: configure-rbac-for-tekton
+      script: |
+        cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+        apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+        kind: ClusterRole
+        metadata:
+          name: kueue-tekton-permissions
+        rules:
+          - apiGroups:
+              - tekton.dev
+            resources:
+              - pipelineruns
+              - pipelineruns/status
+            verbs:
+              - create
+              - delete
+              - get
+              - list
+              - patch
+              - update
+              - watch
+        ---
+        apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+        kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+        metadata:
+          name: kueue-tekton-permissions-binding
+        roleRef:
+          apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+          kind: ClusterRole
+          name: kueue-tekton-permissions
+        subjects:
+          - kind: ServiceAccount
+            name: kueue-controller-manager
+            namespace: $KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+        EOF
+
+
+    - name: apply-multikueue-hub-resources
+      when:
+        - input: $(params.MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE)
+          operator: in
+          values: [ "Hub" ]
+      script: |
+        cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+        apiVersion: kueue.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
+        kind: ResourceFlavor
+        metadata:
+          name: "default-flavor"
+        ---
+        apiVersion: kueue.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
+        kind: ClusterQueue
+        metadata:
+          name: "cluster-queue"
+        spec:
+          namespaceSelector: {}
+          resourceGroups:
+          - coveredResources: ["cpu", "memory", "tekton.dev/pipelineruns"]
+            flavors:
+            - name: "default-flavor"
+              resources:
+              - name: "cpu"
+                nominalQuota: 9
+              - name: "memory"
+                nominalQuota: 36Gi
+              - name: "tekton.dev/pipelineruns"
+                nominalQuota: "10"
+          admissionChecksStrategy:
+            admissionChecks:
+              - name: sample-multikueue
+        ---
+        apiVersion: kueue.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
+        kind: LocalQueue
+        metadata:
+          name: "pipelines-queue"
+        spec:
+          clusterQueue: "cluster-queue"
+        ---
+        apiVersion: kueue.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
+        kind: AdmissionCheck
+        metadata:
+          name: sample-multikueue
+        spec:
+          controllerName: kueue.x-k8s.io/multikueue
+          parameters:
+            apiGroup: kueue.x-k8s.io
+            kind: MultiKueueConfig
+            name: multikueue-test
+        ---
+        apiVersion: kueue.x-k8s.io/v1beta2
+        kind: MultiKueueConfig
+        metadata:
+          name: multikueue-test
+        spec:
+          clusters:          
+        EOF
+
+    - name: enable-multi-cluster
+      script: |
+        set -x
+        kubectl patch tektonconfig config --type='merge' -p '
+        {
+          "spec": {
+            "scheduler": {
+              "disabled": false,
+              "multi-cluster-disabled": false,
+              "multi-cluster-role": "$(params.MULTI_CLUSTER_ROLE)"
+            }
+          }
+        }'
+    - name: verification
+      script: |
+        echo "Step: verification"
+
diff --git a/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-spoke.yaml b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-spoke.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45181f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-tests/multikueue/tasks/task-multikueue-spoke.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+---
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
+kind: Task
+metadata:
+  name: multikueue-spoke-setup
+spec:
+  workspaces:
+    - name: credentials
+  results:
+    - name: kubeconfig
+  params:
+    - name: IMAGE
+      default: quay.io/openshift-pipeline/ci
+    - name: SPOKE_NAME
+      default: "spoke-1"
+    - name: KUEBECONFIG_SECRET
+      type: string
+  volumes:
+    - name: kubeconfig
+      secret:
+        secretName: $(params.KUEBECONFIG_SECRET)
+  stepTemplate:
+    image: $(params.IMAGE)
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: kubeconfig
+        mountPath: /credentials
+    env:
+      - name: KUEUE_NAMESPACE
+        value: openshift-kueue-operator
+      - name: KUBECONFIG
+        value: /credentials/kubeconfig
+      - name: SPOKE_NAME
+        value: $(params.SPOKE_NAME)
+  steps:
+    - name: create-service-account
+      onError: continue
+      script: |
+        echo "Create ServiceAccount"
+        kubectl create sa multikueue-sa -n default --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+        echo "Create ClusterRole"
+        cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+          apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+          kind: ClusterRole
+          metadata:
+            name: multikueue-sa-role
+          rules:
+            - apiGroups: [""]
+              resources: ["pods"]
+              verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"]
+            - apiGroups: ["batch"]
+              resources: ["jobs"]
+              verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"]
+            - apiGroups: ["kueue.x-k8s.io"]
+              resources: ["workloads", "workloads/status"]
+              verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch", "update"]
+            - apiGroups: ["tekton.dev"]
+              resources: ["pipelineruns", "pipelineruns/status"]
+              verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete", "patch", "update"]
+        EOF
+        
+        echo "Bind Role to ServiceAccount"
+        kubectl create clusterrolebinding multikueue-sa-crb \
+            --clusterrole=multikueue-sa-role \
+            --serviceaccount=default:multikueue-sa
+    - name: generate-kube-config
+      script: |
+        cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Secret
+          type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
+          metadata:
+            name: multikueue-sa-token
+            namespace: default
+            annotations:
+              kubernetes.io/service-account.name: "multikueue-sa"
+        EOF
+        
+        echo "Wait for token population" 
+        sleep 10
+        
+        echo "Extract Token and CA Certificate"
+        SA_TOKEN=$(kubectl get secret multikueue-sa-token -n default -o jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 -d)
+        CA_CERT=$(kubectl get secret multikueue-sa-token -n default -o jsonpath='{.data.ca\.crt}')
+        SERVER_URL=$(kubectl config view --minify -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.server}')
+        
+        echo "Create Kubeconfig file"
+        cat <<EOF >  $(workspaces.credentials.path)/${SPOKE_NAME}.kubeconfig
+          apiVersion: v1
+          clusters:
+            - cluster:
+                server: ${SERVER_URL}
+                certificate-authority-data: ${CA_CERT}
+              name: ${SPOKE_NAME}-cluster
+          contexts:
+            - context:
+                cluster: ${SPOKE_NAME}-cluster
+                user: multikueue-sa
+              name: ${SPOKE_NAME}-context
+          current-context: ${SPOKE_NAME}-context
+          kind: Config
+          preferences: {}
+          users:
+            - name: multikueue-sa
+              user:
+                token: ${SA_TOKEN}
+        EOF
+        echo ${SPOKE_NAME}.kubeconfig | tee $(results.kubeconfig.path)  
+