diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-main.yaml
index f74e0af5fa602..2216e0dc2c508 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-main.yaml
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ tests:
   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$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
index e71f0dee9ebfe..0cf1ef93a7a72 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
index b4005efa91984..b96c29d61b8fd 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ tests:
   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$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
index 5cd60331e104b..aeb9425b62f2e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-priv/hypershift/openshift-priv-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
index 7fe8a2cbeb223..2527a40e3e018 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-main.yaml
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ tests:
   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$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
index 1b61b3f5c6833..f5bdd72721475 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.22.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
index 354608025ac19..3807a99dc2901 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-4.23.yaml
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ tests:
   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$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
index fd5608799c48f..e64549aa4ae96 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/hypershift/openshift-hypershift-release-5.0.yaml
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ tests:
   pipeline_skip_if_only_changed: (^(\.tekton|\.github|\.claude|docs|examples|enhancements|contrib|\.cursor)/)|(^[A-Z]+\.md$)|((^|/)OWNERS$)|(/overrides\.yaml$)|(^renovate\.json$)|(/\.testcoverage\.yml$)|(^\.gitlint$)|(^\.gitignore$)|(^\.coderabbit\.yaml$)|(^\.dockerignore$)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: hypershift-aws
+    env:
+      TECH_PREVIEW_NO_UPGRADE: "true"
     workflow: hypershift-aws-e2e-v2
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-azure-self-managed