diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
index 17493474e6..40cab3df07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
@@ -549,6 +549,26 @@ jobs:
           tests-path: validating-admission-policy-reports
           upgrade-scenario: ${{ matrix.upgrade }}
 
+  image-validation-policies:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: read
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        k8s-version: [v1.28.13, v1.29.8, v1.30.4, v1.31.0]
+        upgrade: ${{ fromJSON(needs.define-matrix.outputs.upgrades) }}
+    needs: [define-matrix, prepare-images]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
+        with:
+          k8s-version: ${{ matrix.k8s-version }}
+          kyverno-configs: standard
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tests-path: imageverificationpolicies
+          upgrade-scenario: ${{ matrix.upgrade }}
+
   validating-policies:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -1106,6 +1126,7 @@ jobs:
       - validating-policies
       - verify-manifests
       - verifyImages
+      - image-validation-policies
       - webhook-configurations
       - webhooks
       - custom-sigstore
@@ -1145,6 +1166,7 @@ jobs:
       - validating-policies
       - verify-manifests
       - verifyImages
+      - image-validation-policies
       - webhook-configurations
       - webhooks
       - custom-sigstore