diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
index e5fcfe0564..5b0c93b67c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance.yaml
@@ -132,3 +132,48 @@ jobs:
       - name: Debug failure
         if: failure()
         uses: ./.github/actions/kyverno-logs
+
+  # runs conformance test suites with configuration:
+  # - default
+  default:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        k8s-version:
+          - v1.24.7
+          - v1.25.3
+          - v1.26.0
+        tests:
+          - rbac
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: prepare-images
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@8f4b7f84864484a7bf31766abe9204da3cbe65b3 # v3.5.0
+      - name: Setup build env
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-build-env
+        with:
+          build-cache-key: run-conformance
+      - name: Create kind cluster
+        run: |
+          export KIND_IMAGE=kindest/node:${{ matrix.k8s-version }}
+          make kind-create-cluster
+      - name: Download kyverno images archive
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@9bc31d5ccc31df68ecc42ccf4149144866c47d8a # v3.0.2
+        with:
+          name: kyverno.tar
+      - name: Load kyverno images archive in kind cluster
+        run: make kind-load-image-archive
+      - name: Install kyverno
+        run: |
+          export USE_CONFIG=default
+          make kind-install-kyverno
+      - name: Wait for kyverno ready
+        uses: ./.github/actions/kyverno-wait-ready
+      - name: Test with kuttl
+        run: |
+          ./.tools/kubectl-kuttl test ./test/conformance/kuttl/${{ matrix.tests }} \
+            --config ./test/conformance/kuttl/_config/common.yaml
+      - name: Debug failure
+        if: failure()
+        uses: ./.github/actions/kyverno-logs
diff --git a/scripts/config/default/kyverno-policies.yaml b/scripts/config/default/kyverno-policies.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/scripts/config/default/kyverno.yaml b/scripts/config/default/kyverno.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2