diff --git a/.github/workflows/add-ci-passed-label.yml b/.github/workflows/add-ci-passed-label.yml
index 5691d227c75..817e07928a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/add-ci-passed-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/add-ci-passed-label.yml
@@ -56,19 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           event_action=$(cat ./event_action)
           echo "pr_number=${pr_number}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "event_action=${event_action}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  add_ci_passed_label:
-    name: Add 'ci-passed' label
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
-    needs: fetch_data
-    steps:
-      - name: Add 'ci-passed' label
-        run: |
-          echo "Adding 'ci-passed' label to PR #${{ needs.fetch_data.outputs.pr_number }}"
-          gh pr edit ${{ needs.fetch_data.outputs.pr_number }} --add-label "ci-passed" --repo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
+          
   reset_ci_passed_label:
     name: Reset 'ci-passed' label on PR Synchronization
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -82,3 +70,15 @@ jobs:
           fi
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  add_ci_passed_label:
+    name: Add 'ci-passed' label
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest    
+    needs: fetch_data
+    steps:
+      - name: Add 'ci-passed' label
+        run: |
+          echo "Adding 'ci-passed' label to PR #${{ needs.fetch_data.outputs.pr_number }}"
+          gh pr edit ${{ needs.fetch_data.outputs.pr_number }} --add-label "ci-passed" --repo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index faef43a0042..5b71c28602f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: kfp-tekton-backend-artifacts
           path: /tmp/tmp.*/*
+#FORCE RUN
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
index 5d03fa6771e..db3cf4829a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-checks.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# This workflow checks if all CI checks have passed by polling every 5 minutes for a total of 7 attempts.
+# This workflow checks if all CI checks have passed by polling every 5 minutes for a total of 8 attempts.
 name: CI Check
 
 on:
@@ -11,12 +11,25 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       checks: read  
       pull-requests: write        
-    steps:    
+    steps:  
+      - name: Check for 'needs-ok-to-test' label
+        id: label_check
+        run: |
+          LABELS=$(gh pr view ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --json labels --jq '.labels[].name')
+          if echo "$LABELS" | grep -q 'needs-ok-to-test'; then
+            echo "Label 'needs-ok-to-test' found. Skipping the workflow."
+            exit 0
+          else
+            echo "Label 'needs-ok-to-test' not found. Continuing the workflow."
+          fi
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          
       - name: Check if all CI checks passed
         uses: wechuli/allcheckspassed@0b68b3b7d92e595bcbdea0c860d05605720cf479
         with:                                 
           delay: '5'
-          retries: '7'
+          retries: '8'
           polling_interval: '5'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index bc7783bafda..e1c90ac7522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -195,3 +195,4 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: kfp-basic-sample-tests-artifacts
           path: /tmp/tmp.*/*
+#FORCE RUN
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
index e63619f2574..573c847dcfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-samples.yml
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run Samples Tests
       run: |
         ./backend/src/v2/test/sample-test.sh
+#FORCE RUN
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
index 0f0266d8f5d..9ff10b3d1a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-sdk-tests.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run SDK Tests
       run: |
         ./test/presubmit-tests-sdk.sh
+#FORCE RUN
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-integration-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-integration-v2.yml
index cef8c26d764..4e5f508511e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-integration-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-integration-v2.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run the Integration Tests
         run: |
           ./backend/src/v2/test/integration-test.sh
+#FORCE RUN
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
index bd40b868549..172168da8cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-test.yml
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Prepare verification tests v2
         working-directory: backend/test/v2/integration
         run: go test -v ./... -namespace ${NAMESPACE} -args -runUpgradeTests=true -testify.m=Verify
+#FORCE RUN
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