diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-pipeline.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-pipeline.yaml
index da2cd7f..4edd5d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-pipeline.yaml
@@ -6,15 +6,23 @@ on:
       cncf_project:
         description: Project to be deployed e.g. falco
         required: true
+        type: string
       config:
         description: Configuration if project has multiple variants they wish to test
         required: false
+        type: string
       version:
         description: Version of project to be tested e.g. 0.37.0
         required: true
-      benchmark_path:
-        description: Path to the benchmark action
-        required: false # TODO: change to `true` when `"benchmark_path"` is specified in `projects/projects.json`
+        type: string
+      benchmark_job_url:
+        description: URL of the benchmark job
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      benchmark_job_duration_mins:
+        description: Duration of the benchmark job
+        required: true
+        type: number
 
 concurrency:
   group: benchmark
@@ -31,10 +39,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "| cncf_project | ${{ github.event.inputs.cncf_project }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| config | ${{ github.event.inputs.config }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| version | ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| benchmark_path | ${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark_path }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| benchmark_job_url | ${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark_job_url }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "| benchmark_job_duration_mins | ${{ github.event.inputs.benchmark_job_duration_mins }} |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
 
   deploy:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
@@ -76,11 +86,34 @@ jobs:
           --namespace=benchmark
 
   benchmark-job:
-    uses: ${{ inputs.benchmark_path }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: deploy
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
+        with:
+          version: v1.30.2
+        id: install
+      - run: mkdir ~/.kube && echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}" > ~/.kube/config
+      - name: Run the benchmark job
+        run: |
+          kubectl apply -f ${{ inputs.benchmark_job_url }}
+
+          kubectl wait pod \
+          --all \
+          --for=condition=Ready
+
+      - name: Wait for the benchmark job to complete
+        run: |
+          sleep ${{ inputs.benchmark_job_duration_mins }}m
+
+      - name: Delete the benchmark job
+        run: |
+          kubectl delete -f ${{ inputs.benchmark_job_url }} --wait
 
   delete:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    needs: deploy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    needs: benchmark-job
     if: ${{ always() }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/projects/projects.json b/projects/projects.json
index 565e864..52bc3d0 100644
--- a/projects/projects.json
+++ b/projects/projects.json
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
         {
             "name": "falco",
             "organization": "falcosecurity",
-            "benchmark_path": "",
+            "benchmark": {
+                "k8s_manifest_url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/falcosecurity/cncf-green-review-testing/e93136094735c1a52cbbef3d7e362839f26f4944/benchmark-tests/falco-benchmark-tests.yaml",
+                "duration_mins": 15
+            },
             "configs": [
                 "ebpf",
                 "modern-ebpf",
diff --git a/scripts/project-trigger.sh b/scripts/project-trigger.sh
index 7f74a86..7c7950f 100755
--- a/scripts/project-trigger.sh
+++ b/scripts/project-trigger.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ fi
 jq -c '.projects[]' "$json_file" | while read -r project; do
     proj_name=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.name')
     proj_organization=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.organization')
-    proj_benchmark_path=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.benchmark_path')
+    proj_benchmark_manifest_url=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.benchmark.k8s_manifest_url')
+    proj_benchmark_duration_mins=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.benchmark.duration_mins')
     configs=$(echo "$project" | jq -r '.configs')
 
     echo "Project Name: $proj_name"
     echo "Organization: $proj_organization"
-    echo "Benchmark Path: $proj_benchmark_path"
+    echo "Benchmark Manifest URL: $proj_benchmark_manifest_url"
+    echo "Benchmark Duration (Minutes): $proj_benchmark_duration_mins"
     echo "Configs: $configs"
 
     release_url="https://api.github.com/repos/${proj_organization}/${proj_name}/releases/latest"
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ jq -c '.projects[]' "$json_file" | while read -r project; do
             -H "Authorization: Bearer $gh_token" \
             -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/$workflow_organization_name/$workflow_project_name/actions/workflows/$workflow_dispatcher_file_name/dispatches" \
-            -d "{\"ref\":\"${git_ref}\",\"inputs\":{\"cncf_project\":\"${proj_name}\",\"config\":\"\",\"version\":\"${latest_proj_version}\"}}")
+            -d "{\"ref\":\"${git_ref}\",\"inputs\":{\"cncf_project\":\"${proj_name}\",\"benchmark_job_url\":\"${proj_benchmark_manifest_url}\",\"benchmark_job_duration_mins\":\"${proj_benchmark_duration_mins}\",\"version\":\"${latest_proj_version}\"}}")
 
         status_code=$?
         if [ $status_code -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ jq -c '.projects[]' "$json_file" | while read -r project; do
                 -H "Authorization: Bearer $gh_token" \
                 -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
                 "https://api.github.com/repos/$workflow_organization_name/$workflow_project_name/actions/workflows/$workflow_dispatcher_file_name/dispatches" \
-                -d "{\"ref\":\"${git_ref}\",\"inputs\":{\"cncf_project\":\"${proj_name}\",\"config\":\"${config}\",\"version\":\"${latest_proj_version}\"}}")
+                -d "{\"ref\":\"${git_ref}\",\"inputs\":{\"cncf_project\":\"${proj_name}\",\"benchmark_job_url\":\"${proj_benchmark_manifest_url}\",\"benchmark_job_duration_mins\":\"${proj_benchmark_duration}\",\"config\":\"${config}\",\"version\":\"${latest_proj_version}\"}}")
 
             status_code=$?
             if [ $status_code -ne 0 ]; then