diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index a9bd396a..a5a73ab5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ jobs:
         BLIXT_UDP_SERVER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-udp-test-server"
         TAG: "integration-tests"
 
-    - name: run integration tests with bpfd
-      run: make test.integration
-      env:
-        BLIXT_CONTROLPLANE_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-controlplane"
-        BLIXT_DATAPLANE_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-dataplane"
-        BLIXT_UDP_SERVER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-udp-test-server"
-        BLIXT_USE_BPFD: true
-        TAG: "integration-tests"
+    # temporarily disabled due to upstream changes in bpfman
+    # - name: run integration tests with bpfd
+    #   run: make test.integration
+    #   env:
+    #     BLIXT_CONTROLPLANE_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-controlplane"
+    #     BLIXT_DATAPLANE_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-dataplane"
+    #     BLIXT_UDP_SERVER_IMAGE: "ghcr.io/kubernetes-sigs/blixt-udp-test-server"
+    #     BLIXT_USE_BPFD: true
+    #     TAG: "integration-tests"
 
     ## Upload diagnostics if integration test step failed.
     - name: upload diagnostics