diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator.yaml b/.github/workflows/operator.yaml
index 297b8b37..a50384d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'smoke_test') }}
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
       - name: Install Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v3
@@ -34,13 +35,15 @@ jobs:
           flavor: |
             latest=false
           tags: |
-            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=v2.0.0
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}},value=5.8.13
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Go
+        if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'smoke_test') }}
         uses: actions/setup-go@v2
         with:
           go-version: 1.21.4
       - name: Setup Operator SDK
+        if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'smoke_test') }}
         run: |
           mkdir /tmp/operator-sdk
           git clone -b v1.32.0 https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk /tmp/operator-sdk
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: make manifests
       - run: make test
       - name: Build and push
+        if: ${{ contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'smoke_test') }}
         run: make docker-build docker-push IMG=cbartifactory/${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }} VERSION=${{ fromJSON(steps.meta.outputs.json).labels['org.opencontainers.image.version'] }}
       - name: Create and push chart
         run: |