diff --git a/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml b/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
index 1f5c8fb56d..fd8b2222ad 100644
--- a/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/pipeline.yaml
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ stages:
               arch: amd64
               os: linux
               name: cni-dropgz
+            cni_dropgz_test_linux_amd64:
+              arch: amd64
+              os: linux
+              name: cni-dropgz-test
             cns_linux_amd64:
               arch: amd64
               os: linux
@@ -187,6 +191,10 @@ stages:
               arch: arm64
               os: linux
               name: cni-dropgz
+            cni_dropgz_test_linux_arm64:
+              arch: arm64
+              os: linux
+              name: cni-dropgz-test
             cns_linux_arm64:
               arch: arm64
               os: linux
@@ -240,6 +248,9 @@ stages:
             cni_dropgz:
               name: cni-dropgz
               platforms: linux/amd64 linux/arm64
+            cni_dropgz_test:
+              name: cni-dropgz-test
+              platforms: linux/amd64 linux/arm64
             cns:
               name: cns
               platforms: linux/amd64 linux/arm64 windows/amd64
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e8cfb4512..e71f97715a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ ACN_VERSION  	   ?= $(shell git describe --exclude "azure-ipam*" --exclude "cni-
 AZURE_IPAM_VERSION ?= $(notdir $(shell git describe --match "azure-ipam*" --tags --always))
 CNI_VERSION        ?= $(ACN_VERSION)
 CNI_DROPGZ_VERSION ?= $(notdir $(shell git describe --match "cni-dropgz*" --tags --always))
+CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION ?= $(notdir $(shell git describe --match "cni-dropgz-test*" --tags --always))
 CNS_VERSION  	   ?= $(ACN_VERSION)
 NPM_VERSION        ?= $(ACN_VERSION)
 ZAPAI_VERSION  	   ?= $(notdir $(shell git describe --match "zapai*" --tags --always))
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@ cni-version: ## prints the cni version
 cni-dropgz-version: ## prints the cni-dropgz version
 	@echo $(CNI_DROPGZ_VERSION)
 
+cni-dropgz-test-version: ## prints the cni-dropgz version
+	@echo $(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION)
+
 cns-version:
 	@echo $(CNS_VERSION) 
 
@@ -223,12 +227,14 @@ endif
 ## Image name definitions.
 ACNCLI_IMAGE     = acncli
 CNI_DROPGZ_IMAGE = cni-dropgz
+CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE = cni-dropgz-test
 CNS_IMAGE        = azure-cns
 NPM_IMAGE        = azure-npm
 
 ## Image platform tags.
 ACNCLI_PLATFORM_TAG     ?= $(subst /,-,$(PLATFORM))-$(ACN_VERSION)
 CNI_DROPGZ_PLATFORM_TAG ?= $(subst /,-,$(PLATFORM))-$(CNI_DROPGZ_VERSION)
+CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_PLATFORM_TAG ?= $(subst /,-,$(PLATFORM))-$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION)
 CNS_PLATFORM_TAG        ?= $(subst /,-,$(PLATFORM))-$(CNS_VERSION)
 NPM_PLATFORM_TAG        ?= $(subst /,-,$(PLATFORM))-$(NPM_VERSION)
 
@@ -326,6 +332,32 @@ cni-dropgz-skopeo-export:
 	$(MAKE) skopeo-export \
 		REF=$(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(CNI_DROPGZ_IMAGE):$(CNI_DROPGZ_PLATFORM_TAG)
 
+# cni-dropgz-test
+
+cni-dropgz-test-image-name: # util target to print the CNI dropgz test image name.
+	@echo $(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-image: ## build cni-dropgz-test container image.
+	$(MAKE) container \
+		DOCKERFILE=dropgz/build/cniTest.Dockerfile \
+		EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS='--build-arg OS=$(OS)' \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_PLATFORM_TAG)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-image-push: ## push cni-dropgz-test container image.
+	$(MAKE) container-push \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_PLATFORM_TAG)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-image-pull: ## pull cni-dropgz-test container image.
+	$(MAKE) container-pull \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_PLATFORM_TAG)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-skopeo-export: 
+	$(MAKE) skopeo-export \
+		REF=$(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE):$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_PLATFORM_TAG)
+
 # cns
 
 cns-image-name: # util target to print the CNS image name
@@ -493,6 +525,22 @@ cni-dropgz-skopeo-archive: ## export tar archive of cni-dropgz multiplat contain
 		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_IMAGE) \
 		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_VERSION)
 
+cni-dropgz-test-manifest-create: ## build cni-dropgz multiplat container manifest.
+	$(MAKE) manifest-create \
+		PLATFORMS="$(PLATFORMS)" \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-manifest-push: ## push cni-dropgz multiplat container manifest
+	$(MAKE) manifest-push \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION)
+
+cni-dropgz-test-skopeo-archive: ## export tar archive of cni-dropgz multiplat container manifest.
+	$(MAKE) manifest-skopeo-archive \
+		IMAGE=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_IMAGE) \
+		TAG=$(CNI_DROPGZ_TEST_VERSION)
+
 cns-manifest-create: ## build azure-cns multiplat container manifest.
 	$(MAKE) manifest-create \
 		PLATFORMS="$(PLATFORMS)" \
diff --git a/dropgz/build/cniTest.Dockerfile b/dropgz/build/cniTest.Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dea631fb1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropgz/build/cniTest.Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/oss/go/microsoft/golang:1.19 AS azure-ipam
+ARG VERSION
+WORKDIR /azure-ipam
+COPY ./azure-ipam .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a -o bin/azure-ipam -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version="$VERSION"" -gcflags="-dwarflocationlists=true" .
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/oss/go/microsoft/golang:1.19 AS azure-vnet
+ARG VERSION
+WORKDIR /azure-container-networking
+COPY . .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a -o bin/azure-vnet -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version="$VERSION"" -gcflags="-dwarflocationlists=true" cni/network/plugin/main.go
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/cbl-mariner/base/core:2.0 AS compressor
+ARG OS
+WORKDIR /dropgz
+COPY dropgz .
+COPY --from=azure-ipam /azure-ipam/*.conflist pkg/embed/fs
+COPY --from=azure-ipam /azure-ipam/bin/* pkg/embed/fs
+COPY --from=azure-vnet /azure-container-networking/cni/azure-$OS-swift.conflist pkg/embed/fs/azure-swift.conflist
+COPY --from=azure-vnet /azure-container-networking/bin/* pkg/embed/fs
+RUN cd pkg/embed/fs/ && sha256sum * > sum.txt
+RUN gzip --verbose --best --recursive pkg/embed/fs && for f in pkg/embed/fs/*.gz; do mv -- "$f" "${f%%.gz}"; done
+
+FROM mcr.microsoft.com/oss/go/microsoft/golang:1.19 AS dropgz
+ARG VERSION
+WORKDIR /dropgz
+COPY --from=compressor /dropgz .
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a -o bin/dropgz -trimpath -ldflags "-X github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/dropgz/internal/buildinfo.Version="$VERSION"" -gcflags="-dwarflocationlists=true" main.go
+
+FROM scratch
+COPY --from=dropgz /dropgz/bin/dropgz /dropgz
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/dropgz" ]
diff --git a/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset.yaml b/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset.yaml
index a0f7e60c16..33e2d112ea 100644
--- a/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset.yaml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName 
       initContainers:
         - name: init-cni-dropgz
-          image: acnpublic.azurecr.io/cni-dropgz:v1.4.28-41-g3ecb7fb1
+          image: acnpublic.azurecr.io/cni-dropgz-test:latest
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           command: ["/dropgz"]
           volumeMounts: