diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 423abc9377a..2cb28c78931 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "detection_rules"
-version = "1.5.12"
+version = "1.5.13"
 description = "Detection Rules is the home for rules used by Elastic Security. This repository is used for the development, maintenance, testing, validation, and release of rules for Elastic Security’s Detection Engine."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/tests/test_all_rules.py b/tests/test_all_rules.py
index 3996cdaa086..889afd947a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_all_rules.py
+++ b/tests/test_all_rules.py
@@ -1112,6 +1112,7 @@ def test_ml_integration_jobs_exist(self):
                 f"The following ({len(failures)}) rules are missing a valid `machine_learning_job_id`:\n{err_msg}"
             )
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(os.environ.get("CUSTOM_RULES_DIR"), "Skipping test for custom rules.")
     def test_preserve_upstream_protected_rule_id_name(self):
         """
         Ensure upstream referenced rule IDs and rule names remain unchanged