diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index de17f182..9b14cae5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       # TODO: Enable the scheduled runs which hard-code what profile to use
       - name: Run Integration Test
         id: test
-        uses: stackabletech/actions/run-integration-test@dc83bb926cc464f0f32454e934777116bd1c7768 # v0.16.3
+        uses: stackabletech/actions/run-integration-test@run-integration-test-otel # vxxx
         with:
           replicated-api-token: ${{ secrets.REPLICATED_API_TOKEN }}
+          otlp-bearer-token: ${{ secrets.OTLP_BEARER_TOKEN }}
           test-mode-input: ${{ inputs.test-mode-input }}
           test-suite: ${{ inputs.test-suite }}
           test-mode: ${{ inputs.test-mode }}
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
index 1b9c6067..87ac496d 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/main.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct Opts {
     cmd: Command,
 }
 
+// need a change to trigger an image build, else tests can't pull the image with the PR tag.
+
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let opts = Opts::parse();
diff --git a/tests/interu.yaml b/tests/interu.yaml
index 56bafbdd..a76ae213 100644
--- a/tests/interu.yaml
+++ b/tests/interu.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 runners:
   amd64:
-    platform: aks-1.32
+    platform: aks-1.36
     ttl: 6h
     node-groups:
       - name: default