diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-compatibility-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/api-compatibility-tests.yaml
index 0fdf4774ac89..a145a4f0775a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-compatibility-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-compatibility-tests.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   compatibility-tests:
 
+    if: false # temporarily pausing compat tests on OSS
+
     timeout-minutes: 10
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest