diff --git a/.github/actions/cmx-versions/dist/index.js b/.github/actions/cmx-versions/dist/index.js
index 6a28fb5826..c39d208bed 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cmx-versions/dist/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/cmx-versions/dist/index.js
@@ -7659,7 +7659,7 @@ async function getClusterVersions() {
     const versionsToTest = [];
 
     clusterVersions.forEach((distribution) => {
-        const distroName = distribution.short_name;
+        let distroName = distribution.short_name;
 
         if (distroName === 'helmvm' || distroName === 'kurl') {
             // excluding the embedded distributions
@@ -7667,6 +7667,8 @@ async function getClusterVersions() {
         }
 
         if (distroName === 'openshift') {
+            // use new experimental openshift distribution
+            distroName = 'openshift-exp';
             // filtering out all versions except 4.13.0-okd for now per sc-90893
             distribution.versions = distribution.versions.filter((version) => version === '4.13.0-okd');
         }
@@ -7710,4 +7712,4 @@ getClusterVersions();
 
 module.exports = __webpack_exports__;
 /******/ })()
-;
+;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/actions/cmx-versions/index.js b/.github/actions/cmx-versions/index.js
index 213ffe0939..3b4109bb0f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/cmx-versions/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/cmx-versions/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function getClusterVersions() {
     const versionsToTest = [];
 
     clusterVersions.forEach((distribution) => {
-        const distroName = distribution.short_name;
+        let distroName = distribution.short_name;
 
         if (distroName === 'helmvm' || distroName === 'kurl') {
             // excluding the embedded distributions
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ async function getClusterVersions() {
         }
 
         if (distroName === 'openshift') {
+            // use new experimental openshift distribution
+            distroName = 'openshift-exp';
             // filtering out all versions except 4.13.0-okd for now per sc-90893
             distribution.versions = distribution.versions.filter((version) => version === '4.13.0-okd');
         }
diff --git a/.github/actions/kots-e2e/action.yml b/.github/actions/kots-e2e/action.yml
index b29e504075..6fa9731182 100644
--- a/.github/actions/kots-e2e/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/kots-e2e/action.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ runs:
           KOTS_DOCKERHUB_USERNAME=${{ inputs.kots-dockerhub-username }} \
           KOTS_DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD=${{ inputs.kots-dockerhub-password }} \
           AIRGAP=${{ inputs.kots-airgap }} \
-          IS_OPENSHIFT=${{ inputs.k8s-distribution == 'openshift' && 'true' || 'false' }} \
+          IS_OPENSHIFT=${{ inputs.k8s-distribution == 'openshift-exp' && 'true' || 'false' }} \
           SKIP_TEARDOWN=1
       shell: bash
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index c7219f65ca..02f61f6bb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cluster: [
           {distribution: kind, version: v1.28.0},
-          {distribution: openshift, version: 4.13.0-okd}
+          {distribution: openshift-exp, version: 4.13.0-okd}
         ]
     env:
       APP_SLUG: minimal-rbac
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cluster: [
           {distribution: kind, version: v1.28.0},
-          {distribution: openshift, version: 4.13.0-okd}
+          {distribution: openshift-exp, version: 4.13.0-okd}
         ]
     env:
       APP_SLUG: minimal-rbac
@@ -3508,7 +3508,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cluster: [
           {distribution: kind, version: v1.28.0},
-          {distribution: openshift, version: 4.13.0-okd}
+          {distribution: openshift-exp, version: 4.13.0-okd}
         ]
     env:
       KOTS_NAMESPACE: replicated-sdk
@@ -3818,7 +3818,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         cluster: [
           {distribution: kind, version: v1.28.0},
-          {distribution: openshift, version: 4.13.0-okd}
+          {distribution: openshift-exp, version: 4.13.0-okd}
         ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout