diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 841b80e0c..51e99dff4 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
       - store-pytest-results
       - store-coverage-report
 
-  py311-googlecloud:
+  py311googlecloud:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.11.4
       - image: vanmoof/pubsub-emulator
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
       - store-pytest-results
       - store-coverage-report
 
-  py312-googlecloud:
+  py312googlecloud:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.12.0
       - image: vanmoof/pubsub-emulator
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ jobs:
       - store-pytest-results
       - store-coverage-report
 
-  py39-couchbase:
+  py39couchbase:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.9.17
       - image: couchbase/server-sandbox:5.5.0
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
       - store-pytest-results
       - store-coverage-report
 
-  py39-cassandra:
+  py39cassandra:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.9.17
       - image: cassandra:3.11
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ jobs:
       - store-pytest-results
       - run_sonarqube
 
-  py39-gevent_starlette:
+  py39gevent_starlette:
     docker:
       - image: cimg/python:3.9.17
     working_directory: ~/repo
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ workflows:
       - python311
       - python312
       - python313
-      - py39-cassandra
-      - py39-couchbase
-      - py39-gevent_starlette
-      - py311-googlecloud
-      - py312-googlecloud
+      - py39cassandra
+      - py39couchbase
+      - py39gevent_starlette
+      - py311googlecloud
+      - py312googlecloud
       - final_job:
           requires:
             - python38
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ workflows:
             - python311
             - python312
             - python313
-            - py39-cassandra
-            - py39-couchbase
-            - py39-gevent_starlette
-            - py311-googlecloud
-            - py312-googlecloud
+            - py39cassandra
+            - py39couchbase
+            - py39gevent_starlette
+            - py311googlecloud
+            - py312googlecloud
diff --git a/.tekton/github-pr-pipeline.yaml.part b/.tekton/github-pr-pipeline.yaml.part
index b400a3c7a..1b4d5313c 100644
--- a/.tekton/github-pr-pipeline.yaml.part
+++ b/.tekton/github-pr-pipeline.yaml.part
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ spec:
       - unittest-cassandra
       - unittest-couchbase
       - unittest-gevent-starlette
+      - unittest-googlecloud
       taskRef:
         kind: Task
         name: github-set-status
diff --git a/.tekton/pipeline.yaml b/.tekton/pipeline.yaml
index b99b35b38..f0eee35cd 100644
--- a/.tekton/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/pipeline.yaml
@@ -84,3 +84,19 @@ spec:
       workspaces:
         - name: task-pvc
           workspace: python-tracer-ci-pipeline-pvc
+    - name: unittest-googlecloud
+      runAfter:
+        - clone
+      matrix:
+        params:
+          - name: imageDigest
+            value:
+              # 3.11.9-bookworm
+              - "sha256:0c2928128a96e544a1ee248e50ee8ecbe840bf48ef5a49065812e3d06b6e1bcc"
+              # 3.12.4-bookworm
+              - "sha256:83f5f8714b6881d3e0e91023d9fe9e43aa6ad5a04e9f9a94ee180b18b021c72a"
+      taskRef:
+        name: python-tracer-unittest-googlecloud-task
+      workspaces:
+        - name: task-pvc
+          workspace: python-tracer-ci-pipeline-pvc
diff --git a/.tekton/run_unittests.sh b/.tekton/run_unittests.sh
index 9e1ecd377..dfcc79ebc 100755
--- a/.tekton/run_unittests.sh
+++ b/.tekton/run_unittests.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ gevent_starlette)
   export REQUIREMENTS='requirements-gevent-starlette.txt'
   export TESTS=('tests/frameworks/test_gevent.py' 'tests/frameworks/test_starlette.py')
   export GEVENT_STARLETTE_TEST='true' ;;
+googlecloud)
+  export REQUIREMENTS='requirements-googlecloud.txt'
+  export TESTS=('tests/clients/test_google-cloud-storage.py' 'tests/clients/test_google-cloud-pubsub.py')
+  export GOOGLE_CLOUD_TEST='true' ;;  
 *)
   echo "ERROR \$TEST_CONFIGURATION='${TEST_CONFIGURATION}' is unsupported " \
-       "not in (default|cassandra|couchbase|gevent_starlette)" >&2
+       "not in (default|cassandra|couchbase|gevent_starlette|googlecloud)" >&2
   exit 3 ;;
 esac
 
diff --git a/.tekton/task.yaml b/.tekton/task.yaml
index 1d8239760..8dea2c401 100644
--- a/.tekton/task.yaml
+++ b/.tekton/task.yaml
@@ -115,12 +115,34 @@ spec:
 apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
 kind: Task
 metadata:
-  name: python-tracer-unittest-default-task
+  name: python-tracer-unittest-googlecloud-task
 spec:
   sidecars:
     - name: google-cloud-pubsub
       # vanmoof/pubsub-emulator:latest
       image: vanmoof/pubsub-emulator@sha256:ff71206d65589b58a8b6928c35349a58dbfd7f20eb2dc7822e0f32e5c40791c8
+  params:
+  - name: imageDigest
+    type: string
+  workspaces:
+    - name: task-pvc
+      mountPath: /workspace
+  steps:
+    - name: unittest
+      image: python@$(params.imageDigest)
+      env:
+        - name: TEST_CONFIGURATION
+          value: googlecloud
+      workingDir: /workspace/python-sensor/
+      command:
+      - /workspace/python-sensor/.tekton/run_unittests.sh
+---
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
+kind: Task
+metadata:
+  name: python-tracer-unittest-default-task
+spec:
+  sidecars:
     - name: mariadb
       # mariadb:11.3.2
       image: mariadb@sha256:851f05fe1e4cb290442c1b12b7108436a33fd8f6a733d4989950322d06d45c65
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 4e4baa59a..d63dea980 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import sys
 import pytest
 
-if importlib.util.find_spec('celery'):
-    pytest_plugins = ("celery.contrib.pytest", )
+if importlib.util.find_spec("celery"):
+    pytest_plugins = ("celery.contrib.pytest",)
 
 # Set our testing flags
 os.environ["INSTANA_TEST"] = "true"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 # Cassandra and gevent tests are run in dedicated jobs on CircleCI and will
 # be run explicitly.  (So always exclude them here)
-if not os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_TEST" ):
+if not os.environ.get("CASSANDRA_TEST"):
     collect_ignore_glob.append("*test_cassandra*")
 
 if not os.environ.get("COUCHBASE_TEST"):
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     # tests/opentracing/test_ot_span.py::TestOTSpan::test_stacks
     # TODO: Remove that once we find a workaround or DROP opentracing!
 
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    if not os.environ.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_TEST"):
+        collect_ignore_glob.append("*test_google-cloud*")
+
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 13):
     # TODO: Test Case failures for unknown reason:
     collect_ignore_glob.append("*test_aiohttp_server*")
@@ -64,22 +68,21 @@
     collect_ignore_glob.append("*test_grpcio*")
     collect_ignore_glob.append("*test_sanic*")
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def celery_config():
     return {
-        'broker_connection_retry_on_startup': True,
-        'broker_url': 'redis://localhost:6379',
-        'result_backend': 'redis://localhost:6379'
+        "broker_connection_retry_on_startup": True,
+        "broker_url": "redis://localhost:6379",
+        "result_backend": "redis://localhost:6379",
     }
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def celery_enable_logging():
     return True
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def celery_includes():
-    return {
-        'tests.frameworks.test_celery'
-    }
+    return {"tests.frameworks.test_celery"}
diff --git a/tests/requirements-312.txt b/tests/requirements-312.txt
index 27d7b1f4f..8e8aeb346 100644
--- a/tests/requirements-312.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements-312.txt
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ fastapi>=0.92.0
 flask>=2.3.2
 markupsafe>=2.1.0
 grpcio>=1.37.1
-google-cloud-pubsub>=2.0.0
-google-cloud-storage<=2.14.0
 lxml>=4.9.2
 mock>=4.0.3
 moto>=4.1.2