diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index ca3b46457..58ca89edf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ jobs:
         go-version-file: go.mod
 
     - name: Run the extension developer e2e test
-      run: |
-        make extension-developer-e2e
+      run: make extension-developer-e2e
 
   e2e-kind:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -48,3 +47,15 @@ jobs:
           files: e2e-cover.out
           flags: e2e
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
+  upgrade-e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version-file: go.mod
+
+    - name: Run the upgrade e2e test
+      run: make test-upgrade-e2e
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c2af631bf..acdabbc9d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -158,6 +158,14 @@ test-e2e: run image-registry build-push-e2e-catalog registry-load-bundles e2e e2
 extension-developer-e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME := operator-controller-ext-dev-e2e  #EXHELP Run extension-developer e2e on local kind cluster
 extension-developer-e2e: run image-registry test-ext-dev-e2e kind-clean
 
+.PHONY: run-latest-release
+run-latest-release:
+	curl -L -s https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-controller/releases/latest/download/install.sh | bash -s
+
+.PHONY: test-upgrade-e2e
+test-upgrade-e2e: KIND_CLUSTER_NAME := operator-controller-upgrade-e2e
+test-upgrade-e2e: kind-cluster run-latest-release image-registry build-push-e2e-catalog registry-load-bundles docker-build kind-load kind-deploy kind-clean #HELP Run upgrade e2e tests on a local kind cluster
+
 .PHONY: e2e-coverage
 e2e-coverage:
 	COVERAGE_OUTPUT=./e2e-cover.out ./hack/e2e-coverage.sh