diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.18__multi-nightly-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.13.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.18__multi-nightly-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.13.yaml
index 8e57019b9074..647f7482d1c7 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.18__multi-nightly-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.13.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/openshift-tests-private/openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.18__multi-nightly-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.13.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ releases:
       architecture: multi
       product: ocp
       stream: nightly
-      version: "4.17"
+      version: "4.18"
 resources:
   '*':
     requests:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master__ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master__ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da5140c14cf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master__ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+base_images:
+  ansible:
+    name: "4.17"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: ansible
+  cli:
+    name: "4.17"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: cli
+  dev-scripts:
+    name: test
+    namespace: ocp-kni
+    tag: dev-scripts
+  openstack-installer:
+    name: "4.17"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: openstack-installer
+  tests-private-postupg:
+    name: tests-private
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: "4.18"
+  tests-private-preupg:
+    name: tests-private
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: "4.17"
+  tools:
+    name: "4.17"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: tools
+  upi-installer:
+    name: "4.17"
+    namespace: ocp
+    tag: upi-installer
+  verification-tests:
+    name: verification-tests
+    namespace: ci
+    tag: latest
+build_root:
+  image_stream_tag:
+    name: release
+    namespace: openshift
+    tag: golang-1.18
+releases:
+  latest:
+    release:
+      architecture: multi
+      channel: fast
+      version: "4.17"
+  target:
+    release:
+      architecture: multi
+      channel: candidate
+      version: "4.18"
+resources:
+  '*':
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 200Mi
+tests:
+- as: aws-ipi-amd-tolatest-f28
+  cron: 31 23 3 * *
+  steps:
+    cluster_profile: aws-qe
+    env:
+      BASE_DOMAIN: qe.devcluster.openshift.com
+      ENABLE_OTA_TEST: OCP-23799
+    test:
+    - ref: cucushift-upgrade-setchannel
+    - ref: cucushift-ota-preupgrade
+    - ref: cucushift-upgrade-toversion
+    - ref: cucushift-ota-postupgrade
+    - chain: cucushift-installer-check-cluster-health
+    workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-aws-ipi
+- as: azure-ipi-amd-mixarch-f28
+  cron: 22 23 3 * *
+  steps:
+    cluster_profile: azure-qe
+    env:
+      ADDITIONAL_WORKER_VM_TYPE: Standard_D4ps_v5
+      ADDITIONAL_WORKERS: "1"
+      BASE_DOMAIN: qe.azure.devcluster.openshift.com
+      COMPUTE_NODE_REPLICAS: "2"
+      ENABLE_OTA_TEST: OCP-53907
+    test:
+    - ref: ipi-install-heterogeneous
+    - chain: cucushift-installer-check-cluster-health
+    - ref: cucushift-upgrade-setchannel
+    - ref: cucushift-ota-preupgrade
+    - ref: cucushift-upgrade-toversion
+    - ref: cucushift-upgrade-healthcheck
+    - ref: cucushift-ota-postupgrade
+    workflow: cucushift-installer-rehearse-azure-ipi
+zz_generated_metadata:
+  branch: master
+  org: openshift
+  repo: verification-tests
+  variant: ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master-periodics.yaml
index 43c364398bc2..29a47b526699 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/verification-tests/openshift-verification-tests-master-periodics.yaml
@@ -20705,3 +20705,151 @@ periodics:
     - name: result-aggregator
       secret:
         secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build05
+  cron: 31 23 3 * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: master
+    org: openshift
+    repo: verification-tests
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: aws
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: aws-qe
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-verification-tests-master-ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17-aws-ipi-amd-tolatest-f28
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=aws-ipi-amd-tolatest-f28
+      - --variant=ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build01
+  cron: 22 23 3 * *
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: master
+    org: openshift
+    repo: verification-tests
+  labels:
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud: azure4
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/cloud-cluster-profile: azure-qe
+    ci-operator.openshift.io/variant: ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-openshift-verification-tests-master-ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17-azure-ipi-amd-mixarch-f28
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --lease-server-credentials-file=/etc/boskos/credentials
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --secret-dir=/secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+      - --target=azure-ipi-amd-mixarch-f28
+      - --variant=ota-multi-stable-4.18-upgrade-from-stable-4.17
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /etc/boskos
+        name: boskos
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/ci-pull-credentials
+        name: ci-pull-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: boskos
+      secret:
+        items:
+        - key: credentials
+          path: credentials
+        secretName: boskos-credentials
+    - name: ci-pull-credentials
+      secret:
+        secretName: ci-pull-credentials
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator