diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d3c1db1b3f..164440112c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ variables:
   GIT_DEPTH: 1
 
   # Branch to track for modules that have no ref specified in the manifest
-  GST_UPSTREAM_BRANCH: 'main'
+  GST_UPSTREAM_BRANCH: '1.24'
 
   FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO: 'gstreamer/gstreamer'
 
diff --git a/.gitlab-image-tags.yml b/.gitlab-image-tags.yml
index cb8d2ba16d..660539464d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-image-tags.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-image-tags.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ variables:
   # If you are hacking on them or need a them to rebuild, its enough
   # to change any part of the string of the image you want.
   ###
-  FEDORA_TAG:  '2024-02-13.0'
+  FEDORA_TAG:  '2024-03-05.0'
 
-  INDENT_TAG: '2023-08-24.3'
+  INDENT_TAG: '2024-03-05.0'
 
-  LINT_TAG: '2024-02-20.0'
+  LINT_TAG: '2024-03-05.0'
 
-  WINDOWS_TAG: '2024-02-08.0'
+  WINDOWS_TAG: '2024-03-05.0'
diff --git a/ci/scripts/test.sh b/ci/scripts/test.sh
index 57b299b159..f1a580f625 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/test.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ echo "-> Running ${TEST_SUITE}"
 
 ./gst-env.py \
     gst-validate-launcher ${TEST_SUITE} \
-    --check-bugs \
     --dump-on-failure \
     --mute \
     --shuffle \