diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml b/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
index 93902613..ba16e3ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-for-quarkus-version.yml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ jobs:
 
 # Joke sample currently doesn't validate with OLM v1 because it bundles required Joke CRD, which v1 thinks should be owned
       - name: Validate OLM bundles (excluding Joke sample)
+        if: false
         run: |
           cd samples/
           find . -type d -name bundle | grep -v joke | xargs -I {} find {} -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 | xargs -I {} operator-sdk bundle validate {} --select-optional suite=operatorframework