diff --git a/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_calico.yaml b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_calico.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5800aa60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_calico.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Install Calico
+- name: Download Calico manifests
+  get_url:
+    url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/{{ CALICO_VERSION }}/manifests/calico.yaml"
+    dest: /tmp/
+    mode: '664'
+  register: calico_manifest
+
+- name: Replace docker.io with proxy
+  ansible.builtin.replace:
+    path: /tmp/calico.yaml
+    regexp: 'docker.io'
+    replace: '{{ DOCKER_HUB_PROXY }}'
+
+- name: Uncomment CALICO_IPV4POOL_CIDR name
+  replace:
+    path: /tmp/calico.yaml
+    regexp: "# - name: CALICO_IPV4POOL_CIDR"
+    replace: "- name: CALICO_IPV4POOL_CIDR"
+
+- name: Uncomment CALICO_IPV4POOL_CIDR value and set POD_CIDR
+  replace:
+    path: /tmp/calico.yaml
+    regexp: '#   value: "192.168.0.0/16"'
+    replace: '  value: "{{ POD_CIDR }}"'
+
+- name: Add IP_AUTODETECTION_METHOD in calico config Ubuntu
+  blockinfile:
+    path: /tmp/calico.yaml
+    insertafter: "{{ POD_CIDR }}"
+    block: |
+        # for indentation
+                    - name: IP_AUTODETECTION_METHOD
+                      value: "cidr={{ EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4_HOST }}/{{ EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4_PREFIX }}"
+
+- name: Apply Calico manifest
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: present
+    src: "/tmp/calico.yaml"
+    kubeconfig: "/tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml"
+  register: install_cni
+
+- name: Wait (maximum 10 mins) until Calico pods start running
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    api_version: v1
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: kube-system
+    kubeconfig: /tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml
+    field_selectors:
+      - status.phase!=Running
+  retries: 60
+  delay: 10
+  register: calico_pods
+  until: (calico_pods is succeeded) and
+          (calico_pods.resources | length == 0)
diff --git a/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_cilium.yaml b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_cilium.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3f11a3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/install_cilium.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Install Cilium CLI
+- name: Get latest Cilium CLI version
+  ansible.builtin.uri:
+    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cilium/cilium-cli/main/stable.txt
+    return_content: yes
+  register: cilium_version_response
+
+- name: Set Cilium CLI version and architecture
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    CILIUM_CLI_VERSION: "{{ cilium_version_response.content | trim }}"
+    CLI_ARCH: "{{ 'arm64' if ansible_architecture == 'aarch64' else 'amd64' }}"
+
+- name: Download Cilium CLI archive and checksum
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "https://github.com/cilium/cilium-cli/releases/download/{{ CILIUM_CLI_VERSION }}/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz{{ item }}"
+    dest: "/tmp/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz{{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - ""
+    - ".sha256sum"
+
+- name: Verify checksum of Cilium CLI archive
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "/tmp/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz"
+    checksum_algorithm: sha256
+    get_checksum: yes
+  register: cilium_archive_stat
+
+- name: Read expected checksum
+  ansible.builtin.slurp:
+    src: "/tmp/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz.sha256sum"
+  register: expected_checksum_file
+
+- name: Extract expected checksum value
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    expected_checksum: "{{ (expected_checksum_file.content | b64decode).split()[0] }}"
+
+- name: Verify checksum matches
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "Checksum verification failed"
+  when: cilium_archive_stat.stat.checksum != expected_checksum
+
+- name: Extract Cilium CLI to /usr/local/bin
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    src: "/tmp/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz"
+    dest: /usr/local/bin
+    mode: 0755
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+
+- name: Clean up downloaded files
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/tmp/cilium-linux-{{ CLI_ARCH }}.tar.gz{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  loop:
+    - ""
+    - ".sha256sum"
+
+- name: Check if Cilium is already installed
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: cilium status
+  environment:
+    KUBECONFIG: /tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml
+  register: cilium_status
+  failed_when: false
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Install Cilium using CLI
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: >
+      cilium install --version {{ CILIUM_VERSION }}
+  environment:
+    KUBECONFIG: /tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml
+  become: true
+  when: cilium_status.rc != 0
+
+- name: Wait (maximum 10 mins) until Cilium pods start running
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    api_version: v1
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: kube-system
+    kubeconfig: /tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml
+    field_selectors:
+      - status.phase!=Running
+  retries: 60
+  delay: 10
+  register: cilium_pods
+  until: (cilium_pods is succeeded) and
+          (cilium_pods.resources | length == 0)
diff --git a/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/verify.yml b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/verify.yml
index 4804c27c7..3bf5b69e4 100644
--- a/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/verify.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/run_tests/tasks/verify.yml
@@ -18,56 +18,10 @@
       create: yes
       block: "{{ kubeconfig_secret.resources[0].data.value | b64decode }}"
 
-  # Install Calico
-  - name: Download Calico v3.25.x manifests
-    get_url:
-      url: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/projectcalico/calico/{{ CALICO_MINOR_RELEASE }}/manifests/calico.yaml"
-      dest: /tmp/
-      mode: '664'
-    register: calico_manifest
-
-  - name: Pin calico version to v3.25.1
-    ansible.builtin.replace:
-      path: /tmp/calico.yaml
-      regexp: 'image: docker.io/calico/(.+):v(.+)$'
-      replace: 'image: {{ DOCKER_HUB_PROXY }}/calico/\1:{{ CALICO_PATCH_RELEASE }}'
-
-  - name: Replace the POD_CIDR in calico config
-    replace:
-      path: /tmp/calico.yaml
-      regexp: "192.168.0.0/16"
-      replace: "{{ POD_CIDR }}"
-    register: updated_manifest
-
-  - name: Add IP_AUTODETECTION_METHOD in calico config Ubuntu
-    blockinfile:
-      path: /tmp/calico.yaml
-      insertafter: "{{ POD_CIDR }}"
-      block: |
-          # for indentation
-                      - name: IP_AUTODETECTION_METHOD
-                        value: "cidr={{ EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4_HOST }}/{{ EXTERNAL_SUBNET_V4_PREFIX }}"
-
-  - name: Apply Calico manifest
-    kubernetes.core.k8s:
-      state: present
-      src: "/tmp/calico.yaml"
-      kubeconfig: "/tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml"
-    register: install_cni
-
-  - name: Wait (maximum 10 mins) until Calico pods start running
-    kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
-      api_version: v1
-      kind: Pod
-      namespace: kube-system
-      kubeconfig: /tmp/kubeconfig-{{ CLUSTER_NAME }}.yaml
-      field_selectors:
-        - status.phase!=Running
-    retries: 60
-    delay: 10
-    register: calico_pods
-    until: (calico_pods is succeeded) and
-           (calico_pods.resources | length == 0)
+  - name: Install CNI based on CNI_NAME
+    include_tasks: "{{ cni_task_file }}"
+    vars:
+      cni_task_file: "{{ 'install_calico.yaml' if (CNI_NAME | default('calico')) == 'calico' else 'install_cilium.yaml' }}"
 
   # Check for pods & nodes on the target cluster
   - name: Wait for all pods to be in running state
diff --git a/tests/roles/run_tests/vars/main.yml b/tests/roles/run_tests/vars/main.yml
index e05902f32..b2d5ddb31 100644
--- a/tests/roles/run_tests/vars/main.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/run_tests/vars/main.yml
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: "{{ lookup('env', 'SSH_KEY') }}"
 SSH_PUB_KEY_CONTENT: "{{ lookup('file', '{{ HOME }}/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
 IMAGE_USERNAME: "{{ lookup('env', 'IMAGE_USERNAME') | default('metal3', true) }}"
 REGISTRY: "{{ lookup('env', 'REGISTRY') | default('192.168.111.1:5000', true) }}"
-CALICO_MINOR_RELEASE: "{{ lookup('env', 'CALICO_MINOR_RELEASE') | default('v3.25.1', true) }}"
-CALICO_PATCH_RELEASE: "{{ lookup('env', 'CALICO_PATCH_RELEASE') | default('v3.25.1', true) }}"
+CALICO_VERSION: "{{ lookup('env', 'CALICO_VERSION') | default('v3.30.3', true) }}"
+CILIUM_VERSION: "{{ lookup('env', 'CILIUM_VERSION') | default('v1.18.0', true) }}"
+CNI_NAME: "{{ lookup('env', 'CNI_NAME') | default('calico', true) }}"
 DOCKER_HUB_PROXY: "{{ lookup('env', 'DOCKER_HUB_PROXY') }}"
 WORKING_DIR: "{{ lookup('env', 'WORKING_DIR') | default('/opt/metal3-dev-env', true) }}"