diff --git a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
index 9e6c3a40291..4d34cd546f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [master]
 
+  workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '.github/workflows/kfp-kubernetes-execution-tests.yml'
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index a9e8facaa38..5f355b10096 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubeflow/pipelines
 
 COPY ./go.mod ./
 COPY ./go.sum ./
+COPY ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod
 
 RUN GO111MODULE=on go mod download
 
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.driver b/backend/Dockerfile.driver
index 62523a3558e..b19ce6222c8 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.driver
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.driver
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubeflow/pipelines
 
 COPY ./go.mod ./
 COPY ./go.sum ./
+COPY ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod
 
 RUN GO111MODULE=on go mod download
 
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.launcher b/backend/Dockerfile.launcher
index 8af08c58b76..9119d38d9fb 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.launcher
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.launcher
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubeflow/pipelines
 
 COPY ./go.mod ./
 COPY ./go.sum ./
+COPY ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod
 
 RUN GO111MODULE=on go mod download
 
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.persistenceagent b/backend/Dockerfile.persistenceagent
index fb396e39f1f..6373641b8ac 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.persistenceagent
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.persistenceagent
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubeflow/pipelines
 
 COPY ./go.mod ./
 COPY ./go.sum ./
+COPY ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod
 
 RUN GO111MODULE=on go mod download
 
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile.scheduledworkflow b/backend/Dockerfile.scheduledworkflow
index 011c4618400..f0de34befd9 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile.scheduledworkflow
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile.scheduledworkflow
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/kubeflow/pipelines
 
 COPY ./go.mod ./
 COPY ./go.sum ./
+COPY ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod ./kubernetes_platform/go.mod
 
 RUN GO111MODULE=on go mod download
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4601ed6da85..d0b951e393d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ require (
 replace (
 	github.com/kubeflow/kfp-tekton/tekton-catalog/cache => github.com/kubeflow/kfp-tekton/tekton-catalog/cache v0.0.0-20240417221339-0b894195443c
 	github.com/kubeflow/kfp-tekton/tekton-catalog/objectstore => github.com/kubeflow/kfp-tekton/tekton-catalog/objectstore v0.0.0-20240417221339-0b894195443c
+	github.com/kubeflow/pipelines/kubernetes_platform => ./kubernetes_platform
 )
 
 exclude github.com/mitchellh/osext v0.0.0-20151018003038-5e2d6d41470f