Repository: kubernetes-sigs/kueue

Issue:
Extend waitForPodsReady to evict a workload if a replacement pod cannot schedule 
**What would you like to be added**:

Extend the waitForPodsReady mechanism to allow workload eviction if there is a replacement pod which cannot be scheduled within a specified timeout.

**Why is this needed**:

Currently the mechanism only evicts workloads if they cannot start, but a pod can fail while the  workload is running.

**Completion requirements**:

This enhancement requires the following artifacts:

- [x] Design doc
- [x] API change
- [ ] Docs update

The artifacts should be linked in subsequent comments.


Discussion:
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@PBundyra could you extend documentation in https://kueue.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/manage/setup_wait_for_pods_ready/?
@k8s-ci-robot: @tenzen-y: Reopened this issue.

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In response to [this](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/issues/2732#issuecomment-2685594259):

>/reopen
>
>@PBundyra could you extend documentation in https://kueue.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/manage/setup_wait_for_pods_ready/?
>


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[1]: https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/issue-triage/@PBundyra: The field has been documented a while ago with this PR https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/pull/4964
I believe we can close this issue as it was addressed
/close
@k8s-ci-robot: @PBundyra: Closing this issue.

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>The field has been documented a while ago with this PR https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kueue/pull/4964
>I believe we can close this issue as it was addressed
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Solution patch:
diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 1fccde3a9..d608e8cee 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ linters-settings:
     disabled-checks:
       - appendAssign
       - exitAfterDefer
+  goheader:
+    template: |-
+      Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+      you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+      You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+      WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+      limitations under the License.
+    # We can't use the template-path option because it requires text without `/*` and `*/` comments.
+    # We can't remove the comments `/*` and `*/` because the controller-gen requires them.
+    # template-path: ./hack/boilerplate.go.txt
   govet:
     enable:
       - nilness
@@ -50,6 +68,7 @@ linters:
     - gci
     - ginkgolinter
     - gocritic
+    - goheader
     - govet
     - loggercheck
     - misspell
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f45d8394..4ce1a78db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ IMAGE_REGISTRY ?= $(STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY)/kueue
 IMAGE_NAME := kueue
 IMAGE_REPO ?= $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME)
 IMAGE_TAG ?= $(IMAGE_REPO):$(GIT_TAG)
-HELM_CHART_REPO := $(STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY)/charts
+HELM_CHART_REPO := $(STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY)/kueue/charts
 
 ifdef EXTRA_TAG
 IMAGE_EXTRA_TAG ?= $(IMAGE_REPO):$(EXTRA_TAG)
diff --git a/Makefile-test.mk b/Makefile-test.mk
index 2a5610bcb..a4b406120 100644
--- a/Makefile-test.mk
+++ b/Makefile-test.mk
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ run-test-e2e-customconfigs-%: FORCE
 	E2E_KIND_VERSION="kindest/node:v$(K8S_VERSION)" KIND_CLUSTER_NAME=$(KIND_CLUSTER_NAME) CREATE_KIND_CLUSTER=$(CREATE_KIND_CLUSTER) \
 		ARTIFACTS="$(ARTIFACTS)/$@" IMAGE_TAG=$(IMAGE_TAG) GINKGO_ARGS="$(GINKGO_ARGS)" \
 		KIND_CLUSTER_FILE="kind-cluster.yaml" E2E_TARGET_FOLDER="customconfigs" \
+		JOBSET_VERSION=$(JOBSET_VERSION) APPWRAPPER_VERSION=$(APPWRAPPER_VERSION) \
 		./hack/e2e-test.sh
 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/bin/ginkgo-top -i $(ARTIFACTS)/$@/e2e.json > $(ARTIFACTS)/$@/e2e-top.yaml
 
diff --git a/apis/config/v1beta1/configuration_types.go b/apis/config/v1beta1/configuration_types.go
index 3b39de782..9acb2c619 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1beta1/configuration_types.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1beta1/configuration_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -48,7 +48,21 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	// unsuspended, they will start immediately.
 	ManageJobsWithoutQueueName bool `json:"manageJobsWithoutQueueName"`
 
-	// ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector can be used to omit some namespaces from ManagedJobsWithoutQueueName
+	// ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector provides a namespace-based mechanism to exempt jobs
+	// from management by Kueue.
+	//
+	// It provides a strong exemption for the Pod-based integrations (pod, deployment, statefulset, etc.),
+	// For Pod-based integrations, only jobs whose namespaces match ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector are
+	// eligible to be managed by Kueue.  Pods, deployments, etc. in non-matching namespaces will
+	// never be managed by Kueue, even if they have a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label.
+	// This strong exemption ensures that Kueue will not interfere with the basic operation
+	// of system namespace.
+	//
+	// For all other integrations, ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector provides a weaker exemption
+	// by only modulating the effects of ManageJobsWithoutQueueName.  For these integrations,
+	// a job that has a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label will always be managed by Kueue. Jobs without
+	// a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label will be managed by Kueue only when ManageJobsWithoutQueueName is
+	// true and the job's namespace matches ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector.
 	ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector *metav1.LabelSelector `json:"managedJobsNamespaceSelector,omitempty"`
 
 	// InternalCertManagement is configuration for internalCertManagement
@@ -219,6 +233,16 @@ type WaitForPodsReady struct {
 	// RequeuingStrategy defines the strategy for requeuing a Workload.
 	// +optional
 	RequeuingStrategy *RequeuingStrategy `json:"requeuingStrategy,omitempty"`
+
+	// RecoveryTimeout defines an opt-in timeout, measured since the
+	// last transition to the PodsReady=false condition after a Workload is Admitted and running.
+	// Such a transition may happen when a Pod failed and the replacement Pod
+	// is awaited to be scheduled.
+	// After exceeding the timeout the corresponding job gets suspended again
+	// and requeued after the backoff delay. The timeout is enforced only if waitForPodsReady.enable=true.
+	// If not set, there is no timeout.
+	// +optional
+	RecoveryTimeout *metav1.Duration `json:"recoveryTimeout,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type MultiKueue struct {
@@ -339,6 +363,9 @@ type Integrations struct {
 	// the expected format is `Kind.version.group.com`.
 	ExternalFrameworks []string `json:"externalFrameworks,omitempty"`
 	// PodOptions defines kueue controller behaviour for pod objects
+	// Deprecated: This field will be removed on v1beta2, use ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector
+	// (https://kueue.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/)
+	// instead.
 	PodOptions *PodIntegrationOptions `json:"podOptions,omitempty"`
 
 	// labelKeysToCopy is a list of label keys that should be copied from the job into the
diff --git a/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults.go b/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults.go
index 061d0c4ee..89a3d4c4b 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
 	configv1alpha1 "k8s.io/component-base/config/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/features"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -158,28 +160,27 @@ func SetDefaults_Configuration(cfg *Configuration) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions == nil {
-		cfg.Integrations.PodOptions = &PodIntegrationOptions{}
-	}
+	if !features.Enabled((features.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector)) {
+		// Backwards compatibility: default podOptions.NamespaceSelector if ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector disabled
+		if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions == nil {
+			cfg.Integrations.PodOptions = &PodIntegrationOptions{}
+		}
 
-	if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector == nil {
-		matchExpressionsValues := []string{"kube-system", *cfg.Namespace}
+		if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector == nil {
+			matchExpressionsValues := []string{"kube-system", *cfg.Namespace}
 
-		cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector = &metav1.LabelSelector{
-			MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-				{
-					Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-					Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-					Values:   matchExpressionsValues,
+			cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector = &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
+					{
+						Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
+						Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
+						Values:   matchExpressionsValues,
+					},
 				},
-			},
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.PodSelector == nil {
-		cfg.Integrations.PodOptions.PodSelector = &metav1.LabelSelector{}
-	}
-
 	if cfg.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector == nil {
 		matchExpressionsValues := []string{"kube-system", *cfg.Namespace}
 
diff --git a/apis/config/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go b/apis/config/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
index 8727fb40c..0dc1891ed 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/config/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/config/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 3cd2aa1e5..92f28d9c2 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -522,6 +522,11 @@ func (in *WaitForPodsReady) DeepCopyInto(out *WaitForPodsReady) {
 		*out = new(RequeuingStrategy)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.RecoveryTimeout != nil {
+		in, out := &in.RecoveryTimeout, &out.RecoveryTimeout
+		*out = new(v1.Duration)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new WaitForPodsReady.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/doc.go b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/doc.go
index 4c6482cd1..e96549dbe 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/doc.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/doc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
index 9a7ae1b2c..c80799f3a 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/types.go b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/types.go
index 863416908..801514945 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheck_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheck_types.go
index 786cc3e48..27e438d3e 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheck_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/admissioncheck_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
index eb447338e..d0b385465 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/clusterqueue_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/constants.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/constants.go
index fb6fa7882..08dc6c545 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/constants.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/doc.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/doc.go
index eb4722e91..905126881 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/doc.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/doc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/fairsharing_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/fairsharing_types.go
index f7a15b02a..0403ffa90 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/fairsharing_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/fairsharing_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
index 5cf9920ef..1d1d3ed6d 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/localqueue_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/localqueue_types.go
index 9366e5725..80e48328a 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/localqueue_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/localqueue_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/multikueue_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/multikueue_types.go
index a0a18a523..baa9506dc 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/multikueue_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/multikueue_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/provisioningrequestconfig_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/provisioningrequestconfig_types.go
index 63b100d73..c3ad2208c 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/provisioningrequestconfig_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/provisioningrequestconfig_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/resourceflavor_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/resourceflavor_types.go
index 913db239f..944e9e73b 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/resourceflavor_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/resourceflavor_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/types.go
index bfb5d4c0c..0ffdd5898 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
index a6fb2692b..88fcae5c2 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workload_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -578,6 +578,15 @@ const (
 	// WorkloadMaximumExecutionTimeExceeded indicates that the workload exceeded its
 	// maximum execution time.
 	WorkloadMaximumExecutionTimeExceeded = "MaximumExecutionTimeExceeded"
+
+	// WorkloadWaitForPodsStart indicates the reason for PodsReady=False condition
+	// when the pods have not been ready since admission, or the workload is not admitted.
+	WorkloadWaitForPodsStart = "WaitForPodsStart"
+
+	// WorkloadWaitForPodsStart indicates the reason for the PodsReady=False condition
+	// when the Pods were ready since the workload admission, but some pod has failed,
+	// and workload waits for recovering.
+	WorkloadWaitForPodsRecovery = "WaitForPodsRecovery"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workloadpriorityclass_types.go b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workloadpriorityclass_types.go
index 298e27b09..ba3b1a3cf 100644
--- a/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workloadpriorityclass_types.go
+++ b/apis/kueue/v1beta1/workloadpriorityclass_types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/visibility/openapi/doc.go b/apis/visibility/openapi/doc.go
index 2c76bd1da..a3bce8a33 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/openapi/doc.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/openapi/doc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/defaults.go b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/defaults.go
index 2dfe0b955..ff5be240c 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/defaults.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/defaults.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/doc.go b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/doc.go
index 587f16022..2cdc7ef52 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/doc.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/doc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
index 1ca97c4c0..f7e97c63b 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/types.go b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/types.go
index 7e6c7e592..99dcc6a0d 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml b/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
index d52489db7..f2a1fc9ae 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+# NOTE: Do not modify manually. In Kueue, the version and appVersion are
+# overridden to GIT_TAG when building the artifacts, including the helm charts,
+# via Makefile.
 version: 0.1.0
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/kueue/templates/webhook/webhook.yaml b/charts/kueue/templates/webhook/webhook.yaml
index 71c4561be..4fb5d2e18 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/templates/webhook/webhook.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/templates/webhook/webhook.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- $integrationsConfig := (fromYaml .Values.managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml).integrations }}
+{{- $managerConfig := (fromYaml .Values.managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml) }}
 apiVersion: admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1
 kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
 metadata:
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: mpod.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
-      {{- if and (hasKey $integrationsConfig "podOptions") (hasKey ($integrationsConfig.podOptions) "namespaceSelector") }}
-        {{- toYaml $integrationsConfig.podOptions.namespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
       {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
@@ -78,12 +79,16 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: mdeployment.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
     rules:
       - apiGroups:
           - apps
@@ -300,12 +305,16 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: mstatefulset.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
     rules:
       - apiGroups:
           - apps
@@ -421,8 +430,8 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: vpod.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
-      {{- if and (hasKey $integrationsConfig "podOptions") (hasKey ($integrationsConfig.podOptions) "namespaceSelector") }}
-        {{- toYaml $integrationsConfig.podOptions.namespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
       {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
@@ -456,12 +465,16 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: vdeployment.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
     rules:
       - apiGroups:
           - apps
@@ -687,12 +700,16 @@ webhooks:
     {{- end }}
     name: vstatefulset.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
     rules:
       - apiGroups:
           - apps
diff --git a/charts/kueue/values.yaml b/charts/kueue/values.yaml
index 3c1ff9112..41860f387 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/values.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ managerConfig:
     #waitForPodsReady:
     #  enable: false
     #  timeout: 5m
+    #  recoveryTimeout: 3m
     #  blockAdmission: false
     #  requeuingStrategy:
     #    timestamp: Eviction
@@ -119,12 +120,6 @@ managerConfig:
     #  - "leaderworkerset.x-k8s.io/leaderworkerset" (requires enabling pod integration)
     #  externalFrameworks:
     #  - "Foo.v1.example.com"
-    #  podOptions:
-    #    namespaceSelector:
-    #      matchExpressions:
-    #        - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
-    #          operator: NotIn
-    #          values: [ kube-system, kueue-system ]
     #fairSharing:
     #  enable: true
     #  preemptionStrategies: [LessThanOrEqualToFinalShare, LessThanInitialShare]
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cluster_queues.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cluster_queues.go
index 9da9b42f7..a7a4031ea 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cluster_queues.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cluster_queues.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cohorts.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cohorts.go
index 8847bd1a9..3c0dffa33 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cohorts.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/cohorts.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/gvr.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/gvr.go
index fa310111a..cc8665f91 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/gvr.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/gvr.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/handlers.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/handlers.go
index 496546c3c..9b2df0eca 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/handlers.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queue_workloads.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queue_workloads.go
index a24cf4c45..0bf979bf0 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queue_workloads.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queue_workloads.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queues.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queues.go
index 468b36d7c..fcc360d9f 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queues.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/local_queues.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/resource_flavors.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/resource_flavors.go
index 506a72a55..4fdcc2641 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/resource_flavors.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/resource_flavors.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/websocket_handler.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/websocket_handler.go
index 5a3f1ea39..cb40da936 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/websocket_handler.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/websocket_handler.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads.go
index 014415cd6..80755c924 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads_dashboard.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads_dashboard.go
index 650a1cde3..dddf81e8f 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads_dashboard.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/handlers/workloads_dashboard.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/kubernetes_client.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/kubernetes_client.go
index c6d829e93..e50f0d82c 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/kubernetes_client.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/kubernetes_client.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/main.go b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/main.go
index ccac243b5..261d422d2 100644
--- a/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/main.go
+++ b/cmd/experimental/kueue-viz/backend/main.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/cmd/importer/main.go b/cmd/importer/main.go
index 9544d1a42..7f9673818 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/main.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/pod/check.go b/cmd/importer/pod/check.go
index 15e32f9ab..a5db69e94 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/pod/check.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/pod/check.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/pod/import.go b/cmd/importer/pod/import.go
index a5cd7c9ca..cd62b082a 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/pod/import.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/pod/import.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/util/util.go b/cmd/importer/util/util.go
index d2fc07824..5d562e36e 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/util/util.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/util/util.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueue/main.go b/cmd/kueue/main.go
index 34533f26c..afd6baf80 100644
--- a/cmd/kueue/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kueue/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ func setupControllers(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager, cCache *cache.Cache
 		jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(cfg.ManageJobsWithoutQueueName),
 		jobframework.WithWaitForPodsReady(cfg.WaitForPodsReady),
 		jobframework.WithKubeServerVersion(serverVersionFetcher),
-		jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), cfg.Integrations.PodOptions),
 		jobframework.WithEnabledFrameworks(cfg.Integrations.Frameworks),
 		jobframework.WithEnabledExternalFrameworks(cfg.Integrations.ExternalFrameworks),
 		jobframework.WithManagerName(constants.KueueName),
@@ -334,6 +333,9 @@ func setupControllers(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager, cCache *cache.Cache
 		jobframework.WithCache(cCache),
 		jobframework.WithQueues(queues),
 	}
+	if cfg.Integrations.PodOptions != nil {
+		opts = append(opts, jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), cfg.Integrations.PodOptions))
+	}
 	if features.Enabled(features.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector) {
 		nsSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(cfg.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl-docs/generators/doc.go b/cmd/kueuectl-docs/generators/doc.go
index 1d13fca39..c65d4f94d 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl-docs/generators/doc.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl-docs/generators/doc.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl-docs/main.go b/cmd/kueuectl-docs/main.go
index fdd31064c..4635ef72f 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl-docs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl-docs/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/cmd.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/cmd.go
index ffb4235d2..e94f0f549 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/cmd.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion.go
index 714e8f016..b0c1c435c 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create.go
index 1fa5443c5..f6a5d73e0 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue.go
index ec31d3191..9af3496b3 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue.go
index d005942dc..d760995e3 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor.go
index 0ed5305da..3286df5bd 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload.go
index c9352da8e..bf911fd47 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/helpers.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/helpers.go
index 152506739..f90869a2f 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/helpers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/helpers.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/helpers.go
index 42ff8c8af..351d70e4b 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/helpers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list.go
index 85c42f875..dc3e2b006 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue.go
index 7950f042c..13885db68 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	cqLong = templates.LongDesc(`
-		Lists all ClusterQueues, potentially limiting output to those 
+		Lists all ClusterQueues, potentially limiting output to those
 		that are active/inactive and matching the label selector.
 	`)
 	cqExample = templates.Examples(`
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_printer.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_printer.go
index 860465286..bb71f3327 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_printer.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_printer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue.go
index bd699185a..fdce02bd8 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer.go
index 76f8288e1..616cb9ded 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods.go
index 607fc818a..095fd3550 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor.go
index 93fba45c3..69c1c3d4e 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer.go
index 3ac680e7d..2c29c861b 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload.go
index ed23e1260..d3a6dba5f 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_printer.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_printer.go
index c7e0b4c6e..29697495a 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_printer.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_printer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/options/update_workload_activation_options.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/options/update_workload_activation_options.go
index 5d07a7cf9..8962d844e 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/options/update_workload_activation_options.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/options/update_workload_activation_options.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/passthrough/passthrough.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/passthrough/passthrough.go
index d792c2955..f1e1595c1 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/passthrough/passthrough.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/passthrough/passthrough.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume.go
index 9377069c1..1690b79c9 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_clusterqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_clusterqueue.go
index 11df0e85d..581d97546 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_clusterqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_localqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_localqueue.go
index eb31d4f17..4c58f89f1 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_localqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_localqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_workload.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_workload.go
index 60dddcdc7..c76f76f6e 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_workload.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/resume/resume_workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/helpers.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/helpers.go
index 0e579d225..f6a8e8fc7 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/helpers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop.go
index 0527d2523..a20db6669 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_clusterqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_clusterqueue.go
index 2de314e6e..3e5e77436 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_clusterqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_localqueue.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_localqueue.go
index 432725ed2..e4634ccd5 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_localqueue.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_localqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_workload.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_workload.go
index e1a0685ce..47110c8b9 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_workload.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/stop/stop_workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/client_getter.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/client_getter.go
index fb9e87419..2c08bdc71 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/client_getter.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/client_getter.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/dry_run.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/dry_run.go
index 9dc35178d..9afef2368 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/dry_run.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/dry_run.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/helpers.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/helpers.go
index fe0c39aad..22fa0d494 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/util/helpers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version.go
index 074d20ce0..df30ae219 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/main.go b/cmd/kueuectl/main.go
index 11661dc45..dd8c44ed2 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/config/components/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml b/config/components/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
index d605f491f..9da0571d2 100644
--- a/config/components/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
+++ b/config/components/manager/controller_manager_config.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ clientConnection:
 #waitForPodsReady:
 #  enable: false
 #  timeout: 5m
+#  recoveryTimeout: 3m
 #  blockAdmission: false
 #  requeuingStrategy:
 #    timestamp: Eviction
@@ -60,12 +61,6 @@ integrations:
 #  - "leaderworkerset.x-k8s.io/leaderworkerset" # requires enabling pod integration
 #  externalFrameworks:
 #  - "Foo.v1.example.com"
-#  podOptions:
-#    namespaceSelector:
-#      matchExpressions:
-#        - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
-#          operator: NotIn
-#          values: [ kube-system, kueue-system ]
 #fairSharing:
 #  enable: true
 #  preemptionStrategies: [LessThanOrEqualToFinalShare, LessThanInitialShare]
diff --git a/hack/e2e-common.sh b/hack/e2e-common.sh
index 55051cd59..a7f12485c 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-common.sh
+++ b/hack/e2e-common.sh
@@ -57,13 +57,11 @@ if [[ -n ${LEADERWORKERSET_VERSION:-} ]]; then
     export LEADERWORKERSET_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/lws/lws:${LEADERWORKERSET_VERSION}
 fi
 
-# sleep image to use for testing.
-export E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD=gcr.io/k8s-staging-perf-tests/sleep:v0.0.3@sha256:00ae8e01dd4439edfb7eb9f1960ac28eba16e952956320cce7f2ac08e3446e6b
-E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA=${E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD%%@*}
-export E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE=gcr.io/k8s-staging-perf-tests/sleep:v0.1.0@sha256:8d91ddf9f145b66475efda1a1b52269be542292891b5de2a7fad944052bab6ea
-E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA=${E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE%%@*}
-export E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE=curlimages/curl:8.11.0@sha256:6324a8b41a7f9d80db93c7cf65f025411f55956c6b248037738df3bfca32410c
-E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA=${E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE%%@*}
+# agnhost image to use for testing.
+export E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD=registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/agnhost:2.52@sha256:b173c7d0ffe3d805d49f4dfe48375169b7b8d2e1feb81783efd61eb9d08042e6
+E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA=${E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD%%@*}
+export E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE=registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/agnhost:2.53@sha256:99c6b4bb4a1e1df3f0b3752168c89358794d02258ebebc26bf21c29399011a85
+E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA=${E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE%%@*}
 
 
 # $1 - cluster name
@@ -86,16 +84,14 @@ function cluster_create {
 }
 
 function prepare_docker_images {
-    docker pull "$E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD"
-    docker pull "$E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE"
-    docker pull "$E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE"
+    docker pull "$E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD"
+    docker pull "$E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE"
 
     # We can load image by a digest but we cannot reference it by the digest that we pulled.
     # For more information https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind/issues/2394#issuecomment-888713831.
     # Manually create tag for image with digest which is already pulled
-    docker tag $E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD "$E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA"
-    docker tag $E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE "$E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA"
-    docker tag $E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE "$E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA"
+    docker tag $E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD "$E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA"
+    docker tag $E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE "$E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA"
 
     if [[ -n ${APPWRAPPER_VERSION:-} ]]; then
         docker pull "${APPWRAPPER_IMAGE}"
@@ -127,9 +123,8 @@ function prepare_docker_images {
 
 # $1 cluster
 function cluster_kind_load {
-    cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "${E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA}"
-    cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "${E2E_TEST_SLEEP_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA}"
-    cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "${E2E_TEST_CURL_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA}"
+    cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "${E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_OLD_WITHOUT_SHA}"
+    cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "${E2E_TEST_AGNHOST_IMAGE_WITHOUT_SHA}"
     cluster_kind_load_image "$1" "$IMAGE_TAG"
 }
 
diff --git a/hack/internal/tools/ginkgo-top/ginkgo-top.go b/hack/internal/tools/ginkgo-top/ginkgo-top.go
index f5136da52..e254e7c23 100644
--- a/hack/internal/tools/ginkgo-top/ginkgo-top.go
+++ b/hack/internal/tools/ginkgo-top/ginkgo-top.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/hack/internal/tools/pinversion.go b/hack/internal/tools/pinversion.go
index cf8abcde6..3f819c19b 100644
--- a/hack/internal/tools/pinversion.go
+++ b/hack/internal/tools/pinversion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/hack/push-chart.sh b/hack/push-chart.sh
index dee97572a..e69fb2a7a 100755
--- a/hack/push-chart.sh
+++ b/hack/push-chart.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ GIT_TAG=${GIT_TAG:-$(git describe --tags --dirty --always)}
 
 STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY=${STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY:-us-central1-docker.pkg.dev/k8s-staging-images}
 IMAGE_REGISTRY=${IMAGE_REGISTRY:-${STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/kueue}
-HELM_CHART_REPO=${HELM_CHART_REPO:-${STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/charts}
+HELM_CHART_REPO=${HELM_CHART_REPO:-${STAGING_IMAGE_REGISTRY}/kueue/charts}
 IMAGE_REPO=${IMAGE_REPO:-${IMAGE_REGISTRY}/kueue}
 
 HELM=${HELM:-./bin/helm}
diff --git a/hack/update-helm.sh b/hack/update-helm.sh
index 8c6b2fc10..1e4874ce0 100755
--- a/hack/update-helm.sh
+++ b/hack/update-helm.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ search_validate_webhook_annotations='  name: '\''{{ include "kueue.fullname" . }
 add_webhook_line=$(
   cat <<'EOF'
 {{- $integrationsConfig := (fromYaml .Values.managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml).integrations }}
+{{- $managerConfig := (fromYaml .Values.managerConfig.controllerManagerConfigYaml) }}
 EOF
 )
 add_annotations_line=$(
@@ -130,8 +131,8 @@ add_webhook_pod_mutate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: mpod.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
-      {{- if and (hasKey $integrationsConfig "podOptions") (hasKey ($integrationsConfig.podOptions) "namespaceSelector") }}
-        {{- toYaml $integrationsConfig.podOptions.namespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
       {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ add_webhook_pod_validate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: vpod.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
-      {{- if and (hasKey $integrationsConfig "podOptions") (hasKey ($integrationsConfig.podOptions) "namespaceSelector") }}
-        {{- toYaml $integrationsConfig.podOptions.namespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
       {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
@@ -173,12 +174,16 @@ add_webhook_deployment_mutate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: mdeployment.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
 EOF
 )
 add_webhook_deployment_validate=$(
@@ -190,12 +195,16 @@ add_webhook_deployment_validate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: vdeployment.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
 EOF
 )
 add_webhook_statefulset_mutate=$(
@@ -207,12 +216,16 @@ add_webhook_statefulset_mutate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: mstatefulset.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
 EOF
 )
 add_webhook_statefulset_validate=$(
@@ -224,12 +237,16 @@ add_webhook_statefulset_validate=$(
     {{- end }}
     name: vstatefulset.kb.io
     namespaceSelector:
+      {{- if (hasKey $managerConfig "managedJobsNamespaceSelector") -}}
+        {{- toYaml $managerConfig.managedJobsNamespaceSelector | nindent 6 -}}
+      {{- else }}
       matchExpressions:
         - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
           operator: NotIn
           values:
             - kube-system
             - '{{ .Release.Namespace }}'
+      {{- end }}
 EOF
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/cache/admissioncheck.go b/pkg/cache/admissioncheck.go
index 85bc49a6e..a6fb50282 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/admissioncheck.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/admissioncheck.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache.go b/pkg/cache/cache.go
index d0db50c92..52e981aca 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
index fa88741fb..94f42b146 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -282,10 +282,6 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) inactiveReason() (string, string) {
 				reasons = append(reasons, kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonNotSupportedWithTopologyAwareScheduling)
 				messages = append(messages, "TAS is not supported for cohorts")
 			}
-			if c.Preemption.WithinClusterQueue != kueue.PreemptionPolicyNever {
-				reasons = append(reasons, kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonNotSupportedWithTopologyAwareScheduling)
-				messages = append(messages, "TAS is not supported for preemption within cluster queue")
-			}
 			if len(c.multiKueueAdmissionChecks) > 0 {
 				reasons = append(reasons, kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonNotSupportedWithTopologyAwareScheduling)
 				messages = append(messages, "TAS is not supported with MultiKueue admission check")
@@ -321,7 +317,6 @@ func (c *clusterQueue) isTASViolated() bool {
 		}
 	}
 	return c.HasParent() ||
-		c.Preemption.WithinClusterQueue != kueue.PreemptionPolicyNever ||
 		len(c.multiKueueAdmissionChecks) > 0 ||
 		len(c.provisioningAdmissionChecks) > 0
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
index 60aa8fd2c..b91f6360b 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_snapshot.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/features"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/hierarchy"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/metrics"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/resources"
+	utiltas "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/tas"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/workload"
 )
 
@@ -78,6 +80,19 @@ func (c *ClusterQueueSnapshot) removeUsage(frq resources.FlavorResourceQuantitie
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *ClusterQueueSnapshot) updateTASUsage(wi *workload.Info, op usageOp) {
+	if features.Enabled(features.TopologyAwareScheduling) && wi.IsUsingTAS() {
+		for tasFlavor, tasUsage := range wi.TASUsage() {
+			if tasFlvCache := c.TASFlavors[tasFlavor]; tasFlvCache != nil {
+				for _, tr := range tasUsage {
+					domainID := utiltas.DomainID(tr.Values)
+					tasFlvCache.updateTASUsage(domainID, tr.Requests, op)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *ClusterQueueSnapshot) Fits(frq resources.FlavorResourceQuantities) bool {
 	for fr, q := range frq {
 		if c.Available(fr) < q {
@@ -153,14 +168,15 @@ func (c *ClusterQueueSnapshot) DominantResourceShareWithout(wlReq resources.Flav
 type WorkloadTASRequests map[kueue.ResourceFlavorReference]FlavorTASRequests
 
 func (c *ClusterQueueSnapshot) FindTopologyAssignmentsForWorkload(
-	tasRequestsByFlavor WorkloadTASRequests) TASAssignmentsResult {
+	tasRequestsByFlavor WorkloadTASRequests,
+	simulateEmpty bool) TASAssignmentsResult {
 	result := make(TASAssignmentsResult)
 	for tasFlavor, flavorTASRequests := range tasRequestsByFlavor {
 		// We assume the `tasFlavor` is already in the snapshot as this was
 		// already checked earlier during flavor assignment, and the set of
 		// flavors is immutable in snapshot.
 		tasFlavorCache := c.TASFlavors[tasFlavor]
-		flvResult := tasFlavorCache.FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests)
+		flvResult := tasFlavorCache.FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests, simulateEmpty)
 		for psName, psAssignment := range flvResult {
 			result[psName] = psAssignment
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cohort.go b/pkg/cache/cohort.go
index 81c02bbad..4ee5dbd5f 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cohort.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cohort.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cohort_snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/cohort_snapshot.go
index a381338ae..7ef88de01 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cohort_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cohort_snapshot.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/fair_sharing.go b/pkg/cache/fair_sharing.go
index ac4c4935a..18b129a25 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/fair_sharing.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/fair_sharing.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/resource.go b/pkg/cache/resource.go
index 1bdde858e..66e052627 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/resource.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/resource_node.go b/pkg/cache/resource_node.go
index 053a88c68..6a4e12ff3 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/resource_node.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/resource_node.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
index fe615a12e..927cbedc2 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/snapshot.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (s *Snapshot) RemoveWorkload(wl *workload.Info) {
 	cq := s.ClusterQueues[wl.ClusterQueue]
 	delete(cq.Workloads, workload.Key(wl.Obj))
 	cq.removeUsage(wl.FlavorResourceUsage())
+	cq.updateTASUsage(wl, subtract)
 }
 
 // AddWorkload adds a workload from its corresponding ClusterQueue and
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func (s *Snapshot) AddWorkload(wl *workload.Info) {
 	cq := s.ClusterQueues[wl.ClusterQueue]
 	cq.Workloads[workload.Key(wl.Obj)] = wl
 	cq.AddUsage(wl.FlavorResourceUsage())
+	cq.updateTASUsage(wl, add)
 }
 
 func (s *Snapshot) Log(log logr.Logger) {
diff --git a/pkg/cache/tas_cache.go b/pkg/cache/tas_cache.go
index d671e825d..0502148dc 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/tas_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/tas_cache.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/tas_flavor.go b/pkg/cache/tas_flavor.go
index 1a53a6af7..0cbc346a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/tas_flavor.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/tas_flavor.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/tas_flavor_snapshot.go b/pkg/cache/tas_flavor_snapshot.go
index 909c888b1..dc07eef0b 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/tas_flavor_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/tas_flavor_snapshot.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) addNonTASUsage(domainID utiltas.TopologyDomainID, us
 	s.leaves[domainID].freeCapacity.Sub(resources.Requests{corev1.ResourcePods: 1})
 }
 
+func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) updateTASUsage(domainID utiltas.TopologyDomainID, usage resources.Requests, op usageOp) {
+	if op == add {
+		s.addTASUsage(domainID, usage)
+	} else {
+		s.removeTASUsage(domainID, usage)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) addTASUsage(domainID utiltas.TopologyDomainID, usage resources.Requests) {
 	if s.leaves[domainID] == nil {
 		// this can happen if there is an admitted workload for which the
@@ -226,6 +234,13 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) addTASUsage(domainID utiltas.TopologyDomainID, usage
 	s.leaves[domainID].tasUsage.Add(usage)
 }
 
+func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) removeTASUsage(domainID utiltas.TopologyDomainID, usage resources.Requests) {
+	if s.leaves[domainID].tasUsage == nil {
+		s.leaves[domainID].tasUsage = resources.Requests{}
+	}
+	s.leaves[domainID].tasUsage.Sub(usage)
+}
+
 type TASPodSetRequests struct {
 	PodSet            *kueue.PodSet
 	SinglePodRequests resources.Requests
@@ -261,11 +276,15 @@ type tasPodSetAssignmentResult struct {
 
 type FlavorTASRequests []TASPodSetRequests
 
-func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests FlavorTASRequests) TASAssignmentsResult {
+// FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor returns TAS assignment, if possible, for all
+// the TAS requests in the flavor handled by the snapshot.
+// The simulateEmpty parameter allows to look for the assignment under the
+// assumption that all TAS workloads are preempted.
+func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests FlavorTASRequests, simulateEmpty bool) TASAssignmentsResult {
 	result := make(map[string]tasPodSetAssignmentResult)
 	assumedUsage := make(map[utiltas.TopologyDomainID]resources.Requests)
 	for _, tr := range flavorTASRequests {
-		assignment, reason := s.findTopologyAssignment(tr, assumedUsage)
+		assignment, reason := s.findTopologyAssignment(tr, assumedUsage, simulateEmpty)
 		result[tr.PodSet.Name] = tasPodSetAssignmentResult{TopologyAssignment: assignment, FailureReason: reason}
 		if reason != "" {
 			return result
@@ -297,7 +316,8 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests F
 //	c) build the assignment for the lowest level in the hierarchy
 func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) findTopologyAssignment(
 	tasPodSetRequests TASPodSetRequests,
-	assumedUsage map[utiltas.TopologyDomainID]resources.Requests) (*kueue.TopologyAssignment, string) {
+	assumedUsage map[utiltas.TopologyDomainID]resources.Requests,
+	simulateEmpty bool) (*kueue.TopologyAssignment, string) {
 	topologyRequest := tasPodSetRequests.PodSet.TopologyRequest
 	requests := tasPodSetRequests.SinglePodRequests
 	requests.Add(resources.Requests{corev1.ResourcePods: 1})
@@ -313,7 +333,7 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) findTopologyAssignment(
 		return nil, fmt.Sprintf("no requested topology level: %s", *key)
 	}
 	// phase 1 - determine the number of pods which can fit in each topology domain
-	s.fillInCounts(requests, assumedUsage, append(podSetTolerations, s.tolerations...))
+	s.fillInCounts(requests, assumedUsage, simulateEmpty, append(podSetTolerations, s.tolerations...))
 
 	// phase 2a: determine the level at which the assignment is done along with
 	// the domains which can accommodate all pods
@@ -487,6 +507,7 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) sortedDomains(domains []*domain) []*domain {
 
 func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) fillInCounts(requests resources.Requests,
 	assumedUsage map[utiltas.TopologyDomainID]resources.Requests,
+	simulateEmpty bool,
 	tolerations []corev1.Toleration) {
 	for _, domain := range s.domains {
 		// cleanup the state in case some remaining values are present from computing
@@ -502,7 +523,9 @@ func (s *TASFlavorSnapshot) fillInCounts(requests resources.Requests,
 			continue
 		}
 		remainingCapacity := leaf.freeCapacity.Clone()
-		remainingCapacity.Sub(leaf.tasUsage)
+		if !simulateEmpty {
+			remainingCapacity.Sub(leaf.tasUsage)
+		}
 		if leafAssumedUsage, found := assumedUsage[leaf.domain.id]; found {
 			remainingCapacity.Sub(leafAssumedUsage)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index ecc6a1eae..2e809cb8c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/config/validation.go b/pkg/config/validation.go
index b65f282eb..6341074c6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/config/validation.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 	integrationsFrameworksPath        = integrationsPath.Child("frameworks")
 	integrationsExternalFrameworkPath = integrationsPath.Child("externalFrameworks")
 	podOptionsPath                    = integrationsPath.Child("podOptions")
-	namespaceSelectorPath             = podOptionsPath.Child("namespaceSelector")
+	podOptionsNamespaceSelectorPath   = podOptionsPath.Child("namespaceSelector")
 	managedJobsNamespaceSelectorPath  = field.NewPath("managedJobsNamespaceSelector")
 	waitForPodsReadyPath              = field.NewPath("waitForPodsReady")
 	requeuingStrategyPath             = waitForPodsReadyPath.Child("requeuingStrategy")
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ func validateWaitForPodsReady(c *configapi.Configuration) field.ErrorList {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(waitForPodsReadyPath.Child("timeout"),
 			c.WaitForPodsReady.Timeout, apimachineryvalidation.IsNegativeErrorMsg))
 	}
+	if c.WaitForPodsReady.RecoveryTimeout != nil && c.WaitForPodsReady.RecoveryTimeout.Duration < 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(waitForPodsReadyPath.Child("recoveryTimeout"),
+			c.WaitForPodsReady.RecoveryTimeout, apimachineryvalidation.IsNegativeErrorMsg))
+	}
 	if strategy := c.WaitForPodsReady.RequeuingStrategy; strategy != nil {
 		if strategy.Timestamp != nil &&
 			*strategy.Timestamp != configapi.CreationTimestamp && *strategy.Timestamp != configapi.EvictionTimestamp {
@@ -202,37 +206,49 @@ func validateIntegrations(c *configapi.Configuration, scheme *runtime.Scheme) fi
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func validatePodIntegrationOptions(c *configapi.Configuration) field.ErrorList {
-	var allErrs field.ErrorList
-
-	if !slices.Contains(c.Integrations.Frameworks, podworkload.FrameworkName) {
+func validateNamespaceSelectorForPodIntegration(c *configapi.Configuration, namespaceSelector *metav1.LabelSelector, namespaceSelectorPath *field.Path, allErrs field.ErrorList) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, validation.ValidateLabelSelector(namespaceSelector, validation.LabelSelectorValidationOptions{}, namespaceSelectorPath)...)
+	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(namespaceSelector)
+	if err != nil {
 		return allErrs
 	}
-
-	if c.Integrations.PodOptions == nil {
-		return field.ErrorList{field.Required(podOptionsPath, "cannot be empty when pod integration is enabled")}
-	}
-	if c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector == nil {
-		return field.ErrorList{field.Required(namespaceSelectorPath, "a namespace selector is required")}
-	}
-
 	prohibitedNamespaces := []labels.Set{{corev1.LabelMetadataName: metav1.NamespaceSystem}}
-
 	if c.Namespace != nil && *c.Namespace != "" {
 		prohibitedNamespaces = append(prohibitedNamespaces, labels.Set{corev1.LabelMetadataName: *c.Namespace})
 	}
+	for _, pn := range prohibitedNamespaces {
+		if selector.Matches(pn) {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(namespaceSelectorPath, namespaceSelector,
+				fmt.Sprintf("should not match the %q namespace", pn[corev1.LabelMetadataName])))
+		}
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
 
-	allErrs = append(allErrs, validation.ValidateLabelSelector(c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector, validation.LabelSelectorValidationOptions{}, namespaceSelectorPath)...)
+func validatePodIntegrationOptions(c *configapi.Configuration) field.ErrorList {
+	var allErrs field.ErrorList
 
-	selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector)
-	if err != nil {
+	if !slices.Contains(c.Integrations.Frameworks, podworkload.FrameworkName) {
 		return allErrs
 	}
 
-	for _, pn := range prohibitedNamespaces {
-		if selector.Matches(pn) {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(namespaceSelectorPath, c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector,
-				fmt.Sprintf("should not match the %q namespace", pn[corev1.LabelMetadataName])))
+	// At least one namespace selector must be non-nil and enabled.
+	// It is ok for both to be non-nil; pods will only be managed if all non-nil selectors match
+	hasNamespaceSelector := false
+	if features.Enabled(features.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector) && c.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector != nil {
+		allErrs = validateNamespaceSelectorForPodIntegration(c, c.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector, managedJobsNamespaceSelectorPath, allErrs)
+		hasNamespaceSelector = true
+	}
+	if c.Integrations.PodOptions != nil && c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector != nil {
+		allErrs = validateNamespaceSelectorForPodIntegration(c, c.Integrations.PodOptions.NamespaceSelector, podOptionsNamespaceSelectorPath, allErrs)
+		hasNamespaceSelector = true
+	}
+
+	if !hasNamespaceSelector {
+		if features.Enabled(features.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector) {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(managedJobsNamespaceSelectorPath, "cannot be empty when pod integration is enabled"))
+		} else {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(podOptionsNamespaceSelectorPath, "cannot be empty when pod integration is enabled"))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 0d5f2c224..06064d270 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck.go
index b7be4ddae..0412ea560 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/controllers.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/controllers.go
index 8dd017709..9c00ff57e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/controllers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch.go
index 579cd2457..1eadd2c79 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer.go
index 7cb5f6323..5a5582715 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster.go
index 52f72741e..62e284e40 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
index 577af4735..4d5b72eac 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler.go
index 87be4ed8d..f34f1c5be 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/constants.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/constants.go
index 12787cba3..551aae676 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
index 87f1bcf81..949967353 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
index ff8e5a7bc..12252cc59 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
index 0dee433fa..031b6f362 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/constants/constants.go b/pkg/controller/constants/constants.go
index 4d0d9a5b3..8e03ab242 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/constants/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
index 20c03fa69..e3a268e06 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
index d4a9c478d..3ebc421d9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller.go
index 168afb03f..534e53d33 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/core.go b/pkg/controller/core/core.go
index 3c6862f87..8baafb482 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/core.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/core.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ func waitForPodsReady(cfg *configapi.WaitForPodsReady) *waitForPodsReadyConfig {
 	result := waitForPodsReadyConfig{
 		timeout: cfg.Timeout.Duration,
 	}
+	if cfg.RecoveryTimeout != nil {
+		result.recoveryTimeout = &cfg.RecoveryTimeout.Duration
+	}
 	if cfg.RequeuingStrategy != nil {
 		result.requeuingBackoffBaseSeconds = *cfg.RequeuingStrategy.BackoffBaseSeconds
 		result.requeuingBackoffLimitCount = cfg.RequeuingStrategy.BackoffLimitCount
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/indexer/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/core/indexer/indexer.go
index 747d72aea..6217850a5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/leader_aware_reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/core/leader_aware_reconciler.go
index 7853ad66c..0d99df92b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/leader_aware_reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/leader_aware_reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller.go
index 252a38793..cc0fe407a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller.go
index 3dd61f849..812a0db1d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
index cc5d5f7bb..b44eab420 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ var (
 
 type waitForPodsReadyConfig struct {
 	timeout                     time.Duration
+	recoveryTimeout             *time.Duration
 	requeuingBackoffLimitCount  *int32
 	requeuingBackoffBaseSeconds int32
 	requeuingBackoffMaxDuration time.Duration
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook.go
index 82b90206f..f3628d09e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults.go
index 1949f1296..c7510ad4e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/errors.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/errors.go
index 932681691..37e80ab4c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/errors.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/errors.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/events.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/events.go
index 68da040b0..ea10d7901 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/events.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/events.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ const (
 	ReasonFinishedWorkload      = "FinishedWorkload"
 	ReasonErrWorkloadCompose    = "ErrWorkloadCompose"
 	ReasonUpdatedAdmissionCheck = "UpdatedAdmissionCheck"
+	ReasonJobNestingTooDeep     = "JobNestingTooDeep"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/indexer.go
index e61881bac..3e0fdb78a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager.go
index 88d0b6f30..111329a78 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/interface.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/interface.go
index 0d3478075..5f42104ce 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/interface.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_controller.go
index 0dca5a085..a51b3b69d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_webhook.go
index f6353ca56..4c74f1834 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/noop_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
index 7519d0cba..d2c74cda5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	FailedToStartFinishedReason = "FailedToStart"
+	managedOwnersChainLimit     = 10
 )
 
 var (
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 	ErrWorkloadOwnerNotFound    = errors.New("workload owner not found")
 	ErrNoMatchingWorkloads      = errors.New("no matching workloads")
 	ErrExtraWorkloads           = errors.New("extra workloads")
-	ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound = errors.New("prebuild workload not found")
+	ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound = errors.New("prebuilt workload not found")
 )
 
 // JobReconciler reconciles a GenericJob object
@@ -581,12 +582,9 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) IsAncestorJobManaged(ctx context.Context, jobObj client.
 // getAncestorWorkload returns the Workload object of the Kueue-managed ancestor job.
 func (r *JobReconciler) getAncestorWorkload(ctx context.Context, jobObj client.Object, namespace string) (*kueue.Workload, error) {
 	ancestor, err := r.getAncestorJobManagedByKueue(ctx, jobObj, namespace)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || ancestor == nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if ancestor == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
 	wlList := kueue.WorkloadList{}
 	if err := r.client.List(ctx, &wlList, client.InNamespace(ancestor.GetNamespace()), client.MatchingFields{indexer.OwnerReferenceUID: string(ancestor.GetUID())}); client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -600,14 +598,15 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) getAncestorWorkload(ctx context.Context, jobObj client.O
 
 // getAncestorJobManagedByKueue traverses controllerRefs to find an ancestor job that is manged by Kueue (ie, it has a queue-name label).
 func (r *JobReconciler) getAncestorJobManagedByKueue(ctx context.Context, jobObj client.Object, namespace string) (client.Object, error) {
-	seen := make(sets.Set[types.UID])
+	seen := sets.New[types.UID]()
+	currentJob := jobObj
 	for {
-		if seen.Has(jobObj.GetUID()) {
+		if seen.Has(currentJob.GetUID()) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
-		seen.Insert(jobObj.GetUID())
+		seen.Insert(currentJob.GetUID())
 
-		owner := metav1.GetControllerOf(jobObj)
+		owner := metav1.GetControllerOf(currentJob)
 		if owner == nil || !IsOwnerManagedByKueue(owner) {
 			return nil, nil
 		}
@@ -621,7 +620,17 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) getAncestorJobManagedByKueue(ctx context.Context, jobObj
 		if QueueNameForObject(parentJob) != "" {
 			return parentJob, nil
 		}
-		jobObj = parentJob
+		currentJob = parentJob
+		if len(seen) > managedOwnersChainLimit {
+			r.record.Eventf(jobObj, corev1.EventTypeWarning, ReasonJobNestingTooDeep,
+				"Terminated search for Kueue-managed Job because ancestor depth exceeded limit of %d", managedOwnersChainLimit)
+			ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx).V(2).Info(
+				"Terminated search for Kueue-managed Job because ancestor depth exceeded managedOwnersChainlimit",
+				"limit ", managedOwnersChainLimit,
+				"lastParentReached", parentJob,
+			)
+			return nil, nil
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1111,7 +1120,7 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) handleJobWithNoWorkload(ctx context.Context, job Generic
 	}
 
 	if usePrebuiltWorkload {
-		return ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound
+		return ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound
 	}
 
 	// Create the corresponding workload.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup.go
index 952db11be..18981a7f0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas.go
index c4b3f9fd0..9cebfd4d4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas_validation.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas_validation.go
index d32cbc083..5a672381e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas_validation.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/tas_validation.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation.go
index 40fdc2f9a..3b4f7e148 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var (
 // ValidateJobOnCreate encapsulates all GenericJob validations that must be performed on a Create operation
 func ValidateJobOnCreate(job GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := ValidateQueueName(job.Object())
-	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateCreateForPrebuildWorkload(job)...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateCreateForPrebuiltWorkload(job)...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateCreateForMaxExecTime(job)...)
 	return allErrs
 }
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ func ValidateJobOnCreate(job GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 // ValidateJobOnUpdate encapsulates all GenericJob validations that must be performed on a Update operation
 func ValidateJobOnUpdate(oldJob, newJob GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := validateUpdateForQueueName(oldJob, newJob)
-	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateUpdateForPrebuildWorkload(oldJob, newJob)...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateUpdateForPrebuiltWorkload(oldJob, newJob)...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateUpdateForWorkloadPriorityClassName(oldJob.Object(), newJob.Object())...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateUpdateForMaxExecTime(oldJob, newJob)...)
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func validateCreateForPrebuildWorkload(job GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
+func validateCreateForPrebuiltWorkload(job GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateLabelAsCRDName(job.Object(), constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel)...)
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func validateUpdateForQueueName(oldJob, newJob GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func validateUpdateForPrebuildWorkload(oldJob, newJob GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
+func validateUpdateForPrebuiltWorkload(oldJob, newJob GenericJob) field.ErrorList {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
 	if !newJob.IsSuspended() {
 		oldWlName, _ := PrebuiltWorkloadFor(oldJob)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func validateUpdateForPrebuildWorkload(oldJob, newJob GenericJob) field.ErrorLis
 
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateImmutableField(newWlName, oldWlName, labelsPath.Key(constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel))...)
 	} else {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateCreateForPrebuildWorkload(newJob)...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateCreateForPrebuiltWorkload(newJob)...)
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/builder.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/builder.go
index d61574214..081d9d58c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/builder.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter.go
index d61ce6828..f51019de4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/workload_names.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/workload_names.go
index 7dd64af07..dd1b02622 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/workload_names.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/workload_names.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
index 907f1eb17..eb4987d53 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
index d63cce42d..d8995251d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_controller.go
index df3a13930..42382df75 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook.go
index 7cb0d99c9..8b4730f6e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
index c8b833408..0570d026b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
index 098772d4a..978e0f53a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook.go
index 356402aa6..2f90f8934 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobs.go
index bfd87210f..9e2270414 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
index 9daff50e5..c346e3228 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
index d3b89d1c3..459b694a7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook.go
index 38fd95372..72a7e64c7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/jobs.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/jobs.go
index 8e24d2a42..206ff37c1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/jobs.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller.go
index a33324f5c..a57098f61 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter.go
index c9dae89fd..2a0c14400 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter.go
index ce687c15f..863a64f72 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller.go
index a0c5d26db..889e0e2bb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller.go
index 9a4db5083..916264421 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter.go
index 9540bcbda..0a15970ce 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller.go
index 5342c110a..085d88c35 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter.go
index e5a472c04..6f5f8a030 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/interface.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/interface.go
index f1a7edb31..438542070 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/interface.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_controller.go
index 5a6ceb1a4..3cb486b39 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_multikueue_adapter.go
index 26eac59c5..c45011d2a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob/kubeflowjob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_controller.go
index f15e0ae54..dffce5d29 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler.go
index 0558b8d69..8f143862e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler.go
index 58620a760..9ea18f550 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reco
 	ctx = ctrl.LoggerInto(ctx, log)
 	log.V(2).Info("Reconciling LeaderWorkerSet")
 
-	err = r.createPrebuildWorkloadsIfNotExist(ctx, lws)
+	err = r.createPrebuiltWorkloadsIfNotExist(ctx, lws)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
@@ -92,27 +92,27 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req reconcile.Request) (reco
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuildWorkloadsIfNotExist(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet) error {
+func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuiltWorkloadsIfNotExist(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet) error {
 	replicas := ptr.Deref(lws.Spec.Replicas, 1)
 	for i := int32(0); i < replicas; i++ {
-		if err := r.createPrebuildWorkloadIfNotExist(ctx, lws, i); err != nil {
+		if err := r.createPrebuiltWorkloadIfNotExist(ctx, lws, i); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuildWorkloadIfNotExist(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet, index int32) error {
+func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuiltWorkloadIfNotExist(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet, index int32) error {
 	wl := &kueue.Workload{}
 	err := r.client.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: GetWorkloadName(lws.UID, lws.Name, fmt.Sprint(index)), Namespace: lws.Namespace}, wl)
 	// Ignore if the Workload already exists or an error occurs.
 	if err == nil || client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return r.createPrebuildWorkload(ctx, lws, index)
+	return r.createPrebuiltWorkload(ctx, lws, index)
 }
 
-func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuildWorkload(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet, index int32) error {
+func (r *Reconciler) createPrebuiltWorkload(ctx context.Context, lws *leaderworkersetv1.LeaderWorkerSet, index int32) error {
 	createdWorkload := r.constructWorkload(lws, index)
 	err := r.client.Create(ctx, createdWorkload)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook.go
index cdcf77d84..ce21dcbaf 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller.go
index 740b057a6..8ceab726c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter.go
index 633e3bc33..2684d6d5a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook.go
index 0f52dbee5..a41f46d24 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
index 1bf5cc840..57620b65d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/event_handlers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/indexer.go
index 24f183194..718d9b19a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
index d0869f355..673c32865 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter.go
index c7a6f4e5e..46d8ed13b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook.go
index 67ed2ee49..272ad563a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ var (
 	annotationsPath                = metaPath.Child("annotations")
 	managedLabelPath               = labelsPath.Key(ManagedLabelKey)
 	groupNameLabelPath             = labelsPath.Key(GroupNameLabel)
+	prebuiltWorkloadLabelPath      = labelsPath.Key(ctrlconstants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel)
 	groupTotalCountAnnotationPath  = annotationsPath.Key(GroupTotalCountAnnotation)
 	retriableInGroupAnnotationPath = annotationsPath.Key(RetriableInGroupAnnotation)
 
@@ -91,8 +92,10 @@ func SetupWebhook(mgr ctrl.Manager, opts ...jobframework.Option) error {
 		queues:                       options.Queues,
 		manageJobsWithoutQueueName:   options.ManageJobsWithoutQueueName,
 		managedJobsNamespaceSelector: options.ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector,
-		namespaceSelector:            podOpts.NamespaceSelector,
-		podSelector:                  podOpts.PodSelector,
+	}
+	if podOpts != nil {
+		wh.namespaceSelector = podOpts.NamespaceSelector
+		wh.podSelector = podOpts.PodSelector
 	}
 	obj := &corev1.Pod{}
 	return webhook.WebhookManagedBy(mgr).
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ func SetupWebhook(mgr ctrl.Manager, opts ...jobframework.Option) error {
 func getPodOptions(integrationOpts map[string]any) (*configapi.PodIntegrationOptions, error) {
 	opts, ok := integrationOpts[corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String()]
 	if !ok {
-		return &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{}, nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 	podOpts, ok := opts.(*configapi.PodIntegrationOptions)
 	if !ok {
@@ -152,21 +155,25 @@ func (w *PodWebhook) Default(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) error {
 		}
 
 		// Backwards compatibility: podOptions.podSelector
-		podSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(w.podSelector)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse pod selector: %w", err)
-		}
-		if !podSelector.Matches(labels.Set(pod.pod.GetLabels())) {
-			return nil
+		if w.podSelector != nil {
+			podSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(w.podSelector)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse pod selector: %w", err)
+			}
+			if !podSelector.Matches(labels.Set(pod.pod.GetLabels())) {
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Backwards compatibility: podOptions.namespaceSelector
-		nsSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(w.namespaceSelector)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse namespace selector: %w", err)
-		}
-		if !nsSelector.Matches(labels.Set(ns.GetLabels())) {
-			return nil
+		if w.namespaceSelector != nil {
+			nsSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(w.namespaceSelector)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse namespace selector: %w", err)
+			}
+			if !nsSelector.Matches(labels.Set(ns.GetLabels())) {
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Do not suspend a Pod whose owner is already managed by Kueue
@@ -285,6 +292,7 @@ func validateCommon(pod *Pod) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs := validateManagedLabel(pod)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validatePodGroupMetadata(pod)...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateTopologyRequest(pod)...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, validatePrebuiltWorkloadName(pod)...)
 	return allErrs
 }
 
@@ -355,3 +363,13 @@ func validateUpdateForRetriableInGroupAnnotation(oldPod, newPod *Pod) field.Erro
 
 	return field.ErrorList{}
 }
+
+func validatePrebuiltWorkloadName(pod *Pod) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+	prebuiltWorkloadName, hasPrebuiltWorkload := jobframework.PrebuiltWorkloadFor(pod)
+	groupName := podGroupName(pod.pod)
+	if hasPrebuiltWorkload && groupName != "" && prebuiltWorkloadName != groupName {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(prebuiltWorkloadLabelPath, prebuiltWorkloadLabelPath, "prebuilt workload and pod group should be equal"))
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller.go
index a5d290c51..d24013eff 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter.go
index 69e16eb02..4ad2b19f2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook.go
index 35b427324..d2201e1be 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller.go
index b2c5f331e..d4ee16d73 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter.go
index 427bb9fce..5b84bea11 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook.go
index 28b3bd5c8..582202f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_controller.go
index da6a7a9fa..0039a747c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler.go
index cd23c4df2..6acc34950 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook.go
index ff7c0dbf2..f1f0dc1f0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tas/constants.go b/pkg/controller/tas/constants.go
index 75b392c4b..9b97e154d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tas/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tas/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tas/controllers.go b/pkg/controller/tas/controllers.go
index 0e711cd96..994e48c07 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tas/controllers.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tas/controllers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tas/indexer/indexer.go b/pkg/controller/tas/indexer/indexer.go
index eaff360b1..320cd99de 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tas/indexer/indexer.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tas/indexer/indexer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tas/resource_flavor.go b/pkg/controller/tas/resource_flavor.go
index 7cd98f547..55139bac5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tas/resource_flavor.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tas/resource_flavor.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tas/topology_controller.go b/pkg/controller/tas/topology_controller.go
index 46fd14209..6b9fa6f28 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tas/topology_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tas/topology_controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/debugger/debugger.go b/pkg/debugger/debugger.go
index 5669b01c6..9624257ea 100644
--- a/pkg/debugger/debugger.go
+++ b/pkg/debugger/debugger.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index b797109a7..7d2171608 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/hierarchy/clusterqueue.go b/pkg/hierarchy/clusterqueue.go
index 735c5963e..75f25ad08 100644
--- a/pkg/hierarchy/clusterqueue.go
+++ b/pkg/hierarchy/clusterqueue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/hierarchy/cohort.go b/pkg/hierarchy/cohort.go
index 8eb6ce333..e6f2ca79f 100644
--- a/pkg/hierarchy/cohort.go
+++ b/pkg/hierarchy/cohort.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/hierarchy/cycle.go b/pkg/hierarchy/cycle.go
index 3d97684b3..bb8725dfb 100644
--- a/pkg/hierarchy/cycle.go
+++ b/pkg/hierarchy/cycle.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/hierarchy/manager.go b/pkg/hierarchy/manager.go
index a3231ed8d..9c96aadc4 100644
--- a/pkg/hierarchy/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/hierarchy/manager.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 577b12ba8..62f01cab4 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/podset/podset.go b/pkg/podset/podset.go
index eea010dab..8c10032e3 100644
--- a/pkg/podset/podset.go
+++ b/pkg/podset/podset.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/cluster_queue.go b/pkg/queue/cluster_queue.go
index 2dc97217e..4e5466264 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/cluster_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/cluster_queue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/cohort.go b/pkg/queue/cohort.go
index 5885b7e47..c15a5090b 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/cohort.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/cohort.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/dumper.go b/pkg/queue/dumper.go
index a7ed73172..2cf66b847 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/dumper.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/dumper.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/local_queue.go b/pkg/queue/local_queue.go
index e1d36ba5c..ef8cf23c0 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/local_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/local_queue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/manager.go b/pkg/queue/manager.go
index 365b0ec7c..c752ac624 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/manager.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/status_checker.go b/pkg/queue/status_checker.go
index 737f425b3..9b6d62719 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/status_checker.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/status_checker.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/resources/requests.go b/pkg/resources/requests.go
index 81b8172a1..204705c0a 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/requests.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/requests.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/resources/resource.go b/pkg/resources/resource.go
index d95d06ffc..817e7db24 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/resource.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner.go b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner.go
index d2a9ee037..48cf38188 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -204,6 +204,12 @@ func (psa *PodSetAssignment) RepresentativeMode() FlavorAssignmentMode {
 	return mode
 }
 
+func (psa *PodSetAssignment) updateMode(newMode FlavorAssignmentMode) {
+	for _, flvAssignment := range psa.Flavors {
+		flvAssignment.Mode = newMode
+	}
+}
+
 func (psa *PodSetAssignment) reason(reason string) {
 	if psa.Status == nil {
 		psa.Status = &Status{}
@@ -395,22 +401,34 @@ func (a *FlavorAssigner) assignFlavors(log logr.Logger, counts []int32) Assignme
 		return assignment
 	}
 
-	if features.Enabled(features.TopologyAwareScheduling) && assignment.RepresentativeMode() == Fit {
+	if features.Enabled(features.TopologyAwareScheduling) {
 		tasRequests := assignment.WorkloadsTopologyRequests(a.wl, a.cq)
-		result := a.cq.FindTopologyAssignmentsForWorkload(tasRequests)
-		if failure := result.Failure(); failure != nil {
-			// There is at least one PodSet which does not fit
-			psAssignment := assignment.podSetAssignmentByName(failure.PodSetName)
-			psAssignment.reason(failure.Reason)
-			// clear flavors to make the PodSet assignment as NoFit
-			psAssignment.Flavors = nil
-			// update the representative mode accordingly
-			assignment.representativeMode = ptr.To(NoFit)
-		} else {
-			// All PodSets fit, we just update the TopologyAssignments
-			for psName, psResult := range result {
-				psAssignment := assignment.podSetAssignmentByName(psName)
-				psAssignment.TopologyAssignment = psResult.TopologyAssignment
+		if assignment.RepresentativeMode() == Fit {
+			result := a.cq.FindTopologyAssignmentsForWorkload(tasRequests, false)
+			if failure := result.Failure(); failure != nil {
+				// There is at least one PodSet which does not fit
+				psAssignment := assignment.podSetAssignmentByName(failure.PodSetName)
+				psAssignment.reason(failure.Reason)
+				// update the mode for all flavors and the representative mode
+				psAssignment.updateMode(Preempt)
+				assignment.representativeMode = ptr.To(Preempt)
+			} else {
+				// All PodSets fit, we just update the TopologyAssignments
+				for psName, psResult := range result {
+					psAssignment := assignment.podSetAssignmentByName(psName)
+					psAssignment.TopologyAssignment = psResult.TopologyAssignment
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if assignment.RepresentativeMode() == Preempt {
+			result := a.cq.FindTopologyAssignmentsForWorkload(tasRequests, true)
+			if failure := result.Failure(); failure != nil {
+				// There is at least one PodSet which does not fit even if
+				// all workloads are preempted.
+				psAssignment := assignment.podSetAssignmentByName(failure.PodSetName)
+				// update the mode for all flavors and the representative mode
+				psAssignment.updateMode(NoFit)
+				assignment.representativeMode = ptr.To(NoFit)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer.go b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer.go
index 93fd319db..16721bb73 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/tas_flavorassigner.go b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/tas_flavorassigner.go
index 62094c198..16ee3847f 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/tas_flavorassigner.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/tas_flavorassigner.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/logging.go b/pkg/scheduler/logging.go
index dda61e0c5..fd9253728 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/logging.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/logging.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption.go b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption.go
index 4df37e858..172e13cd8 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ type preemptionCtx struct {
 	preemptorCQ       *cache.ClusterQueueSnapshot
 	snapshot          *cache.Snapshot
 	requests          resources.FlavorResourceQuantities
+	tasRequests       cache.WorkloadTASRequests
 	frsNeedPreemption sets.Set[resources.FlavorResource]
 }
 
@@ -123,12 +124,15 @@ type Target struct {
 // GetTargets returns the list of workloads that should be evicted in
 // order to make room for wl.
 func (p *Preemptor) GetTargets(log logr.Logger, wl workload.Info, assignment flavorassigner.Assignment, snapshot *cache.Snapshot) []*Target {
+	cq := snapshot.ClusterQueues[wl.ClusterQueue]
+	tasRequests := assignment.WorkloadsTopologyRequests(&wl, cq)
 	return p.getTargets(&preemptionCtx{
 		log:               log,
 		preemptor:         wl,
-		preemptorCQ:       snapshot.ClusterQueues[wl.ClusterQueue],
+		preemptorCQ:       cq,
 		snapshot:          snapshot,
 		requests:          assignment.TotalRequestsFor(&wl),
+		tasRequests:       tasRequests,
 		frsNeedPreemption: flavorResourcesNeedPreemption(assignment),
 	})
 }
@@ -579,7 +583,8 @@ func workloadFits(preemptionCtx *preemptionCtx, allowBorrowing bool) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	return true
+	tasResult := preemptionCtx.preemptorCQ.FindTopologyAssignmentsForWorkload(preemptionCtx.tasRequests, false)
+	return tasResult.Failure() == nil
 }
 
 func queueUnderNominalInResourcesNeedingPreemption(preemptionCtx *preemptionCtx) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_oracle.go b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_oracle.go
index aa3c59e8f..e8f5f7ba8 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_oracle.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_oracle.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index a33de71a3..758dd95d6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
index 54cc82694..3a77f5b95 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/api/api.go b/pkg/util/api/api.go
index 14c2512d9..ae367c464 100644
--- a/pkg/util/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/util/api/api.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/cert/cert.go b/pkg/util/cert/cert.go
index d63a3d652..00c28051a 100644
--- a/pkg/util/cert/cert.go
+++ b/pkg/util/cert/cert.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/client/client.go b/pkg/util/client/client.go
index 2eb198f7d..3b494af08 100644
--- a/pkg/util/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/client/client.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/equality/podset.go b/pkg/util/equality/podset.go
index db1e0e44d..773771489 100644
--- a/pkg/util/equality/podset.go
+++ b/pkg/util/equality/podset.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/expectations/store.go b/pkg/util/expectations/store.go
index c9b3070d6..a4ad17cbf 100644
--- a/pkg/util/expectations/store.go
+++ b/pkg/util/expectations/store.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/heap/heap.go b/pkg/util/heap/heap.go
index aa71cfda3..2b0c7ef36 100644
--- a/pkg/util/heap/heap.go
+++ b/pkg/util/heap/heap.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion.go b/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion.go
index 3ec0656b7..172cfd42d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange.go b/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange.go
index e02e586ff..a8ec61376 100644
--- a/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange.go
+++ b/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/maps/maps.go b/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
index f5adad79d..f5224b119 100644
--- a/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
+++ b/pkg/util/maps/maps.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize.go b/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize.go
index 72d480980..0a254effb 100644
--- a/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize.go
+++ b/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/pod/pod.go b/pkg/util/pod/pod.go
index b26e2a730..c54698aad 100644
--- a/pkg/util/pod/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/util/pod/pod.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-CCopyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/priority/priority.go b/pkg/util/priority/priority.go
index a3971d69f..36fa51499 100644
--- a/pkg/util/priority/priority.go
+++ b/pkg/util/priority/priority.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/resource/resource.go b/pkg/util/resource/resource.go
index fa9faf51d..f5b3c23b9 100644
--- a/pkg/util/resource/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/util/resource/resource.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/routine/error_channel.go b/pkg/util/routine/error_channel.go
index 12fbea264..bfa1870f8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/routine/error_channel.go
+++ b/pkg/util/routine/error_channel.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/routine/wrapper.go b/pkg/util/routine/wrapper.go
index 23b5cce28..8ca14949b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/routine/wrapper.go
+++ b/pkg/util/routine/wrapper.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/slices/slices.go b/pkg/util/slices/slices.go
index ae9ebbace..ad814896e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/slices/slices.go
+++ b/pkg/util/slices/slices.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/strings/strings.go b/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
index e1be5d08e..c3bd2868d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
+++ b/pkg/util/strings/strings.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/tas/tas.go b/pkg/util/tas/tas.go
index bfdca55a3..58fbd13a8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/tas/tas.go
+++ b/pkg/util/tas/tas.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/useragent/useragent.go b/pkg/util/useragent/useragent.go
index 45072bed0..53b466385 100644
--- a/pkg/util/useragent/useragent.go
+++ b/pkg/util/useragent/useragent.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go b/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go
index b0439733f..42a948df4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go
+++ b/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 8c7141b09..f301bf679 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/install.go b/pkg/visibility/api/install.go
index 8645449c5..66449b0f8 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/install.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/install.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/cluster_queue.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/cluster_queue.go
index e269da377..fa19d5e4a 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/cluster_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/cluster_queue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/local_queue.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/local_queue.go
index 4437278ea..43748edaf 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/local_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/local_queue.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq.go
index 7672819e9..0ca18f07a 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq.go
index bd3018eb7..1ee72c339 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/storage.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/storage.go
index 58e1a4db0..61d3e817f 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/storage.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/utils.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/utils.go
index 5974d8e7c..a78d91f31 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/utils.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/server.go b/pkg/visibility/server.go
index b6615824a..c086ea87b 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/server.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/server.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook.go b/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook.go
index 54bdd5e1c..05180c9db 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/cohort_webhook.go b/pkg/webhooks/cohort_webhook.go
index 43b382f0d..e33cfbfd1 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/cohort_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/cohort_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/common.go b/pkg/webhooks/common.go
index 427026c61..0c8682863 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/common.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/common.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook.go b/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook.go
index 4c2e030b0..2e1e4d11b 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/webhooks.go b/pkg/webhooks/webhooks.go
index 6ac550dd2..cb7c832bb 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/webhooks.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/webhooks.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
index 8ffc45277..fe7477e9e 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
index 43387dda2..9907edd41 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/workload/resources.go b/pkg/workload/resources.go
index 9dcc3ebc4..9fdfb1847 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/resources.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/resources.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/workload/workload.go b/pkg/workload/workload.go
index 3f8e62261..78225a967 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/workload.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/workload.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/concepts/multikueue.md b/site/content/en/docs/concepts/multikueue.md
index c606df5af..d70c9bf4e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/concepts/multikueue.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/concepts/multikueue.md
@@ -76,6 +76,21 @@ The supported version of the Kubeflow Training Operator is v1.7.0, or a newer ve
 The Management cluster should only install the CRDs and not the package itself. 
 On the other hand, the Worker cluster should install the full kubeflow operator.
 
+## Plain Pods
+
+MultiKueue supports the remote creation and management of Plain Pods.
+
+## Deployments
+
+MultiKueue supports the remote creation and management of Deployment replica Pods.
+
+Known Limitations:
+- When creating a Deployment in environments with more than 1 worker cluster it is possible that replicas are scheduled in different clusters.
+
+{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
+Follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin) to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration which is required for enabling the `deployment` integration.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
 ## Submitting Jobs
 In a [configured MultiKueue environment](/docs/tasks/manage/setup_multikueue), you can submit any MultiKueue supported job to the Manager cluster, targeting a ClusterQueue configured for Multikueue.
 Kueue delegates the job to the configured worker clusters without any additional configuration changes.
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1.md b/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1.md
index b1b078367..02230cfef 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1.md
@@ -119,7 +119,19 @@ unsuspended, they will start immediately.</p>
 <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#labelselector-v1-meta"><code>k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.LabelSelector</code></a>
 </td>
 <td>
-   <p>ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector can be used to omit some namespaces from ManagedJobsWithoutQueueName</p>
+   <p>ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector provides a namespace-based mechanism to exempt jobs
+from management by Kueue.</p>
+<p>It provides a strong exemption for the Pod-based integrations (pod, deployment, statefulset, etc.),
+For Pod-based integrations, only jobs whose namespaces match ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector are
+eligible to be managed by Kueue.  Pods, deployments, etc. in non-matching namespaces will
+never be managed by Kueue, even if they have a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label.
+This strong exemption ensures that Kueue will not interfere with the basic operation
+of system namespace.</p>
+<p>For all other integrations, ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector provides a weaker exemption
+by only modulating the effects of ManageJobsWithoutQueueName.  For these integrations,
+a job that has a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label will always be managed by Kueue. Jobs without
+a kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name label will be managed by Kueue only when ManageJobsWithoutQueueName is
+true and the job's namespace matches ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr><td><code>internalCertManagement</code> <B>[Required]</B><br/>
@@ -526,7 +538,10 @@ the expected format is <code>Kind.version.group.com</code>.</p>
 <a href="#PodIntegrationOptions"><code>PodIntegrationOptions</code></a>
 </td>
 <td>
-   <p>PodOptions defines kueue controller behaviour for pod objects</p>
+   <p>PodOptions defines kueue controller behaviour for pod objects
+Deprecated: This field will be removed on v1beta2, use ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector
+(https://kueue.sigs.k8s.io/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/)
+instead.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
 <tr><td><code>labelKeysToCopy</code> <B>[Required]</B><br/>
@@ -919,5 +934,18 @@ This setting is only honored when <code>Enable</code> is set to true.</p>
    <p>RequeuingStrategy defines the strategy for requeuing a Workload.</p>
 </td>
 </tr>
+<tr><td><code>recoveryTimeout</code><br/>
+<a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.28/#duration-v1-meta"><code>k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.Duration</code></a>
+</td>
+<td>
+   <p>RecoveryTimeout defines an opt-in timeout, measured since the
+last transition to the PodsReady=false condition after a Workload is Admitted and running.
+Such a transition may happen when a Pod failed and the replacement Pod
+is awaited to be scheduled.
+After exceeding the timeout the corresponding job gets suspended again
+and requeued after the backoff delay. The timeout is enforced only if waitForPodsReady.enable=true.
+If not set, there is no timeout.</p>
+</td>
+</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/reference/labels-and-annotations.md b/site/content/en/docs/reference/labels-and-annotations.md
index aa900024d..3fb8cf65e 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/reference/labels-and-annotations.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/reference/labels-and-annotations.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The annotation key is used to indicate the integration name of the Pod owner.
 
 Type: Label
 
-Example: `kueue.x-k8s.io/prebuilt-workload-name: "my-prebuild-workload-name"`
+Example: `kueue.x-k8s.io/prebuilt-workload-name: "my-prebuilt-workload-name"`
 
 Used on: Kueue-managed Jobs.
 
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ The label key of the job holds the name of the pre-built workload to be used.
 The intended use of prebuilt workload is to create the Job once the workload
 is created. In other scenarios the behavior is undefined.
 
+Note: When using `kueue.x-k8s.io/pod-group-name`, the prebuilt workload name 
+and the pod group name should be the same.
+
 ### kueue.x-k8s.io/priority-class
 
 Type: Label
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/manage/enforce_job_management/manage_jobs_without_queue_name.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/manage/enforce_job_management/manage_jobs_without_queue_name.md
index 87a2ef7c3..52e67047c 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/manage/enforce_job_management/manage_jobs_without_queue_name.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/manage/enforce_job_management/manage_jobs_without_queue_name.md
@@ -18,11 +18,10 @@ Learn how to [install Kueue with a custom manager configuration](/docs/installat
 You will need to modify the manage configuration to set `manageJobsWithoutQueueName` to true.
 
 If you also modify the default configuration to enable the `Pod`, `Deployment` or `StatefulSet` integrations,
-you may also need to override the default value of `integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector` (Kueue 0.9 or earlier)
-or `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` (Kueue 0.10 or later) to limit the scope of `manageJobsWithoutQueueName`
-to only apply to _batch user_ namespaces.
+you may also need to override the default value of `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` to limit the scope of
+`manageJobsWithoutQueueName` to only apply to _batch user_ namespaces.
 
-The default value for both `integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector` and `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` is
+The default value for `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` is
 ```yaml
 matchExpressions:
 - key: kubernetes.io/metadata.name
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/deployment.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/deployment.md
index 2ff88aa16..2556ab299 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/deployment.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/deployment.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For more information, see [Kueue's overview](/docs/overview).
 1. Learn how to [install Kueue with a custom manager configuration](/docs/installation/#install-a-custom-configured-released-version).
 
 2. Follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin)
-to learn how to enable and configure the `v1/pod` integration.
+to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration.
 
 3. Check [Administer cluster quotas](/docs/tasks/manage/administer_cluster_quotas) for details on the initial Kueue setup.
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/argo_workflow.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/argo_workflow.md
index fe7de8039..b31c83bdb 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/argo_workflow.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/argo_workflow.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ but you can take advantage of the ability for Kueue to [manage plain pods](/docs
 1. Learn how to [install Kueue with a custom manager configuration](/docs/installation/#install-a-custom-configured-released-version).
 
 2. Follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin)
-to learn how to enable and configure the `v1/pod` integration.
+to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration.
 
 3. Install [Argo Workflows](https://argo-workflows.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installation/#installation)
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/tektoncd.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/tektoncd.md
index c3ec608a2..f309d42d9 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/tektoncd.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/external_workloads/tektoncd.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ We demonstrate how to support scheduling Tekton Pipelines Tasks in Kueue based o
 
 1. Learn how to [install Kueue with a custom manager configuration](/docs/installation/#install-a-custom-configured-released-version).
 
-1. Follow the steps in [Run Plain Pods](docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin) to learn how to enable and configure the `v1/pod` integration.
+1. Follow the steps in [Run Plain Pods](docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin) to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration.
 
 1. Check [Administrator cluster quotas](/docs/tasks/manage/administer_cluster_quotas/) for details on the initial Kueue step.
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/deployment.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/deployment.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3a166359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/deployment.md
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: "Run Deployment in Multi-Cluster"
+linkTitle: "Deployment"
+weight: 2
+date: 2025-02-17
+description: >
+  Run a MultiKueue scheduled Deployment.
+---
+
+## Before you begin
+
+1. Check the [MultiKueue installation guide](/docs/tasks/manage/setup_multikueue) on how to properly setup MultiKueue clusters.
+
+2. Follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin)
+to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration which is required for enabling the `deployment` integration.
+
+Deployments receive live status updates through the status from the remote Pods created on the worker cluster.
+
+{{< feature-state state="beta" for_version="v0.11.0" >}}
+
+{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
+In this current implementation, when Deployments are created in environments with multiple worker clusters, Pods are allocated to any worker.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
+## Example
+
+Once the setup is complete you can test it by running the example below:
+
+{{< include "examples/serving-workloads/sample-deployment.yaml" "yaml" >}}
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/plain_pods.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/plain_pods.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..becdde494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/multikueue/plain_pods.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+title: "Run Plain Pod in Multi-Cluster"
+linkTitle: "Plain Pod"
+weight: 2
+date: 2025-02-17
+description: >
+  Run a MultiKueue scheduled Plain Pod.
+---
+
+## Before you begin
+
+1. Check the [MultiKueue installation guide](/docs/tasks/manage/setup_multikueue) on how to properly setup MultiKueue clusters.
+
+2. Follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin)
+to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration.
+
+Pods created on the manager cluster are automatically gated and receive live status updates from their remote counterparts
+
+{{< feature-state state="beta" for_version="v0.11.0" >}}
+
+## Example
+
+Once the setup is complete you can test it by running the example below:
+
+{{< include "examples/pods-kueue/kueue-pod.yaml" "yaml" >}}
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods.md
index ae485917d..caeaa00e6 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This guide is for [batch users](/docs/tasks#batch-user) that have a basic unders
 
 ## Before you begin
 
-1. By default, the integration for `v1/pod` is not enabled.
+1. By default, the integration for `pod` is not enabled.
    Learn how to [install Kueue with a custom manager configuration](/docs/installation/#install-a-custom-configured-released-version)
    and enable the `pod` integration.
 
@@ -52,13 +52,12 @@ This guide is for [batch users](/docs/tasks#batch-user) that have a basic unders
 {{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
 
 `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` is a Beta feature that is enabled by default.
-
 You can disable it by setting the `ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector` feature gate. Check the [Installation](/docs/installation/#change-the-feature-gates-configuration) guide for details on feature gate configuration.
-{{% /alert %}}
 
   Prior to Kueue v0.10, the Configuration fields `integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector`
-  and `integrations.podOptions.podSelector` were used instead. Although `podOptions` is
-  still supported in Kueue v0.10, it is expected to be deprecated in a future release.
+  and `integrations.podOptions.podSelector` were used instead. The use of `podOptions` was
+  deprecated in Kueue v0.11. Users should migrate to using `managedJobsNamespaceSelector`.
+{{% /alert %}}
 
 
 2. Kueue will run webhooks for all created pods if the pod integration is enabled. The webhook namespaceSelector could be 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ You can disable it by setting the `ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector` feature gate. C
    ```
    
    When you [install Kueue via Helm](/docs/installation/#install-via-helm), the webhook namespace selector 
-   will match the `integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector` in the `values.yaml`.
+   will match the `managedJobsNamespaceSelector` in the `values.yaml`.
 
    Make sure that namespaceSelector never matches the kueue namespace, otherwise the 
    Kueue deployment won't be able to create Pods.
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/statefulset.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/statefulset.md
index 1c15bfb4f..7261469a9 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/statefulset.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/run/statefulset.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ For more information, see [Kueue's overview](/docs/overview).
       - "statefulset"
    ```
    Also, follow steps in [Run Plain Pods](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin)
-   to learn how to enable and configure the `v1/pod` integration.
+   to learn how to enable and configure the `pod` integration.
 
 3. Check [Administer cluster quotas](/docs/tasks/manage/administer_cluster_quotas) for details on the initial Kueue setup.
 
diff --git a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/troubleshooting/troubleshooting_pods.md b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/troubleshooting/troubleshooting_pods.md
index 860c48cb2..33ae6be4d 100644
--- a/site/content/en/docs/tasks/troubleshooting/troubleshooting_pods.md
+++ b/site/content/en/docs/tasks/troubleshooting/troubleshooting_pods.md
@@ -23,12 +23,23 @@ resource usage of this Pod directly.
 A Pod might not have the `kueue.x-k8s.io/managed` due to one of the following reasons:
 
 1. The [Pod integration is disabled](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#before-you-begin).
-2. The Pod belongs to a namespace or has labels that don't satisfy the requirements of
-   the [`podOptions`](/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1/#PodIntegrationOptions) configured for the Pod integration.
+2. The Pod belongs to a namespace that don't satisfy the requirements of
+   the [`managedJobsNamespaceSelector`](/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1/#Configuration).
 3. The Pod is owned by a Job or equivalent CRD that is managed by Kueue.
 4. The Pod doesn't have a `kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name` label and [`manageJobsWithoutQueueName`](/docs/reference/kueue-config.v1beta1/#Configuration)
    is set to `false`.
 
+{{< feature-state state="beta" for_version="v0.10" >}}
+{{% alert title="Note" color="primary" %}}
+
+`managedJobsNamespaceSelector` is a Beta feature that is enabled by default.
+You can disable it by setting the `ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector` feature gate. Check the [Installation](/docs/installation/#change-the-feature-gates-configuration) guide for details on feature gate configuration.
+
+Prior to Kueue v0.10, the Configuration field `integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector`
+was used instead. The use of `podOptions` was
+deprecated in Kueue v0.11. Users should migrate to using `managedJobsNamespaceSelector`.
+{{% /alert %}}
+
 ## Identifying the Workload for your Pod
 
 When using [Pod groups](/docs/tasks/run/plain_pods/#running-a-group-of-pods-to-be-admitted-together),



Test patch:
diff --git a/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults_test.go b/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
index 00b2f5c38..9bc641e4c 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -61,18 +61,6 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defaultIntegrations := &Integrations{
 		Frameworks: []string{defaultJobFrameworkName},
-		PodOptions: &PodIntegrationOptions{
-			NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-				MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-					{
-						Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-						Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-						Values:   []string{"kube-system", "kueue-system"},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-		},
 	}
 	defaultQueueVisibility := &QueueVisibility{
 		UpdateIntervalSeconds: DefaultQueueVisibilityUpdateIntervalSeconds,
@@ -92,18 +80,6 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 
 	overwriteNamespaceIntegrations := &Integrations{
 		Frameworks: []string{defaultJobFrameworkName},
-		PodOptions: &PodIntegrationOptions{
-			NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-				MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-					{
-						Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-						Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-						Values:   []string{"kube-system", overwriteNamespace},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-		},
 	}
 
 	overwriteNamespaceSelector := &metav1.LabelSelector{
@@ -122,7 +98,7 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 		WorkerLostTimeout: &metav1.Duration{Duration: DefaultMultiKueueWorkerLostTimeout},
 	}
 
-	podsReadyTimeoutTimeout := metav1.Duration{Duration: defaultPodsReadyTimeout}
+	podsReadyTimeout := metav1.Duration{Duration: defaultPodsReadyTimeout}
 	podsReadyTimeoutOverwrite := metav1.Duration{Duration: time.Minute}
 
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
@@ -388,9 +364,10 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: &Configuration{
 				WaitForPodsReady: &WaitForPodsReady{
-					Enable:         true,
-					BlockAdmission: ptr.To(true),
-					Timeout:        &podsReadyTimeoutTimeout,
+					Enable:          true,
+					BlockAdmission:  ptr.To(true),
+					Timeout:         &podsReadyTimeout,
+					RecoveryTimeout: nil,
 					RequeuingStrategy: &RequeuingStrategy{
 						Timestamp:          ptr.To(EvictionTimestamp),
 						BackoffBaseSeconds: ptr.To[int32](DefaultRequeuingBackoffBaseSeconds),
@@ -409,7 +386,7 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 				ManagedJobsNamespaceSelector: defaultManagedJobsNamespaceSelector,
 			},
 		},
-		"set waitForPodsReady.blockAdmission to false when enable is false": {
+		"set waitForPodsReady.blockAdmission to false, and waitForPodsReady.recoveryTimeout to nil when enable is false": {
 			original: &Configuration{
 				WaitForPodsReady: &WaitForPodsReady{
 					Enable: false,
@@ -422,7 +399,7 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 				WaitForPodsReady: &WaitForPodsReady{
 					Enable:         false,
 					BlockAdmission: ptr.To(false),
-					Timeout:        &podsReadyTimeoutTimeout,
+					Timeout:        &podsReadyTimeout,
 					RequeuingStrategy: &RequeuingStrategy{
 						Timestamp:          ptr.To(EvictionTimestamp),
 						BackoffBaseSeconds: ptr.To[int32](DefaultRequeuingBackoffBaseSeconds),
@@ -451,6 +428,7 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 						BackoffBaseSeconds: ptr.To[int32](63),
 						BackoffMaxSeconds:  ptr.To[int32](1800),
 					},
+					RecoveryTimeout: &metav1.Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
 				},
 				InternalCertManagement: &InternalCertManagement{
 					Enable: ptr.To(false),
@@ -458,9 +436,10 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want: &Configuration{
 				WaitForPodsReady: &WaitForPodsReady{
-					Enable:         true,
-					BlockAdmission: ptr.To(true),
-					Timeout:        &podsReadyTimeoutOverwrite,
+					Enable:          true,
+					BlockAdmission:  ptr.To(true),
+					Timeout:         &podsReadyTimeoutOverwrite,
+					RecoveryTimeout: &metav1.Duration{Duration: time.Minute},
 					RequeuingStrategy: &RequeuingStrategy{
 						Timestamp:          ptr.To(CreationTimestamp),
 						BackoffBaseSeconds: ptr.To[int32](63),
@@ -497,7 +476,6 @@ func TestSetDefaults_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 				ClientConnection: defaultClientConnection,
 				Integrations: &Integrations{
 					Frameworks: []string{"a", "b"},
-					PodOptions: defaultIntegrations.PodOptions,
 				},
 				QueueVisibility:              defaultQueueVisibility,
 				MultiKueue:                   defaultMultiKueue,
diff --git a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/conversion_test.go b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
index a9fec3d34..384cfc8ff 100644
--- a/apis/visibility/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
+++ b/apis/visibility/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/pod/check_test.go b/cmd/importer/pod/check_test.go
index 20c05d486..3a9ec570a 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/pod/check_test.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/pod/check_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/pod/import_test.go b/cmd/importer/pod/import_test.go
index 414516925..8ea15466d 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/pod/import_test.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/pod/import_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/importer/util/util_test.go b/cmd/importer/util/util_test.go
index e661f0344..d9996225f 100644
--- a/cmd/importer/util/util_test.go
+++ b/cmd/importer/util/util_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion_test.go
index 3454f4930..7c548777f 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/completion/completion_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue_test.go
index a0a78dc21..dd0a6de8c 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_clusterqueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue_test.go
index cc85d5e1f..7bf02d629 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_localqueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor_test.go
index da617c0df..53c29711b 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/create/create_resourceflavor_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload_test.go
index fcbbf9ae7..ab55fab09 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/delete/delete_workload_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_test.go
index f7cb70968..53c18504a 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_clusterqueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer_test.go
index c6d2ce2bc..9471e4286 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_printer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_test.go
index e1884e772..ba8414bb3 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_localqueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods_test.go
index a98e0e7ff..bb98dfd08 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_pods_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer_test.go
index f3008a416..ccbd577ad 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_printer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_test.go
index a91ec29cf..80571a147 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_resourceflavor_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_test.go
index 538526de7..44b6e97f9 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_test.go
index ed015d5c9..488884f14 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/list/list_workload_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/testing/fake.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/testing/fake.go
index 9ca950740..e8e662c47 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/testing/fake.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/testing/fake.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version_test.go b/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version_test.go
index 1718ae1a3..3ea013782 100644
--- a/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kueuectl/app/version/version_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache_test.go b/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
index 3ad17c9dd..7cc76fe66 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
index 0ce9c4fad..5e4bdbb4f 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/clusterqueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ func TestClusterQueueReadinessWithTAS(t *testing.T) {
 					WhenCanPreempt: kueue.Preempt,
 				}).
 				Obj(),
-			wantReason:  kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonNotSupportedWithTopologyAwareScheduling,
-			wantMessage: "Can't admit new workloads: TAS is not supported for preemption within cluster queue.",
+			wantReason:  kueue.ClusterQueueActiveReasonReady,
+			wantMessage: "Can admit new workloads",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "TAS do not support MultiKueue AdmissionCheck",
diff --git a/pkg/cache/fair_sharing_test.go b/pkg/cache/fair_sharing_test.go
index e9d91cca7..471c3fbe2 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/fair_sharing_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/fair_sharing_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/resource_node_test.go b/pkg/cache/resource_node_test.go
index f41d0b296..8992386bf 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/resource_node_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/resource_node_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package cache
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/cache/resource_test.go b/pkg/cache/resource_test.go
index dfcecc91c..bae7cff18 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/resource_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/snapshot_test.go b/pkg/cache/snapshot_test.go
index 6ebb1fcf3..e0b54dcf5 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/snapshot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/snapshot_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/cache/tas_cache_test.go b/pkg/cache/tas_cache_test.go
index 1d7e31324..4f3ae4dd0 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/tas_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/tas_cache_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		// TODO: remove after dropping the TASLeastAllocated feature gate
 		enableTASLeastAllocated bool
 		wantReason              string
-		request                 kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest
+		topologyRequest         kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest
 		levels                  []string
 		nodeLabels              map[string]string
 		nodes                   []corev1.Node
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Ready().
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; 4 pods fit into one host each; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: binaryTreesNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; 4 pods fit into one host each; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: binaryTreesNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		"host required; single Pod fits in the host; LeastAllocated": {
 			// TODO: remove after dropping the TASLeastAllocated feature gate
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"host required; single Pod fits in the host; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		"rack required; single Pod fits in a rack; LeastAllocated": {
 			// TODO: remove after dropping the TASLeastAllocated feature gate
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack required; multiple Pods fits in a rack; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack required; multiple Pods fit in a rack; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Ready().
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Preferred: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: []string{tasBlockLabel},
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack required; multiple Pods fit in some racks; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack required; too many pods to fit in any rack; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		"block required; single Pod fits in a block; LeastAllocated": {
 			// TODO: remove after dropping the TASLeastAllocated feature gate
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; single Pod fits in a block and a single rack; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; single Pod fits in a block spread across two racks; MostAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; Pods fit in a block spread across two racks; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; single Pod which cannot be split; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block required; too many Pods to fit requested; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		"rack required; single Pod requiring memory; LeastAllocated": {
 			// TODO: remove after dropping the TASLeastAllocated feature gate
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack preferred; but only block can accommodate the workload; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Preferred: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"rack preferred; but only multiple blocks can accommodate the workload; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Preferred: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block preferred; but only multiple blocks can accommodate the workload; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Preferred: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"block preferred; but the workload cannot be accommodate in entire topology; LeastAllocated": {
 			nodes: defaultNodes,
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Preferred: ptr.To(tasBlockLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultTwoLevels,
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					}).
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Ready().
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Ready().
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(tasRackLabel),
 			},
 			levels: defaultThreeLevels,
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "600m").
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultOneLevel,
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					StatusPhase(corev1.PodSucceeded).
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultOneLevel,
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "600m").
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultOneLevel,
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "600m").
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultOneLevel,
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "600m").
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			levels: defaultOneLevel,
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					}).
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Unschedulable().
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					}).
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Operator: corev1.TolerationOpEqual,
 				},
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "300m").
 					Obj(),
 			},
-			request: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
+			topologyRequest: kueue.PodSetTopologyRequest{
 				Required: ptr.To(corev1.LabelHostname),
 			},
 			nodeLabels: map[string]string{
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 			tasInput := TASPodSetRequests{
 				PodSet: &kueue.PodSet{
 					Name:            "main",
-					TopologyRequest: &tc.request,
+					TopologyRequest: &tc.topologyRequest,
 					Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 							Tolerations: tc.tolerations,
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ func TestFindTopologyAssignment(t *testing.T) {
 				wantMainPodSetResult.TopologyAssignment = tc.wantAssignment
 			}
 			wantResult["main"] = wantMainPodSetResult
-			gotResult := snapshot.FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests)
+			gotResult := snapshot.FindTopologyAssignmentsForFlavor(flavorTASRequests, false)
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(wantResult, gotResult); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected topology assignment (-want,+got): %s", diff)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 7976505fd..3a61d0606 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ waitForPodsReady:
   enable: true
   timeout: 50s
   blockAdmission: false
+  recoveryTimeout: 3m
   requeuingStrategy:
     timestamp: Creation
     backoffLimitCount: 10
@@ -373,18 +374,6 @@ webhook:
 
 	defaultIntegrations := &configapi.Integrations{
 		Frameworks: []string{job.FrameworkName},
-		PodOptions: &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-			NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-				MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-					{
-						Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-						Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-						Values:   []string{"kube-system", "kueue-system"},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-		},
 	}
 
 	defaultManagedJobsNamespaceSelector := &metav1.LabelSelector{
@@ -471,18 +460,6 @@ webhook:
 				ClientConnection:           defaultClientConnection,
 				Integrations: &configapi.Integrations{
 					Frameworks: []string{job.FrameworkName},
-					PodOptions: &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-						NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-							MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-								{
-									Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-									Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-									Values:   []string{"kube-system", "kueue-tenant-a"},
-								},
-							},
-						},
-						PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-					},
 				},
 				QueueVisibility: defaultQueueVisibility,
 				MultiKueue:      defaultMultiKueue,
@@ -626,9 +603,10 @@ webhook:
 				ManageJobsWithoutQueueName: false,
 				InternalCertManagement:     enableDefaultInternalCertManagement,
 				WaitForPodsReady: &configapi.WaitForPodsReady{
-					Enable:         true,
-					BlockAdmission: ptr.To(false),
-					Timeout:        &metav1.Duration{Duration: 50 * time.Second},
+					Enable:          true,
+					BlockAdmission:  ptr.To(false),
+					Timeout:         &metav1.Duration{Duration: 50 * time.Second},
+					RecoveryTimeout: &metav1.Duration{Duration: 3 * time.Minute},
 					RequeuingStrategy: &configapi.RequeuingStrategy{
 						Timestamp:          ptr.To(configapi.CreationTimestamp),
 						BackoffLimitCount:  ptr.To[int32](10),
@@ -751,18 +729,6 @@ webhook:
 					// therefore the batch/framework should be registered
 					Frameworks:         []string{job.FrameworkName},
 					ExternalFrameworks: []string{"Foo.v1.example.com"},
-					PodOptions: &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-						NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-							MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{
-								{
-									Key:      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-									Operator: metav1.LabelSelectorOpNotIn,
-									Values:   []string{"kube-system", "kueue-system"},
-								},
-							},
-						},
-						PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-					},
 				},
 				QueueVisibility:              defaultQueueVisibility,
 				MultiKueue:                   defaultMultiKueue,
@@ -1064,16 +1030,6 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				"integrations": map[string]any{
 					"frameworks": []any{"batch/job"},
-					"podOptions": map[string]any{
-						"namespaceSelector": map[string]any{
-							"matchExpressions": []any{map[string]any{
-								"key":      corev1.LabelMetadataName,
-								"operator": "NotIn",
-								"values":   []any{"kube-system", "kueue-system"},
-							}},
-						},
-						"podSelector": map[string]any{},
-					},
 				},
 				"queueVisibility": map[string]any{
 					"updateIntervalSeconds": int64(configapi.DefaultQueueVisibilityUpdateIntervalSeconds),
diff --git a/pkg/config/validation_test.go b/pkg/config/validation_test.go
index c2400aed9..e278bade6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/validation_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"nil PodIntegrationOptions without managedJobsNamespaceSelector": {
+		"nil PodIntegrationOptions and nil managedJobsNamespaceSelector with mjns feature gate disabled": {
 			cfg: &configapi.Configuration{
 				QueueVisibility: defaultQueueVisibility,
 				Integrations: &configapi.Integrations{
@@ -216,14 +216,35 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					PodOptions: nil,
 				},
 			},
+			managedJobsFeatureGate: false,
 			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeRequired,
-					Field: "integrations.podOptions",
+					Field: "integrations.podOptions.namespaceSelector",
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"nil PodIntegrationOptions.NamespaceSelector without managedJobsNamespaceSelector": {
+		"nil PodIntegrationOptions and nil managedJobsNamespaceSelector": {
+			cfg: &configapi.Configuration{
+				QueueVisibility: defaultQueueVisibility,
+				Integrations: &configapi.Integrations{
+					Frameworks: []string{"pod"},
+					PodOptions: nil,
+				},
+			},
+			managedJobsFeatureGate: true,
+			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:  field.ErrorTypeRequired,
+					Field: "managedJobsNamespaceSelector",
+				},
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:  field.ErrorTypeRequired,
+					Field: "managedJobsNamespaceSelector",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"nil PodIntegrationOptions.NamespaceSelector and nil managedJobsNamespaceSelector": {
 			cfg: &configapi.Configuration{
 				QueueVisibility: defaultQueueVisibility,
 				Integrations: &configapi.Integrations{
@@ -233,6 +254,7 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
+			managedJobsFeatureGate: false,
 			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
 				&field.Error{
 					Type:  field.ErrorTypeRequired,
@@ -429,6 +451,23 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		"negative waitForPodsReady.recoveryTimeout": {
+			cfg: &configapi.Configuration{
+				Integrations: defaultIntegrations,
+				WaitForPodsReady: &configapi.WaitForPodsReady{
+					Enable: true,
+					RecoveryTimeout: &metav1.Duration{
+						Duration: -1,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field: "waitForPodsReady.recoveryTimeout",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		"valid waitForPodsReady": {
 			cfg: &configapi.Configuration{
 				Integrations: defaultIntegrations,
@@ -437,6 +476,9 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 					Timeout: &metav1.Duration{
 						Duration: 50,
 					},
+					RecoveryTimeout: &metav1.Duration{
+						Duration: 3,
+					},
 					BlockAdmission: ptr.To(false),
 					RequeuingStrategy: &configapi.RequeuingStrategy{
 						Timestamp:          ptr.To(configapi.CreationTimestamp),
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck_test.go
index 54f05ba90..7d2f294c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/admissioncheck_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch_test.go
index c415fd87e..98e971582 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/fswatch_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer_test.go
index 69e7d04fd..c71093003 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/indexer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster_test.go
index af20170b0..189319137 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/multikueuecluster_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
index e2320d852..ee218472e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler_test.go
index b36e1fcf4..09b94c573 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/admissioncheck_reconciler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
index 5e651744c..805ab73b3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer_test.go
index a5a6112d6..1bf6f65c0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/indexer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
index 679539420..c39004c94 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller_test.go
index 96e1a9663..f68ce06c9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/cohort_controller_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package core
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
index 0de553182..fc6c1f07f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
index a477e4a6e..9c6a2d8f7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook_test.go
index 218b00c03..f2dce9095 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/base_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TestBaseWebhookDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		manageJobsWithoutQueueName bool
 		localQueueDefaulting       bool
 		defaultLqExist             bool
-		multiQueue                 bool
+		enableMultiKueue           bool
 		job                        *batchv1.Job
 		want                       *batchv1.Job
 	}{
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func TestBaseWebhookDefault(t *testing.T) {
 				Queue("multikueue").
 				ManagedBy(kueue.MultiKueueControllerName).
 				Obj(),
-			multiQueue: true,
+			enableMultiKueue: true,
 		},
 		"ManagedByDefaulting, targeting multikueue local queue but already managaed by someone else": {
 			job: utiljob.MakeJob("job", "default").
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func TestBaseWebhookDefault(t *testing.T) {
 				Queue("multikueue").
 				ManagedBy("someone-else").
 				Obj(),
-			multiQueue: true,
+			enableMultiKueue: true,
 		},
 		"ManagedByDefaulting, targeting non-multikueue local queue": {
 			job: utiljob.MakeJob("job", "default").
@@ -242,14 +242,14 @@ func TestBaseWebhookDefault(t *testing.T) {
 			want: utiljob.MakeJob("job", "default").
 				Queue("queue").
 				Obj(),
-			multiQueue: true,
+			enableMultiKueue: true,
 		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx, _ := utiltesting.ContextWithLog(t)
 			features.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.LocalQueueDefaulting, tc.localQueueDefaulting)
-			features.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.MultiKueue, tc.multiQueue)
+			features.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.MultiKueue, tc.enableMultiKueue)
 			clientBuilder := utiltesting.NewClientBuilder().
 				WithObjects(
 					&corev1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "default"}},
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestBaseWebhookDefault(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("failed to create default local queue: %s", err)
 				}
 			}
-			if tc.multiQueue {
+			if tc.enableMultiKueue {
 				if err := queueManager.AddLocalQueue(ctx, utiltesting.MakeLocalQueue("multikueue", "default").
 					ClusterQueue("cluster-queue").Obj()); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("failed to create default local queue: %s", err)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults_test.go
index 5a93c0171..1477d1e0c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/defaults_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager_test.go
index 580647238..9d0c8021f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/integrationmanager_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler_test.go
index f51fa2e7c..3a08bf5ac 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package jobframework_test
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 	testingclock "k8s.io/utils/clock/testing"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ func TestIsAncestorJobManaged(t *testing.T) {
 	childJobName := "test-job-child"
 	jobNamespace := "default"
 	cases := map[string]struct {
-		grandparentJob client.Object
-		parentJob      client.Object
-		job            client.Object
-		wantManaged    bool
-		wantErr        error
+		ancestors   []client.Object
+		job         client.Object
+		wantManaged bool
+		wantErr     error
+		wantEvents  []utiltesting.EventRecord
 	}{
 		"child job has ownerReference with unmanaged workload owner": {
-			parentJob: testingjob.MakeJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingjob.MakeJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).UID(parentJobName).Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("CronJob")).
 				Obj(),
@@ -72,87 +72,125 @@ func TestIsAncestorJobManaged(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: ErrWorkloadOwnerNotFound,
 		},
 		"child job has ownerReference with known existing workload owner, and the parent job has queue-name label": {
-			parentJob: testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				Queue("test-q").
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(parentJobName).
+					Queue("test-q").
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, kfmpi.SchemeGroupVersionKind).
 				Obj(),
 			wantManaged: true,
 		},
 		"child job has ownerReference with known existing workload owner, and the parent job doesn't has queue-name label": {
-			parentJob: testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(parentJobName).
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, kfmpi.SchemeGroupVersionKind).
 				Obj(),
 		},
 		"child job has managed parent and grandparent and grandparent has a queue-name label": {
-			grandparentJob: testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(grandparentJobName).
-				Queue("test-q").
-				Obj(),
-			parentJob: testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(grandparentJobName).
+					Queue("test-q").
+					Obj(),
+				testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(parentJobName).
+					OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, kfmpi.SchemeGroupVersionKind).
 				Obj(),
 			wantManaged: true,
 		},
 		"child job has managed parent and grandparent and grandparent doesn't have a queue-name label": {
-			grandparentJob: testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(grandparentJobName).
-				Obj(),
-			parentJob: testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(grandparentJobName).
+					Obj(),
+				testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(parentJobName).
+					OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, kfmpi.SchemeGroupVersionKind).
 				Obj(),
 			wantManaged: false,
 		},
 		"cyclic ownership links are properly handled": {
-			grandparentJob: testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(grandparentJobName).
-				OwnerReference(childJobName, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).
-				Obj(),
-			parentJob: testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
-				UID(parentJobName).
-				OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
-				Obj(),
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingaw.MakeAppWrapper(grandparentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(grandparentJobName).
+					OwnerReference(childJobName, batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).
+					Obj(),
+				testingmpijob.MakeMPIJob(parentJobName, jobNamespace).
+					UID(parentJobName).
+					OwnerReference(grandparentJobName, awv1beta2.GroupVersion.WithKind("AppWrapper")).
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
 				OwnerReference(parentJobName, kfmpi.SchemeGroupVersionKind).
 				Obj(),
 			wantManaged: false,
 		},
+		"cuts off ancestor traversal at the limit and generates an appropriate event": {
+			ancestors: []client.Object{
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-0", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-0").Queue("test-q").Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-1", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-1").OwnerReference("ancestor-0", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-2", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-2").OwnerReference("ancestor-1", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-3", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-3").OwnerReference("ancestor-2", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-4", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-4").OwnerReference("ancestor-3", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-5", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-5").OwnerReference("ancestor-4", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-6", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-6").OwnerReference("ancestor-5", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-7", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-7").OwnerReference("ancestor-6", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-8", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-8").OwnerReference("ancestor-7", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-9", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-9").OwnerReference("ancestor-8", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-10", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-10").OwnerReference("ancestor-9", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+				testingjob.MakeJob("ancestor-11", jobNamespace).UID("ancestor-11").OwnerReference("ancestor-10", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).Obj(),
+			},
+			job: testingjob.MakeJob(childJobName, jobNamespace).
+				OwnerReference("ancestor-11", batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")).
+				Obj(),
+			wantManaged: false,
+			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: jobNamespace, Name: childJobName},
+					EventType: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
+					Reason:    ReasonJobNestingTooDeep,
+					Message:   "Terminated search for Kueue-managed Job because ancestor depth exceeded limit of 10",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Cleanup(EnableIntegrationsForTest(t, "kubeflow.org/mpijob", "workload.codeflare.dev/appwrapper", "batch/job"))
+			ctx, _ := utiltesting.ContextWithLog(t)
+			recorder := &utiltesting.EventRecorder{}
 			builder := utiltesting.NewClientBuilder(kfmpi.AddToScheme, awv1beta2.AddToScheme)
-			if tc.grandparentJob != nil {
-				builder = builder.WithObjects(tc.grandparentJob)
-			}
-			if tc.parentJob != nil {
-				builder = builder.WithObjects(tc.parentJob)
-			}
+			builder = builder.WithObjects(tc.ancestors...)
 			if tc.job != nil {
 				builder = builder.WithObjects(tc.job)
 			}
 			cl := builder.Build()
-			r := NewReconciler(cl, nil)
-			got, gotErr := r.IsAncestorJobManaged(context.Background(), tc.job, jobNamespace)
+			r := NewReconciler(cl, recorder)
+			got, gotErr := r.IsAncestorJobManaged(ctx, tc.job, jobNamespace)
 			if tc.wantManaged != got {
-				t.Errorf("Unexpected response from isParentManaged want: %v,got: %v", tc.wantManaged, got)
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected response from IsAncestorJobManaged want: %v,got: %v", tc.wantManaged, got)
 			}
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantErr, gotErr, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); len(diff) != 0 {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected error (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantEvents, recorder.RecordedEvents); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected events (-want/+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup_test.go
index 988db4d40..cc2e32b77 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/setup_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation_test.go
index 92ed17399..875b6fbee 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/validation_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter_test.go
index d7e8b1fc5..1f2c085aa 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/webhook/defaulter_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
index 75a9e8a6b..57d7978c2 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 2ced4ed02..0c621ed2e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook_test.go
index daa79fc50..0dbe8f98d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/deployment/deployment_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
index c8e3f967f..fa54026da 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{},
 		},
-		"when the prebuilt workload is missing, no new one is created, the job is suspended and prebuild workload not found error is returned": {
+		"when the prebuilt workload is missing, no new one is created, the job is suspended and prebuilt workload not found error is returned": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.
 				Clone().
 				Suspend(false).
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					Message:   "missing workload",
 				},
 			},
-			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound,
+			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound,
 		},
 		"when the prebuilt workload exists its owner info is updated": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					Message:   "missing workload",
 				},
 			},
-			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound,
+			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound,
 		},
 		"when the prebuilt workload is not equivalent to the job": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.
@@ -2520,7 +2520,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 					Message:   "missing workload",
 				},
 			},
-			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound,
+			wantErr: jobframework.ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound,
 		},
 		"the workload is not admitted, tolerations and node selector change": {
 			job: *baseJobWrapper.Clone().Toleration(corev1.Toleration{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 0400550a8..86bd549de 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook_test.go
index e768d8335..d7c8f8cc8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
index 80067a007..0e50ee79b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 7fee2e5ba..2af201e2a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook_test.go
index 91b909faa..3f4df6080 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
index 6ff15cd42..30932d30f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 63525a86e..07279bc64 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 4b4aca0fc..626558693 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorch_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
index 77acccb37..1ef8c118b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
index 3e915fe3e..298e872fb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index d32ab8295..003ff0852 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
index c624637eb..627c3333c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 67d0a59cc..06daaa48e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/kubeflow/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler_test.go
index efff8cb1a..e855b0b23 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_pod_reconciler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func TestPodReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Queue("queue").
 				Group(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
 				GroupTotalCount("1").
-				PrebuildWorkload(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
+				PrebuiltWorkload(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
 				Annotation(podcontroller.SuspendedByParentAnnotation, FrameworkName).
 				Annotation(podcontroller.GroupServingAnnotation, "true").
 				Annotation(podcontroller.RoleHashAnnotation, "main").
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestPodReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				Queue("queue").
 				Group(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
 				GroupTotalCount("1").
-				PrebuildWorkload(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
+				PrebuiltWorkload(GetWorkloadName(types.UID(testUID), "lws", "0")).
 				Annotation(podcontroller.SuspendedByParentAnnotation, FrameworkName).
 				Annotation(podcontroller.GroupServingAnnotation, "true").
 				Annotation(podcontroller.RoleHashAnnotation, kueue.DefaultPodSetName).
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler_test.go
index 4ff4518ee..c70c64cb3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_reconciler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 		wantEvents          []utiltesting.EventRecord
 		wantErr             error
 	}{
-		"should create prebuild workload": {
+		"should create prebuilt workload": {
 			leaderWorkerSet:     leaderworkerset.MakeLeaderWorkerSet(testLWS, testNS).UID(testUID).Obj(),
 			wantLeaderWorkerSet: leaderworkerset.MakeLeaderWorkerSet(testLWS, testNS).UID(testUID).Obj(),
 			wantWorkloads: []kueue.Workload{
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"should create prebuild workload with leader template": {
+		"should create prebuilt workload with leader template": {
 			leaderWorkerSet: leaderworkerset.MakeLeaderWorkerSet(testLWS, testNS).
 				UID(testUID).
 				Size(3).
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"should create prebuild workloads with leader template": {
+		"should create prebuilt workloads with leader template": {
 			leaderWorkerSet: leaderworkerset.MakeLeaderWorkerSet(testLWS, testNS).
 				UID(testUID).
 				Replicas(2).
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
-		"should create prebuild workload with required topology annotation": {
+		"should create prebuilt workload with required topology annotation": {
 			leaderWorkerSet: leaderworkerset.MakeLeaderWorkerSet(testLWS, testNS).
 				UID(testUID).
 				Size(3).
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook_test.go
index 0f70c7ad3..8f1042f0e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/leaderworkerset/leaderworkerset_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
index e2c982bda..2da56453f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 4396a9e87..ddcae41f8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook_test.go
index 3c5020c30..61c0f8356 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
index 04a375988..648038968 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -5400,7 +5400,7 @@ func TestReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			workloadCmpOpts: defaultWorkloadCmpOpts,
-			wantErr:         jobframework.ErrPrebuildWorkloadNotFound,
+			wantErr:         jobframework.ErrPrebuiltWorkloadNotFound,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index cebcbbff6..26097a3f5 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook_test.go
index a55b7a888..0db06d443 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/pod/pod_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 				Obj(),
 			want: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", defaultNamespace.Name).
 				Queue("test-queue").
+				Label(constants.ManagedByKueueLabel, "true").
+				KueueSchedulingGate().
+				KueueFinalizer().
 				Obj(),
 		},
 		"pod with queue matching ns selector": {
@@ -592,6 +595,31 @@ func TestValidateCreate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}.ToAggregate(),
 		},
+		"prebuilt workload for pod": {
+			pod: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "test-ns").
+				PrebuiltWorkload("workload-name").
+				Obj(),
+		},
+		"prebuilt workload for pod group valid": {
+			pod: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "test-ns").
+				PrebuiltWorkload("group-name").
+				Group("group-name").
+				GroupTotalCount("3").
+				Obj(),
+		},
+		"prebuilt workload for pod group invalid": {
+			pod: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "test-ns").
+				PrebuiltWorkload("workload-name").
+				Group("group-name").
+				GroupTotalCount("3").
+				Obj(),
+			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field: "metadata.labels[kueue.x-k8s.io/prebuilt-workload-name]",
+				},
+			}.ToAggregate(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
@@ -759,6 +787,26 @@ func TestValidateUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}.ToAggregate(),
 		},
+		"prebuilt workload for pod group invalid": {
+			oldPod: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "test-ns").
+				PrebuiltWorkload("group-name").
+				Group("group-name").
+				GroupTotalCount("3").
+				KueueSchedulingGate().
+				Obj(),
+			newPod: testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "test-ns").
+				PrebuiltWorkload("group-name-new").
+				Group("group-name").
+				GroupTotalCount("3").
+				KueueSchedulingGate().
+				Obj(),
+			wantErr: field.ErrorList{
+				&field.Error{
+					Type:  field.ErrorTypeInvalid,
+					Field: "metadata.labels[kueue.x-k8s.io/prebuilt-workload-name]",
+				},
+			}.ToAggregate(),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
@@ -814,7 +862,7 @@ func TestGetPodOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			integrationOpts: map[string]any{
 				batchv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job").String(): nil,
 			},
-			wantOpts: &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{},
+			wantOpts: nil,
 		},
 		"podIntegrationOptions isn't of type PodIntegrationOptions": {
 			integrationOpts: map[string]any{
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
index 9e198167e..6ceefa814 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 764083b35..3bfe2134d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook_test.go
index 0fd95fbc3..02884ab9f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
index 5b5b363cb..a2aa761d4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 3c7b1968b..9f67477a4 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook_test.go
index 5a738f01a..92873ac90 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler_test.go
index 0423d5bab..7a116d7f0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_reconciler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook_test.go
index c4955ea11..e4fecce11 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/statefulset/statefulset_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features_test.go b/pkg/features/kube_features_test.go
index 99a1273c3..923186fc7 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features_test.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/hierarchy/manager_test.go b/pkg/hierarchy/manager_test.go
index 55ad311b4..e77e0e4cb 100644
--- a/pkg/hierarchy/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hierarchy/manager_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
index ebd66bef5..65b1547ef 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/podset/podset_test.go b/pkg/podset/podset_test.go
index eb3a27d33..c3bf0c2d2 100644
--- a/pkg/podset/podset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/podset/podset_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package podset
 
 import (
diff --git a/pkg/queue/cluster_queue_test.go b/pkg/queue/cluster_queue_test.go
index 33e8e1b0f..8ff2407a1 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/cluster_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/cluster_queue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/queue/manager_test.go b/pkg/queue/manager_test.go
index 68454ec38..730decea8 100644
--- a/pkg/queue/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/queue/manager_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/resources/requests_test.go b/pkg/resources/requests_test.go
index a407990d6..ad0f9c046 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/requests_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/requests_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner_test.go
index 68ce76a03..e3467f878 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/flavorassigner_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer_test.go
index 45ad889c2..19475ca1b 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/flavorassigner/podset_reducer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_test.go
index c3fc1eeeb..71a741356 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/preemption/preemption_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 79e6a2c59..5b1092835 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -5105,3 +5105,510 @@ func TestScheduleForTAS(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestScheduleForTASPreemption(t *testing.T) {
+	defaultSingleNode := []corev1.Node{
+		*testingnode.MakeNode("x1").
+			Label("tas-node", "true").
+			Label(corev1.LabelHostname, "x1").
+			StatusAllocatable(corev1.ResourceList{
+				corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("5"),
+				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Gi"),
+				corev1.ResourcePods:   resource.MustParse("10"),
+			}).
+			Ready().
+			Obj(),
+	}
+	defaultTwoNodes := []corev1.Node{
+		*testingnode.MakeNode("x1").
+			Label("tas-node", "true").
+			Label(corev1.LabelHostname, "x1").
+			StatusAllocatable(corev1.ResourceList{
+				corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("5"),
+				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Gi"),
+				corev1.ResourcePods:   resource.MustParse("10"),
+			}).
+			Ready().
+			Obj(),
+		*testingnode.MakeNode("y1").
+			Label("tas-node", "true").
+			Label(corev1.LabelHostname, "y1").
+			StatusAllocatable(corev1.ResourceList{
+				corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("5"),
+				corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Gi"),
+				corev1.ResourcePods:   resource.MustParse("10"),
+			}).
+			Ready().
+			Obj(),
+	}
+	defaultSingleLevelTopology := *utiltesting.MakeDefaultOneLevelTopology("tas-single-level")
+	defaultTASFlavor := *utiltesting.MakeResourceFlavor("tas-default").
+		NodeLabel("tas-node", "true").
+		TopologyName("tas-single-level").
+		Obj()
+	defaultClusterQueueWithPreemption := *utiltesting.MakeClusterQueue("tas-main").
+		Preemption(kueue.ClusterQueuePreemption{WithinClusterQueue: kueue.PreemptionPolicyLowerPriority}).
+		ResourceGroup(*utiltesting.MakeFlavorQuotas("tas-default").
+			Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "50").
+			Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "50Gi").Obj()).
+		Obj()
+	queues := []kueue.LocalQueue{
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Namespace: "default",
+				Name:      "tas-main",
+			},
+			Spec: kueue.LocalQueueSpec{
+				ClusterQueue: "tas-main",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		nodes           []corev1.Node
+		pods            []corev1.Pod
+		topologies      []kueuealpha.Topology
+		resourceFlavors []kueue.ResourceFlavor
+		clusterQueues   []kueue.ClusterQueue
+		workloads       []kueue.Workload
+
+		// wantNewAssignments is a summary of all new admissions in the cache after this cycle.
+		wantNewAssignments map[string]kueue.Admission
+		// wantLeft is the workload keys that are left in the queues after this cycle.
+		wantLeft map[string][]string
+		// wantInadmissibleLeft is the workload keys that are left in the inadmissible state after this cycle.
+		wantInadmissibleLeft map[string][]string
+		// wantPreempted is the keys of the workloads that get preempted in the scheduling cycle.
+		wantPreempted sets.Set[string]
+		// wantEvents asserts on the events, the comparison options are passed by eventCmpOpts
+		wantEvents []utiltesting.EventRecord
+		// eventCmpOpts are the comparison options for the events
+		eventCmpOpts []cmp.Option
+	}{
+		"only low priority workload is preempted": {
+			// This test case demonstrates the baseline scenario where there
+			// is only one low-priority workload and it gets preempted.
+			nodes:           defaultSingleNode,
+			topologies:      []kueuealpha.Topology{defaultSingleLevelTopology},
+			resourceFlavors: []kueue.ResourceFlavor{defaultTASFlavor},
+			clusterQueues:   []kueue.ClusterQueue{defaultClusterQueueWithPreemption},
+			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("foo", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(3).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						PreferredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("low-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(1).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "5").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"x1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+			wantPreempted: sets.New("default/low-priority-admitted"),
+			wantLeft: map[string][]string{
+				"tas-main": {"default/foo"},
+			},
+			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "low-priority-admitted"},
+					EventType: "Normal",
+					Reason:    "Preempted",
+					Message:   "Preempted to accommodate a workload (UID: ) due to prioritization in the ClusterQueue",
+				},
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "foo"},
+					EventType: "Warning",
+					Reason:    "Pending",
+					Message:   `couldn't assign flavors to pod set one: topology "tas-single-level" doesn't allow to fit any of 1 pod(s). Pending the preemption of 1 workload(s)`,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"low priority workload is preempted, mid-priority workload survives": {
+			// This test case demonstrates the targets are selected according
+			// to priorities, similarly as for regular preemption.
+			nodes:           defaultSingleNode,
+			topologies:      []kueuealpha.Topology{defaultSingleLevelTopology},
+			resourceFlavors: []kueue.ResourceFlavor{defaultTASFlavor},
+			clusterQueues:   []kueue.ClusterQueue{defaultClusterQueueWithPreemption},
+			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("foo", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(3).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						PreferredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("mid-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(2).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "2").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"x1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("low-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(1).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "2").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"x1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+			wantPreempted: sets.New("default/low-priority-admitted"),
+			wantLeft: map[string][]string{
+				"tas-main": {"default/foo"},
+			},
+			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "low-priority-admitted"},
+					EventType: "Normal",
+					Reason:    "Preempted",
+					Message:   "Preempted to accommodate a workload (UID: ) due to prioritization in the ClusterQueue",
+				},
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "foo"},
+					EventType: "Warning",
+					Reason:    "Pending",
+					Message:   `couldn't assign flavors to pod set one: topology "tas-single-level" doesn't allow to fit any of 1 pod(s). Pending the preemption of 1 workload(s)`,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"low priority workload is preempted even though there is enough capacity, but fragmented": {
+			// In this test we fill in two nodes 4/5 which leaves 2 units empty.
+			// It would be enough to schedule both pods of wl3, one pod per
+			// node, but the workload requires to run on a single node, thus
+			// the lower priority workload is chosen as target.
+			nodes:           defaultTwoNodes,
+			topologies:      []kueuealpha.Topology{defaultSingleLevelTopology},
+			resourceFlavors: []kueue.ResourceFlavor{defaultTASFlavor},
+			clusterQueues:   []kueue.ClusterQueue{defaultClusterQueueWithPreemption},
+			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("foo", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(3).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 2).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("mid-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(2).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "4").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"x1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "4").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("low-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(1).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "4").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"y1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "4").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+			wantPreempted: sets.New("default/low-priority-admitted"),
+			wantLeft: map[string][]string{
+				"tas-main": {"default/foo"},
+			},
+			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "low-priority-admitted"},
+					EventType: "Normal",
+					Reason:    "Preempted",
+					Message:   "Preempted to accommodate a workload (UID: ) due to prioritization in the ClusterQueue",
+				},
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "foo"},
+					EventType: "Warning",
+					Reason:    "Pending",
+					Message:   `couldn't assign flavors to pod set one: topology "tas-single-level" allows to fit only 1 out of 2 pod(s). Pending the preemption of 1 workload(s)`,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"workload with equal priority awaits for other workloads to complete": {
+			// In this test case the waiting workload cannot preempt the running
+			// workload as they are both with the same priority. Still, the
+			// waiting workload does not let the second workload in the queue
+			// to get in, as it is awaiting for the running workloads to
+			// complete.
+			nodes:           defaultSingleNode,
+			topologies:      []kueuealpha.Topology{defaultSingleLevelTopology},
+			resourceFlavors: []kueue.ResourceFlavor{defaultTASFlavor},
+			clusterQueues:   []kueue.ClusterQueue{defaultClusterQueueWithPreemption},
+			workloads: []kueue.Workload{
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("low-priority-which-would-fit", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(1).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("mid-priority-waiting", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(2).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 2).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+				*utiltesting.MakeWorkload("mid-priority-admitted", "default").
+					Queue("tas-main").
+					Priority(2).
+					ReserveQuota(
+						utiltesting.MakeAdmission("tas-main", "one").
+							Assignment(corev1.ResourceCPU, "tas-default", "4").
+							AssignmentPodCount(1).
+							TopologyAssignment(&kueue.TopologyAssignment{
+								Levels: utiltas.Levels(&defaultSingleLevelTopology),
+								Domains: []kueue.TopologyDomainAssignment{
+									{
+										Count: 1,
+										Values: []string{
+											"x1",
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							}).Obj(),
+					).
+					Admitted(true).
+					PodSets(*utiltesting.MakePodSet("one", 1).
+						RequiredTopologyRequest(corev1.LabelHostname).
+						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "4").
+						Obj()).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+			wantLeft: map[string][]string{
+				"tas-main": {"default/low-priority-which-would-fit"},
+			},
+			wantInadmissibleLeft: map[string][]string{
+				"tas-main": {"default/mid-priority-waiting"},
+			},
+			wantEvents: []utiltesting.EventRecord{
+				{
+					Key:       types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "mid-priority-waiting"},
+					EventType: "Warning",
+					Reason:    "Pending",
+					Message:   `couldn't assign flavors to pod set one: topology "tas-single-level" allows to fit only 1 out of 2 pod(s)`,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			features.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, features.TopologyAwareScheduling, true)
+			ctx, _ := utiltesting.ContextWithLog(t)
+
+			clientBuilder := utiltesting.NewClientBuilder().
+				WithLists(
+					&kueue.WorkloadList{Items: tc.workloads},
+					&kueuealpha.TopologyList{Items: tc.topologies},
+					&corev1.PodList{Items: tc.pods},
+					&corev1.NodeList{Items: tc.nodes},
+					&kueue.LocalQueueList{Items: queues}).
+				WithObjects(
+					&corev1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "default"}},
+				)
+			_ = tasindexer.SetupIndexes(ctx, utiltesting.AsIndexer(clientBuilder))
+			cl := clientBuilder.Build()
+			recorder := &utiltesting.EventRecorder{}
+			cqCache := cache.New(cl)
+			qManager := queue.NewManager(cl, cqCache)
+			topologyByName := slices.ToMap(tc.topologies, func(i int) (kueue.TopologyReference, kueuealpha.Topology) {
+				return kueue.TopologyReference(tc.topologies[i].Name), tc.topologies[i]
+			})
+			for _, flavor := range tc.resourceFlavors {
+				cqCache.AddOrUpdateResourceFlavor(&flavor)
+				if flavor.Spec.TopologyName != nil {
+					t := topologyByName[*flavor.Spec.TopologyName]
+					tasCache := cqCache.TASCache()
+					levels := utiltas.Levels(&t)
+					tasFlavorCache := tasCache.NewTASFlavorCache(*flavor.Spec.TopologyName, levels, flavor.Spec.NodeLabels, flavor.Spec.Tolerations)
+					tasCache.Set(kueue.ResourceFlavorReference(flavor.Name), tasFlavorCache)
+				}
+			}
+			for _, cq := range tc.clusterQueues {
+				if err := cqCache.AddClusterQueue(ctx, &cq); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Inserting clusterQueue %s in cache: %v", cq.Name, err)
+				}
+				if err := qManager.AddClusterQueue(ctx, &cq); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Inserting clusterQueue %s in manager: %v", cq.Name, err)
+				}
+				if err := cl.Create(ctx, &cq); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("couldn't create the cluster queue: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+			for _, q := range queues {
+				if err := qManager.AddLocalQueue(ctx, &q); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Inserting queue %s/%s in manager: %v", q.Namespace, q.Name, err)
+				}
+			}
+			initiallyAdmittedWorkloads := sets.New[string]()
+			for _, w := range tc.workloads {
+				if workload.IsAdmitted(&w) {
+					initiallyAdmittedWorkloads.Insert(workload.Key(&w))
+				}
+			}
+			scheduler := New(qManager, cqCache, cl, recorder)
+			gotScheduled := make([]string, 0)
+			var mu sync.Mutex
+			scheduler.applyAdmission = func(ctx context.Context, w *kueue.Workload) error {
+				mu.Lock()
+				gotScheduled = append(gotScheduled, workload.Key(w))
+				mu.Unlock()
+				return nil
+			}
+			wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+			scheduler.setAdmissionRoutineWrapper(routine.NewWrapper(
+				func() { wg.Add(1) },
+				func() { wg.Done() },
+			))
+
+			gotPreempted := sets.New[string]()
+			scheduler.preemptor.OverrideApply(func(_ context.Context, w *kueue.Workload, _, _ string) error {
+				mu.Lock()
+				gotPreempted.Insert(workload.Key(w))
+				mu.Unlock()
+				return nil
+			})
+
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, queueingTimeout)
+			go qManager.CleanUpOnContext(ctx)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			scheduler.schedule(ctx)
+			wg.Wait()
+			snapshot, err := cqCache.Snapshot(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error while building snapshot: %v", err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantPreempted, gotPreempted); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected preemptions (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			gotAssignments := make(map[string]kueue.Admission)
+			for cqName, c := range snapshot.ClusterQueues {
+				for name, w := range c.Workloads {
+					if initiallyAdmittedWorkloads.Has(workload.Key(w.Obj)) {
+						continue
+					}
+					switch {
+					case !workload.HasQuotaReservation(w.Obj):
+						t.Fatalf("Workload %s is not admitted by a clusterQueue, but it is found as member of clusterQueue %s in the cache", name, cqName)
+					case string(w.Obj.Status.Admission.ClusterQueue) != cqName:
+						t.Fatalf("Workload %s is admitted by clusterQueue %s, but it is found as member of clusterQueue %s in the cache", name, w.Obj.Status.Admission.ClusterQueue, cqName)
+					default:
+						gotAssignments[name] = *w.Obj.Status.Admission
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantNewAssignments, gotAssignments, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected assigned clusterQueues in cache (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			qDump := qManager.Dump()
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantLeft, qDump, cmpDump...); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected elements left in the queue (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			qDumpInadmissible := qManager.DumpInadmissible()
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantInadmissibleLeft, qDumpInadmissible, cmpDump...); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected elements left in inadmissible workloads (-want,+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.wantEvents, recorder.RecordedEvents, tc.eventCmpOpts...); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected events (-want/+got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
index 889dab478..b86ab5947 100644
--- a/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/admissioncheck/admissioncheck_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/equality/podset_test.go b/pkg/util/equality/podset_test.go
index e64ea8373..fc00c0676 100644
--- a/pkg/util/equality/podset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/equality/podset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go b/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
index d23ea51b9..a085dbf0d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/expectations/store_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/heap/heap_test.go b/pkg/util/heap/heap_test.go
index 2c5802e71..0cc7cd368 100644
--- a/pkg/util/heap/heap_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/heap/heap_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion_test.go b/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion_test.go
index 256dd0501..d385ef1ec 100644
--- a/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/kubeversion/kubeversion_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange_test.go b/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange_test.go
index 3359ca204..e25745a97 100644
--- a/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/limitrange/limitrange_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/maps/maps_test.go b/pkg/util/maps/maps_test.go
index 2436aa05d..24dc2821f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/maps/maps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/maps/maps_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize_test.go b/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize_test.go
index e97807e30..f21cf504e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/parallelize/parallelize_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/pod/pod_test.go b/pkg/util/pod/pod_test.go
index 15876f128..013bade10 100644
--- a/pkg/util/pod/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/pod/pod_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-CCopyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/priority/priority_test.go b/pkg/util/priority/priority_test.go
index dba99aca7..060d27d5b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/priority/priority_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/priority/priority_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/resource/resource_test.go b/pkg/util/resource/resource_test.go
index 0ef044073..218b80200 100644
--- a/pkg/util/resource/resource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/resource/resource_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/routine/error_channel_test.go b/pkg/util/routine/error_channel_test.go
index dc60c2b93..6fac1aa11 100644
--- a/pkg/util/routine/error_channel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/routine/error_channel_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/slices/slices_test.go b/pkg/util/slices/slices_test.go
index f45e35115..dd04203ca 100644
--- a/pkg/util/slices/slices_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/slices/slices_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/strings/strings_test.go b/pkg/util/strings/strings_test.go
index 5f8596762..61e301ef8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/strings/strings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/strings/strings_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/client.go b/pkg/util/testing/client.go
index 571425b5e..4176e907c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/client.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/condition_matchers.go b/pkg/util/testing/condition_matchers.go
index f7e8cf938..36757b8f0 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/condition_matchers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/condition_matchers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/context.go b/pkg/util/testing/context.go
index fc47db8f4..d8c7d2c0f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/context.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/context.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/core.go b/pkg/util/testing/core.go
index 53d2b4a31..8c6a731cd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/core.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/core.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/defaults.go b/pkg/util/testing/defaults.go
index 188f389b6..ee3a6467d 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/defaults.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/error_matchers.go b/pkg/util/testing/error_matchers.go
index 72b544c37..08d71d431 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/error_matchers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/error_matchers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/kubeconfig.go b/pkg/util/testing/kubeconfig.go
index ac5334034..2cd29de4e 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/kubeconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/kubeconfig.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics.go
index 0f87e41c7..83fa28db2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics_test.go b/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics_test.go
index c51093215..6cda5aaff 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/metrics_matchers.go b/pkg/util/testing/metrics_matchers.go
index 552641ec4..8f99294bf 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/metrics_matchers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/metrics_matchers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/units.go b/pkg/util/testing/units.go
index 6760eb2ea..5954ab9f9 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/units.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/units.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
index a72de36d8..a87cc0048 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testing/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/appwrapper/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/appwrapper/wrappers.go
index 65e26e098..e49b44022 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/appwrapper/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/appwrapper/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/deployment/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/deployment/wrappers.go
index 8cd89e2ac..16af7af32 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/deployment/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/deployment/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/job/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/job/wrappers.go
index 2e6fa3b43..946c410a4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/job/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/job/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/jobset/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/jobset/wrappers.go
index afe60f0c6..f785c71c2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/jobset/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/jobset/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ func (j *JobSetWrapper) Annotations(annotations map[string]string) *JobSetWrappe
 	return j
 }
 
+func (j *JobSetWrapper) SetTypeMeta() *JobSetWrapper {
+	j.APIVersion = jobsetapi.SchemeGroupVersion.String()
+	j.Kind = "JobSet"
+	return j
+}
+
 // Queue updates the queue name of the JobSet.
 func (j *JobSetWrapper) Queue(queue string) *JobSetWrapper {
 	return j.Label(constants.QueueLabel, queue)
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/leaderworkerset/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/leaderworkerset/wrappers.go
index 333c8c34f..2ee1485bb 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/leaderworkerset/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/leaderworkerset/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/mpijob/wrappers_mpijob.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/mpijob/wrappers_mpijob.go
index 7f9a6166d..0ec4b6f32 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/mpijob/wrappers_mpijob.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/mpijob/wrappers_mpijob.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/node/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/node/wrappers.go
index 48dda1ffc..769a368a0 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/node/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/node/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/paddlejob/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/paddlejob/wrappers.go
index aa521d4e0..648f13ad9 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/paddlejob/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/paddlejob/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/pod/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/pod/wrappers.go
index 7bbcbc31e..fd781a5c4 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/pod/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/pod/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (p *PodWrapper) Queue(q string) *PodWrapper {
 	return p.Label(controllerconsts.QueueLabel, q)
 }
 
-func (p *PodWrapper) PrebuildWorkload(name string) *PodWrapper {
+func (p *PodWrapper) PrebuiltWorkload(name string) *PodWrapper {
 	return p.Label(controllerconsts.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel, name)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/pytorchjob/wrappers_pytorchjob.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/pytorchjob/wrappers_pytorchjob.go
index ecd5f1f5d..93889e655 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/pytorchjob/wrappers_pytorchjob.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/pytorchjob/wrappers_pytorchjob.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/raycluster/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/raycluster/wrappers.go
index 86992f461..b91b3a055 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/raycluster/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/raycluster/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/rayjob/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/rayjob/wrappers.go
index 1790078c3..b8c6ec7c7 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/rayjob/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/rayjob/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/statefulset/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/statefulset/wrappers.go
index e0f850761..9cd96ac16 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/statefulset/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/statefulset/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/tfjob/wrappers_tfjob.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/tfjob/wrappers_tfjob.go
index 4fac13c77..0be631510 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/tfjob/wrappers_tfjob.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/tfjob/wrappers_tfjob.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/testingjobs/xgboostjob/wrappers.go b/pkg/util/testingjobs/xgboostjob/wrappers.go
index 2f0745ef5..b568a8ed2 100644
--- a/pkg/util/testingjobs/xgboostjob/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/util/testingjobs/xgboostjob/wrappers.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/useragent/useragent_test.go b/pkg/util/useragent/useragent_test.go
index 508d433e7..6842810fd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/useragent/useragent_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/useragent/useragent_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/util/wait/backoff_test.go b/pkg/util/wait/backoff_test.go
index f9df15e30..88a8a07cd 100644
--- a/pkg/util/wait/backoff_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/wait/backoff_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq_test.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq_test.go
index 179143e38..12e62fbdc 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq_test.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_cq_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq_test.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq_test.go
index 915dd0572..5adf02dcd 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq_test.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/pending_workloads_lq_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/test_utils.go b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/test_utils.go
index b0c5047e1..31a613f5e 100644
--- a/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/test_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/visibility/api/v1beta1/test_utils.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook_test.go b/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook_test.go
index e0a1b8942..d3ad5085a 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/clusterqueue_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook_test.go b/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook_test.go
index a35676b4f..6df0cf8b8 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/resourceflavor_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook_test.go b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook_test.go
index 6de4e1dba..33e31cc78 100644
--- a/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/webhooks/workload_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks_test.go b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks_test.go
index a6e5ab592..dabe4eb3e 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/admissionchecks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/admissionchecks_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/pkg/workload/resources_test.go b/pkg/workload/resources_test.go
index 07f589f7e..829871e52 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/resources_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/resources_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/pkg/workload/workload_test.go b/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
index e4395670c..c8ad1f956 100644
--- a/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/workload/workload_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/e2e/customconfigs/skipjobswithoutqueuename_test.go b/test/e2e/customconfigs/skipjobswithoutqueuename_test.go
index 324f2b4ea..615fc8102 100644
--- a/test/e2e/customconfigs/skipjobswithoutqueuename_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/customconfigs/skipjobswithoutqueuename_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,21 +21,32 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	awv1beta2 "github.com/project-codeflare/appwrapper/api/v1beta2"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/constants"
 	workloadjob "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/job"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testing"
+	awtesting "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testingjobs/appwrapper"
 	testingjob "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testingjobs/job"
+	testingjobset "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testingjobs/jobset"
+	testingpod "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/testingjobs/pod"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/test/util"
 )
 
 var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ManageJobsWithoutQueueName", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
-	var ns *corev1.Namespace
+	var (
+		ns           *corev1.Namespace
+		defaultRf    *kueue.ResourceFlavor
+		localQueue   *kueue.LocalQueue
+		clusterQueue *kueue.ClusterQueue
+	)
 
 	ginkgo.BeforeAll(func() {
 		configurationUpdate := time.Now()
@@ -53,70 +64,46 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ManageJobsWithoutQueueName", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 			},
 		}
 		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, ns)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+		defaultRf = testing.MakeResourceFlavor("default").Obj()
+		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, defaultRf)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+		clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cluster-queue").
+			ResourceGroup(
+				*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(defaultRf.Name).
+					Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
+					Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "2G").Obj()).Obj()
+		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, clusterQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+		localQueue = testing.MakeLocalQueue("main", ns.Name).ClusterQueue("cluster-queue").Obj()
+		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, localQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 	})
 	ginkgo.AfterEach(func() {
 		gomega.Expect(util.DeleteNamespace(ctx, k8sClient, ns)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+		util.ExpectObjectToBeDeletedWithTimeout(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue, true, util.LongTimeout)
+		util.ExpectObjectToBeDeletedWithTimeout(ctx, k8sClient, defaultRf, true, util.LongTimeout)
 	})
-	ginkgo.When("creating a Job when manageJobsWithoutQueueName=true", func() {
-		var (
-			defaultRf    *kueue.ResourceFlavor
-			localQueue   *kueue.LocalQueue
-			clusterQueue *kueue.ClusterQueue
-		)
-		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
-			defaultRf = testing.MakeResourceFlavor("default").Obj()
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, defaultRf)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cluster-queue").
-				ResourceGroup(
-					*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(defaultRf.Name).
-						Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
-						Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "2G").Obj()).Obj()
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, clusterQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			localQueue = testing.MakeLocalQueue("main", ns.Name).ClusterQueue("cluster-queue").Obj()
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, localQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-		})
-		ginkgo.AfterEach(func() {
-			gomega.Expect(util.DeleteAllJobsInNamespace(ctx, k8sClient, ns)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			// Force remove workloads to be sure that cluster queue can be removed.
-			gomega.Expect(util.DeleteWorkloadsInNamespace(ctx, k8sClient, ns)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			gomega.Expect(util.DeleteObject(ctx, k8sClient, localQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			util.ExpectObjectToBeDeletedWithTimeout(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue, true, util.LongTimeout)
-			util.ExpectObjectToBeDeletedWithTimeout(ctx, k8sClient, defaultRf, true, util.LongTimeout)
-		})
-
-		ginkgo.It("should suspend it", func() {
-			var testJob *batchv1.Job
+	ginkgo.When("manageJobsWithoutQueueName=true", func() {
+		ginkgo.It("should suspend a job", func() {
+			var testJob, createdJob *batchv1.Job
+			var jobLookupKey types.NamespacedName
 			ginkgo.By("creating an unsuspended job without a queue name", func() {
 				testJob = testingjob.MakeJob("test-job", ns.Name).Suspend(false).Obj()
 				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, testJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
 			ginkgo.By("verifying that the job gets suspended", func() {
-				jobLookupKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: testJob.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
-				createdJob := &batchv1.Job{}
+				createdJob = &batchv1.Job{}
+				jobLookupKey = types.NamespacedName{Name: testJob.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, jobLookupKey, createdJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(ptr.Deref(createdJob.Spec.Suspend, false)).To(gomega.BeTrue())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
-		})
 
-		ginkgo.It("should unsuspend it", func() {
-			var testJob *batchv1.Job
-			var jobLookupKey types.NamespacedName
-			createdJob := &batchv1.Job{}
-			ginkgo.By("creating a job without queue name", func() {
-				testJob = testingjob.MakeJob("test-job", ns.Name).Suspend(false).Obj()
-				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, testJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-			})
 			ginkgo.By("setting the queue-name label", func() {
 				jobLookupKey = types.NamespacedName{Name: testJob.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
-				gomega.Eventually(func() error {
-					if err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, jobLookupKey, createdJob); err != nil {
-						return err
-					}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, jobLookupKey, createdJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 					createdJob.Labels["kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name"] = "main"
-					return k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdJob)
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 			ginkgo.By("verifying that the job is unsuspended", func() {
@@ -134,5 +121,167 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("ManageJobsWithoutQueueName", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("should not suspend child jobs of admitted jobs", func() {
+			numPods := 2
+			aw := awtesting.MakeAppWrapper("aw-child", ns.Name).
+				Component(testingjob.MakeJob("job-0", ns.Name).
+					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
+					Parallelism(int32(numPods)).
+					Completions(int32(numPods)).
+					Suspend(false).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
+					SetTypeMeta().Obj()).
+				Suspend(false).
+				Obj()
+
+			ginkgo.By("creating an unsuspended appwrapper without a queue name", func() {
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, aw)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("verifying that the appwrapper gets suspended", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Spec.Suspend).To(gomega.BeTrue())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("setting the queue-name label", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				awLookupKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: aw.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, awLookupKey, createdAppWrapper)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+					createdAppWrapper.Labels["kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name"] = "main"
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdAppWrapper)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("wait for appwrapper to be unsuspended", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Spec.Suspend).To(gomega.BeFalse())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("wait for the wrapped Job to successfully complete", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Status.Phase).To(gomega.Equal(awv1beta2.AppWrapperSucceeded))
+				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("should not suspend grandchildren jobs of admitted jobs", func() {
+			aw := awtesting.MakeAppWrapper("aw-grandchild", ns.Name).
+				Component(testingjobset.MakeJobSet("job-set", ns.Name).
+					ReplicatedJobs(
+						testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
+							Name:        "replicated-job-1",
+							Replicas:    2,
+							Parallelism: 2,
+							Completions: 2,
+							Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+							Args:        util.BehaviorExitFast,
+						},
+					).
+					SetTypeMeta().
+					Suspend(false).
+					Request("replicated-job-1", corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
+					Obj()).
+				Suspend(false).
+				Obj()
+
+			ginkgo.By("creating an unsuspended appwrapper without a queue name", func() {
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, aw)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("verifying that the appwrapper gets suspended", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Spec.Suspend).To(gomega.BeTrue())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("setting the queue-name label", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				awLookupKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: aw.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, awLookupKey, createdAppWrapper)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+					createdAppWrapper.Labels["kueue.x-k8s.io/queue-name"] = "main"
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdAppWrapper)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("wait for appwrapper to be unsuspended", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Spec.Suspend).To(gomega.BeFalse())
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("wait for the wrapped JobSet to successfully complete", func() {
+				createdAppWrapper := &awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(aw), createdAppWrapper)).To(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdAppWrapper.Status.Phase).To(gomega.Equal(awv1beta2.AppWrapperSucceeded))
+				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("should suspend a pod created in the test namespace", func() {
+			var testPod, createdPod *corev1.Pod
+			var podLookupKey types.NamespacedName
+			ginkgo.By("creating a pod without a queue name", func() {
+				testPod = testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", ns.Name).Obj()
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, testPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("verifying that the pod is gated", func() {
+				createdPod = &corev1.Pod{}
+				podLookupKey = types.NamespacedName{Name: testPod.Name, Namespace: ns.Name}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, podLookupKey, createdPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdPod.Spec.SchedulingGates).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo([]corev1.PodSchedulingGate{
+						{Name: "kueue.x-k8s.io/admission"},
+					}))
+					g.Expect(createdPod.ObjectMeta.Labels).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(map[string]string{constants.ManagedByKueueLabel: "true"}))
+					g.Expect(createdPod.Finalizers).Should(gomega.ContainElement(constants.ManagedByKueueLabel))
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("should NOT suspend a pod created in the kube-system namespace", func() {
+			var testPod, createdPod *corev1.Pod
+			var podLookupKey types.NamespacedName
+			ginkgo.By("creating a pod without a queue name", func() {
+				testPod = testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", "kube-system").
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
+					Request("cpu", "1").
+					Request("memory", "2G").
+					Obj()
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, testPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("verifying that the pod is running", func() {
+				createdPod = &corev1.Pod{}
+				podLookupKey = types.NamespacedName{Name: testPod.Name, Namespace: "kube-system"}
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, podLookupKey, createdPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+					g.Expect(createdPod.Status.Phase).Should(gomega.Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
+				}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.By("deleting the pod", func() {
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Delete(ctx, testPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, podLookupKey, createdPod)).Should(testing.BeNotFoundError())
+				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test/e2e/customconfigs/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/customconfigs/suite_test.go
index a8979db55..04f847098 100644
--- a/test/e2e/customconfigs/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/customconfigs/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.BeforeSuite(func() {
 
 	waitForAvailableStart := time.Now()
 	util.WaitForKueueAvailability(ctx, k8sClient)
-	ginkgo.GinkgoLogr.Info("Kueue operator is available in the cluster", "waitingTime", time.Since(waitForAvailableStart))
+	util.WaitForJobSetAvailability(ctx, k8sClient)
+	util.WaitForAppWrapperAvailability(ctx, k8sClient)
+	ginkgo.GinkgoLogr.Info("Kueue, JobSet and AppWrapper operators are available in the cluster", "waitingTime", time.Since(waitForAvailableStart))
 	defaultKueueCfg = util.GetKueueConfiguration(ctx, k8sClient)
 })
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
index f2f905cd4..c6af19dc7 100644
--- a/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/multikueue/e2e_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 	ginkgo.When("Creating a multikueue admission check", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("Should create a pod on worker if admitted", func() {
 			pod := testingpod.MakePod("pod", managerNs.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Request("cpu", "1").
 				Request("memory", "2G").
 				Queue(managerLq.Name).
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 			}
 
 			deployment := testingdeployment.MakeDeployment("deployment", managerNs.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(managerLq.Name).
 				Obj()
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				Request("cpu", "1").
 				Request("memory", "2G").
 				// Give it the time to be observed Active in the live status update step.
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"5s"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Obj()
 
 			ginkgo.By("Creating the job", func() {
@@ -439,10 +439,13 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
+			ginkgo.By("Finishing the job's pod", func() {
+				util.WaitForActivePodsAndTerminate(ctx, k8sWorker2Client, worker2RestClient, worker2Cfg, job.Namespace, 1, 0)
+			})
+
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting for the job to finish", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-
 					g.Expect(apimeta.FindStatusCondition(createdLeaderWorkload.Status.Conditions, kueue.WorkloadFinished)).To(gomega.BeComparableTo(&metav1.Condition{
 						Type:   kueue.WorkloadFinished,
 						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
@@ -481,9 +484,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 						Replicas:    2,
 						Parallelism: 2,
 						Completions: 2,
-						Image:       util.E2eTestSleepImage,
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
 						// Give it the time to be observed Active in the live status update step.
-						Args: []string{"5s"},
+						Args: util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion,
 					},
 				).
 				Request("replicated-job-1", "cpu", "500m").
@@ -530,6 +533,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
+			ginkgo.By("Finishing the jobset pods", func() {
+				util.WaitForActivePodsAndTerminate(ctx, k8sWorker1Client, worker1RestClient, worker1Cfg, jobSet.Namespace, 4, 0)
+			})
+
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting for the jobSet to finish", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdLeaderWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -574,7 +581,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				Component(testingjob.MakeJob("job-1", managerNs.Name).
 					SetTypeMeta().
 					Suspend(false).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"5s"}). // Give it the time to be observed Active in the live status update step.
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion). // Give it the time to be observed Active in the live status update step.
 					Parallelism(2).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					SetTypeMeta().Obj()).
@@ -598,6 +605,10 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
 
+			ginkgo.By("Finishing the jobset pods", func() {
+				util.WaitForActivePodsAndTerminate(ctx, k8sWorker1Client, worker1RestClient, worker1Cfg, aw.Namespace, 2, 0)
+			})
+
 			ginkgo.By("Waiting for the appwrapper to finish", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sManagerClient.Get(ctx, wlLookupKey, createdWorkload)).To(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -649,8 +660,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				Request(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, corev1.ResourceMemory, "800M").
 				Request(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, corev1.ResourceCPU, "0.5").
 				Request(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, corev1.ResourceMemory, "800M").
-				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
-				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
+				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 
 			ginkgo.By("Creating the PyTorchJob", func() {
@@ -712,8 +723,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("MultiKueue", func() {
 				Request(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, corev1.ResourceMemory, "200M").
 				Request(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, corev1.ResourceCPU, "0.5").
 				Request(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, corev1.ResourceMemory, "100M").
-				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
-				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
+				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 
 			ginkgo.By("Creating the MPIJob", func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/multikueue/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/multikueue/suite_test.go
index a7bfe19db..2c560cc56 100644
--- a/test/e2e/multikueue/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/multikueue/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ var (
 	k8sWorker1Client client.Client
 	k8sWorker2Client client.Client
 	ctx              context.Context
+
+	managerCfg *rest.Config
+	worker1Cfg *rest.Config
+	worker2Cfg *rest.Config
+
+	managerRestClient *rest.RESTClient
+	worker1RestClient *rest.RESTClient
+	worker2RestClient *rest.RESTClient
 )
 
 func policyRule(group, resource string, verbs ...string) rbacv1.PolicyRule {
@@ -252,11 +260,14 @@ var _ = ginkgo.BeforeSuite(func() {
 	worker2ClusterName = os.Getenv("WORKER2_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME")
 	gomega.Expect(worker2ClusterName).NotTo(gomega.BeEmpty(), "WORKER2_KIND_CLUSTER_NAME should not be empty")
 
-	var managerCfg, worker1Cfg, worker2Cfg *rest.Config
 	k8sManagerClient, managerCfg = util.CreateClientUsingCluster("kind-" + managerClusterName)
 	k8sWorker1Client, worker1Cfg = util.CreateClientUsingCluster("kind-" + worker1ClusterName)
 	k8sWorker2Client, worker2Cfg = util.CreateClientUsingCluster("kind-" + worker2ClusterName)
 
+	managerRestClient = util.CreateRestClient(managerCfg)
+	worker1RestClient = util.CreateRestClient(worker1Cfg)
+	worker2RestClient = util.CreateRestClient(worker2Cfg)
+
 	ctx = context.Background()
 
 	worker1Kconfig, err := kubeconfigForMultiKueueSA(ctx, k8sWorker1Client, worker1Cfg, "kueue-system", "mksa", worker1ClusterName)
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/appwrapper_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/appwrapper_test.go
index b2968bbf0..65f3bc16c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/appwrapper_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/appwrapper_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("AppWrapper", func() {
 				Parallelism(int32(numPods)).
 				Completions(int32(numPods)).
 				Suspend(false).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				SetTypeMeta().Obj()).
 			Queue(localQueueName).
 			Obj()
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/deployment_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/deployment_test.go
index cf6059bb7..9ef2e5fc1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/deployment_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/deployment_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Deployment", func() {
 
 	ginkgo.It("should admit workloads that fits", func() {
 		deployment := deploymenttesting.MakeDeployment("deployment", ns.Name).
-			Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+			Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 			Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 			Replicas(3).
 			Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Deployment", func() {
 
 	ginkgo.It("should admit workloads after change queue-name if AvailableReplicas = 0", func() {
 		deployment := deploymenttesting.MakeDeployment("deployment", ns.Name).
-			Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+			Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 			Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 			Replicas(3).
 			Queue("invalid-queue-name").
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
index d50ce1e19..7a0750e07 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/e2e_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("Should unsuspend a job and set nodeSelectors", func() {
 			// Use a binary that ends.
-			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).Obj()
+			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
 			createdWorkload := &kueue.Workload{}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 				sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 					Label(constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel, "prebuilt-wl").
 					BackoffLimit(0).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"-termination-code=1", "10m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletionFailOnExit).
 					TerminationGracePeriod(1).
 					Obj()
 				testingjob.SetContainerDefaults(&sampleJob.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0])
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 			// Use a binary that ends.
 			job := testingjob.MakeJob("job", ns.Name).
 				Queue("main").
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Request("cpu", "500m").
 				Parallelism(3).
 				Completions(4).
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("Should unsuspend a job only after all checks are cleared", func() {
 			// Use a binary that ends.
-			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).Obj()
+			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
 			createdWorkload := &kueue.Workload{}
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/fair_sharing_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/fair_sharing_test.go
index be2df9c7d..e8c483097 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/fair_sharing_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/fair_sharing_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Fair Sharing", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailure
 			for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
 				job := jobtesting.MakeJob(fmt.Sprintf("j%d", i+1), ns.Name).
 					Queue(lq1.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ns"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 					Parallelism(3).
 					Completions(3).
 					Request("cpu", "1").
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/jobset_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/jobset_test.go
index b0e8db3d9..21a1e8b96 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/jobset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/jobset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -81,12 +81,11 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("JobSet", func() {
 				ReplicatedJobs(
 					testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 						Name:        "replicated-job-1",
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+						Args:        util.BehaviorExitFast,
 						Replicas:    2,
 						Parallelism: 2,
 						Completions: 2,
-						Image:       util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						// Give it the time to be observed Active in the live status update step.
-						Args: []string{"1ms"},
 					},
 				).
 				Request("replicated-job-1", "cpu", "500m").
@@ -163,11 +162,11 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("JobSet", func() {
 				ReplicatedJobs(
 					testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 						Name:        "replicated-job-1",
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+						Args:        util.BehaviorExitFast,
 						Replicas:    1,
 						Parallelism: 1,
 						Completions: 1,
-						Image:       util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:        []string{"60s"},
 					},
 				).
 				Request("replicated-job-1", "cpu", "500m").
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/kueuectl_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/kueuectl_test.go
index 7923d00aa..954f85c7f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/kueuectl_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/kueuectl_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/leaderworkerset_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/leaderworkerset_test.go
index d4d4ff935..9d9e6763b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/leaderworkerset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/leaderworkerset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 	ginkgo.When("LeaderWorkerSet created", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should admit group with leader only", func() {
 			lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Size(1).
 				Replicas(1).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should admit group with leader and workers", func() {
 			lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Size(3).
 				Replicas(1).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should admit group with multiple leaders and workers that fits", func() {
 			lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Size(3).
 				Replicas(2).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 		ginkgo.DescribeTable("should allow to scale up",
 			func(startupPolicyType leaderworkersetv1.StartupPolicyType) {
 				lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 					Size(3).
 					Replicas(1).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 		ginkgo.DescribeTable("should allow to scale down",
 			func(startupPolicyType leaderworkersetv1.StartupPolicyType) {
 				lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 					Size(3).
 					Replicas(2).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 		ginkgo.DescribeTable("should admit group with multiple leaders and workers that fits and have different resource needs",
 			func(startupPolicyType leaderworkersetv1.StartupPolicyType) {
 				lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 					Size(3).
 					Replicas(2).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 							Containers: []corev1.Container{
 								{
 									Name:  "c",
-									Args:  []string{"10m"},
-									Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
+									Args:  util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion,
+									Image: util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
 									Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 										Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
 											corev1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("150m"),
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should allow to update the PodTemplate in LeaderWorkerSet", func() {
 			lws := leaderworkersettesting.MakeLeaderWorkerSet("lws", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImageOld, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Size(3).
 				Replicas(2).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
@@ -543,8 +543,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 						Containers: []corev1.Container{
 							{
 								Name:  "c",
-								Args:  []string{"10m"},
-								Image: util.E2eTestSleepImageOld,
+								Args:  util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion,
+								Image: util.E2eTestAgnHostImageOld,
 								Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 									Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
 										corev1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("150m"),
@@ -582,9 +582,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(lws), createdLeaderWorkerSet)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.LeaderTemplate.Spec.Containers).Should(gomega.HaveLen(1))
-					createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.LeaderTemplate.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestSleepImage
+					createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.LeaderTemplate.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestAgnHostImage
 					g.Expect(createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.WorkerTemplate.Spec.Containers).Should(gomega.HaveLen(1))
-					createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.WorkerTemplate.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestSleepImage
+					createdLeaderWorkerSet.Spec.LeaderWorkerTemplate.WorkerTemplate.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestAgnHostImage
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdLeaderWorkerSet)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("LeaderWorkerSet integration", func() {
 					}))).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(pods.Items).To(gomega.HaveLen(6))
 					for _, p := range pods.Items {
-						g.Expect(p.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(gomega.Equal(util.E2eTestSleepImage))
+						g.Expect(p.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(gomega.Equal(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage))
 					}
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
index 0f48ceb55..b0d4cf431 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/metrics_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Metrics", func() {
 
 		curlPod = testingjobspod.MakePod("curl-metrics", config.DefaultNamespace).
 			ServiceAccountName(serviceAccountName).
-			Image(util.E2eTTestCurlImage, []string{
-				"sleep", "5m",
-			}).
+			Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 			Obj()
 		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, curlPod)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/pod_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/pod_test.go
index 14ebbb06f..e2af5460f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/pod_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/pod_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should admit group that fits", func() {
 			group := podtesting.MakePod("group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 				MakeGroup(2)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("Should only admit a complete group", func() {
 			group := podtesting.MakePod("group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 				MakeGroup(3)
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 
 			groupName := "group"
 			group := podtesting.MakePod(groupName, ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				TerminationGracePeriod(1).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 				MakeGroup(3)
 
 			// First pod runs for much longer, so that there is time to terminate it.
-			group[0].Spec.Containers[0].Args = []string{"-termination-code=1", "10m"}
+			group[0].Spec.Containers[0].Args = util.BehaviorWaitForDeletionFailOnExit
 
 			ginkgo.By("Group starts", func() {
 				for _, p := range group {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 			})
 
 			group := podtesting.MakePod("group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 				MakeGroup(2)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should allow to schedule a group of diverse pods", func() {
 			group := podtesting.MakePod("group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "3").
 				MakeGroup(2)
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 			})
 
 			defaultPriorityGroup := podtesting.MakePod("default-priority-group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"-termination-code=1", "10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletionFailOnExit).
 				TerminationGracePeriod(1).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 			})
 
 			highPriorityGroup := podtesting.MakePod("high-priority-group", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
 				PriorityClass("high").
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod groups", func() {
 				for _, origPod := range defaultPriorityGroup {
 					rep := origPod.DeepCopy()
 					rep.Name = "replacement-for-" + rep.Name
-					rep.Spec.Containers[0].Args = []string{"1ms"}
+					rep.Spec.Containers[0].Args = util.BehaviorExitFast
 					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, rep)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					replacementPods = append(replacementPods, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(rep))
 				}
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/statefulset_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/statefulset_test.go
index 271176c77..68dcb8499 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/statefulset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 	ginkgo.When("StatefulSet created", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should admit group that fits", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 			ginkgo.By("Creating potentially conflicting stateful-set", func() {
 				conflictingStatefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts-conflict", ns.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 					Replicas(1).
 					Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should allow to update the PodTemplate in StatefulSet", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImageOld, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 				gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(statefulSet), createdStatefulSet)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 					g.Expect(createdStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).Should(gomega.HaveLen(1))
-					createdStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestSleepImage
+					createdStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image = util.E2eTestAgnHostImage
 					g.Expect(k8sClient.Update(ctx, createdStatefulSet)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 					g.Expect(pods.Items).To(gomega.HaveLen(3))
 					for _, p := range pods.Items {
 						g.Expect(createdStatefulSet.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers).Should(gomega.HaveLen(1))
-						g.Expect(p.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(gomega.Equal(util.E2eTestSleepImage))
+						g.Expect(p.Spec.Containers[0].Image).To(gomega.Equal(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage))
 					}
 				}, util.LongTimeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 			})
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should delete all pods on scale down to zero", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should create pods after scale up from zero", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(0).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should allow to scale up after scale down to zero", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(lq.Name).
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should allow to change queue name if ReadyReplicas=0", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(fmt.Sprintf("%s-invalid", localQueueName)).
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet integration", func() {
 
 		ginkgo.It("should delete all Pods if StatefulSet was deleted after being partially ready", func() {
 			statefulSet := statefulsettesting.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Replicas(3).
 				Queue(localQueueName).
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/suite_test.go
index 07c9fea03..d44f51975 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/tas_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/tas_test.go
index f8930ea87..acc7978d1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/tas_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/tas_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling", func() {
 			jobKey := client.ObjectKeyFromObject(sampleJob)
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, corev1.LabelHostname).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -195,25 +195,25 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling", func() {
 				ReplicatedJobs(
 					testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 						Name:        "rj1",
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+						Args:        util.BehaviorExitFast,
 						Replicas:    1,
 						Parallelism: 1,
 						Completions: 1,
 						PodAnnotations: map[string]string{
 							kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation: corev1.LabelHostname,
 						},
-						Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:  []string{"1ms"},
 					},
 					testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 						Name:        "rj2",
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+						Args:        util.BehaviorExitFast,
 						Replicas:    1,
 						Parallelism: 1,
 						Completions: 1,
 						PodAnnotations: map[string]string{
 							kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation: corev1.LabelHostname,
 						},
-						Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:  []string{"1ms"},
 					},
 				).
 				Request("rj1", "cpu", "200m").
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should admit a single Pod via TAS", func() {
 			p := testingpod.MakePod("test-pod", ns.Name).
 				Queue(localQueue.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Annotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, corev1.LabelHostname).
 				Request("cpu", "100m").
 				Request("memory", "100Mi").
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling", func() {
 		ginkgo.It("should admit a Pod group via TAS", func() {
 			group := testingpod.MakePod("group", ns.Name).
 				Queue(localQueue.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Annotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, corev1.LabelHostname).
 				Request("cpu", "100m").
 				Request("memory", "100Mi").
diff --git a/test/e2e/singlecluster/visibility_test.go b/test/e2e/singlecluster/visibility_test.go
index 06318a034..d3889bcb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/singlecluster/visibility_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/singlecluster/visibility_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Schedule a job that when admitted workload blocks the queue", func() {
 				blockingJob = testingjob.MakeJob("test-job-1", nsA.Name).
 					Queue(localQueueA.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1m"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					TerminationGracePeriod(1).
 					BackoffLimit(0).
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Schedule a job which is pending due to lower priority", func() {
 				sampleJob2 = testingjob.MakeJob("test-job-2", nsA.Name).
 					Queue(localQueueA.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					PriorityClass(lowPriorityClass.Name).
 					Obj()
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 				for _, jobCase := range jobCases {
 					job := testingjob.MakeJob(jobCase.JobName, nsA.Name).
 						Queue(jobCase.LocalQueueName).
-						Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+						Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 						PriorityClass(jobCase.JobPrioClassName).
 						Obj()
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("Schedule a job which is pending due to lower priority", func() {
 				sampleJob2 = testingjob.MakeJob("test-job-2", nsA.Name).
 					Queue(localQueueA.Name).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					PriorityClass(lowPriorityClass.Name).
 					Obj()
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 				for _, jobCase := range jobCases {
 					job := testingjob.MakeJob(jobCase.JobName, nsA.Name).
 						Queue(jobCase.LocalQueueName).
-						Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+						Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 						PriorityClass(jobCase.JobPrioClassName).
 						Obj()
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Kueue visibility server", func() {
 				for _, jobCase := range jobCases {
 					job := testingjob.MakeJob(jobCase.JobName, jobCase.nsName).
 						Queue(jobCase.LocalQueueName).
-						Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"1ms"}).
+						Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 						Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 						PriorityClass(jobCase.JobPrioClassName).
 						Obj()
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/appwrapper_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/appwrapper_test.go
index cf399d0ba..44f7f6aaf 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/appwrapper_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/appwrapper_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for AppWrapper", func() {
 					Request(extraResource, "1").
 					Limit(extraResource, "1").
 					Suspend(false).
-					Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"60s"}).
+					Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, []string{"60s"}).
 					PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetPreferredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel).
 					SetTypeMeta().Obj()).
 				Queue(localQueue.Name).
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/job_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/job_test.go
index eeb4efe8b..ffa638c31 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/job_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/job_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for Job", func() {
 				Obj()
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"100ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for Job", func() {
 				Obj()
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetPreferredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"100ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for Job", func() {
 				Obj()
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"100ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for Job", func() {
 				Obj()
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10ms"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorExitFast).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for Job", func() {
 				Obj()
 			sampleJob = (&testingjob.JobWrapper{Job: *sampleJob}).
 				PodAnnotation(kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation, testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"60s"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, sampleJob)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/jobset_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/jobset_test.go
index bb3da033f..9f40f7980 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/jobset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/jobset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for JobSet", func() {
 				ReplicatedJobs(
 					testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 						Name:        "replicated-job-1",
+						Image:       util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+						Args:        util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion,
 						Replicas:    int32(replicas),
 						Parallelism: int32(parallelism),
 						Completions: int32(parallelism),
-						Image:       util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:        []string{"60s"},
 						PodAnnotations: map[string]string{
 							kueuealpha.PodSetPreferredTopologyAnnotation: testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel,
 						},
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/leaderworkerset_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/leaderworkerset_test.go
index 9878422ee..f1a7c36de 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/leaderworkerset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/leaderworkerset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for LeaderWorkerSet", func() {
 						Containers: []corev1.Container{
 							{
 								Name:  "c",
-								Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-								Args:  []string{"10m"},
+								Image: util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+								Args:  util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion,
 								Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 									Limits: map[corev1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 										extraResource: resource.MustParse("1"),
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/mpijob_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/mpijob_test.go
index dac026477..f9618fa4a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/mpijob_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/mpijob_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for MPIJob", func() {
 				Queue(localQueue.Name).
 				MPIJobReplicaSpecs(
 					testingmpijob.MPIJobReplicaSpecRequirement{
-						Image:         util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:          []string{"60s"},
 						ReplicaType:   kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher,
 						ReplicaCount:  launcherReplicas,
 						RestartPolicy: corev1.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
@@ -109,8 +107,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for MPIJob", func() {
 						},
 					},
 					testingmpijob.MPIJobReplicaSpecRequirement{
-						Image:         util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:          []string{"60s"},
 						ReplicaType:   kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker,
 						ReplicaCount:  workerReplicas,
 						RestartPolicy: corev1.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
@@ -119,6 +115,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for MPIJob", func() {
 						},
 					},
 				).
+				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
+				Image(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Limit(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeLauncher, corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Request(kfmpi.MPIReplicaTypeWorker, extraResource, "1").
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/pod_group_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/pod_group_test.go
index c7d24372e..fa28269b4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/pod_group_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/pod_group_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/pytorch_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/pytorch_test.go
index b23aa7082..af86490b3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/pytorch_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/pytorch_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for PyTorchJob", func() {
 				Queue(localQueue.Name).
 				PyTorchReplicaSpecs(
 					testingpytorchjob.PyTorchReplicaSpecRequirement{
-						Image:         util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:          []string{"60s"},
 						ReplicaType:   kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster,
 						ReplicaCount:  masterReplicas,
 						RestartPolicy: kftraining.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
@@ -108,8 +106,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for PyTorchJob", func() {
 						},
 					},
 					testingpytorchjob.PyTorchReplicaSpecRequirement{
-						Image:         util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-						Args:          []string{"60s"},
 						ReplicaType:   kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker,
 						ReplicaCount:  workerReplicas,
 						RestartPolicy: kftraining.RestartPolicyOnFailure,
@@ -118,6 +114,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for PyTorchJob", func() {
 						},
 					},
 				).
+				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
+				Image(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Limit(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeMaster, corev1.ResourceCPU, "100m").
 				Request(kftraining.PyTorchJobReplicaTypeWorker, extraResource, "1").
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/statefulset_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/statefulset_test.go
index 1bfc937b0..e63ecc1f0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/statefulset_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("TopologyAwareScheduling for StatefulSet", func() {
 
 			const replicas = 3
 			sts := statefulset.MakeStatefulSet("sts", ns.Name).
-				Image(util.E2eTestSleepImage, []string{"10m"}).
+				Image(util.E2eTestAgnHostImage, util.BehaviorWaitForDeletion).
 				Request(extraResource, "1").
 				Limit(extraResource, "1").
 				Replicas(replicas).
diff --git a/test/e2e/tas/suite_test.go b/test/e2e/tas/suite_test.go
index 34168f675..9a3491386 100644
--- a/test/e2e/tas/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/tas/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/framework.go b/test/integration/framework/framework.go
index 0b533f0ec..2a559b511 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/framework.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/framework.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/multikueue_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/multikueue_test.go
index d735389f9..04a6ba22a 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/multikueue_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/multikueue_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/multikueue/suite_test.go b/test/integration/multikueue/suite_test.go
index 1e17a49b2..26a3c2174 100644
--- a/test/integration/multikueue/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/multikueue/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
index 0c226c724..e2747c0b6 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/provisioning_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package provisioning
 
 import (
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/suite_test.go
index aa40188ea..b546ec9e7 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/admissionchecks/provisioning/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
index 44ffb882a..f95ddb93b 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/admissioncheck_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
index 144128074..286aa1e1e 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/clusterqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
index a1fea1bca..cab89f422 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/localqueue_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller_test.go
index 86be09f4b..784476aef 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/resourceflavor_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/suite_test.go
index 02b154cfb..f223e10ee 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
index cc9ba9cd3..f10903ef7 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/core/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/setup_controllers_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/setup_controllers_test.go
index 43ffe2f0e..e2100a4dc 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/setup_controllers_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/setup_controllers_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/suite_test.go
index d9f327243..46b53da29 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobframework/setup/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
index 07fcb9259..e5b8120b0 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/suite_test.go
index 6c59b10cb..f97b26558 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/appwrapper/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
index 232957906..97b3cd936 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/suite_test.go
index 45c33a863..5f63ba77d 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/job/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
index 91b15c29d..203ff1974 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -1243,8 +1243,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("JobSet controller when TopologyAwareScheduling enabled"
 					PodAnnotations: map[string]string{
 						kueuealpha.PodSetRequiredTopologyAnnotation: testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel,
 					},
-					Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-					Args:  []string{"1ms"},
+					Image: util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+					Args:  util.BehaviorExitFast,
 				},
 				testingjobset.ReplicatedJobRequirements{
 					Name:        "rj2",
@@ -1254,8 +1254,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("JobSet controller when TopologyAwareScheduling enabled"
 					PodAnnotations: map[string]string{
 						kueuealpha.PodSetPreferredTopologyAnnotation: testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel,
 					},
-					Image: util.E2eTestSleepImage,
-					Args:  []string{"1ms"},
+					Image: util.E2eTestAgnHostImage,
+					Args:  util.BehaviorExitFast,
 				},
 			).
 			Request("rj1", "cpu", "100m").
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/suite_test.go
index 88d695187..ca4ac2ed7 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/jobset/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob.go
index d64828793..06aff3588 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/kubeflow/kubeflowjob.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
index a99deadea..a8b66f719 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/mpijob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/suite_test.go
index 8356c477c..e53343b7f 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/mpijob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
index 4bf224b87..a553e96ab 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/paddlejob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/suite_test.go
index 3391a5302..39e8b088f 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/paddlejob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
index 1e99d65b8..5aa45a52d 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/pod_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -88,11 +88,8 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 				jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(false),
 				jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
 				jobframework.WithKubeServerVersion(serverVersionFetcher),
-				jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-					PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-					NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-				}),
 				jobframework.WithLabelKeysToCopy([]string{"toCopyKey"}),
+				jobframework.WithEnabledFrameworks([]string{"pod"}),
 			))
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, defaultFlavor)).To(gomega.Succeed())
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, clusterQueue)).To(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 				})
 			})
 
-			ginkgo.It("Should ungate pod with prebuild workload", func() {
+			ginkgo.It("Should ungate pod with prebuilt workload", func() {
 				const (
 					workloadName = "test-workload"
 				)
@@ -526,7 +523,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 				pod := testingpod.MakePod(podName, ns.Name).
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					Queue(lq.Name).
-					PrebuildWorkload(workloadName).
+					PrebuiltWorkload(workloadName).
 					Obj()
 
 				ginkgo.By("Creating pod with queue-name", func() {
@@ -539,7 +536,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 					Obj()
 				wlLookupKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: workloadName, Namespace: ns.Name}
 
-				ginkgo.By("Creating prebuild workload with queue-name", func() {
+				ginkgo.By("Creating prebuilt workload with queue-name", func() {
 					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, wl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				})
 
@@ -1578,25 +1575,25 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 				})
 			})
 
-			ginkgo.It("Should ungate pods with prebuild workload", func() {
+			ginkgo.It("Should ungate pods with prebuilt workload", func() {
 				const (
 					workloadName = "test-workload"
 				)
 
 				pod1 := testingpod.MakePod("test-pod-1", ns.Name).
-					Group("test-group").
+					Group(workloadName).
 					GroupTotalCount("2").
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "1").
 					Queue(lq.Name).
-					PrebuildWorkload(workloadName).
+					PrebuiltWorkload(workloadName).
 					RoleHash("leader").
 					Obj()
 				pod2 := testingpod.MakePod("test-pod-2", ns.Name).
-					Group("test-group").
+					Group(workloadName).
 					GroupTotalCount("2").
 					Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "2").
 					Queue(lq.Name).
-					PrebuildWorkload(workloadName).
+					PrebuiltWorkload(workloadName).
 					RoleHash("worker").
 					Obj()
 
@@ -1617,7 +1614,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller", ginkgo.Ordered, ginkgo.ContinueOnFailu
 					Obj()
 				wlLookupKey := types.NamespacedName{Name: workloadName, Namespace: ns.Name}
 
-				ginkgo.By("Creating prebuild workload", func() {
+				ginkgo.By("Creating prebuilt workload", func() {
 					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, wl)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 				})
 
@@ -1719,10 +1716,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller interacting with scheduler", ginkgo.Orde
 			&configuration,
 			jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(false),
 			jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
-			jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-				PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-				NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-			}),
+			jobframework.WithEnabledFrameworks([]string{"pod"}),
 		))
 		spotUntaintedFlavor = testing.MakeResourceFlavor("spot-untainted").NodeLabel(instanceKey, "spot-untainted").Obj()
 		gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, spotUntaintedFlavor)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -1979,10 +1973,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller interacting with Workload controller whe
 			false,
 			&configapi.Configuration{WaitForPodsReady: waitForPodsReady},
 			jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
-			jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-				PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-				NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-			}),
+			jobframework.WithEnabledFrameworks([]string{"pod"}),
 		))
 	})
 	ginkgo.AfterAll(func() {
@@ -2176,10 +2167,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod controller when TopologyAwareScheduling enabled", g
 	ginkgo.BeforeAll(func() {
 		fwk.StartManager(ctx, cfg, managerSetup(true, true, nil,
 			jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
-			jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-				PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-				NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-			}),
+			jobframework.WithEnabledFrameworks([]string{"pod"}),
 		))
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/suite_test.go
index 09e243603..6a3112ca2 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pod/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
index 813d52010..9d90a8a20 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/pytorchjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/suite_test.go
index f1342e28c..cb6709e1a 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/pytorchjob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
index 27b155667..2ecd47bbd 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/raycluster_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/suite_test.go
index 3fe7faf90..b1cfc6dd0 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/raycluster/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
index 89ebed576..a079010b8 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/rayjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/suite_test.go
index 2ac7f9521..9941cce3f 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/rayjob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/suite_test.go
index adcdcdab5..23f079f4a 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
index cf60fe4c3..f6fb44a98 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/tfjob/tfjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/suite_test.go
index 4c16b9e3b..654135203 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
index 532ce9ff2..a2956c7f3 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/controller/jobs/xgboostjob/xgboostjob_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/importer_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/importer_test.go
index 38e6aac03..763428bf3 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/importer_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/importer_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/suite_test.go
index c2fff9cf7..50cae9cf4 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/importer/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/create_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/create_test.go
index 6edde131f..8a4dea0b3 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/create_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/create_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/list_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/list_test.go
index 2e36934f1..d54e356f2 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/list_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/list_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/passthrough_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/passthrough_test.go
index b00d9c6d5..c9f637d58 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/passthrough_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/passthrough_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/resume_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/resume_test.go
index 08bc6bb6b..ce202808f 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/resume_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/resume_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/stop_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/stop_test.go
index cb166cf34..cabfe4d10 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/stop_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/stop_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/suite_test.go
index afaac464c..c26df9600 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/util.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/util.go
index 6e25733c6..08bf0df5f 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/util.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/kueuectl/util.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 package kueuectl
 
 import (
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/fair_sharing_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/fair_sharing_test.go
index dbc5a1655..9a67f5654 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/fair_sharing_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/fair_sharing_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/suite_test.go
index b778abf70..6ffb0f0de 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/fairsharing/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/scheduler_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/scheduler_test.go
index a38c42591..58db1ee80 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/scheduler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/suite_test.go
index 35042f6be..3498355ee 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/podsready/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/preemption_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/preemption_test.go
index 2bcedeb42..70a615232 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/preemption_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/preemption_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index cba36bfa1..f9a93b4a6 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/suite_test.go
index f6bd8b0dd..470587d09 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
index cca6c2a74..b18442c53 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/scheduler/workload_controller_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/suite_test.go
index c9141e3b2..07fe6e933 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
index 0a6b0fd9e..af648c23c 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/tas/tas_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -237,29 +237,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Topology Aware Scheduling", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 			}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
 		})
 
-		ginkgo.It("should mark TAS ClusterQueue as inactive if used with preemption", func() {
-			clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cq").
-				ResourceGroup(
-					*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(tasFlavor.Name).Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj(),
-				).Preemption(kueue.ClusterQueuePreemption{
-				WithinClusterQueue: kueue.PreemptionPolicyLowerPriority,
-			}).Obj()
-			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, clusterQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-
-			gomega.Eventually(func(g gomega.Gomega) {
-				var updatedCq kueue.ClusterQueue
-				g.Expect(k8sClient.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(clusterQueue), &updatedCq)).To(gomega.Succeed())
-				g.Expect(updatedCq.Status.Conditions).Should(gomega.BeComparableTo([]metav1.Condition{
-					{
-						Type:    kueue.ClusterQueueActive,
-						Status:  metav1.ConditionFalse,
-						Reason:  "NotSupportedWithTopologyAwareScheduling",
-						Message: `Can't admit new workloads: TAS is not supported for preemption within cluster queue.`,
-					},
-				}, util.IgnoreConditionTimestampsAndObservedGeneration))
-			}, util.Timeout, util.Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
-		})
-
 		ginkgo.It("should mark TAS ClusterQueue as inactive if used with MultiKueue", func() {
 			admissionCheck = testing.MakeAdmissionCheck("multikueue").ControllerName(kueue.MultiKueueControllerName).Obj()
 			gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, admissionCheck)).To(gomega.Succeed())
@@ -858,6 +835,127 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Topology Aware Scheduling", ginkgo.Ordered, func() {
 			})
 		})
 
+		ginkgo.When("Preemption is enabled within ClusterQueue", func() {
+			var (
+				nodes []corev1.Node
+			)
+			ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
+				nodes = []corev1.Node{
+					*testingnode.MakeNode("x1").
+						Label("node-group", "tas").
+						Label(testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel, "b1").
+						Label(testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel, "r1").
+						Label(corev1.LabelHostname, "x1").
+						StatusAllocatable(corev1.ResourceList{
+							corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("5"),
+							corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Gi"),
+							corev1.ResourcePods:   resource.MustParse("10"),
+						}).
+						Ready().
+						Obj(),
+					*testingnode.MakeNode("x2").
+						Label("node-group", "tas").
+						Label(testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel, "b1").
+						Label(testing.DefaultRackTopologyLevel, "r2").
+						Label(corev1.LabelHostname, "x2").
+						StatusAllocatable(corev1.ResourceList{
+							corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("5"),
+							corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("5Gi"),
+							corev1.ResourcePods:   resource.MustParse("10"),
+						}).
+						Ready().
+						Obj(),
+				}
+				util.CreateNodes(ctx, k8sClient, nodes)
+
+				topology = testing.MakeDefaultThreeLevelTopology("default")
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, topology)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+
+				tasFlavor = testing.MakeResourceFlavor("tas-flavor").
+					NodeLabel("node-group", "tas").
+					TopologyName("default").Obj()
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, tasFlavor)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+
+				clusterQueue = testing.MakeClusterQueue("cluster-queue").
+					Preemption(kueue.ClusterQueuePreemption{
+						WithinClusterQueue: kueue.PreemptionPolicyLowerPriority,
+					}).
+					// We set quota above what is physically available to hit
+					// the topology requirements rather quota.
+					ResourceGroup(*testing.MakeFlavorQuotas(tasFlavor.Name).
+						Resource(corev1.ResourceCPU, "20").
+						Resource(corev1.ResourceMemory, "20Gi").Obj()).
+					Obj()
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, clusterQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				util.ExpectClusterQueuesToBeActive(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue)
+
+				localQueue = testing.MakeLocalQueue("local-queue", ns.Name).ClusterQueue(clusterQueue.Name).Obj()
+				gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, localQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.AfterEach(func() {
+				gomega.Expect(util.DeleteAllJobsInNamespace(ctx, k8sClient, ns)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				gomega.Expect(util.DeleteWorkloadsInNamespace(ctx, k8sClient, ns)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				gomega.Expect(util.DeleteObject(ctx, k8sClient, localQueue)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				util.ExpectObjectToBeDeleted(ctx, k8sClient, clusterQueue, true)
+				util.ExpectObjectToBeDeleted(ctx, k8sClient, tasFlavor, true)
+				util.ExpectObjectToBeDeleted(ctx, k8sClient, topology, true)
+				for _, node := range nodes {
+					util.ExpectObjectToBeDeleted(ctx, k8sClient, &node, true)
+				}
+			})
+
+			ginkgo.It("should preempt the low and mid priority workloads to fit the high-priority workload", func() {
+				var wl1, wl2, wl3 *kueue.Workload
+				ginkgo.By("creating a low priority workload which can fit", func() {
+					wl1 = testing.MakeWorkload("wl1", ns.Name).
+						Priority(1).
+						PodSets(*testing.MakePodSet("worker", 1).
+							PreferredTopologyRequest(testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
+							Obj()).
+						Queue(localQueue.Name).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj()
+					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, wl1)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				})
+
+				ginkgo.By("verify the workload is admitted", func() {
+					util.ExpectWorkloadsToBeAdmitted(ctx, k8sClient, wl1)
+					util.ExpectReservingActiveWorkloadsMetric(clusterQueue, 1)
+				})
+
+				ginkgo.By("creating a mid priority workload which can fit", func() {
+					wl2 = testing.MakeWorkload("wl2", ns.Name).
+						Priority(2).
+						PodSets(*testing.MakePodSet("worker", 1).
+							PreferredTopologyRequest(testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
+							Obj()).
+						Queue(localQueue.Name).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj()
+					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, wl2)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				})
+
+				ginkgo.By("verify the wl2 gets admitted", func() {
+					util.ExpectWorkloadsToBeAdmitted(ctx, k8sClient, wl1, wl2)
+					util.ExpectReservingActiveWorkloadsMetric(clusterQueue, 2)
+				})
+
+				ginkgo.By("creating a high priority workload which requires preemption", func() {
+					wl3 = testing.MakeWorkload("wl3", ns.Name).
+						Priority(3).
+						PodSets(*testing.MakePodSet("worker", 2).
+							PreferredTopologyRequest(testing.DefaultBlockTopologyLevel).
+							Obj()).
+						Queue(localQueue.Name).Request(corev1.ResourceCPU, "5").Obj()
+					gomega.Expect(k8sClient.Create(ctx, wl3)).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+				})
+
+				ginkgo.By("verify the wl3 gets admitted while wl1 is preempted", func() {
+					util.ExpectWorkloadsToBePreempted(ctx, k8sClient, wl1, wl2)
+					util.FinishEvictionForWorkloads(ctx, k8sClient, wl1, wl2)
+					util.ExpectWorkloadsToBeAdmitted(ctx, k8sClient, wl3)
+					util.ExpectReservingActiveWorkloadsMetric(clusterQueue, 1)
+				})
+			})
+		})
+
 		ginkgo.When("Node structure is mutated during test cases", func() {
 			var (
 				nodes []corev1.Node
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/admissioncheck_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/admissioncheck_test.go
index 25cc4af49..bc665980b 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/admissioncheck_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/admissioncheck_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 package core
 
 import (
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/clusterqueue_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/clusterqueue_test.go
index 6d38ec8af..aab2cee4a 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/clusterqueue_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/clusterqueue_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/cohort_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/cohort_test.go
index 8f764d7b9..0aa66dfb5 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/cohort_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/cohort_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/localqueue_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/localqueue_test.go
index dad3e65e1..39c4f3408 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/localqueue_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/localqueue_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/resourceflavor_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/resourceflavor_test.go
index 3a31e4583..b299e133e 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/resourceflavor_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/resourceflavor_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/suite_test.go
index f053be7ac..4a2da3e37 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/workload_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/workload_test.go
index fee687de9..f7c08a3c3 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/workload_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/core/workload_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/appwrapper_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/appwrapper_webhook_test.go
index ba5a62e47..95ed4d7f2 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/appwrapper_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/appwrapper_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2025 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/deployment_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/deployment_webhook_test.go
index a4d50bd11..744a19b1a 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/deployment_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/deployment_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/job_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/job_webhook_test.go
index c575e3778..12ac9f9bd 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/job_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/job_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/jobset_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/jobset_webhook_test.go
index 892df4efa..163bc482b 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/jobset_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/jobset_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/mpijob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/mpijob_webhook_test.go
index 992db49dd..fc87df047 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/mpijob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/mpijob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/paddlejob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/paddlejob_webhook_test.go
index a340f47e9..53d835858 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/paddlejob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/paddlejob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pod_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pod_webhook_test.go
index 0d81b9f77..7fc3ba6fd 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pod_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pod_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 
-	configapi "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/config/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobframework"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/pod"
@@ -61,10 +60,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod Webhook", func() {
 				jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(false),
 				jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
 				jobframework.WithKubeServerVersion(serverVersionFetcher),
-				jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-					PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-					NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-				}),
 			))
 		})
 		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
@@ -200,10 +195,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("Pod Webhook", func() {
 				jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(true),
 				jobframework.WithManagedJobsNamespaceSelector(mjnsSelector),
 				jobframework.WithKubeServerVersion(serverVersionFetcher),
-				jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(), &configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{
-					PodSelector:       &metav1.LabelSelector{},
-					NamespaceSelector: nsSelector,
-				}),
 			))
 		})
 		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pytorchjob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pytorchjob_webhook_test.go
index e7ff041b7..db004a380 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pytorchjob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/pytorchjob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/raycluster_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/raycluster_webhook_test.go
index 20aa4ee35..f01503675 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/raycluster_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/raycluster_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/rayjob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/rayjob_webhook_test.go
index a087608d5..3be5986b5 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/rayjob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/rayjob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/statefulset_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/statefulset_webhook_test.go
index 575e887ab..7bf183024 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/statefulset_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/statefulset_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	configapi "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/config/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobframework"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobs/pod"
@@ -50,10 +49,6 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("StatefulSet Webhook", func() {
 				statefulset.SetupWebhook,
 				jobframework.WithManageJobsWithoutQueueName(false),
 				jobframework.WithKubeServerVersion(serverVersionFetcher),
-				jobframework.WithIntegrationOptions(
-					corev1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Pod").String(),
-					&configapi.PodIntegrationOptions{},
-				),
 			))
 		})
 		ginkgo.AfterAll(func() {
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/suite_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/suite_test.go
index 5ddcec13e..a4d0ee50c 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/suite_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/suite_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/tfjob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/tfjob_webhook_test.go
index 3797787a0..f1b026a6a 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/tfjob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/tfjob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/xgboostjob_webhook_test.go b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/xgboostjob_webhook_test.go
index b38c807ac..03a1346cb 100644
--- a/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/xgboostjob_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/singlecluster/webhook/jobs/xgboostjob_webhook_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/checker/checker_test.go b/test/performance/scheduler/checker/checker_test.go
index a62c95f6b..641552da1 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/checker/checker_test.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/checker/checker_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/minimalkueue/main.go b/test/performance/scheduler/minimalkueue/main.go
index 558375723..c5d096e93 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/minimalkueue/main.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/minimalkueue/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/controller/controller.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/controller/controller.go
index 67fecd3ac..247d29ad3 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/controller/controller.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/controller/controller.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator.go
index 909005995..9cd810287 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator_test.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator_test.go
index 8e0f20ff7..0f5b010b6 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator_test.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/generator/generator_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/main.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/main.go
index bef7ab555..1b04d20f3 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/main.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/main.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/recorder/recorder.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/recorder/recorder.go
index 46111153f..737e2b248 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/recorder/recorder.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/recorder/recorder.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/scraper/scraper.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/scraper/scraper.go
index 88516a22f..ec9f03565 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/scraper/scraper.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/scraper/scraper.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/stats/stats.go b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/stats/stats.go
index 4d143f621..5215cb08a 100644
--- a/test/performance/scheduler/runner/stats/stats.go
+++ b/test/performance/scheduler/runner/stats/stats.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/util/constants.go b/test/util/constants.go
index c169a5846..7f8f71a8d 100644
--- a/test/util/constants.go
+++ b/test/util/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ var (
 	RayOperatorCrds      = filepath.Join(GetProjectBaseDir(), "dep-crds", "ray-operator-crds")
 	WebhookPath          = filepath.Join(GetProjectBaseDir(), "config", "components", "webhook")
 )
+
+var (
+	BehaviorWaitForDeletion           = []string{"netexec"}
+	BehaviorWaitForDeletionFailOnExit = []string{"pause"}
+	BehaviorExitFast                  = []string{"entrypoint-tester"}
+)
diff --git a/test/util/e2e.go b/test/util/e2e.go
index 78214c88d..211d63b3f 100644
--- a/test/util/e2e.go
+++ b/test/util/e2e.go
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
 package util
 
 import (
@@ -33,12 +49,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// E2eTestSleepImageOld is the image used for testing rolling update.
-	E2eTestSleepImageOld = "gcr.io/k8s-staging-perf-tests/sleep:v0.0.3@sha256:00ae8e01dd4439edfb7eb9f1960ac28eba16e952956320cce7f2ac08e3446e6b"
-	// E2eTestSleepImage is the image used for testing.
-	E2eTestSleepImage = "gcr.io/k8s-staging-perf-tests/sleep:v0.1.0@sha256:8d91ddf9f145b66475efda1a1b52269be542292891b5de2a7fad944052bab6ea"
-	// E2eTTestCurlImage is the image used for testing with curl execution.
-	E2eTTestCurlImage = "curlimages/curl:8.11.0@sha256:6324a8b41a7f9d80db93c7cf65f025411f55956c6b248037738df3bfca32410c"
+	// E2eTestAgnHostImageOld is the image used for testing rolling update.
+	E2eTestAgnHostImageOld = "registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/agnhost:2.52@sha256:b173c7d0ffe3d805d49f4dfe48375169b7b8d2e1feb81783efd61eb9d08042e6"
+	// E2eTestAgnHostImage is the image used for testing.
+	E2eTestAgnHostImage = "registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/agnhost:2.53@sha256:99c6b4bb4a1e1df3f0b3752168c89358794d02258ebebc26bf21c29399011a85"
 )
 
 func CreateClientUsingCluster(kContext string) (client.WithWatch, *rest.Config) {
@@ -232,3 +246,30 @@ func RestartKueueController(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client) {
 	kcmKey := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "kueue-system", Name: "kueue-controller-manager"}
 	rolloutOperatorDeployment(ctx, k8sClient, kcmKey)
 }
+
+func WaitForActivePodsAndTerminate(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, restClient *rest.RESTClient, cfg *rest.Config, namespace string, activePodsCount, exitCode int) {
+	activePods := make([]corev1.Pod, 0)
+	pods := corev1.PodList{}
+	gomega.EventuallyWithOffset(1, func(g gomega.Gomega) {
+		g.Expect(k8sClient.List(ctx, &pods, client.InNamespace(namespace))).To(gomega.Succeed())
+		for _, p := range pods.Items {
+			if (len(p.Status.PodIP) != 0 && p.Status.PodIP != "0.0.0.0") && (p.Status.Phase == corev1.PodRunning || p.Status.Phase == corev1.PodPending) {
+				activePods = append(activePods, p)
+			}
+		}
+		g.Expect(activePods).To(gomega.HaveLen(activePodsCount))
+	}, LongTimeout, Interval).Should(gomega.Succeed())
+
+	for _, p := range activePods {
+		cmd := []string{"/bin/sh", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("curl \"http://%s:8080/exit?code=%v&timeout=2s&wait=2s\"", p.Status.PodIP, exitCode)}
+		_, _, err := KExecute(ctx, cfg, restClient, namespace, p.Name, p.Spec.Containers[0].Name, cmd)
+		// TODO: remove the custom handling of 137 response once this is fixed in the agnhost image
+		// We add the custom handling to protect in situation when the target pods completes with the expected
+		// exit code but it terminates before it completes sending the response.
+		if err != nil {
+			gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, err.Error()).To(gomega.ContainSubstring("137"))
+		} else {
+			gomega.ExpectWithOffset(1, err).ToNot(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/util/util.go b/test/util/util.go
index 6c00ed853..57c1b81ac 100644
--- a/test/util/util.go
+++ b/test/util/util.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Copyright The Kubernetes Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.