diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yml
index cba2e2ecfd..9b731447fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ on:
   
 jobs:
   windows-e2e-ocp:
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads#workflow_run
+    if: |
+      github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' &&
+      env.source_event == 'pull_request' &&
+      github.event.workflow_run.triggering_actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
     uses: crc-org/crc/.github/workflows/windows-qe-tpl.yml@main
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-qe-tpl.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-qe-tpl.yml
index 24f5090e78..59cdce5936 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-qe-tpl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-qe-tpl.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ARM_CLIENT_SECRET='${{secrets.ARM_CLIENT_SECRET}}' \
           -e AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT='${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT }}' \
           -e AZURE_STORAGE_KEY='${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_KEY }}' \
-          quay.io/redhat-developer/mapt:v0.6.6 azure \
+          quay.io/redhat-developer/mapt:v0.6.9 azure \
             windows create \
             --project-name 'windows-desktop-${{ matrix.windows-version }}-${{ matrix.windows-featurepack }}-${{inputs.qe-type}}-${{inputs.preset}}' \
             --backed-url azblob://crc-qenvs-state/${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.run_id }} \
@@ -149,7 +149,10 @@ jobs:
           else
             cmd="${cmd} -e2eTagExpression '~@minimal && ~@story_microshift'"
           fi
+        else
+          cmd="${cmd} -suiteTimeout 120m"
         fi
+
         podman run --rm -d --name crc-${{inputs.qe-type}} \
           -e TARGET_HOST=$(cat host) \
           -e TARGET_HOST_USERNAME=$(cat username) \
@@ -218,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ARM_CLIENT_SECRET='${{secrets.ARM_CLIENT_SECRET}}' \
           -e AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT='${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT }}' \
           -e AZURE_STORAGE_KEY='${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_KEY }}' \
-          quay.io/redhat-developer/mapt:v0.6.6 azure \
+          quay.io/redhat-developer/mapt:v0.6.9 azure \
             windows destroy \
             --project-name 'windows-desktop-${{ matrix.windows-version }}-${{ matrix.windows-featurepack }}-${{inputs.qe-type}}-${{inputs.preset}}' \
             --backed-url azblob://crc-qenvs-state/${{ github.repository }}-${{ github.run_id }}