diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
index 2c3d635fad..200e7d5718 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Read Benchmark report
       run: cat test/benchmark/benchmark_report/benchmark_report.md
+
   resilience-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.event_name, 'push') }}
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [conformance-test, e2e-test]
+    needs: [conformance-test, e2e-test, resilience-test]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683  # v4.2.2
     - uses: ./tools/github-actions/setup-deps
diff --git a/test/config/envoy-gateway-config.yaml b/test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/default.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/config/envoy-gateway-config.yaml
rename to test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/default.yaml
diff --git a/test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml b/test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a467c274b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: envoy-gateway-config
+  namespace: envoy-gateway-system
+data:
+  envoy-gateway.yaml: |
+    apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+    kind: EnvoyGateway
+    provider:
+      type: Kubernetes
+      kubernetes:
+        deploy:
+          type: GatewayNamespace
+    gateway:
+      controllerName: gateway.envoyproxy.io/gatewayclass-controller
+    extensionApis:
+      enableEnvoyPatchPolicy: true
+      enableBackend: true
+    rateLimit:
+      backend:
+        type: Redis
+        redis:
+          url: redis.redis-system.svc.cluster.local:6379
diff --git a/test/config/helm/default.yaml b/test/config/helm/default.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2503344382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/helm/default.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# the default configuration for the gateway helm chart
diff --git a/test/config/helm/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml b/test/config/helm/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7694f06211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/helm/gateway-namespace-mode.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+config:
+  envoyGateway:
+    gateway:
+      controllerName: gateway.envoyproxy.io/gatewayclass-controller
+    provider:
+      type: Kubernetes
+      kubernetes:
+        deploy:
+          type: GatewayNamespace
diff --git a/tools/make/kube.mk b/tools/make/kube.mk
index ef5311cd2c..020e4da744 100644
--- a/tools/make/kube.mk
+++ b/tools/make/kube.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ E2E_CLEANUP ?= true
 E2E_TIMEOUT ?= 20m
 E2E_TEST_ARGS ?= -v -tags e2e -timeout $(E2E_TIMEOUT)
 
+KUBE_DEPLOY_PROFILE ?= default
+KUBE_DEPLOY_HELM_VALUES_FILE = $(ROOT_DIR)/test/config/helm/$(KUBE_DEPLOY_PROFILE).yaml
+KUBE_DEPLOY_EG_CONFIG_FILE = $(ROOT_DIR)/test/config/envoy-gateaway-config/$(KUBE_DEPLOY_PROFILE).yaml
+
 # Set Kubernetes Resources Directory Path
 ifeq ($(origin KUBE_PROVIDER_DIR),undefined)
 KUBE_PROVIDER_DIR := $(ROOT_DIR)/internal/provider/kubernetes/config
@@ -105,7 +109,12 @@ endif
 .PHONY: kube-deploy
 kube-deploy: manifests helm-generate.gateway-helm ## Install Envoy Gateway into the Kubernetes cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
 	@$(LOG_TARGET)
-	helm install eg charts/gateway-helm --set deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullPolicy=$(IMAGE_PULL_POLICY) -n envoy-gateway-system --create-namespace --debug --timeout='$(WAIT_TIMEOUT)' --wait --wait-for-jobs
+	helm install eg charts/gateway-helm \
+		--set deployment.envoyGateway.imagePullPolicy=$(IMAGE_PULL_POLICY) \
+		-n envoy-gateway-system --create-namespace \
+		--debug --timeout='$(WAIT_TIMEOUT)' \
+		--wait --wait-for-jobs \
+		-f $(KUBE_DEPLOY_HELM_VALUES_FILE)
 
 .PHONY: kube-deploy-for-benchmark-test
 kube-deploy-for-benchmark-test: manifests helm-generate ## Install Envoy Gateway and prometheus-server for benchmark test purpose only.
@@ -192,7 +201,7 @@ e2e-prepare: prepare-ip-family ## Prepare the environment for running e2e tests
 	@$(LOG_TARGET)
 	kubectl wait --timeout=5m -n envoy-gateway-system deployment/envoy-ratelimit --for=condition=Available
 	kubectl wait --timeout=5m -n envoy-gateway-system deployment/envoy-gateway --for=condition=Available
-	kubectl apply -f test/config/envoy-gateway-config.yaml
+	kubectl apply -f $(KUBE_DEPLOY_EG_CONFIG_FILE)
 	kubectl apply -f test/config/gatewayclass.yaml
 
 .PHONY: run-e2e