diff --git a/ci-operator/config/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main.yaml
index 77ba8f3a7b729..d638d92e1c4a8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,36 @@ tests:
                   --dest openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack:main \
                   --merge shiftstack/cluster-api-provider-openstack:merge-bot-main \
                   --update-go-modules \
+                  --run-make \
+                  --bot-name shiftstack-merge-bot --bot-email shiftstack-merge-bot@redhat.com \
+                  --github-app-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_private_key \
+                  --github-cloner-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_cloner_private_key \
+                  --slack-webhook /secrets/slack-hooks/forum-shiftstack
+      credentials:
+      - mount_path: /secrets/merge-bot
+        name: shiftstack-merge-bot
+        namespace: test-credentials
+      - mount_path: /secrets/slack-hooks
+        name: shiftstack-slack-hooks
+        namespace: test-credentials
+      from: merge-bot
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 4Gi
+        requests:
+          cpu: 100m
+          memory: 200Mi
+- as: cluster-api-provider-openstack-4-18
+  cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
+  steps:
+    test:
+    - as: cluster-api-provider-openstack-main
+      commands: |
+        merge-bot --source https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api-provider-openstack:release-0.11 \
+                  --dest openshift/cluster-api-provider-openstack:release-4.18 \
+                  --merge shiftstack/cluster-api-provider-openstack:merge-bot-release-4.18 \
+                  --update-go-modules \
+                  --run-make \
                   --bot-name shiftstack-merge-bot --bot-email shiftstack-merge-bot@redhat.com \
                   --github-app-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_private_key \
                   --github-cloner-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_cloner_private_key \
@@ -169,6 +199,34 @@ tests:
         requests:
           cpu: 100m
           memory: 200Mi
+- as: cloud-provider-openstack-4-18
+  cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
+  steps:
+    test:
+    - as: cloud-provider-openstack-master
+      commands: |
+        merge-bot --source https://github.com/kubernetes/cloud-provider-openstack:release-1.31 \
+                  --dest openshift/cloud-provider-openstack:release-4.18 \
+                  --merge shiftstack/cloud-provider-openstack:merge-bot-release-4.18 \
+                  --update-go-modules \
+                  --bot-name shiftstack-merge-bot --bot-email shiftstack-merge-bot@redhat.com \
+                  --github-app-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_private_key \
+                  --github-cloner-key /secrets/merge-bot/github_cloner_private_key \
+                  --slack-webhook /secrets/slack-hooks/forum-shiftstack
+      credentials:
+      - mount_path: /secrets/merge-bot
+        name: shiftstack-merge-bot
+        namespace: test-credentials
+      - mount_path: /secrets/slack-hooks
+        name: shiftstack-slack-hooks
+        namespace: test-credentials
+      from: merge-bot
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          memory: 4Gi
+        requests:
+          cpu: 100m
+          memory: 200Mi
 - as: cloud-provider-openstack-4-17
   cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
   steps:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main-periodics.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main-periodics.yaml
index e2f528172e2b2..4f96e5c64fd89 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main-periodics.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/shiftstack/merge-bot/shiftstack-merge-bot-main-periodics.yaml
@@ -317,6 +317,59 @@ periodics:
     - name: result-aggregator
       secret:
         secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build02
+  cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: shiftstack
+    repo: merge-bot
+  labels:
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-shiftstack-merge-bot-main-cloud-provider-openstack-4-18
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --target=cloud-provider-openstack-4-18
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
   cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
@@ -529,6 +582,59 @@ periodics:
     - name: result-aggregator
       secret:
         secretName: result-aggregator
+- agent: kubernetes
+  cluster: build02
+  cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu
+  decorate: true
+  decoration_config:
+    skip_cloning: true
+  extra_refs:
+  - base_ref: main
+    org: shiftstack
+    repo: merge-bot
+  labels:
+    ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+    pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+  name: periodic-ci-shiftstack-merge-bot-main-cluster-api-provider-openstack-4-18
+  spec:
+    containers:
+    - args:
+      - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+      - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+      - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+      - --target=cluster-api-provider-openstack-4-18
+      command:
+      - ci-operator
+      image: ci-operator:latest
+      imagePullPolicy: Always
+      name: ""
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          cpu: 10m
+      volumeMounts:
+      - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+        name: gcs-credentials
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+        name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+        name: pull-secret
+        readOnly: true
+      - mountPath: /etc/report
+        name: result-aggregator
+        readOnly: true
+    serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+    volumes:
+    - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      secret:
+        secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+    - name: pull-secret
+      secret:
+        secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+    - name: result-aggregator
+      secret:
+        secretName: result-aggregator
 - agent: kubernetes
   cluster: build02
   cron: 0 12 * * Mon,Thu