@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@
   when:
     - dib_partitioning is defined
     - dib_partitioning | length > 0
+# IPA-builder still depends on the DIB epel element. That hook runs
+# install-packages yum-utils, which does not exist on Debian.
+- name: "Skip EPEL install for Debian IPA ramdisks"
+  set_fact:
+    dib_env_vars_final: "{{ dib_env_vars_final | combine({'DIB_EPEL_DISABLED': '2'}) }}"
+  when:
+    - dib_os_element == "debian"
+    - "'ironic-python-agent-ramdisk' in (dib_elements | default(''))"
+    - dib_env_vars_final.DIB_EPEL_DISABLED is not defined
 - name: "Set partitioning information if set"
   slurp:
     src: "{{ partitioning_file }}"
 
@@ -174,13 +174,16 @@
     required-projects:
       - openstack/ansible-collections-openstack
 
+# Master is the next SLURP (2027.1). Adjacent upgrade is from the previous
+# non-SLURP release (2026.2). Skip-level slurp upgrade is from the previous
+# SLURP (2026.1).
 - job:
     name: bifrost-upgrade
     parent: bifrost-base
     run: playbooks/ci/upgrade.yaml
     timeout: 9600
     vars:
-      upgrade_from: stable/2025.2
+      upgrade_from: stable/2026.2
       skip_upgrade:
         - openstack/ansible-collections-openstack
         - openstack/diskimage-builder
@@ -211,6 +214,17 @@
       enable_keystone: true
       noauth_mode: false
 
+- job:
+    name: bifrost-slurp-upgrade
+    parent: bifrost-upgrade
+    vars:
+      upgrade_from: stable/2026.1
+
+- job:
+    name: bifrost-slurp-upgrade-ubuntu-noble
+    parent: bifrost-slurp-upgrade
+    nodeset: bifrost-ubuntu-noble-8GB
+
 # NOTE(TheJulia): This job is for use on the ironic repository,
 # to provide a minimal platform where we can execute a job where
 # basic performance numbers will be referenced/collected.
 
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
         - bifrost-upgrade-keystone-centos-10
         - bifrost-upgrade-keystone-ubuntu-noble
         # Non-voting jobs
+        - bifrost-slurp-upgrade-ubuntu-noble:
+            voting: false
         - bifrost-integration-redfish-pxe-uefi-ubuntu-noble:
             voting: false
         - bifrost-collections-src: