diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ac91e157..b566ecab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -66,10 +66,52 @@ jobs:
           artifactory-reader-role: private-reader
           artifactory-deployer-role: qa-deployer
 
+  plugin-qa:
+    runs-on: github-ubuntu-latest-s  # Custom GitHub-hosted runner for public repos
+    name: Plugin QA (${{ matrix.sq_version }})
+    needs:
+      - get-build-number
+      - build-linux
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write  # Required for Vault OIDC authentication
+      contents: write  # Required for repository access
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        sq_version: [LATEST_RELEASE, DEV]
+    env:
+      BUILD_NUMBER: ${{ needs.get-build-number.outputs.build-number }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+      - uses: jdx/mise-action@5ac50f778e26fac95da98d50503682459e86d566 # v3.2.0
+        with:
+          version: 2025.7.12
+      - name: Vault
+        id: secrets
+        uses: SonarSource/vault-action-wrapper@v3
+        with:
+          secrets: |
+            development/github/token/licenses-ro token | GITHUB_TOKEN;
+            development/artifactory/token/{REPO_OWNER_NAME_DASH}-private-reader access_token | ARTIFACTORY_ACCESS_TOKEN;
+      - name: Configure Maven
+        uses: SonarSource/ci-github-actions/config-maven@v1
+        with:
+          artifactory-reader-role: private-reader
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ fromJSON(steps.secrets.outputs.vault).GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ARTIFACTORY_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ fromJSON(steps.secrets.outputs.vault).ARTIFACTORY_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Plugin QA Tests
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ fromJSON(steps.secrets.outputs.vault).GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          ARTIFACTORY_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ fromJSON(steps.secrets.outputs.vault).ARTIFACTORY_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          cd its/plugin
+          mvn verify -Pit-plugin -Dsonar.runtimeVersion=${{ matrix.sq_version }} -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=false -B -e -V
+
   promote:
     needs:
       - build-linux
       - build-windows
+      - plugin-qa
     runs-on: github-ubuntu-latest-s  # Custom GitHub-hosted runner for public repos
     name: Promote
     permissions: