diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20.json
index a8ecad3b7e5ca..058d68f68c447 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20.json
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
       }
     },
     "rosa-classic-sts-conformance": {
+      "optional": true,
       "maxRetries": 1,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.20-e2e-rosa-sts-ovn"
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21.json
index d48a643c14172..7272ec3def2db 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21.json
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@
       }
     },
     "rosa-classic-sts-conformance": {
+      "optional": true,
       "maxRetries": 1,
       "prowJob": {
         "name": "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-nightly-4.21-e2e-rosa-sts-ovn"