diff --git a/check4updates.yml b/check4updates.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d1b104d05441e3ea99bce4fb89b84a1191f7a1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check4updates.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Check 4 Updates:
+  extends: '.check4update'
+
+Check 4 Updates Commit:
+  extends: '.check4updatecommit'
+
+Check 4 Security Vulnerability Advisories:
+  extends: '.check4security'
+
+Check 4 Outdated Packages:
+  extends: '.check4outdated'
diff --git a/lakedrops-execute.yml b/lakedrops-execute.yml
index ed8b2916b2f31d1a5008087f2b591df359340010..08f16b20e64f77911768a1faddb216ed46d091ea 100644
--- a/lakedrops-execute.yml
+++ b/lakedrops-execute.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 include:
+  - project: gitlab-ci-cd/drupal
+    ref: main
+    file: /check4updates.yml
   - project: gitlab-ci-cd/drupal
     ref: main
     file: /test-and-deploy.yml
diff --git a/lakedrops.yml b/lakedrops.yml
index 42c660c58a6e125b59f7775e4f9de225508cc3ec..de40be2a08465c9272ebf7795566712e959c16eb 100644
--- a/lakedrops.yml
+++ b/lakedrops.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ include:
     file: '/data-handling-ng.yml'
     rules:
       - if: $LAKEDROPS_NG == "yes"
+  - project: 'gitlab-ci-cd/drupal'
+    ref: main
+    file: '/check4updates.yml'
+    rules:
+      - if: $CHECKUPDATES == "yes"
   - project: 'gitlab-ci-cd/drupal'
     ref: main
     file: '/test-and-deploy.yml'
@@ -73,18 +78,6 @@ Validate Environment:
 Sanity Checks:
   extends: '.sanitychecks'
 
-Check 4 Updates:
-  extends: '.check4update'
-
-Check 4 Updates Commit:
-  extends: '.check4updatecommit'
-
-Check 4 Security Vulnerability Advisories:
-  extends: '.check4security'
-
-Check 4 Outdated Packages:
-  extends: '.check4outdated'
-
 Release:
   extends: '.createrelease'