diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index d266a49c13..796250b4ba 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ GITBRANCH["virtualbmc"]=${VIRTUALBMC_BRANCH:-master}
 GITDIR["virtualbmc"]=$DEST/virtualbmc
 
 GITREPO["virtualpdu"]=${VIRTUALPDU_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/virtualpdu.git}
-GITBRANCH["virtualpdu"]=${VIRTUALPDU_BRANCH:-master}
+GITBRANCH["virtualpdu"]=${VIRTUALPDU_BRANCH:-1.0.0}
 GITDIR["virtualpdu"]=$DEST/virtualpdu
 
 GITREPO["sushy"]=${SUSHY_REPO:-${GIT_BASE}/openstack/sushy.git}
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ IRONIC_DEPLOY_FAST_TRACK=${IRONIC_DEPLOY_FAST_TRACK:-False}
 TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MIN_MICROVERSION=${TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MIN_MICROVERSION:-}
 
 # Define baremetal max_microversion in tempest config. No default value means that it is picked from tempest.
-TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MAX_MICROVERSION=${TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MAX_MICROVERSION:1.78}
+TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MAX_MICROVERSION=${TEMPEST_BAREMETAL_MAX_MICROVERSION:-"1.78"}
 
 # TODO(TheJulia): This PHYSICAL_NETWORK needs to be refactored in
 # our devstack plugin. It is used by the neutron-legacy integration,
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ function install_virtualpdu {
         git_clone_by_name "virtualpdu"
         setup_dev_lib "virtualpdu"
     else
-        pip_install "virtualpdu"
+        pip_install "virtualpdu==1.0.0"
     fi
 
     local cmd
@@ -3268,6 +3268,18 @@ function setup_vxlan_network {
     sudo ovs-vsctl set interface phy-brbm-infra options:peer=phy-infra-brbm
 }
 
+function downgrade_dnsmasq {
+    # NOTE(TheJulia): The intent here is to use dnsmasq version
+    # which does not crash on segfaults or sigabort when configuration
+    # is updated. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2026757
+    sudo dpkg -r dnsmasq-base
+    git clone http://thekelleys.org.uk/git/dnsmasq.git -b v2.85 --depth 1
+    pushd dnsmasq
+    sed -i 's|^PREFIX.*|PREFIX = /usr|' Makefile
+    sudo make install
+    popd
+}
+
 # Restore xtrace + pipefail
 $_XTRACE_IRONIC
 $_PIPEFAIL_IRONIC
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index f49c63d385..1d2b822343 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ if is_service_enabled ir-api ir-cond; then
             install_ironic
             install_ironicclient
             cleanup_ironic_config_files
+            downgrade_dnsmasq
 
         elif [[ "$2" == "post-config" ]]; then
         # stack/post-config - Called after the layer 1 and 2 services have been
diff --git a/driver-requirements.txt b/driver-requirements.txt
index 5466323780..04657a1579 100644
--- a/driver-requirements.txt
+++ b/driver-requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 # python projects they should package as optional dependencies for Ironic.
 
 # These are available on pypi
-proliantutils>=2.11.0
+
+# NOTE(TheJulia): Proliantutils 2.16.0 moves to pysnmp-lextudio
+# however that breaks on imports and with testing due to collission
+# with pysnmp.
+proliantutils>=2.11.0,<2.16.0
 pysnmp>=4.3.0,<5.0.0
 python-scciclient>=0.8.0,<0.12.0
 python-dracclient>=5.1.0,<8.0.0
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
index 5821500697..a843ef6fe7 100644
--- a/zuul.d/project.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
         # commented out 2023-05-19
         - ironic-tempest-functional-rbac-scope-enforced:
             voting: false
-        - ironic-grenade
-        - ironic-standalone
+        - ironic-grenade:
+            voting: false
+        - ironic-standalone:
+            voting: false
         - ironic-standalone-redfish
         - ironic-tempest-partition-bios-redfish-pxe
         - ironic-tempest-partition-uefi-redfish-vmedia
@@ -57,20 +59,27 @@
             voting: false
         - bifrost-integration-redfish-vmedia-uefi-centos-8:
             voting: false
-        - ironic-tempest-pxe_ipmitool-postgres:
-            voting: false
-        - bifrost-benchmark-ironic:
-            voting: false
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Disabling because these are really not needed
+        # At this point in time with the age of this branch.
+        # - ironic-tempest-pxe_ipmitool-postgres:
+        #    voting: false
+        # - bifrost-benchmark-ironic:
+        #    voting: false
     gate:
       jobs:
-        - ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Return this to voting once
+        # https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/ironic/+/910528
+        # or similar change to the branch has merged
+        #- ironic-tox-unit-with-driver-libs
         - ironic-tempest-functional-python3
         # NOTE(JayF): This job is failing and is being fixed in master. It
         # should be re-enabled in stable when it's re-enabled on master.
         # commented out 2023-05-19
         #- ironic-tempest-functional-rbac-scope-enforced
-        - ironic-grenade
-        - ironic-standalone
+        # NOTE(TheJulia): Disabling grenade/standalone as they are not really
+        # needed on this branch at this point.
+        # - ironic-grenade
+        # - ironic-standalone
         - ironic-standalone-redfish
         - ironic-tempest-partition-bios-redfish-pxe
         - ironic-tempest-partition-uefi-redfish-vmedia