diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eae53dd2c4..907978858b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -486,7 +486,12 @@ jobs:
           TEST_RUNTIME: ${{ matrix.runtime }}
           ENABLE_CRI_SANDBOXES: ${{ matrix.enable_cri_sandboxes }}
         run: |
-          sudo -E PATH=$PATH ./script/critest.sh "${{github.workspace}}/report"
+          # skipping the ipv6 test till https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/11985 is fixed
+          if [[ ${{matrix.os}} == "ubuntu-22.04" ]]; then
+            skip_test="runtime should support port mapping with host port and container port"
+          fi
+          env
+          sudo -E PATH=$PATH SKIP_TEST="$skip_test" ./script/critest.sh "${{github.workspace}}/report"
 
       # Log the status of this VM to investigate issues like
       # https://github.com/containerd/containerd/issues/4969