diff --git a/.github/workflows/gerrit-packer-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/gerrit-packer-verify.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f64cb783c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gerrit-packer-verify.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+---
+name: Packer Verify
+
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      GERRIT_BRANCH:
+        description: "Branch that change is against"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: master
+      GERRIT_CHANGE_ID:
+        description: "The ID for the change"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER:
+        description: "The Gerrit number"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_CHANGE_URL:
+        description: "URL to the change"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_EVENT_TYPE:
+        description: "Type of Gerrit event"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_PATCHSET_NUMBER:
+        description: "The patch number for the change"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_PATCHSET_REVISION:
+        description: "The revision sha"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      GERRIT_PROJECT:
+        description: "Project in Gerrit"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: releng/builder
+      GERRIT_REFSPEC:
+        description: "Gerrit refspec of change"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+        default: master
+
+env:
+  OS_CLOUD: "vex"
+  PACKER_VERSION: "1.9.1"
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.event.inputs.GERRIT_CHANGE_ID || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  prepare:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Clear votes
+        uses: lfit/gerrit-review-action@v0.4
+        with:
+          host: ${{ vars.GERRIT_SERVER }}
+          username: ${{ vars.GERRIT_SSH_USER }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.GERRIT_SSH_PRIVKEY }}
+          known_hosts: ${{ vars.GERRIT_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+          gerrit-change-number: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER }}
+          gerrit-patchset-number: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_PATCHSET_NUMBER }}
+          vote-type: clear
+          comment-only: true
+      - name: Allow replication
+        run: sleep 10s
+
+  packer-validator:
+    needs: prepare
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.4
+        with:
+          gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
+          delay: "0s"
+      - name: Clone git submodules
+        run: git submodule update --init
+      - name: Setup packer
+        uses: hashicorp/setup-packer@main
+        id: setup
+        with:
+          version: ${{ env.PACKER_VERSION }}
+      - name: Create cloud-env file required for packer
+        id: create-cloud-env-file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.CLOUDS_ENV_B64 }}" | base64 --decode > "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/cloud-env.pkrvars.hcl"
+      - name: Create cloud.yaml file for openstack client
+        id: create-cloud-yaml-file
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/openstack"
+          echo "${{ secrets.CLOUDS_YAML_B64 }}" | base64 --decode > "$HOME/.config/openstack/clouds.yaml"
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        id: setup-python
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+      - name: Install openstack deps
+        id: install-openstack-deps
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install python-openstackclient
+          pip freeze
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
+        id: changes
+        with:
+          base: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_BRANCH }}
+          ref: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
+          filters: |
+            src:
+              - 'packer/**'
+      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
+        run: |
+          set -x
+          cd packer
+
+          varfiles=(common-packer/vars/*.pkrvars.hcl)
+          templates=(templates/*.pkr.hcl)
+
+          mkdir -p "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/logs"
+          PACKER_LOGS_DIR="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/logs"
+
+          for varfile in "${varfiles[@]}"; do
+              if [[ "$varfile" == *"cloud-env.json"* ]] || \
+                 [[ "$varfile" == "vars/*.json" ]] || \
+                 [[ "$varfile" == *"cloud-env.pkrvars.hcl"* ]] || \
+                 [[ "$varfile" == *"cloud-env-aws.pkrvars.hcl"* ]] || \
+                 [[ "$varfile" == "vars/*.pkrvars.hcl" ]]; then
+                  continue
+              fi
+
+              echo "-----> Test var: $varfile"
+              for template in "${templates[@]}"; do
+                  if [[ "$template" == *"variables.pkr.hcl"* ]] || \
+                     [[ "$template" == *"variables.auto.pkr.hcl"* ]]; then
+                      continue
+                  fi
+
+                  if [[ "${template#*.}" == "pkr.hcl" ]]; then
+                      echo "packer init $template ..."
+                      packer init "$template"
+                  fi
+
+                  export PACKER_LOG="yes"
+                  export PACKER_LOG_PATH="$PACKER_LOGS_DIR/packer-validate-${varfile##*/}-${template##*/}.log"
+                  if output=$(OS_CLOUD=${{ env.OS_CLOUD }} packer validate \
+                                  -var-file="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/cloud-env.pkrvars.hcl" \
+                                  -var-file="$varfile" "$template"); then
+                      echo "$template: $output"
+                  else
+                      echo "$template: $output"
+                      exit 1
+                  fi
+              done
+          done
+
+  vote:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
+    needs: [prepare, packer-validator]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v3
+      - name: Set vote
+        uses: lfit/gerrit-review-action@v0.4
+        with:
+          host: ${{ vars.GERRIT_SERVER }}
+          username: ${{ vars.GERRIT_SSH_USER }}
+          key: ${{ secrets.GERRIT_SSH_PRIVKEY }}
+          known_hosts: ${{ vars.GERRIT_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+          gerrit-change-number: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_CHANGE_NUMBER }}
+          gerrit-patchset-number: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_PATCHSET_NUMBER }}
+          vote-type: ${{ env.WORKFLOW_CONCLUSION }}
+          comment-only: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
index d3b8b7c405..793099ae46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gerrit-verify.yaml
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ on:
         required: true
         type: string
 
-env:
-  PACKER_VERSION: "1.8.6"
-
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.event.inputs.GERRIT_CHANGE_ID || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.3
+      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.4
         with:
           gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
           delay: "0s"
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.3
+      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.4
         with:
           gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
           delay: "0s"
@@ -101,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.3
+      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.4
         with:
           gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
           delay: "0s"
@@ -131,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: prepare
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.3
+      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.4
         with:
           gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
           delay: "0s"
@@ -143,76 +140,9 @@ jobs:
         run: >-
           pipx run tox
 
-  packer-validation:
-    needs: prepare
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: lfit/checkout-gerrit-change-action@v0.3
-        with:
-          gerrit-refspec: ${{ inputs.GERRIT_REFSPEC }}
-          delay: "0s"
-      - name: Setup packer
-        uses: hashicorp/setup-packer@main
-        id: setup
-        env:
-          AUTH_URL: ${{ secrets.cloud_auth_url }}
-          CLOUD_ENV: "packer/cloud-env.json"
-        with:
-          cloud_auth_url: "https://auth.vexxhost.net/v3/"
-          cloud_tenant: ${{ secrets.cloud_tenant }}
-          cloud_user: ${{ secrets.cloud_user }}
-          cloud_network: ${{ secrets.cloud_network }}
-          version: ${{ env.PACKER_VERSION }}
-          cloud_pass: ${{ secrets.cloud_pass }}
-          dicrectory: packer
-          file_name: cloud-env.json
-          fail_on_empty: true
-      - name: Clone git submodules
-        run: git submodule update --init
-      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v2
-        id: changes
-        with:
-          filters: |
-            src:
-              - 'packer/**'
-      - if: steps.changes.outputs.src == 'true'
-        run: |
-          cd packer
-          varfiles=(vars/*.json common-packer/vars/*.json)
-          templates=(templates/*.json)
-
-          for varfile in "${varfiles[@]}"; do
-              # cloud-env.json is a file containing credentials which is pulled in via
-              # CLOUDENV variable so skip it here. Also handle the case where a project
-              # has not vars/*.json file.
-              if [[ "$varfile" == *"cloud-env.json"* ]] || [[ "$varfile" == 'vars/*.json' ]]; then
-                  continue
-              fi
-
-              echo "-----> Testing varfile: $varfile"
-              for template in "${templates[@]}"; do
-                  export PACKER_LOG="yes"
-                  export PACKER_LOG_PATH="$PACKER_LOGS_DIR/packer-validate-${varfile##*/}-${template##*/}.log"
-                  if output=$(packer validate -var-file="$CLOUDENV" -var-file="$varfile" "$template"); then
-                      echo "$template: $output"
-                  else
-                      echo "$template: $output"
-                      exit 1
-                  fi
-              done
-          done
-
   vote:
     if: ${{ always() }}
-    needs:
-      [
-        prepare,
-        actionlint,
-        pre-commit,
-        jjb-validation,
-        tox-verify,
-        packer-validation,
-      ]
+    needs: [prepare, actionlint, pre-commit, jjb-validation, tox-verify]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: technote-space/workflow-conclusion-action@v3