diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c14110563..5c80d8340 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ build-e2e:
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e: ## Run openshift specific e2e test
-	hack/ci-integration.sh $(GINKGO_ARGS) --label-filter='!periodic' -p
+	hack/ci-integration.sh $(GINKGO_ARGS) --label-filter='!periodic&&!qe-only' -p
 
 .PHONY: test-e2e-periodic
 test-e2e-periodic: ## Run openshift specific periodic e2e test
-	hack/ci-integration.sh $(GINKGO_ARGS) --label-filter=periodic -p
+	hack/ci-integration.sh $(GINKGO_ARGS) --label-filter='periodic&&!qe-only' -p
 
 .PHONY: help
 help:
diff --git a/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler.go b/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler.go
index 5e30005c6..6397fde13 100644
--- a/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler.go
+++ b/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func machineAutoscalerResource(targetMachineSet *machinev1.MachineSet, minReplic
 	}
 }
 
-var _ = Describe("Autoscaler should", framework.LabelAutoscaler, Serial, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Autoscaler should", framework.LabelAutoscaler, framework.LabelDisruptive, Serial, func() {
 
 	var workloadMemRequest resource.Quantity
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
diff --git a/pkg/framework/ginkgo-labels.go b/pkg/framework/ginkgo-labels.go
index 9a5a91879..7ae91ce00 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/ginkgo-labels.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/ginkgo-labels.go
@@ -3,14 +3,36 @@ package framework
 import "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 
 var (
-	LabelCAPI                  = ginkgo.Label("capi")
-	LabelDisruptive            = ginkgo.Label("disruptive")
-	LabelAutoscaler            = ginkgo.Label("autoscaler")
-	LabelOperators             = ginkgo.Label("operators")
-	LabelPeriodic              = ginkgo.Label("periodic")
-	LabelSpot                  = ginkgo.Label("spot-instances")
-	LabelMachines              = ginkgo.Label("machines")
-	LabelMachineHealthChecks   = ginkgo.Label("machine-health-checks")
-	LabelCloudProviderSpecific = ginkgo.Label("cloud-provider-specific")
-	LabelProviderAWS           = ginkgo.Label("AWS")
+	// LabelAutoscaler applies to tests related to the cluster autoscaler functionality.
+	LabelAutoscaler = ginkgo.Label("autoscaler")
+
+	// LabelCAPI applies to tests related to Cluster API (CAPI) functionality.
+	LabelCAPI = ginkgo.Label("capi")
+
+	// LabelCCM applies to tests related to the Cloud Controller Manager (CCM).
+	LabelCCM = ginkgo.Label("ccm")
+
+	// LabelDevOnly indicates that the test can run in dev account only.
+	LabelDevOnly = ginkgo.Label("dev-only")
+
+	// LabelDisruptive marks tests that are disruptive in nature and may affect cluster stability.
+	LabelDisruptive = ginkgo.Label("disruptive")
+
+	// LabelLEVEL0 indicates that the test is a basic or critical test, if failed then block release.
+	LabelLEVEL0 = ginkgo.Label("LEVEL0")
+
+	// LabelMachineApprover applies to tests for the machine approver functionality.
+	LabelMachineApprover = ginkgo.Label("machine-approver")
+
+	// LabelMachineHealthCheck applies to tests for Machine Health Checks (MHC) functionality.
+	LabelMachineHealthCheck = ginkgo.Label("machine-health-check")
+
+	// LabelMAPI applies to tests related to the Machine API (MAPI).
+	LabelMAPI = ginkgo.Label("mapi")
+
+	// LabelPeriodic marks tests that are meant to run periodically.
+	LabelPeriodic = ginkgo.Label("periodic")
+
+	// LabelQEOnly indicates that the test can run in dev account only.
+	LabelQEOnly = ginkgo.Label("qe-only")
 )
diff --git a/pkg/infra/infra.go b/pkg/infra/infra.go
index aebee335c..c172ea6b2 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/infra.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/infra.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func deleteObjects(client runtimeclient.Client, delObjects map[string]runtimecli
 	return nil
 }
 
-var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMAPI, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var ctx context.Context
 	var machineSet *machinev1.MachineSet
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
 		}
 	})
 
-	When("machineset has one replica", func() {
+	When("machineset has one replica", framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			var err error
 			machineSetParams = framework.BuildMachineSetParams(ctx, client, 1)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
 
 	})
 
-	When("machineset has 2 replicas", func() {
+	When("machineset has 2 replicas", framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			var err error
 			machineSetParams = framework.BuildMachineSetParams(ctx, client, 2)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
 
 		// Machines required for test: 2
 		// Reason: We want to test that all machines get replaced when we delete them.
-		It("recover from deleted worker machines", func() {
+		It("recover from deleted worker machines", framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 			selector := machineSet.Spec.Selector
 			machines, err := framework.GetMachines(ctx, client, &selector)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Listing Machines should succeed")
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Managed cluster should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
 
 		// Machines required for test: 4
 		// Reason: MachineSet scales 2->0 and MachineSet2 scales 0->2. Changing to scaling 1->0 and 0->1 might not test this thoroughly.
-		It("grow and decrease when scaling different machineSets simultaneously", framework.LabelPeriodic, func() {
+		It("grow and decrease when scaling different machineSets simultaneously", framework.LabelPeriodic, framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 			By("Creating a second MachineSet") // Machineset 1 can start with 1 replica
 			machineSetParams := framework.BuildMachineSetParams(ctx, client, 0)
 			machineSet2, err := framework.CreateMachineSet(client, machineSetParams)
diff --git a/pkg/infra/lifecyclehooks.go b/pkg/infra/lifecyclehooks.go
index c8cf7ce1e..e0ee0929c 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/lifecyclehooks.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/lifecyclehooks.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	pollingInterval                   = 3 * time.Second
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Lifecycle Hooks should", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Lifecycle Hooks should", framework.LabelMAPI, framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var machineSet *machinev1.MachineSet
 	var workload *batchv1.Job
diff --git a/pkg/infra/spot.go b/pkg/infra/spot.go
index afc821e75..d10c11c63 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/spot.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/spot.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const (
 	spotMachineSetMaxProvisioningRetryCount = 3
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Running on Spot", framework.LabelMachines, framework.LabelSpot, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Running on Spot", framework.LabelMAPI, framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 	var ctx = context.Background()
 
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
diff --git a/pkg/infra/webhooks.go b/pkg/infra/webhooks.go
index 10ad62935..4c48a0463 100644
--- a/pkg/infra/webhooks.go
+++ b/pkg/infra/webhooks.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework/gatherer"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Webhooks", framework.LabelMachines, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Webhooks", framework.LabelMAPI, framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var platform configv1.PlatformType
 	var machineSetParams framework.MachineSetParams
diff --git a/pkg/machinehealthcheck/machinehealthcheck.go b/pkg/machinehealthcheck/machinehealthcheck.go
index eef6d7da3..6ee7b9993 100644
--- a/pkg/machinehealthcheck/machinehealthcheck.go
+++ b/pkg/machinehealthcheck/machinehealthcheck.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework/gatherer"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("MachineHealthCheck", framework.LabelMachineHealthChecks, func() {
+var _ = Describe("MachineHealthCheck", framework.LabelMachineHealthCheck, framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 	var client client.Client
 	var ctx context.Context
 
diff --git a/pkg/operators/cluster-autoscaler-operator.go b/pkg/operators/cluster-autoscaler-operator.go
index 4f9f00c75..fc16cc8e3 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/cluster-autoscaler-operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/cluster-autoscaler-operator.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework/gatherer"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator should", framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelAutoscaler, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator should", framework.LabelAutoscaler, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var ctx context.Context
 	var gatherer *gatherer.StateGatherer
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator should", framework.LabelOperators,
 	})
 })
 
-var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator deployment should", framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelAutoscaler, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator deployment should", framework.LabelAutoscaler, framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 	It("be available", func() {
 		client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler operator deployment should", framework.Labe
 	})
 })
 
-var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler cluster operator status should", framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelAutoscaler, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Cluster autoscaler cluster operator status should", framework.LabelAutoscaler, framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 	It("be available", func() {
 		client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
diff --git a/pkg/operators/cluster-machine-approver.go b/pkg/operators/cluster-machine-approver.go
index 961e1e7fd..e2ccddcfa 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/cluster-machine-approver.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/cluster-machine-approver.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const (
 	cmaNamespace       = "openshift-cluster-machine-approver"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Cluster Machine Approver deployment", framework.LabelOperators, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Cluster Machine Approver deployment", framework.LabelMachineApprover, framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 	It("should be available", func() {
 		ctx := framework.GetContext()
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster Machine Approver deployment", framework.LabelOperators
 	})
 })
 
-var _ = Describe("Cluster Machine Approver Cluster Operator Status", framework.LabelOperators, func() {
+var _ = Describe("Cluster Machine Approver Cluster Operator Status", framework.LabelMachineApprover, framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 	It("should be available", func() {
 		client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
diff --git a/pkg/operators/machine-api-operator.go b/pkg/operators/machine-api-operator.go
index 7827a4e68..eaa3ebcf6 100644
--- a/pkg/operators/machine-api-operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operators/machine-api-operator.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ var (
 
 var _ = Describe(
 	"Machine API operator deployment should",
-	framework.LabelDisruptive, framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelMachines,
+	framework.LabelMAPI,
 	Serial,
 	func() {
 		var gatherer *gatherer.StateGatherer
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 			}
 		})
 
-		It("be available", func() {
+		It("be available", framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 			ctx := framework.GetContext()
 			client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 				fmt.Sprintf("Failed to wait for %s Deployment to become available", maoDeployment))
 		})
 
-		It("reconcile controllers deployment", func() {
+		It("reconcile controllers deployment", framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 			ctx := framework.GetContext()
 			client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 				fmt.Sprintf("Failed verifying %s Deployment spec has been reconciled", maoManagedDeployment))
 		})
 
-		It("maintains deployment spec", func() {
+		It("maintains deployment spec", framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 			ctx := framework.GetContext()
 			client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 			}
 		})
 
-		It("maintains spec after validating webhook configuration change and preserve caBundle", func() {
+		It("maintains spec after validating webhook configuration change and preserve caBundle", framework.LabelDisruptive, func() {
 			client, err := framework.LoadClient()
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to load client")
 
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ var _ = Describe(
 	})
 
 var _ = Describe(
-	"Machine API cluster operator status should", framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelMachines, func() {
-		It("be available", func() {
+	"Machine API cluster operator status should", framework.LabelMAPI, func() {
+		It("be available", framework.LabelLEVEL0, func() {
 			ctx := framework.GetContext()
 
 			client, err := framework.LoadClient()
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ var _ = Describe(
 
 var _ = Describe(
 	"When cluster-wide proxy is configured, Machine API cluster operator should ",
-	framework.LabelDisruptive, framework.LabelOperators, framework.LabelPeriodic, framework.LabelMachines,
+	framework.LabelDisruptive, framework.LabelPeriodic, framework.LabelMAPI,
 	Serial,
 	func() {
 		var gatherer *gatherer.StateGatherer
diff --git a/pkg/providers/aws.go b/pkg/providers/aws.go
index fd0a50328..f9e9f93b2 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/aws.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func createAWSClient(oc *gatherer.CLI) *framework.AwsClient {
 	return aClient
 }
 
-var _ = Describe("MetadataServiceOptions", framework.LabelCloudProviderSpecific, framework.LabelProviderAWS, func() {
+var _ = Describe("MetadataServiceOptions", framework.LabelDisruptive, framework.LabelMAPI, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var clientset *kubernetes.Clientset
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ var _ = Describe("MetadataServiceOptions", framework.LabelCloudProviderSpecific,
 	})
 })
 
-var _ = Describe("CapacityReservationID", framework.LabelCloudProviderSpecific, framework.LabelProviderAWS, func() {
+var _ = Describe("CapacityReservationID", framework.LabelDisruptive, framework.LabelMAPI, func() {
 	var client runtimeclient.Client
 	var gatherer *gatherer.StateGatherer
 	var ctx context.Context