diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
index d494e2e0d0a..2fe20e7b51c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubeflow-pipelines-manifests.yml
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4    
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: ./manifests/kustomize/hack/presubmit.sh 
+        run: make test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c82ffaeb8f3..72e8f30cc18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ check-diff:
 		git diff; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi'
+
+.PHONY: test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests
+test-kubeflow-pipelines-manifests:
+	./manifests/kustomize/hack/presubmit.sh