diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_modular_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_modular_tests.yml
index e01345e32524..c6e87e642dc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_modular_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_modular_tests.yml
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv /opt/venv && export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
         python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test]
-        pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
-        pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
+        # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+        # pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+        # pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
 
     - name: Environment
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
index 34a344528e3e..ebfe9f442f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_tests.yml
@@ -116,8 +116,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m venv /opt/venv && export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
         python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test]
-        pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
-        pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
+        # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+        # pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+        # pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
 
     - name: Environment
       run: |
@@ -253,9 +254,10 @@ jobs:
         python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test]
         # TODO (sayakpaul, DN6): revisit `--no-deps`
         python -m pip install -U peft@git+https://github.com/huggingface/peft.git --no-deps
-        python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
-        python -m uv pip install -U tokenizers
-        pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
+        # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+        # python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+        # python -m uv pip install -U tokenizers
+        # pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git --no-deps
 
     - name: Environment
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_tests_gpu.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_tests_gpu.yml
index 45294c89fe35..1a8d5f6b815e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_tests_gpu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_tests_gpu.yml
@@ -132,8 +132,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m venv /opt/venv && export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
           python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test]
-          pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git
-          pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+          # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+          # pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git
+          # pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
 
       - name: Environment
         run: |
@@ -203,8 +204,9 @@ jobs:
         python -m venv /opt/venv && export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
         python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test]
         python -m uv pip install peft@git+https://github.com/huggingface/peft.git
-        pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git
-        pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+        # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+        # pip uninstall accelerate -y && python -m uv pip install -U accelerate@git+https://github.com/huggingface/accelerate.git
+        # pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
 
     - name: Environment
       run: |
@@ -266,7 +268,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         python -m venv /opt/venv && export PATH="/opt/venv/bin:$PATH"
-        pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
+        # Stopping this update temporarily until the Hub RC is fully shipped and integrated.
+        # pip uninstall transformers -y && python -m uv pip install -U transformers@git+https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.git --no-deps
         python -m uv pip install -e [quality,test,training]
 
     - name: Environment
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky.py b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky.py
index 9fa39b1bf581..6207e71df8cd 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky.py
@@ -218,7 +218,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return dummy.get_dummy_inputs(device=device, seed=seed)
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky(self):
         device = "cpu"
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_combined.py b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_combined.py
index ca80461d87b1..eba897659700 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_combined.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_combined.py
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return inputs
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky(self):
         device = "cpu"
@@ -187,7 +189,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return inputs
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky(self):
         device = "cpu"
@@ -301,7 +305,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return inputs
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky(self):
         device = "cpu"
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_img2img.py b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_img2img.py
index 6bcd9587f239..6d1b43a24fd9 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_img2img.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_img2img.py
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return dummies.get_dummy_inputs(device=device, seed=seed)
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky_img2img(self):
         device = "cpu"
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_inpaint.py b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_inpaint.py
index 6383ca71ef23..e2f4aa2a4f14 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_inpaint.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/kandinsky/test_kandinsky_inpaint.py
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ def get_dummy_inputs(self, device, seed=0):
         return dummies.get_dummy_inputs(device=device, seed=seed)
 
     @pytest.mark.xfail(
-        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"), reason="Latest transformers changes the slices", strict=True
+        condition=is_transformers_version(">=", "4.56.2"),
+        reason="Latest transformers changes the slices",
+        strict=False,
     )
     def test_kandinsky_inpaint(self):
         device = "cpu"