diff --git a/.automation b/.automation
index 8a24af6f8..90139e65a 160000
--- a/.automation
+++ b/.automation
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8a24af6f8ba1447382804a2b3e30a16f5b40bace
+Subproject commit 90139e65afc2af4642b8803b45624ddb4fdfdab9
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-pull-request.yml
index de6bbe7f0..056ba3a28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stackhpc-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stackhpc-pull-request.yml
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ jobs:
   # when the parent jobs completed successfully or were skipped. We pass an
   # 'if' argument to the called workflow to allow running it conditionally.
 
-  # build-kayobe-image:
-  #   name: Build Kayobe Image
-  #   needs:
-  #     - check-changes
-  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/stackhpc-build-kayobe-image.yml
-  #   with:
-  #     if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.build-kayobe-image == 'true' }}
-  #   if: github.repository == 'stackhpc/stackhpc-kayobe-config'
+  build-kayobe-image:
+    name: Build Kayobe Image
+    needs:
+      - check-changes
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/stackhpc-build-kayobe-image.yml
+    with:
+      if: ${{ needs.check-changes.outputs.build-kayobe-image == 'true' }}
+    if: github.repository == 'stackhpc/stackhpc-kayobe-config'
 
   # check-tags:
   #   name: Check container image tags
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 13515c7e9..63fe6aa65 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-kayobe@git+https://github.com/stackhpc/kayobe@stackhpc/2025.1
+kayobe@git+https://github.com/stackhpc/kayobe@stackhpc/18.0.0.0rc1.2
 ansible-modules-hashivault>=5.2.1
 jmespath