diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 042e62c9ec5..4974d025b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -58,3 +58,4 @@ jobs:
           TOPIC_FILES: ${{ steps.topics.outputs.changed }}
           COLLECTION_FILES: ${{ steps.collections.outputs.changed }}
           TEST_ALL_FILES: ${{ steps.all.outputs.changed }}
+          SKIP_COLLECTION_API_CHECKS: ${{ matrix.test_type == 'all' && '1' || '' }}
diff --git a/test/collections_test.rb b/test/collections_test.rb
index 6610ec218a8..0ccd214e4b9 100644
--- a/test/collections_test.rb
+++ b/test/collections_test.rb
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
       end
 
       it "fails if a user, organization, or repository has been renamed or removed" do
+        if ENV["SKIP_COLLECTION_API_CHECKS"]
+          skip "Skipping collection API checks (rename detection handled by collections-renames workflow)"
+        end
+
         errors = []
         repos_to_check = []
         users_to_check = []