diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1937d97cc70..c4d758ab258 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -170,18 +170,20 @@ default:
     GRADLE_WORKERS: 4
     GRADLE_MEMORY_MIN: 1G
     GRADLE_MEMORY_MAX: 5G
-    KUBERNETES_CPU_REQUEST: 6
-    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_REQUEST: 16Gi
-    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_LIMIT: 16Gi
+    KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_REQUEST: 6
+    KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_LIMIT: 6
+    KUBERNETES_POD_MEMORY_REQUEST: 16Gi
+    KUBERNETES_POD_MEMORY_LIMIT: 16Gi
 
 .tier_l:
   variables: &tier_l_variables
     GRADLE_WORKERS: 6
     GRADLE_MEMORY_MIN: 1G
     GRADLE_MEMORY_MAX: 6G
-    KUBERNETES_CPU_REQUEST: 10
-    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_REQUEST: 20Gi
-    KUBERNETES_MEMORY_LIMIT: 20Gi
+    KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_REQUEST: 10
+    KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_LIMIT: 10
+    KUBERNETES_POD_MEMORY_REQUEST: 20Gi
+    KUBERNETES_POD_MEMORY_LIMIT: 20Gi
 
 .gitlab_base_ref_params: &gitlab_base_ref_params
   - |
diff --git a/dd-smoke-tests/quarkus-native/application/build.gradle b/dd-smoke-tests/quarkus-native/application/build.gradle
index 65beb08e810..63373c9a51c 100644
--- a/dd-smoke-tests/quarkus-native/application/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-smoke-tests/quarkus-native/application/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ version = ""
 
 // Avoid unlimited CPU usage on CI.
 def isCI = providers.environmentVariable("CI").isPresent()
-def ciBuildCpuCount = providers.environmentVariable("KUBERNETES_CPU_REQUEST").getOrElse("4")
+def ciBuildCpuCount = providers.environmentVariable("KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_REQUEST").getOrElse("4")
 
 dependencies {
   implementation enforcedPlatform("${quarkusPlatformGroupId}:${quarkusPlatformArtifactId}:${quarkusPlatformVersion}")
diff --git a/dd-smoke-tests/spring-boot-3.0-native/application/build.gradle b/dd-smoke-tests/spring-boot-3.0-native/application/build.gradle
index 08545cf1e16..8500a245453 100644
--- a/dd-smoke-tests/spring-boot-3.0-native/application/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-smoke-tests/spring-boot-3.0-native/application/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ext.withProfiler = hasProperty('profiler')
 
 // Avoid unlimited CPU usage on CI.
 def isCI = providers.environmentVariable("CI").isPresent()
-def ciBuildCpuCount = providers.environmentVariable("KUBERNETES_CPU_REQUEST").getOrElse("4")
+def ciBuildCpuCount = providers.environmentVariable("KUBERNETES_POD_CPU_REQUEST").getOrElse("4")
 
 if (hasProperty('appBuildDir')) {
   buildDir = property('appBuildDir')