diff --git a/.woodpecker/docker-armv7.yaml b/.woodpecker/docker-armv7.yaml
index c921a56f9..d001da787 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docker-armv7.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docker-armv7.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 when:
-  # Temporary PR validation while arm/v7 Docker builds are being brought up.
-  - event: pull_request
-    path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
   - event: push
     branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
     path: [ "**/*.ex", "**/*.eex", "**/*.exs", "mix.lock", ".woodpecker/**", "Dockerfile" ]
@@ -20,6 +17,10 @@ variables:
   docker_variables: &docker_variables
     repo: pleroma/pleroma
     registry: git.pleroma.social
+    username:
+      from_secret: pleroma-ci-user
+    password:
+      from_secret: pleroma-ci-password
   armv7_build_settings: &armv7_build_settings
     <<: *docker_variables
     build_args:
@@ -28,24 +29,8 @@ variables:
       - ALPINE_IMG=arm32v7/alpine
       - ALPINE_VER=3.20
     extra_opts: --custom-platform=linux/arm/v7
-  armv7_push_settings: &armv7_push_settings
-    <<: *armv7_build_settings
-    username:
-      from_secret: pleroma-ci-user
-    password:
-      from_secret: pleroma-ci-password
 
 steps:
-  docker-armv7-pr:
-    image: woodpeckerci/plugin-kaniko:2.3.1
-    when:
-      - event: pull_request
-    settings:
-      <<: *armv7_build_settings
-      dry_run: true
-      tags:
-        - armv7-pr-check
-
   docker-develop-armv7:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-kaniko:2.3.1
     when:
@@ -54,7 +39,7 @@ steps:
       - event: manual
         branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
     settings:
-      <<: *armv7_push_settings
+      <<: *armv7_build_settings
       tags:
         - latest-armv7
         - develop-armv7
@@ -65,7 +50,7 @@ steps:
     when:
       - evaluate: 'CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable" && CI_COMMIT_TAG == ""'
     settings:
-      <<: *armv7_push_settings
+      <<: *armv7_build_settings
       tags:
         - latest-armv7
         - stable-armv7
@@ -77,7 +62,7 @@ steps:
       - event: tag
       - evaluate: 'CI_PIPELINE_EVENT == "manual" && CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "stable" && CI_COMMIT_TAG != ""'
     settings:
-      <<: *armv7_push_settings
+      <<: *armv7_build_settings
       tags:
         - latest-armv7
         - stable-armv7
diff --git a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
index a5bcc0ef3..0f8eac566 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.15.yaml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ steps:
     entrypoint: *script_file_entrypoint
     environment:
       MIX_ENV: test
+      VIX_COMPILATION_MODE: PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS
       DB_HOST: postgres
       DB_PORT: 5432
     commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg file-dev git openssl
+      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg vips-dev file-dev git openssl
       - adduser -D -h /home/testuser testuser
       - mkdir -p /home/testuser/.mix /home/testuser/.hex
       - chown -R testuser:testuser . /home/testuser
diff --git a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
index 06dc6758e..60b0826a7 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/unit-testing-elixir-1.19.yaml
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ steps:
     entrypoint: *script_file_entrypoint
     environment:
       MIX_ENV: test
+      VIX_COMPILATION_MODE: PLATFORM_PROVIDED_LIBVIPS
       DB_HOST: postgres
       DB_PORT: 5432
     commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg file-dev git openssl
+      - apk add --no-cache build-base cmake exiftool ffmpeg vips-dev file-dev git openssl
       - adduser -D -h /home/testuser testuser
       - mkdir -p /home/testuser/.mix /home/testuser/.hex
       - chown -R testuser:testuser . /home/testuser
diff --git a/changelog.d/docker-arm32v7-pr-forbid-build.skip b/changelog.d/docker-arm32v7-pr-forbid-build.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/changelog.d/unit-testing-build-vix.skip b/changelog.d/unit-testing-build-vix.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb