diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 567c6e9a14c038..c995683dfaba33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       affected_components: "${{ steps.smart_ci.outputs.affected_components }}"
       skip_workflow: "${{ steps.smart_ci.outputs.skip_workflow }}"
+      val_cycle: "${{ steps.val_cycle.outputs.val_cycle }}"
     steps:
       - name: checkout action
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -43,6 +44,14 @@ jobs:
           skip_when_only_listed_labels_set: 'docs'
           skip_when_only_listed_files_changed: '*.md,*.rst,*.png,*.jpg,*.svg'
 
+      - name: Get validation cycle to run
+        id: val_cycle
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          val_cycle="${{ (contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'nightly') || 
+                          github.event_name == 'schedule') && 'nightly' || 'precommit' }}"
+          echo "val_cycle=$val_cycle" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
   Build:
     needs: Smart_CI
     timeout-minutes: 150
@@ -1275,8 +1284,8 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-    runs-on: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 400 || 25 }}
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 400 || 25 }}
     # TODO: Switch back to self-hosted runners
     # container:
     #   image: openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:20.04
@@ -1343,7 +1352,7 @@ jobs:
           export PYTHONPATH=${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}:$PYTHONPATH
           python3 -m pytest ${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}/tf_hub_tests/ -m ${TYPE} --html=${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-tf_hub_tf_fe.html --self-contained-html -v
         env:
-          TYPE: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'nightly' || 'precommit'}}
+          TYPE: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle }}
           TEST_DEVICE: CPU
 
       - name: Upload Test Results
@@ -1361,8 +1370,8 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-    runs-on: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 400 || 25 }}
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 400 || 25 }}
     env:
       OPENVINO_REPO: ${{ github.workspace }}/openvino
       INSTALL_DIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/install
@@ -1428,7 +1437,7 @@ jobs:
           export PYTHONPATH=${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}:$PYTHONPATH
           python3 -m pytest ${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}/performance_tests/ -m ${TYPE} --html=${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-tf_hub_performance.html --self-contained-html -v
         env:
-          TYPE: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'nightly' || 'precommit'}}
+          TYPE: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle }}
           TEST_DEVICE: CPU
 
       - name: Upload Test Results
@@ -1443,11 +1452,11 @@ jobs:
   PyTorch_Models_Tests:
     name: PyTorch Models tests
     needs: [Build, Smart_CI]
-    timeout-minutes: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 400 || 30 }}
+    timeout-minutes: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 400 || 30 }}
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
-    runs-on: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
+    runs-on: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle == 'nightly' && 'ubuntu-20.04-16-cores' || 'ubuntu-20.04-8-cores'}}
     # TODO: Switch back to self-hosted runners
     # container:
     #   image: openvinogithubactions.azurecr.io/dockerhub/ubuntu:20.04
@@ -1523,7 +1532,7 @@ jobs:
           export PYTHONPATH=${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}:$PYTHONPATH
           python3 -m pytest ${MODEL_HUB_TESTS_INSTALL_DIR}/torch_tests -m ${TYPE} --html=${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-torch_model_tests.html --self-contained-html -v
         env:
-          TYPE: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'nightly' || 'precommit'}}
+          TYPE: ${{ needs.smart_ci.outputs.val_cycle }}
           TEST_DEVICE: CPU
           USE_SYSTEM_CACHE: False