diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5f4b8d6f86..c5641a3521 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and test with Maven
         env:
           SKIP_DOCKER_TESTS: "true"
-          # re-enable old agent tests once we are several versions ahead
-          SKIP_OLD_AGENT_TESTS: "true"
         run: ./mvnw -s .github/settings.xml -B clean install -Pgha -Pdocker -Pit -P${{ matrix.profile }}
diff --git a/it/compat/pom.xml b/it/compat/pom.xml
index c7693fc950..567119d4f6 100644
--- a/it/compat/pom.xml
+++ b/it/compat/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- version of Agent to use in tests -->
         <!-- should be one or more release versions behind the current version -->
-        <prev.concord.version>1.55.0</prev.concord.version>
+        <!-- must be a multi-arch image to pass tests on both x86 and arm64 -->
+        <prev.concord.version>2.14.2</prev.concord.version>
 
         <server.image>walmartlabs/concord-server</server.image>
         <prev.agent.image>walmartlabs/concord-agent:${prev.concord.version}</prev.agent.image>