diff --git a/config/views.yaml b/config/views.yaml
index c0b21cc87..28f61ed79 100755
--- a/config/views.yaml
+++ b/config/views.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ component_readiness:
       - aws
       - azure
       - gcp
+      - gcd
       - metal
       - vsphere
       Topology:
@@ -2381,6 +2382,7 @@ component_readiness:
       - aws
       - azure
       - gcp
+      - gcd
       - metal
       - vsphere
       Topology:
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
index 7916e815c..4bbadf7eb 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp.go
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ func (v *OCPVariantLoader) CalculateVariantsForJob(jLog logrus.FieldLogger, jobN
 				if jnv == "osd-gcp" {
 					continue
 				}
+				// GCD (Google Dedicated Cloud) is identified as GCP, but we want to keep it in a separate bucket
+				if jnv == "gcd" {
+					continue
+				}
 				variants[k] = v
 			case VariantArch:
 				// Job name identification wins for arch, heterogenous jobs can show cluster data with
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
index 9f772258d..58f689926 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/ocp_test.go
@@ -2524,6 +2524,39 @@ func TestVariantSyncer(t *testing.T) {
 				VariantCapability:       "NoRegistryClusterInstall",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			job: "periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-5.0-e2e-gcd-ovn",
+			variantsFile: map[string]string{
+				"Platform": "gcp", // should be ignored
+			},
+			expected: map[string]string{
+				VariantRelease:          "5.0",
+				VariantReleaseMajor:     "5",
+				VariantReleaseMinor:     "0",
+				VariantArch:             "amd64",
+				VariantInstaller:        "ipi",
+				VariantPlatform:         "gcd",
+				VariantNetwork:          "ovn",
+				VariantNetworkStack:     "ipv4",
+				VariantOwner:            "eng",
+				VariantTopology:         "ha",
+				VariantSuite:            "unknown",
+				VariantUpgrade:          VariantNoValue,
+				VariantProcedure:        VariantNoValue,
+				VariantJobTier:          "standard",
+				VariantAggregation:      VariantNoValue,
+				VariantSecurityMode:     VariantDefaultValue,
+				VariantFeatureSet:       VariantDefaultValue,
+				VariantNetworkAccess:    VariantDefaultValue,
+				VariantScheduler:        VariantDefaultValue,
+				VariantContainerRuntime: "crun",
+				VariantCGroupMode:       "v2",
+				VariantLayeredProduct:   VariantNoValue,
+				VariantOS:               "rhcos10",
+				VariantComponent:        "Installer",
+				VariantCapability:       "GCPSovereignCloudInstall",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.job, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
index 4558bf863..cc6e457d9 100644
--- a/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
+++ b/pkg/variantregistry/snapshot.yaml
@@ -274100,7 +274100,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-5.1-e2e-gcd-ovn:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: default
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default
@@ -274126,7 +274126,7 @@ periodic-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-5.1-e2e-gcd-ovn-techpreview:
     ContainerRuntime: crun
     FeatureSet: techpreview
     Installer: ipi
-    JobTier: candidate
+    JobTier: standard
     LayeredProduct: none
     Network: ovn
     NetworkAccess: default