diff --git a/.forklift/config-gitlab.toml b/.forklift/config-gitlab.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ab3b2729a46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.forklift/config-gitlab.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[compression]
+type = "zstd"
+
+[compression.zstd]
+compressionLevel = 3
+
+[general]
+jobNameVariable = "CI_JOB_NAME"
+jobsBlackList = []
+logLevel = "warn"
+threadsCount = 6
+
+[cache]
+extraEnv = ["RUNTIME_METADATA_HASH"]
+
+[metrics]
+enabled = true
+pushEndpoint = "placeholder"
+
+[metrics.extraLabels]
+environment = "production"
+job_name = "$CI_JOB_NAME"
+project_name = "$CI_PROJECT_PATH"
+
+[storage]
+type = "s3"
+
+[storage.s3]
+accessKeyId = "placeholder"
+bucketName = "placeholder"
+concurrency = 10
+endpointUrl = "placeholder"
+secretAccessKey = "placeholder"
diff --git a/.forklift/config.toml b/.forklift/config.toml
index ab3b2729a46d..6f8eed8882ea 100644
--- a/.forklift/config.toml
+++ b/.forklift/config.toml
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ job_name = "$CI_JOB_NAME"
 project_name = "$CI_PROJECT_PATH"
 
 [storage]
-type = "s3"
+type = "gcs"
 
-[storage.s3]
-accessKeyId = "placeholder"
-bucketName = "placeholder"
-concurrency = 10
-endpointUrl = "placeholder"
-secretAccessKey = "placeholder"
+[storage.gcs]
+bucketName = "parity-ci-forklift"
diff --git a/.github/review-bot.yml b/.github/review-bot.yml
index ed719cefec8b..adbc480c6ba1 100644
--- a/.github/review-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/review-bot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rules:
         - ^\.gitlab/.*
         - ^\.config/nextest.toml
         - ^\.cargo/.*
+        - ^\.forklift/.*
       exclude:
         - ^\.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet.*
     type: "or"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ rules:
         - ^docker/.*
         - ^\.github/.*
         - ^\.gitlab/.*
+        - ^\.forklift/.*
         - ^\.config/nextest.toml
         - ^\.cargo/.*
     minApprovals: 2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
index 671673c02c09..33da5a8ecd59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-runtime-migration.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl }}
-  FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint }}
-
 jobs:
   set-image:
     # GitHub Actions allows using 'env' in a container context.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-linux-stable.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-linux-stable.yml
index 5fdfabc437fe..6f2ac87c3efb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-linux-stable.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-linux-stable.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl }}
-  FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint }}
-
 jobs:
-
   changes:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
@@ -31,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     # However, env variables don't work for forks: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/44322
     # This workaround sets the container image for each job using 'set-image' job output.
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}      
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       IMAGE: ${{ steps.set_image.outputs.IMAGE }}
@@ -40,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - id: set_image
         run: cat .github/env >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-  
+
   test-linux-stable-int:
     needs: [set-image, changes]
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}  
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
     timeout-minutes: 30
     container:
@@ -60,11 +52,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: script
         run: WASM_BUILD_NO_COLOR=1 time forklift cargo test -p staging-node-cli --release --locked -- --ignored
-  
+
   # https://github.com/paritytech/ci_cd/issues/864
   test-linux-stable-runtime-benchmarks:
     needs: [set-image, changes]
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}    
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
     timeout-minutes: 30
     container:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 293acadc4e6a..0c1447cba33a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -11,15 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_bucketName }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_accessKeyId }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_secretAccessKey }}
-  FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_storage_s3_endpointUrl }}
-  FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint: ${{ secrets.FORKLIFT_metrics_pushEndpoint }}
-
 jobs:
-
   changes:
     permissions:
       pull-requests: read
@@ -40,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
   quick-benchmarks:
     needs: [set-image, changes]
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}    
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
     timeout-minutes: 30
     container:
@@ -55,11 +47,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: script
         run: time forklift cargo run --locked --release -p staging-node-cli --bin substrate-node --features runtime-benchmarks -- benchmark pallet --chain dev --pallet "*" --extrinsic "*" --steps 2 --repeat 1 --quiet
-  
+
   # cf https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/1652
   test-syscalls:
     needs: [set-image, changes]
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}    
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
     timeout-minutes: 30
     container:
@@ -81,10 +73,10 @@ jobs:
     # - if [[ "$CI_JOB_STATUS" == "failed" ]]; then
     #   printf "The x86_64 syscalls used by the worker binaries have changed. Please review if this is expected and update polkadot/scripts/list-syscalls/*-worker-syscalls as needed.\n";
     #   fi
-  
+
   cargo-check-all-benches:
     needs: [set-image, changes]
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}    
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.rust }}
     runs-on: arc-runners-polkadot-sdk-beefy
     timeout-minutes: 30
     container:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 73a8c52c448f..7f2babc6bd47 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ default:
 .forklift-cache:
   before_script:
     - mkdir ~/.forklift
-    - cp .forklift/config.toml ~/.forklift/config.toml
+    - cp .forklift/config-gitlab.toml ~/.forklift/config.toml
+    - cat .forklift/config-gitlab.toml > .forklift/config.toml
     - >
       if [ "$FORKLIFT_BYPASS" != "true" ]; then
         echo "FORKLIFT_BYPASS not set";