diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-relay.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-relay.yml
index 3d7bc6e35c1..b616b8e7f35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-relay.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-relay.yml
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ jobs:
             --archive-file target/ci/postgres-tests.tar.zst
 
   desktop-e2e-integration-shard:
+    env:
+      COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml:docker-compose.ci.yml
     name: Desktop E2E Integration (${{ matrix.shard }}/2)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
@@ -400,6 +402,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "Desktop E2E Integration shards passed"
 
   backend-integration:
+    env:
+      COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml:docker-compose.ci.yml
     name: Backend Integration (relay e2e)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
@@ -562,6 +566,8 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
   relay-e2e:
+    env:
+      COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml:docker-compose.ci.yml
     name: Relay E2E
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7b93f32f1aa..94336011cb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
               - 'deny.toml'
               - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
               - '.github/workflows/_ci-*.yml'
+              - 'docker-compose.yml'
+              - 'docker-compose.ci.yml'
               - 'scripts/run-tests.sh'
               - 'scripts/model-capabilities.json'
               - 'scripts/normative-corpus.json'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml b/.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml
index 97cfe1a9625..0666e98c327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ on:
       - 'scripts/ci-mesh-lifecycle-smoke.sh'
       - 'scripts/start-relay-for-tests.sh'
       - '.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml'
+      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+      - 'docker-compose.ci.yml'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'crates/buzz-mesh-smoke/**'
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ on:
       - 'scripts/ci-mesh-lifecycle-smoke.sh'
       - 'scripts/start-relay-for-tests.sh'
       - '.github/workflows/mesh-lifecycle.yml'
+      - 'docker-compose.yml'
+      - 'docker-compose.ci.yml'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -45,6 +49,8 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   lifecycle-smoke:
+    env:
+      COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml:docker-compose.ci.yml
     name: Relay-Driven Mesh Lifecycle Smoke
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 45
diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/ci/quickstart-values.yaml b/deploy/charts/buzz/ci/quickstart-values.yaml
index 4dcf6bcd21b..1a7f4d58389 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/ci/quickstart-values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/ci/quickstart-values.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ redis:
   enabled: true
 minio:
   enabled: true
+  image: ghcr.io/block/buzz-minio:latest
+  mcImage: ghcr.io/block/buzz-minio:latest
 relayUrl: wss://buzz.test.local
 ownerPubkey: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001"
 relay:
diff --git a/scripts/ci-selection.test.mjs b/scripts/ci-selection.test.mjs
index 5c2ddfa3de5..2099bf18999 100644
--- a/scripts/ci-selection.test.mjs
+++ b/scripts/ci-selection.test.mjs
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ const scenarios = [
   ["relay", ["crates/buzz-relay/src/main.rs"], ["rust"]],
   ["migration", ["migrations/123.sql"], ["rust"]],
   ["shared workflow", [".github/workflows/ci.yml"], ["rust", "mobile"]],
+  ["integration services", ["docker-compose.yml"], ["rust"]],
+  ["CI integration images", ["docker-compose.ci.yml"], ["rust"]],
   [
     "mixed mobile and relay",
     ["mobile/lib/main.dart", "crates/buzz-core/src/lib.rs"],