diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0297ec53..ce5232ed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,27 +19,32 @@ Learn more:
 🚀 [vLLM Plugin System Overview](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/design/plugin_system.html)
 
 ## Getting Started
-1. Install vLLM with `pip` or [from source](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/getting_started/installation/gpu/index.html#build-wheel-from-source):  
+1. Get Last good commit on vllm
+   NOTE: vllm-gaudi is always follow latest vllm commit, however, vllm upstream
+   API update may crash vllm-gaudi, this commit saved is verified with vllm-gaudi
+   in a hourly basis
 
     ```bash
-    pip install vllm
+    git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi
+    cd vllm-gaudi
+    export VLLM_COMMIT_HASH=$(git show "origin/vllm/last-good-commit-for-vllm-gaudi:VLLM_STABLE_COMMIT" 2>/dev/null)
     ```
 
-    or
+2. Install vLLM with `pip` or [from source](https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/getting_started/installation/gpu/index.html#build-wheel-from-source):
 
     ```bash
     # Build vLLM from source for empty platform, reusing existing torch installation
     git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm
     cd vllm
+    git checkout $VLLM_COMMIT_HASH
     pip install -r <(sed '/^[torch]/d' requirements/build.txt)
     VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE=empty pip install --no-build-isolation -e .
     cd ..
     ```
 
-2. Install vLLM-Gaudi from source:
+3. Install vLLM-Gaudi from source:
 
     ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi
     cd vllm-gaudi
     pip install -e .
     ```
@@ -47,15 +52,20 @@ Learn more:
 ### Full installation from source (vLLM and vLLM-Gaudi):
 
 ```bash
+# Fetch last good commit on vllm
+git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi
+cd vllm-gaudi
+export VLLM_COMMIT_HASH=$(git show "origin/vllm/last-good-commit-for-vllm-gaudi:VLLM_STABLE_COMMIT" 2>/dev/null)
+
 # Build vLLM from source for empty platform, reusing existing torch installation
 git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm
 cd vllm
+git checkout $VLLM_COMMIT_HASH
 pip install -r <(sed '/^[torch]/d' requirements/build.txt)
 VLLM_TARGET_DEVICE=empty pip install --no-build-isolation -e .
 cd ..
 
 # Build vLLM-Gaudi from source
-git clone https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi
 cd vllm-gaudi
 pip install -e .
 ```
diff --git a/tests/full_tests/ci_gsm8k_tests.sh b/tests/full_tests/ci_gsm8k_tests.sh
index b9666749..72b6f999 100644
--- a/tests/full_tests/ci_gsm8k_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/full_tests/ci_gsm8k_tests.sh
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ set -e
 VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX=${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX:-"vllm-gaudi"}
 echo $VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX
 
-# Gemma3 with image input
-run_gemma3_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing gemma-3-4b-it..."
-    VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/generation_mm.py" --model-card-path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/gemma-3-4b-it.yaml"
-    echo "✅ Test with multimodal-support with gemma-3-4b-it passed."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): temporarily disable gemma3 test due to upstream change.
+# Expect fixing from https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi/pull/286
+# # Gemma3 with image input
+# run_gemma3_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing gemma-3-4b-it..."
+#     VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/generation_mm.py" --model-card-path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/gemma-3-4b-it.yaml"
+#     echo "✅ Test with multimodal-support with gemma-3-4b-it passed."
+# }
 
 # Basic model test
 run_basic_model_test() {
@@ -31,12 +33,13 @@ run_tp2_test() {
     echo "✅ Test with tensor parallel size 2 passed."
 }
 
-# MLA and MoE test
-run_mla_moe_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing MLA and MoE with vllm-hpu plugin v1..."
-    HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code
-    echo "✅ Test with deepseek v2 lite passed."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): Disabled due to upstream change: #25896
+# # MLA and MoE test
+# run_mla_moe_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing MLA and MoE with vllm-hpu plugin v1..."
+#     HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code
+#     echo "✅ Test with deepseek v2 lite passed."
+# }
 
 # Granite + INC test
 run_granite_inc_test() {
@@ -46,21 +49,23 @@ run_granite_inc_test() {
     echo "✅ Test with granite + inc passed."
 }
 
-# Deepseek v2 + INC test
-run_deepseek_v2_inc_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing deepseek_v2 + inc with vllm-hpu plugin v1..."
-    QUANT_CONFIG="${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/inc_unit_scale_quant.json" \
-    HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code --quantization inc --kv_cache_dtype fp8_inc
-    echo "✅ Test with deepseek_v2 + inc passed."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): Disabled due to upstream change: #25896
+# # Deepseek v2 + INC test
+# run_deepseek_v2_inc_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing deepseek_v2 + inc with vllm-hpu plugin v1..."
+#     QUANT_CONFIG="${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/inc_unit_scale_quant.json" \
+#     HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code --quantization inc --kv_cache_dtype fp8_inc
+#     echo "✅ Test with deepseek_v2 + inc passed."
+# }
 
-# Deepseek v2 + INC + dynamic quantization + TP2
-run_deepseek_v2_inc_dynamic_tp2_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing deepseek_v2 + inc dynamic quantization + tp2..."
-    QUANT_CONFIG="${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/inc_dynamic_quant.json" \
-    HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code --quantization inc --tensor-parallel-size 2
-    echo "✅ Test with deepseek_v2 + inc dynamic quantization + tp2 successful."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): Disabled due to upstream change: #25896
+# # Deepseek v2 + INC + dynamic quantization + TP2
+# run_deepseek_v2_inc_dynamic_tp2_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing deepseek_v2 + inc dynamic quantization + tp2..."
+#     QUANT_CONFIG="${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/inc_dynamic_quant.json" \
+#     HABANA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/generate.py" --model deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat --trust-remote-code --quantization inc --tensor-parallel-size 2
+#     echo "✅ Test with deepseek_v2 + inc dynamic quantization + tp2 successful."
+# }
 
 # Qwen3-8B-FP8 + INC requant
 run_qwen3_inc_dynamic_test() {
@@ -166,13 +171,14 @@ run_gsm8k_granite_async_test() {
     echo "✅ Test with granite-8b + async_scheduling passed."
 }
 
-# GSM8K on deepseek v2 lite
-run_gsm8k_deepseek_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing GSM8K on deepseek v2 lite..."
-    VLLM_CONTIGUOUS_PA=False VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=True PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 \
-    pytest -v -s "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/test_common.py" --model_card_path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-chat.yaml"
-    echo "✅ Test with deepseek R1 passed."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): Disabled due to upstream change: #25896
+# # GSM8K on deepseek v2 lite
+# run_gsm8k_deepseek_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing GSM8K on deepseek v2 lite..."
+#     VLLM_CONTIGUOUS_PA=False VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=True PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 \
+#     pytest -v -s "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/test_common.py" --model_card_path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-chat.yaml"
+#     echo "✅ Test with deepseek R1 passed."
+# }
 
 # GSM8K on QWEN3-30B-A3B
 run_gsm8k_qwen3_30b_test() {
@@ -182,13 +188,15 @@ run_gsm8k_qwen3_30b_test() {
     echo "✅ Test with QWEN3-30B-A3B passed."
 }
 
-# Multimodal-support with qwen2.5-vl
-run_qwen2_5_vl_test() {
-    echo "➡️ Testing Qwen2.5-VL-7B..."
-    VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true VLLM_CONTIGUOUS_PA=False PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 \
-    python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/generation_mm.py" --model-card-path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/qwen2.5-vl-7b.yaml"
-    echo "✅ Test with multimodal-support with qwen2.5-vl-7b passed."
-}
+# NOTE(Chendi): Disabled due to upstream change #16229
+# Expect fixing from https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm-gaudi/pull/286
+# # Multimodal-support with qwen2.5-vl
+# run_qwen2_5_vl_test() {
+#     echo "➡️ Testing Qwen2.5-VL-7B..."
+#     VLLM_SKIP_WARMUP=true VLLM_CONTIGUOUS_PA=False PT_HPU_LAZY_MODE=1 VLLM_USE_V1=1 \
+#     python -u "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/models/language/generation/generation_mm.py" --model-card-path "${VLLM_GAUDI_PREFIX}/tests/full_tests/model_cards/qwen2.5-vl-7b.yaml"
+#     echo "✅ Test with multimodal-support with qwen2.5-vl-7b passed."
+# }
 
 # Spec decode with ngram
 run_spec_decode_ngram_test() {
@@ -213,13 +221,13 @@ run_spec_decode_ngram_test() {
 # Function to run all tests sequentially
 launch_all_tests() {
     echo "🚀 Starting all test suites..."
-    run_gemma3_test
+    # run_gemma3_test
     run_basic_model_test
     run_tp2_test
-    run_mla_moe_test
+    # run_mla_moe_test
     run_granite_inc_test
-    run_deepseek_v2_inc_test
-    run_deepseek_v2_inc_dynamic_tp2_test
+    # run_deepseek_v2_inc_test
+    # run_deepseek_v2_inc_dynamic_tp2_test
     run_qwen3_inc_dynamic_test
     run_qwen3_blockfp8_dynamic_scaling_test
     run_qwen3_compressed_tensor_dynamic_scaling_test
@@ -231,11 +239,11 @@ launch_all_tests() {
     run_compressed_w4a16_moe_gidx_test
     run_gsm8k_granite_test
     run_gsm8k_granite_async_test
-    run_gsm8k_deepseek_test
+    ##  run_gsm8k_deepseek_test
     run_gsm8k_qwen3_30b_test
-    run_qwen2_5_vl_test
+    #run_qwen2_5_vl_test
     run_spec_decode_ngram_test
-    run_embedding_model_test
+    #run_embedding_model_test
     echo "🎉 All test suites passed successfully!"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/worker/test_hpu_model_runner.py b/tests/unit_tests/worker/test_hpu_model_runner.py
index 1c0cc2b3..414e3158 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/worker/test_hpu_model_runner.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/worker/test_hpu_model_runner.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def initialize_kv_cache(runner: HPUModelRunner):
         num_kv_heads=runner.model_config.get_num_kv_heads(runner.parallel_config),
         head_size=runner.model_config.get_head_size(),
         dtype=runner.kv_cache_dtype,
-        use_mla=False,
     )
     tensor_size = attn_spec.page_size_bytes * NUM_BLOCKS
     kv_cache_config = KVCacheConfig(
diff --git a/vllm_gaudi/platform.py b/vllm_gaudi/platform.py
index 35cc167b..dcf76e6d 100644
--- a/vllm_gaudi/platform.py
+++ b/vllm_gaudi/platform.py
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ class HpuPlatform(Platform):
     @classmethod
     def get_attn_backend_cls(cls, selected_backend: _Backend, head_size: int, dtype: torch.dtype,
                              kv_cache_dtype: Optional[str], block_size: int, use_v1: bool, use_mla: bool,
-                             has_sink: bool) -> str:
+                             has_sink: bool, use_sparse: bool) -> str:
         assert use_v1, 'Only V1 is supported!'
+        if use_sparse:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Sparse Attention is not supported on HPU.")
         if use_mla:
             logger.info("Using HPUAttentionMLA backend.")
             return ("vllm_gaudi.attention.backends.hpu_attn."
diff --git a/vllm_gaudi/v1/worker/hpu_model_runner.py b/vllm_gaudi/v1/worker/hpu_model_runner.py
index 98c5d045..43592545 100644
--- a/vllm_gaudi/v1/worker/hpu_model_runner.py
+++ b/vllm_gaudi/v1/worker/hpu_model_runner.py
@@ -963,7 +963,6 @@ def get_kv_cache_spec(self) -> dict[str, KVCacheSpec]:
 
         forward_ctx = self.vllm_config.compilation_config.static_forward_context
         block_size = self.vllm_config.cache_config.block_size
-        use_mla = self.vllm_config.model_config.use_mla
         kv_cache_spec: dict[str, KVCacheSpec] = {}
         for layer_name, attn_module in forward_ctx.items():
             if isinstance(attn_module, FusedMoE):
@@ -976,8 +975,7 @@ def get_kv_cache_spec(self) -> dict[str, KVCacheSpec]:
                 kv_cache_spec[layer_name] = FullAttentionSpec(block_size=block_size,
                                                               num_kv_heads=attn_module.num_kv_heads,
                                                               head_size=attn_module.head_size,
-                                                              dtype=self.kv_cache_dtype,
-                                                              use_mla=use_mla)
+                                                              dtype=self.kv_cache_dtype)
             elif attn_module.attn_type in (AttentionType.ENCODER, AttentionType.ENCODER_ONLY):
                 # encoder-only attention does not need KV cache.
                 continue