diff --git a/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.35.0-alpha.3.yaml b/hack/envtest/_matrix/v1.35.0-alpha.3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d6e5b46d
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+go: 1.25
+etcd: v3.6.5