diff --git a/.github/workflows/linearizability-nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/linearizability-nightly.yaml
index 0d38b187913..2179b2feaa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linearizability-nightly.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linearizability-nightly.yaml
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 name: Linearizability Nightly
 on:
-  # schedules always run against the main branch
+  # schedules always run against the main branch, hence we have to create separate jobs
+  # with individual checkout actions for each of the active release branches
   schedule:
-    - cron: '25 9 * * *'
+    - cron: '25 9 * * *' # runs every day at 09:25 UTC
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  test-main:
     # GHA has a maximum amount of 6h execution time, we try to get done within 3h
-    timeout-minutes: 180
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # v3.5.0
-      with:
-        go-version: "1.19.5"
-    - run: |
-        make gofail-enable
-        make build
-        mkdir -p /tmp/linearizability
-        cat server/etcdserver/raft.fail.go
-        EXPECT_DEBUG=true GO_TEST_FLAGS='-v --count 300 --failfast --run TestLinearizability --timeout=170m' RESULTS_DIR=/tmp/linearizability make test-linearizability
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
-      if: always()
-      with:
-        path: /tmp/linearizability/*
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
+    with:
+      ref: main
+      count: 300
+      timeoutDuration: 170m
+  test-35:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
+    with:
+      ref: release-3.5
+      count: 300
+      timeoutDuration: 170m
+  test-34:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
+    with:
+      ref: release-3.4
+      count: 300
+      timeoutDuration: 170m
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml b/.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f260c12c129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Reusable Linearizability Workflow
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      ref:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      count:
+        required: true
+        type: number
+      testTimeout:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: '30m'
+permissions: read-all
+jobs:
+  test:
+    timeout-minutes: 180
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # v3.5.0
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.19.5'
+    - name: build
+      env:
+        GITHUB_REF: ${{ inputs.ref }}
+      run: |
+        case "${GITHUB_REF}" in
+          release-3.5)
+            make build-failpoints-release-3.5
+            ./bin/etcd --version
+            ;;
+          release-3.4)
+            make build-failpoints-release-3.4
+            ./bin/etcd --version
+            ;;
+          *)
+            make gofail-enable
+            make build
+            ;;
+          esac
+    - name: test-linearizability
+      run: |
+        EXPECT_DEBUG=true GO_TEST_FLAGS='-v --count ${{ inputs.count }} --timeout ${{ inputs.testTimeout }} --failfast --run TestLinearizability' RESULTS_DIR=/tmp/linearizability make test-linearizability
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      if: always()
+      with:
+        path: /tmp/linearizability/*
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linearizability.yaml b/.github/workflows/linearizability.yaml
index 89bf14ac275..d3cc8a1a9d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linearizability.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linearizability.yaml
@@ -3,19 +3,8 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 permissions: read-all
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3.3.0
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@6edd4406fa81c3da01a34fa6f6343087c207a568 # v3.5.0
-      with:
-        go-version: "1.19.5"
-    - run: |
-        make gofail-enable
-        make build
-        mkdir -p /tmp/linearizability
-        cat server/etcdserver/raft.fail.go
-        EXPECT_DEBUG=true GO_TEST_FLAGS='-v --count 60 --failfast --run TestLinearizability' RESULTS_DIR=/tmp/linearizability make test-linearizability
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b7f8abb1508181956e8e162db84b466c27e18ce # v3.1.2
-      if: always()
-      with:
-        path: /tmp/linearizability/*
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/linearizability-template.yaml
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ github.ref }}
+      count: 60
+      testTimeout: 30m
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1044e776904..6208637b8af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -129,6 +129,29 @@ gofail-disable: install-gofail
 install-gofail:
 	cd tools/mod; go install go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}
 
+build-failpoints-release-3.5:
+	rm -rf /tmp/etcd-release-3.5/
+	mkdir -p /tmp/etcd-release-3.5/
+	cd /tmp/etcd-release-3.5/; \
+	  git clone --depth 1 --branch release-3.5 https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd.git .; \
+	  go get go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}; \
+	  (cd server; go get go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}); \
+	  (cd etcdctl; go get go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}); \
+	  (cd etcdutl; go get go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}); \
+	  FAILPOINTS=true ./build;
+	mkdir -p ./bin
+	cp /tmp/etcd-release-3.5/bin/etcd ./bin/etcd
+
+build-failpoints-release-3.4:
+	rm -rf /tmp/etcd-release-3.4/
+	mkdir -p /tmp/etcd-release-3.4/
+	cd /tmp/etcd-release-3.4/; \
+	  git clone --depth 1 --branch release-3.4 https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd.git .; \
+	  go get go.etcd.io/gofail@${GOFAIL_VERSION}; \
+	  FAILPOINTS=true ./build;
+	mkdir -p ./bin
+	cp /tmp/etcd-release-3.4/bin/etcd ./bin/etcd
+
 # Cleanup
 
 clean: