diff --git a/.github/workflows/v2-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/v2-ci.yml
index 3d92c387..0368f0a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/v2-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/v2-ci.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ jobs:
       # the diagnostic is always emitted.
       - name: assert not-all-skipped
         if: always()
+        # #606: a whole-solution run executes ~13,000 tests; 12000 catches a project silently dropping out
+        # of discovery, not just the all-skipped case. Raise it as the suite grows.
+        env:
+          MIN_EXECUTED: "12000"
         run: bash scripts/ci/assert-not-all-skipped.sh artifacts/trx/*.trx
       # #606: pinned to v3. Gitea's act_runner reports itself as GHES, and @actions/artifact v2+
       # (upload-artifact@v4+) refuses GHES outright ("GHESNotSupportedError") — so on Gitea the v4