diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b11168aaa456af..424818eac49eed 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ test-with-async-hooks:
 .PHONY: test-v8-all
 .PHONY: test-v8-benchmarks
 .PHONY: test-v8-intl
+.PHONY: test-v8-updates
 ifneq ("","$(wildcard deps/v8/tools/run-tests.py)")
 # Related CI job: node-test-commit-v8-linux
 test-v8: v8  ## Runs the V8 test suite on deps/v8.
@@ -580,7 +581,10 @@ test-v8-benchmarks: v8
         benchmarks \
 	      $(TAP_V8_BENCHMARKS)
 
-test-v8-all: test-v8 test-v8-intl test-v8-benchmarks
+test-v8-updates:
+	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py $(PARALLEL_ARGS) --mode=$(BUILDTYPE_LOWER) v8-updates
+
+test-v8-all: test-v8 test-v8-intl test-v8-benchmarks test-v8-updates
 # runs all v8 tests
 else
 test-v8 test-v8-intl test-v8-benchmarks test-v8-all:
diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index acc0c95b6a953b..fbb105e54cfae4 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ prefix parallel
 # sample-test                        : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [true] # This section applies to all platforms
-# Postmortem debugging data is prone to accidental removal during V8 updates.
-test-postmortem-metadata: PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==win32]
 test-child-process-fork-net-socket: PASS,FLAKY
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-postmortem-metadata.js b/test/v8-updates/test-postmortem-metadata.js
similarity index 100%
rename from test/parallel/test-postmortem-metadata.js
rename to test/v8-updates/test-postmortem-metadata.js
diff --git a/test/v8-updates/testcfg.py b/test/v8-updates/testcfg.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cec2589f9b4c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/v8-updates/testcfg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import sys, os
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+import testpy
+
+def GetConfiguration(context, root):
+  return testpy.ParallelTestConfiguration(context, root, 'v8-updates')
diff --git a/test/v8-updates/v8-updates.status b/test/v8-updates/v8-updates.status
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..46149f4751ffb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/v8-updates/v8-updates.status
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+prefix v8-updates
+
+# To mark a test as flaky, list the test name in the appropriate section
+# below, without ".js", followed by ": PASS,FLAKY". Example:
+# sample-test                        : PASS,FLAKY
+
+[true] # This section applies to all platforms
+
+[$system==win32]
+
+[$system==linux]
+
+[$system==macos]
+
+[$arch==arm || $arch==arm64]
+
+[$system==solaris] # Also applies to SmartOS
+
+[$system==freebsd]
+
+[$system==aix]
diff --git a/tools/test.py b/tools/test.py
index 27a27224389e41..5bda606cc87459 100755
--- a/tools/test.py
+++ b/tools/test.py
@@ -1555,7 +1555,8 @@ def PrintCrashed(code):
   'pummel',
   'test-known-issues',
   'tick-processor',
-  'timers'
+  'timers',
+  'v8-updates'
 ]