diff --git a/Calorimeter/CaloCondPhysAlgs/share/CaloCellPos2Ntuple.py b/Calorimeter/CaloCondPhysAlgs/share/CaloCellPos2Ntuple.py
index a6b8516462afc082ae8f125ce4b5762e027849d9..e507438ff7ead8584f2b7588422c0d134f655fcc 100755
--- a/Calorimeter/CaloCondPhysAlgs/share/CaloCellPos2Ntuple.py
+++ b/Calorimeter/CaloCondPhysAlgs/share/CaloCellPos2Ntuple.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentFactory import CompFactory
 from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentAccumulator import ComponentAccumulator
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ if __name__=="__main__":
     
     flags.LAr.doHVCorr=False
     flags.Input.RunNumbers=[args.runnumber]
-    flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05" if args.mc else "CONDBR2-BLKPA-2024-03"
-    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultGeometryTags
+    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultGeometryTags, defaultConditionsTags
+    flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag=(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC if args.mc else
+                           defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_DATA)
     flags.GeoModel.AtlasVersion=defaultGeometryTags.RUN3
 
     
diff --git a/Reconstruction/MuonIdentification/MuonCombinedConfig/python/MuonCombinedReconstructionConfig.py b/Reconstruction/MuonIdentification/MuonCombinedConfig/python/MuonCombinedReconstructionConfig.py
index e2bd2f93382e2dfe32708baa8215dd4cfae53949..d8478f2b45fb8fee6dffdf53a958cf91d75a43e1 100644
--- a/Reconstruction/MuonIdentification/MuonCombinedConfig/python/MuonCombinedReconstructionConfig.py
+++ b/Reconstruction/MuonIdentification/MuonCombinedConfig/python/MuonCombinedReconstructionConfig.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2023 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentAccumulator import ComponentAccumulator
 from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentFactory import CompFactory
@@ -809,7 +809,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         '/cvmfs/atlas-nightlies.cern.ch/repo/data/data-art/MuonCombinedConfig/myESD_q445_unslimmedTracks.pool.root']
     # ConfigFlags.Input.Files = ['/cvmfs/atlas-nightlies.cern.ch/repo/data/data-art/Tier0ChainTests/q221/21.0/v2/myESD.pool.root']
 
-    flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag = "OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05"
+    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+    flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
 
     flags.Muon.useTGCPriorNextBC = False
     # This fails due to "Hough data per sector vector not found"
diff --git a/Simulation/Tests/DigitizationTestsMT/test/test_Digi_tf_mc23e_MP_presampling_variable.sh b/Simulation/Tests/DigitizationTestsMT/test/test_Digi_tf_mc23e_MP_presampling_variable.sh
index daae7e8f39bf26f01c9c0c7534570a4747e830c0..c54d8560b73c150905f70a596590922f2c352a36 100755
--- a/Simulation/Tests/DigitizationTestsMT/test/test_Digi_tf_mc23e_MP_presampling_variable.sh
+++ b/Simulation/Tests/DigitizationTestsMT/test/test_Digi_tf_mc23e_MP_presampling_variable.sh
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ HSHitsFile="${ATLAS_REFERENCE_DATA}/CampaignInputs/mc21/HITS/mc21_13p6TeV.900149
 HighPtMinbiasHitsFiles1="${ATLAS_REFERENCE_DATA}/CampaignInputs/mc23/HITS/mc23_13p6TeV.800831.Py8EG_minbias_inelastic_highjetphotonlepton.merge.HITS.e8514_e8528_s4334_s4371/*"
 LowPtMinbiasHitsFiles1="${ATLAS_REFERENCE_DATA}/CampaignInputs/mc23/HITS/mc23_13p6TeV.900311.Epos_minbias_inelastic_lowjetphoton.merge.HITS.e8514_e8528_s4334_s4371/*"
 
+conditions=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags; print(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC)")
+
 Digi_tf.py \
     --CA \
     --multiprocess \
     --PileUpPresampling True \
-    --conditionsTag default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05 \
+    --conditionsTag default:${conditions} \
     --digiSeedOffset1 170 --digiSeedOffset2 170 \
     --digiSteeringConf 'StandardSignalOnlyTruth' \
     --geometryVersion default:ATLAS-R3S-2021-03-02-00 \
diff --git a/Simulation/Tests/ISF_Validation/test/test_RUN3_AF3InputParamFiles.sh b/Simulation/Tests/ISF_Validation/test/test_RUN3_AF3InputParamFiles.sh
index 2b3ee729e1c33625c4b6e3e251fb183cacd6a1ee..2d1fc3f67341451ce5d5e18a043a0e5f5fa33dd0 100755
--- a/Simulation/Tests/ISF_Validation/test/test_RUN3_AF3InputParamFiles.sh
+++ b/Simulation/Tests/ISF_Validation/test/test_RUN3_AF3InputParamFiles.sh
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@
 
 # Full chain with special flags
 # Deactivated G4Optimizations: MuonFieldOnlyInCalo, NRR, PRR, FrozenShowers
-# ATLAS-R3S-2021-03-02-00 and OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05
+
+geometry=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultGeometryTags; print(defaultGeometryTags.RUN3)")
+conditions=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags; print(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC)")
 
 Sim_tf.py \
     --CA \
     --simulator 'FullG4MT'  \
-    --conditionsTag 'default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05' \
+    --conditionsTag "default:${conditions}" \
     --postInclude 'all:PyJobTransforms.UseFrontier' 'EVNTtoHITS:ISF_FastCaloSimSD.ISF_FastCaloSimSDToolConfig.PostIncludeParametrizationInputSim_1mm' \
     --preInclude 'EVNTtoHITS:Campaigns.MC23SimulationSingleIoV,ISF_FastCaloSimParametrization.ISF_FastCaloSimParametrizationConfig.ISF_FastCaloSimParametrization_SimPreInclude' \
-    --geometryVersion 'default:ATLAS-R3S-2021-03-02-00' \
+    --geometryVersion "default:${geometry}" \
     --inputEVNTFile "/cvmfs/atlas-nightlies.cern.ch/repo/data/data-art/ISF_Validation/mc15_13TeV.431004.ParticleGun_pid22_E65536_disj_eta_m25_m20_20_25_zv_0.evgen.EVNT.e6556.EVNT.13283012._000001.pool.root.1" \
     --outputHITSFile "Hits.CA.pool.root" \
     --postExec 'with open("ConfigSimCA.pkl", "wb") as f: cfg.store(f)' \
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ then
         --inputHITSFile "Hits.CA.pool.root" \
         --outputRDOFile RDO.CA.pool.root \
         --outputESDFile ESD.CA.pool.root \
-        --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05" \
-        --geometryVersion 'default:ATLAS-R3S-2021-03-02-00' \
+	--conditionsTag "default:${conditions}" \
+	--geometryVersion "default:${geometry}" \
         --preInclude 'all:Campaigns.MC23NoPileUp' \
         --preExec 'all:flags.LAr.ROD.NumberOfCollisions=20;flags.LAr.ROD.UseHighestGainAutoCorr=True;' 'HITtoRDO:flags.Digitization.DoCaloNoise=False' 'RAWtoALL:flags.Reco.EnableTrigger=False' \
         --postInclude 'all:PyJobTransforms.UseFrontier' 'HITtoRDO:ISF_FastCaloSimParametrization.ISF_FastCaloSimParametrizationConfig.PostIncludeISF_FastCaloSimParametrizationDigi' 'RAWtoALL:ISF_FastCaloSimParametrization.ISF_FastCaloSimParametrizationConfig.PostIncludeISF_FastCaloSimParametrizationReco' \
diff --git a/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454.sh b/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454.sh
index f36a034f597fa46c556eb5e5b9562eacf81ff6d3..fa3c3093e8c45f920a60fe96958f49f36eaa8a3a 100755
--- a/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454.sh
+++ b/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # art-include: 24.0/Athena
 # art-athena-mt: 8
 
+conditions=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags; print(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC)")
+
 Reco_tf.py \
 --CA 'all:True' \
 --AMI=q454 \
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ Reco_tf.py \
 --multithreaded \
 --maxEvents=500 \
 --outputRDOFile=myRDO.pool.root --outputAODFile=myAOD.pool.root --outputESDFile=myESD.pool.root --outputHISTFile=myHIST.root \
---conditionsTag 'all:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-06' \
+--conditionsTag "all:${conditions}" \
 --imf False
 
 rc1=$?
diff --git a/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454_serial.sh b/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454_serial.sh
index 4f907ecc80751e0e5eb48e9768bf796a9a5b4d86..077fc48763f06606520a36bab1f6aa3107a60c01 100755
--- a/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454_serial.sh
+++ b/Tools/Tier0ChainTests/test/test_q454_serial.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 # art-include: 24.0/Athena
 # art-memory: 16000 
 
+conditions=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags; print(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC)")
+
 Reco_tf.py \
 --CA 'all:True' \
 --AMI=q454 \
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ Reco_tf.py \
 --athenaopts "RDOtoRDOTrigger:--threads=1" \
 --maxEvents=100 \
 --outputRDOFile=myRDO.pool.root --outputAODFile=myAOD.pool.root --outputESDFile=myESD.pool.root \
---conditionsTag 'all:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-06' \
+--conditionsTag "all:${conditions}" \
 --imf False
 
 rc1=$?
diff --git a/Tools/TrfTestsART/test/test_trf_q445_aodmerge.sh b/Tools/TrfTestsART/test/test_trf_q445_aodmerge.sh
index c035e61e00c5d99603ae1cf2a5bcdd0a2a7e43d5..e40620709c541cb04e6628e823574c3eb04a62c8 100755
--- a/Tools/TrfTestsART/test/test_trf_q445_aodmerge.sh
+++ b/Tools/TrfTestsART/test/test_trf_q445_aodmerge.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 # art-include: 24.0/Athena
 # art-athena-mt: 8
 
+conditions=$(python -c "from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags; print(defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC)")
+
 export ATHENA_CORE_NUMBER=8
 Reco_tf.py --CA \
     --AMI q445 \
     --maxEvents 100 \
     --multithreaded="True" \
-    --conditionsTag "OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05" \
+    --conditionsTag "${conditions}" \
     --outputAODFile myAOD.MT.pool.root
 rc1=$?
 AODMerge_tf.py \
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigT1/L1CaloFEX/L1CaloFEXSim/python/L1CaloFEXSimCfg.py b/Trigger/TrigT1/L1CaloFEX/L1CaloFEXSim/python/L1CaloFEXSimCfg.py
index bcc325ac26e337cc690eb261b9ed6607bd77c543..8582b0647217d1ca45f77a80cd5d378f9c01faa6 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigT1/L1CaloFEX/L1CaloFEXSim/python/L1CaloFEXSimCfg.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigT1/L1CaloFEX/L1CaloFEXSim/python/L1CaloFEXSimCfg.py
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         from AthenaConfiguration.Enums import LHCPeriod
         flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag = 'CONDBR2-HLTP-2023-01' if flags.GeoModel.Run is LHCPeriod.Run3 else 'CONDBR2-HLTP-2018-04'
     else:
-        flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag = 'OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05'
+        from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+        flags.IOVDb.GlobalTag = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
     flags.Output.AODFileName = 'AOD.pool.root'
     flags.Exec.MaxEvents = args.nevents
     flags.Concurrency.NumThreads = 1
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_HITtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_HITtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
index 02eaaec09d0fef9ef048c11af6a7070247863082..a39d5a584712720c741aba68736f2781f2c7ddbc 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_HITtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_HITtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform HITS->RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps, Input
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultGeometryTags, defaultConditionsTags
+geometry = defaultGeometryTags.RUN3
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 hit2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep('HITtoAOD')
 hit2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 hit2aod.input = 'ttbar_HITS'
@@ -20,8 +24,8 @@ hit2aod.args += ' --steering "doOverlay" "doRDO_TRIG"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --preExec="flags.Trigger.triggerMenuSetup=\'Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale\'"'
-hit2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag="default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
-hit2aod.args += ' --geometryVersion="default:ATLAS-R3S-2021-03-02-00"'
+hit2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag="default:' + conditions + '"'
+hit2aod.args += ' --geometryVersion="default:' + geometry + '"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --autoConfiguration="everything"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --postInclude "default:PyJobTransforms.UseFrontier"'
 hit2aod.args += ' --jobNumber="1"'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
index e534c3c4a4abf8bad48b06cf6d479a1d5ee80125..e630f769cdfd3fbd19c4a2952459f8459764d755 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD with threads=1
 # art-type: build
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODFULL\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 rdo2aod.timeout = 5400 # default = 3600 s
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
index 869762918ce18ff7c6126ab719c98f9b0f4a8579..52b76ef1d349f931684a5b0129af0de109de1b8a 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD with threads=8
 # art-type: grid
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODFULL\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_build.py
index 38bf04cf8332c57609a6b66068e002f32eb3fea0..025af86161e66b082b2686fa94918b79e2eb4cba 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD with threads=1, MC_pp_run3_v1 and AODSLIM
 # art-type: build
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODSLIM\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_grid.py
index ed73d1b15d839c54a0ef47e2745080ca4361af4a..6e01d1c4c16f1c6f9f3852ef5f7e0015e73e718b 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoAOD_v1MC_grid.py
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODSLIM\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 aod2daod = ExecStep.ExecStep('AODtoDAOD')
 aod2daod.type = 'Derivation_tf'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoDAOD_v1Dev_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoDAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
index 9c6b9da6104c7df3dee361f8b91965bd9819edef..888aa53ed60b3a5bf06f5fb0f84d80dbc182f968 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoDAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoDAOD_v1Dev_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD with threads=8 and AOD->DAOD with multiprocess
 # art-type: grid
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODFULL\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep('RDOtoAOD')
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 aod2daod = ExecStep.ExecStep('AODtoDAOD')
 aod2daod.type = 'Derivation_tf'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1DevHI_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1DevHI_build.py
index d5541124a10f754685bf0cd26c916e91d73665c1..17099520ba031931da17d9df8880b06d5131c692 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1DevHI_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1DevHI_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of the RDOtoRDOTrigger transform with threads=1
 # art-type: build
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.L1.Menu.doHeavyIonTobThresholds=True',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'Reco_tf'
 ex.input = 'pbpb'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ ex.args = '--outputRDO_TRIGFile=RDO_TRIG.pool.root'
 ex.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 ex.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 ex.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23a"'
-ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_build.py
index b3cb88da8967818dc459691979a6310709bccfc7..165de20ecfd0499a28ddae702e29baaa838b1b32 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of the RDOtoRDOTrigger transform with threads=1
 # art-type: build
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'AODFULL\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'Reco_tf'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ ex.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 ex.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
 ex.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 # temporary conditions override, until the MC23c RDO is replaced with a MC23e RDO
-ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "' + conditions + '"'
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_grid.py
index f8cc01b14d44233c3559079625579a67f587995d..fdbb46bbbbba2681b64ceb265e94f2916b54f7e4 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRDOTrig_v1Dev_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of the RDOtoRDOTrigger transform with Dev menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.doRuntimeNaviVal=True', # Perform runtime graph vaidation in this test
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'Reco_tf'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ ex.args = '--outputRDO_TRIGFile=RDO_TRIG.pool.root'
 ex.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 ex.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
 ex.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
-ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+ex.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_build.py
index 3c2322d228003dc0f5ad625f2bf1ec32c4dfd7aa..61612d174dc7f42617474fdb9cee610ccd685daf 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD followed by HLT monitoring step with Run-3 DQ framework
 # art-type: build
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'ESD\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep('RDOtoAOD')
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG" --valid=Tr
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 dq = ExecStep.ExecStep('Run3DQ')
 dq.type = 'other'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_grid.py
index 1b87daa58b69b10cb1430be0b6cf48e94b8324fb..44f7e0d8c2de0e20377ac353782e884610f75504 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TrigAnalysisTest/test/test_trigAna_RDOtoRun3DQ_v1Dev_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 #
 # art-description: Test of transform RDO->RDO_TRIG->AOD followed by HLT monitoring step with Run-3 DQ framework
 # art-type: grid
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ preExec = ';'.join([
   'flags.Trigger.AODEDMSet=\'ESD\'',
 ])
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 rdo2aod = ExecStep.ExecStep('RDOtoAOD')
 rdo2aod.type = 'Reco_tf'
 rdo2aod.input = 'ttbar'
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ rdo2aod.args = '--outputAODFile=AOD.pool.root --steering "doRDO_TRIG"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --CA "all:True"'
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preExec="all:{:s};"'.format(preExec)
 rdo2aod.args += ' --preInclude "all:Campaigns.MC23e"'
-rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"'
+rdo2aod.args += ' --conditionsTag "default:' + conditions + '"'
 
 dq = ExecStep.ExecStep('Run3DQ')
 dq.type = 'other'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_build.py
index 65d4981b80723964c37bf45e692ea0105ac8bb77..4df339cd86753c0df3a0427b5ecdac3e89390313 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Cosmic_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'mc_cosmics'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Cosmic_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Beam.Type=BeamType.Cosmics']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_grid.py
index e2c9cb7ec34eb00f9ee7759d283bdd1787434a99..8afb195b079197a57936dcad963072259890d712 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Cosmic_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Cosmic_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'mc_cosmics'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Cosmic_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Beam.Type=BeamType.Cosmics']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_build.py
index 24090056a6e27b94273ec95a88c6969891cd0cb5..7b37b4faf661a3750e1d2bf61e102467dbf0e1a5 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_HI_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar' # TODO restore to 'pbpb', MR !68783
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_HI_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.doRuntimeNaviVal=True',
             'Trigger.L1.Menu.doHeavyIonTobThresholds=True']
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_grid.py
index 7e958369bc9b36935607c208ff9222bffc5bef78..3e89cdef24cf9bab744d25fcbb356f31c9c91934 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1DevHI_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2023 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_HI_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.max_events = 500
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_HI_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.doRuntimeNaviVal=True',
             'Trigger.L1.Menu.doHeavyIonTobThresholds=True'            
             ]
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_L1SimOnly_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_L1SimOnly_build.py
index ce63b34aed58f788ce04cfcd829a3e8b11d053fe..3e7887d733731d7f2ce946a96953bb9884f084da 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_L1SimOnly_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_L1SimOnly_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test with L1 simulation but without any HLT chains
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_LLP_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_LLP_grid.py
index febe14421326309fe26c7c098643ae1dd87601e8..8bab790fdf68aa96d6afc4626c98d45dc800a93b 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_LLP_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_LLP_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu with SlepSlep sample to help check counts in LLP menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'SlepSlep'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_MT_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_MT_build.py
index c0a610b8638e917145f772c42c0113e9eef01207..cd8357f3e5dbd4a3a9221e34f9ce9da4273cc8b3 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_MT_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_MT_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu with 2 slots and 2 threads
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 2
 ex.concurrent_events = 2
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_build.py
index ff6bf9395d81babdf91cfffba0a1647f4a516fbc..a753ba44ae31f0dbf237d063d9549624cde7155c 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_grid.py
index 4344a4a363759f5a8777a1fed4820314977014cc..16a1f11aa7b97de98589bef3c6f7f5866d763a07 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_noPS_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_noPS_grid.py
index a0e19da20b02449a1d9d7bc2c51565b3195533cf..e2453b85ee79fd26fc0a1d115db8ac7d7f6ad922 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_noPS_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_noPS_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the full Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu without the TriggerValidation prescale set
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.max_events = 100
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_build.py
index 84e6f0fa819a9b1842fc715f3bee9de1bf012bd3..a55d94a56e5a7ea6a3518690f6ae37e753bc8c0d 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu with pileup80 ttbar sample
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar_pu80'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 # the conditions override is needed because the RDO was produced with a single beamspot
 ex.args += ' --postExec \'from IOVDbSvc.IOVDbSvcConfig import addOverride; cfg.merge(addOverride(flags, "/Indet/Beampos", "IndetBeampos-RunDep-MC21-BestKnowledge-002"));\''
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_grid.py
index 526b3b0af3cc72c0b8569bb609bf9466cf683f74..500d620e384cb090d72e95fcf9a0fea410ad8d11 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_pu80_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu with pileup80 ttbar sample
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar_pu80'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 # the conditions override is needed because the RDO was produced with a single beamspot
 ex.args += ' --postExec \'from IOVDbSvc.IOVDbSvcConfig import addOverride; cfg.merge(addOverride(flags, "/Indet/Beampos", "IndetBeampos-RunDep-MC21-BestKnowledge-002"));\''
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_build.py
index 40a606013220bfb8e5c02cc2780d8b8f212f92a7..f72adc151d756b57c84c81e57b05e6f350ca5979 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-jet slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bjet\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_grid.py
index d5d2b791fed4cf8453509c230519c81b9646dc10..eedd89facb030b3d0ae3bb83b6299444e39436e2 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bjet_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-jet slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bjet\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_build.py
index 5e589d7af39c756d5223798c1d6ade0f15b0ef95..902285bb341853b0c4ab9b904d8bddcf5ab505f6 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of dimuon samples)
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'bphysics_mumu'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bphysics\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_grid.py
index c7948466949f7d4184b87037069bec2a9c2397f1..59b9e414317877bb9bdaf9b9d3a445c87a7ec256 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysics_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of dimuon samples)
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'bphysics_mumu'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bphysics\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_build.py
index dc87d266c4358069d3ef742682ff1abb4c5a6125..087e0626b4eb420e874516afe6e030340382e1cd 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the electron/b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of dielectron samples)
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'bphysics_ee'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Egamma\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_grid.py
index 7bc272dc4c237f4af93ca6660e022bb832999fc3..138145bae46941479e8680c1f9d8d36f0708f1fe 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsee_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the electron/b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of dielectron samples)
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'bphysics_ee'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Egamma\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_build.py
index 7179cf5160e7eaef17a339d47dd4a04bfafce896..27a0f17128d47050f3ef9b02c5bc197ec08b0801 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of multimuon samples)
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'bphysics_multimuon'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bphysics\\\",\\\"Muon\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_grid.py
index d7d779e88a93e8e542331dcd194a28637775eafa..518cf3e3f270d54c8adfc6df43c0b144afe6de88 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_bphysicsexo_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the b-physics slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu (input: mix of multimuon samples)
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'bphysics_multimuon'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Bphysics\\\",\\\"Muon\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_build.py
index 562182c3d5cc1b2421e373dc12dd5e1774c83654..868619a9bf7a013312cbf3b7354d000b424e5b2a 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the egamma slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Egamma\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_grid.py
index e9d1a8f8b2e7444b3284d9d717c67af315b6c118..542193f30826b64e3b8cfdf76dc37d76d68f94ca 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_egamma_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the egamma slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Egamma\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_build.py
index bfa711d42098e9d2fc170d9bd6247ae444c3a6fb..dcdaf768b0f0a4acd361a00e943d6e7d423043b2 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the jet slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Jet\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_grid.py
index c9fb2c2acbab89f20e04e4bf1d2a076483d892d2..d2b11415c060cd2acc71eb34c02ccdef5eaa2994 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_jet_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the jet slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Jet\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_build.py
index c057d44dafdf5ffe0f2ba3ed9026bdf64452fa17..2e88e0a2efd76c07cdff49872a3f650b08269e1f 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the MET slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"MET\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_grid.py
index 5b2ca74267644aebc546249ba59b9df81f8decaa..08d73316aec6f0e3a23777ad9393aa26deb2878e 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_met_grid.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"MET\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_build.py
index 7273d769e093ca2b588110a177cf8444c613ee71..5626f12fde44418e8baef1f1310fad4d0618aafd 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the muon slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Muon\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_grid.py
index 0f67490f877d555414ede690fbc4a6d2338b3c7b..edb5e4c2c66c125da016f09174a5d0bf861a42af 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_muon_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the muon slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.imf = False
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Muon\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithFlags_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithFlags_grid.py
index a19d9b22f9100847f8a81c8073a6895b473c12fd..3473977a81bec3fa899f1a0c58c94896fa7d42f8 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithFlags_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithFlags_grid.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
 def generate_exec_steps(slice_name = None):
     name = slice_name or 'FullMenu'
+
+    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+    conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+    
     # athena
     ex = ExecStep.ExecStep(name)
     ex.type = 'athena'
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ def generate_exec_steps(slice_name = None):
     ex.threads = 1
     ex.max_events = 100
     ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
     if slice_name:
         ex.flags += [f'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"{slice_name}\\\"]']
     # rename histogram file
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_build.py
index 62452987c2d9773a3721350e28a2e9ce1ab21499..9fe6c189e7df88d228ad8382dc2b42cb5529db45 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_build.py
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ def remove_disabled_counts(counts_file, ps_file_pattern):
 
 def generate_config_steps():
     # athena
+    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+    conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+    
     ex = ExecStep.ExecStep('ConfigOnly')
     ex.config_only = True
     ex.type = 'athena'
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ def generate_config_steps():
     ex.input = 'ttbar'
     ex.threads = 1
     ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
     ex.perfmon = False
     # Make a copy of the default prescales file
     copy_ps = CopyStep('CopyPrescales.Default', 'HLTPrescalesSet*.json', 'prescales_Default.json')
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_grid.py
index 235c7b77acb5862703de55f760f2ed4aa2f98f72..d20e8a55feb5ad69b972d321cdcf0c823688938c 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_reprodWithPS_grid.py
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ def remove_disabled_counts(counts_file, ps_file_pattern):
 
 def generate_config_steps():
     # athena
+    from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+    conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+    
     ex = ExecStep.ExecStep('ConfigOnly')
     ex.config_only = True
     ex.type = 'athena'
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ def generate_config_steps():
     ex.threads = 1
     ex.max_events = 100
     ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+                'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
     ex.perfmon = False
     # Make a copy of the default prescales file
     copy_ps = CopyStep('CopyPrescales.Default', 'HLTPrescalesSet*.json', 'prescales_Default.json')
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_build.py
index a22e36df8bfb49bf8aab56334f5cfb52dc394bff..35edb839372f486fe5ab437b72c229de2d0ec671 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the tau slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Tau\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_grid.py
index 45b7aa9829bcf04375728502c36e8359b99d5349..58b50e78fd472e2fed23b70f4e412e4ca3a66cf9 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_tau_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the tau slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"Tau\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_build.py
index 4fefc499248e988064069a18bdc0de72e75f98f0..7bb0873fd25917cda69271beba558fbc6df6e039 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the unconventional tracking slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'SlepSlep'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"UnconventionalTracking\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_grid.py
index 57c280f76e1b1e47f94bd1d276be5d22b489efbf..ae065f042f06be894768417a45ece0827276373b 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_slice_utt_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the unconventional tracking slice in Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'SlepSlep'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.enabledSignatures=[\\\"UnconventionalTracking\\\"]']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_build.py
index 7566e9f67120a3bd657411b1219edbd47b38ecc0..bd3e8517a49114cd1732ca9532a7466d5ca275d8 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->BS athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps, Step
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering.Common import find_file
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.writeBS=True']
 
 checkBS = Step.Step("CheckBS")
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_grid.py
index 20ac0f99781c964fbdd12aa71e2085e4a43e148c..31eb3a78f63c8f65fc9bdfcc0466e4f0e6c80570 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Dev_writeBS_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->BS athena test of the Dev_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps, Step
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering.Common import find_file
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Dev_pp_run3_v1_TriggerValidation_prescale"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.writeBS=True',
             'Trigger.doRuntimeNaviVal=True']
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1MC_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1MC_grid.py
index ddff76088a135167917f94deff10f7829489f919..044f7769a06210e69afd7d0b45cdab5a3f8bec35 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1MC_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1MC_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the MC_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="MC_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_build.py
index 3e669c58ea251d55bf854ff7f93db12172c56c53..06157e7d63085ca132b23620813b913c753584df 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the PhysicsP1_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="PhysicsP1_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_grid.py
index ad4d8ba9570f6f2c20b770ee34155e472944d1e5..f10ca16e7261774a0f469a545bb05c41fe7b23a2 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1_grid.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="PhysicsP1_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_build.py
index 4f2316cc4b71579bd1f7c8f7f982a49597051eb9..5a90bb9a83980ece324de3c6082ebab3c05a1ec7 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the lowMu menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'minbias'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="PhysicsP1_pp_lowMu_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"',
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"',
             'Trigger.doRuntimeNaviVal=True']
 
 test = Test.Test()
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_grid.py
index 6e00e6e6b000a075e05d4c3a5942aa1facc5267b..2111c3253540a8302956cef84664b263c8d886c4 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1PhysP1lowMu_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of lowMu menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ ex.input = 'minbias'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="PhysicsP1_pp_lowMu_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_build.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_build.py
index e43f64d6ddb7574cfb78a994e5c64cb0ab2728af..b94033b1ab3c04bcb54d004dc9f65dbaa1fb6c94 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_build.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Physics_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: build
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
 ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 1
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Physics_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'build'
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_grid.py b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_grid.py
index 07efa920b36b9e2ba8ac40bdd712a2cbeaca046a..391022f117bc04861eb0f74bea6043998af4ca3e 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_grid.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigValidation/TriggerTest/test/test_trig_mc_v1Phys_grid.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# Copyright (C) 2002-2024 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
+# Copyright (C) 2002-2025 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
 
 # art-description: Trigger RDO->RDO_TRIG athena test of the Physics_pp_run3_v1 menu
 # art-type: grid
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 from TrigValTools.TrigValSteering import Test, ExecStep, CheckSteps
 
+from AthenaConfiguration.TestDefaults import defaultConditionsTags
+conditions = defaultConditionsTags.RUN3_MC
+
 ex = ExecStep.ExecStep()
 ex.type = 'athena'
 ex.job_options = 'TriggerJobOpts/runHLT.py'
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ ex.input = 'ttbar'
 ex.threads = 8
 ex.concurrent_events = 8
 ex.flags = ['Trigger.triggerMenuSetup="Physics_pp_run3_v1"',
-            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="OFLCOND-MC23-SDR-RUN3-05-03"']
+            'IOVDb.GlobalTag="' + conditions + '"']
 
 test = Test.Test()
 test.art_type = 'grid'