diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-artifacts-trigger.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-artifacts-trigger.yml
index c51728226f9b4ec..8a9585762de83e0 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-artifacts-trigger.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-artifacts-trigger.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ spec:
         ELASTIC_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: 'true'
         SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_CHANNEL: '#kibana-operations-alerts'
       allow_rebuilds: true
-      branch_configuration: '8.14'
       default_branch: main
       repository: elastic/kibana
       pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipelines/artifacts_trigger.yml
@@ -45,8 +44,3 @@ spec:
           access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
         kibana-tech-leads:
           access_level: MANAGE_BUILD_AND_READ
-      schedules:
-        Daily build (8.14):
-          cronline: 0 */2 * * * America/New_York
-          message: Daily build
-          branch: '8.14'
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/trigger-version-dependent-jobs.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/trigger-version-dependent-jobs.yml
index 6df9314fe440e2c..ea474356b137d13 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/trigger-version-dependent-jobs.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/trigger-version-dependent-jobs.yml
@@ -63,3 +63,9 @@ spec:
           env:
               TRIGGER_PIPELINE_SET: artifacts-snapshot
               MESSAGE: Daily snapshot build
+        Run kibana-artifacts-trigger:
+          cronline: 0 */2 * * * America/New_York
+          message: Trigger 'kibana-artifacts-trigger'
+          env:
+            TRIGGER_PIPELINE_SET: artifacts-trigger
+            MESSAGE: Daily build
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/trigger_version_dependent_jobs/pipeline.ts b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/trigger_version_dependent_jobs/pipeline.ts
index 8229f85c592ff3e..e465f7c9e350821 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/trigger_version_dependent_jobs/pipeline.ts
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/trigger_version_dependent_jobs/pipeline.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const pipelineSets = {
   'es-forward': 'kibana-es-forward',
   'artifacts-snapshot': 'kibana-artifacts-snapshot',
   'artifacts-staging': 'kibana-artifacts-staging',
+  'artifacts-trigger': 'kibana-artifacts-trigger',
 };
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +53,9 @@ async function main() {
       pipelineSteps.push(...getArtifactStagingPipelineTriggers());
       break;
     }
+    case 'artifacts-trigger': {
+      pipelineSteps.push(...getArtifactBuildTriggers());
+    }
     default: {
       throw new Error(`Unknown pipeline set: ${pipelineSetName}`);
     }
@@ -132,6 +136,33 @@ function getArtifactStagingPipelineTriggers() {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * This pipeline checks if there are any changes in the incorporated $BEATS_MANIFEST_LATEST_URL (beats version)
+ * and triggers a staging artifact build.
+ * Should be triggered only for the active minor versions that are not `main` and not `7.17`.
+ *
+ * TODO: we could basically do the check logic of .buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/trigger.sh in here, and remove kibana-artifacts-trigger
+ */
+function getArtifactBuildTriggers() {
+  const branches = getVersionsFile()
+    .filter((v) => v.branch !== 'main' && v.branch !== '7.17')
+    .map((v) => v.branch);
+
+  return branches.map(
+    (branch) =>
+      ({
+        trigger: 'kibana-artifacts-trigger',
+        async: true,
+        label: `Triggering artifact build for ${branch}`,
+        build: {
+          message: process.env.MESSAGE || `Artifact build for ${branch}`,
+          branch,
+          commit: 'HEAD',
+        },
+      } as BuildkiteTriggerStep)
+  );
+}
+
 function getVersionsFile(): Array<{
   version: string;
   branch: string;