diff --git a/.github/scripts/dependency_age.py b/.github/scripts/dependency_age.py
index 9c0a77a8bc2..1a54e12c074 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/dependency_age.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/dependency_age.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any
+from typing import Any, Callable
 
 
 GRADLE_VERSIONS_URL = "https://services.gradle.org/versions/all"
@@ -428,25 +428,49 @@ def validate_lockfiles(args: argparse.Namespace) -> int:
                 print(f"::warning file={relative_path}::{gav}: {'Cannot verify age' if kind == 'unverified' else 'Too new'}. Reverted lockfile to baseline.")
 
     reverted_files = len(violations_by_file)
-    summary = build_validation_summary(violations_by_file=violations_by_file, replacements_by_file=replacements_by_file, baseline_lockfiles=baseline_lockfiles, min_age_hours=args.min_age_hours)
-    emit_outputs({"cutoff_at": format_datetime(cutoff), "reverted_files": reverted_files, "summary": summary}, args.github_output)
+    summary_instrumentation = build_validation_summary(violations_by_file=violations_by_file, replacements_by_file=replacements_by_file, baseline_lockfiles=baseline_lockfiles, min_age_hours=args.min_age_hours, path_filter=is_instrumentation_path)
+    summary_core = build_validation_summary(violations_by_file=violations_by_file, replacements_by_file=replacements_by_file, baseline_lockfiles=baseline_lockfiles, min_age_hours=args.min_age_hours, path_filter=lambda path: not is_instrumentation_path(path))
+    emit_outputs(
+        {
+            "cutoff_at": format_datetime(cutoff),
+            "reverted_files": reverted_files,
+            "summary_core": summary_core,
+            "summary_instrumentation": summary_instrumentation,
+        },
+        args.github_output,
+    )
     print(f"Validated {len(changed)} changed coordinate(s) across {len(changed_by_file)} lockfile(s). {reverted_files} lockfile(s) reverted.")
     return 0
 
 
+# instrumentation lockfiles live under these prefixes and ship in a separate PR from core modules.
+# Keep in sync with the file split in .github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
+INSTRUMENTATION_PATH_PREFIXES = ("dd-smoke-tests/", "dd-java-agent/instrumentation/")
+
+
+# classify a lockfile path as belonging to the instrumentation PR (vs the core modules PR)
+def is_instrumentation_path(relative_path: str) -> bool:
+    normalized = relative_path.replace(os.sep, "/")
+    return normalized.startswith(INSTRUMENTATION_PATH_PREFIXES)
+
+
 # build summary of reverted/downgraded dependencies for PR descriptions
+# path_filter restricts the summary to lockfiles whose relative path matches,
+# so each PR (core vs instrumentation) only lists the dependencies it actually changes
 def build_validation_summary(
     *,
     violations_by_file: dict[str, list[tuple[str, str, int]]],
     replacements_by_file: dict[str, dict[str, tuple[str, int]]],
     baseline_lockfiles: dict[str, set[str]],
     min_age_hours: int,
+    path_filter: Callable[[str], bool],
 ) -> str:
-    if not violations_by_file and not replacements_by_file:
-        return ""
-    lines = [f"## Dependency age policy", ""]
+    header = ["## Dependency age policy", ""]
+    lines = list(header)
     seen: set[str] = set()
     for relative_path, replacements in replacements_by_file.items():
+        if not path_filter(relative_path):
+            continue
         baseline_coords = baseline_lockfiles.get(relative_path, set())
         for old_gav, (new_gav, hours_remaining) in replacements.items():
             if old_gav not in seen:
@@ -456,7 +480,9 @@ def build_validation_summary(
                 else:
                     new_version = new_gav.rsplit(":", 1)[1]
                     lines.append(f"- `{old_gav}` is {hours_remaining}h away from meeting {min_age_hours}h cooldown, updated to `{new_version}`")
-    for entries in violations_by_file.values():
+    for relative_path, entries in violations_by_file.items():
+        if not path_filter(relative_path):
+            continue
         for gav, kind, hours_remaining in entries:
             if gav not in seen:
                 seen.add(gav)
@@ -464,6 +490,8 @@ def build_validation_summary(
                     lines.append(f"- `{gav}` — cannot verify age, reverted")
                 else:
                     lines.append(f"- `{gav}` is {hours_remaining}h away from meeting {min_age_hours}h cooldown, reverted")
+    if len(lines) == len(header):  # nothing matched the filter
+        return ""
     return "\n".join(lines)
 
 
diff --git a/.github/scripts/tests/test_dependency_age.py b/.github/scripts/tests/test_dependency_age.py
index 1bf372201ee..6cd2bd2cf7f 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/tests/test_dependency_age.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/tests/test_dependency_age.py
@@ -3,13 +3,20 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
-
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
 SCRIPT = REPO_ROOT / ".github/scripts/dependency_age.py"
+
+# dependency_age.py is a loose script (not a package); add its dir to sys.path
+# so its helpers can be imported and unit-tested.
+sys.path.insert(0, str(SCRIPT.parent))
+import dependency_age
+
+
 FIXTURES = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "fixtures"
 NOW = "2026-04-24T12:00:00Z"
 OUTPUT_PATTERN = re.compile(
@@ -373,6 +380,50 @@ def test_reverts_lockfile_when_metadata_override_has_invalid_timestamp(self) ->
         self.assertEqual(outputs["reverted_files"], "1")
         self.assertEqual((current_dir / "module/gradle.lockfile").read_text(encoding="utf-8"), baseline_content)
 
+    def test_is_instrumentation_path_classifies_prefixes(self) -> None:
+        self.assertTrue(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-smoke-tests/foo/gradle.lockfile"))
+        self.assertTrue(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-java-agent/instrumentation/bar/gradle.lockfile"))
+        # core modules are not instrumentation
+        self.assertFalse(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-trace-core/gradle.lockfile"))
+        self.assertFalse(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-java-agent/agent-bootstrap/gradle.lockfile"))
+        # real sibling modules that share the "dd-java-agent/instrumentation" stem but are
+        # NOT under the "dd-java-agent/instrumentation/" prefix — the trailing slash excludes them
+        self.assertFalse(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-java-agent/instrumentation-testing/gradle.lockfile"))
+        self.assertFalse(dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path("dd-java-agent/instrumentation-annotation-processor/gradle.lockfile"))
+
+    def _summary(self, *, path_filter) -> str:
+        # one too-new violation in a core module, one in an instrumentation module
+        return dependency_age.build_validation_summary(
+            violations_by_file={
+                "dd-trace-core/gradle.lockfile": [("com.example:core-lib:2.0.0", "too_new", 5)],
+                "dd-java-agent/instrumentation/foo/gradle.lockfile": [("com.example:inst-lib:3.0.0", "too_new", 7)],
+            },
+            replacements_by_file={},
+            baseline_lockfiles={},
+            min_age_hours=48,
+            path_filter=path_filter,
+        )
+
+    def test_core_summary_excludes_instrumentation_entries(self) -> None:
+        summary = self._summary(path_filter=lambda p: not dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path(p))
+        self.assertIn("com.example:core-lib:2.0.0", summary)
+        self.assertNotIn("com.example:inst-lib:3.0.0", summary)
+
+    def test_instrumentation_summary_excludes_core_entries(self) -> None:
+        summary = self._summary(path_filter=dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path)
+        self.assertIn("com.example:inst-lib:3.0.0", summary)
+        self.assertNotIn("com.example:core-lib:2.0.0", summary)
+
+    def test_summary_is_empty_when_filter_matches_nothing(self) -> None:
+        empty = dependency_age.build_validation_summary(
+            violations_by_file={"dd-trace-core/gradle.lockfile": [("com.example:core-lib:2.0.0", "too_new", 5)]},
+            replacements_by_file={},
+            baseline_lockfiles={},
+            min_age_hours=48,
+            path_filter=dependency_age.is_instrumentation_path,  # nothing under instrumentation
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(empty, "")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
index 737686dbdd0..f059041e16f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-gradle-dependencies.yaml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check-core-changes.outputs.commit_changes == 'true'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}
-          PR_SUMMARY: ${{ steps.validate-lockfiles.outputs.summary }}
+          PR_SUMMARY: ${{ steps.validate-lockfiles.outputs.summary_core }}
         run: |
           gh pr create --title "Update Gradle dependencies" \
             --base master \
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.check-instrumentation-changes.outputs.commit_changes == 'true'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.octo-sts.outputs.token }}
-          PR_SUMMARY: ${{ steps.validate-lockfiles.outputs.summary }}
+          PR_SUMMARY: ${{ steps.validate-lockfiles.outputs.summary_instrumentation }}
         run: |
           gh pr create --title "Update instrumentation Gradle dependencies" \
             --base master \