diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
index 255fc47c28..72dd0226cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_build.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ env:
   RUST_VERSION: stable
 
 jobs:
+
+  # run Comet test with full matrix of Java and Scala versions for the latest supported 3.5.x release
   linux-test:
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -76,6 +78,41 @@ jobs:
           # upload test reports only for java 17
           upload-test-reports: ${{ matrix.java_version == '17' }}
 
+  # run Comet tests for older 3.5.x releases with one java and scala versions
+  linux-test-35-minor-versions:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
+        java_version: [17]
+        test-target: [java]
+        spark-version: ['3.5']
+        spark-patch-version: ['3.5.2', '3.5.3', '3.5.4']
+        scala-version: ['2.12']
+        is_push_event:
+          - ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }}/java ${{ matrix.java_version }}-spark-${{matrix.spark-patch-version}}-scala-${{matrix.scala-version}}/${{ matrix.test-target }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    container:
+      image: amd64/rust
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Rust & Java toolchain
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-builder
+        with:
+          rust-version: ${{env.RUST_VERSION}}
+          jdk-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+      - if: matrix.test-target == 'rust'
+        name: Rust test steps
+        uses: ./.github/actions/rust-test
+      - if: matrix.test-target == 'java'
+        name: Java test steps
+        uses: ./.github/actions/java-test
+        with:
+          maven_opts: "-Pspark-${{ matrix.spark-version }},scala-${{ matrix.scala-version }} -Dspark.version=${{ matrix.spark-patch-version }}"
+          # upload test reports only for java 17
+          upload-test-reports: ${{ matrix.java_version == '17' }}
+
   linux-test-native-datafusion-scan:
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/docs/source/user-guide/installation.md b/docs/source/user-guide/installation.md
index 6e57407d9c..75f02b476f 100644
--- a/docs/source/user-guide/installation.md
+++ b/docs/source/user-guide/installation.md
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ We recommend only using Comet with Spark versions where we currently have both C
 Other versions may work well enough for development and evaluation purposes.
 
 | Spark Version | Java Version | Scala Version | Comet Tests in CI | Spark Tests in CI |
-| ------------- | ------------ | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
+| ------------- | ------------ | ------------- |-------------------| ----------------- |
 | 3.4.3         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | Yes               | Yes               |
-| 3.5.4         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | No                | Yes               |
+| 3.5.2         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | Partial\*         | No                |
+| 3.5.3         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | Partial\*         | No                |
+| 3.5.4         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | Partial\*         | Yes               |
 | 3.5.5         | 8/11/17      | 2.12/2.13     | Yes               | Yes               |
 
+\* For older Spark 3.5.x releases, we do not test the full matrix of supported Java and Scala versions in CI.
+
 Experimental support is provided for the following versions of Apache Spark and is intended for development/testing
 use only and should not be used in production yet.