diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.board b/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.board
deleted file mode 100644
index 97273a13f99..00000000000
--- a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.board
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021, ATL Electronics
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-config BOARD_GD32F403Z_EVAL
-	bool "GigaDevice GD32F403Z Evaluation Kit"
-	depends on SOC_GD32F403
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.defconfig b/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.defconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 39f1df8e537..00000000000
--- a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.defconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021 ATL Electronics
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-if BOARD_GD32F403Z_EVAL
-
-config BOARD
-	default "gd32f403z_eval"
-
-endif   # BOARD_GD32F403Z_EVAL
diff --git a/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.gd32f403z_eval b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.gd32f403z_eval
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e9fa7237053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/Kconfig.gd32f403z_eval
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+config BOARD_GD32F403Z_EVAL
+	select SOC_GD32F403
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/board.cmake b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/board.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/board.cmake
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/board.cmake
diff --git a/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/board.yml b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/board.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..568494713dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/board.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+board:
+  name: gd32f403z_eval
+  vendor: GigaDevice Semiconductor
+  socs:
+    - name: gd32f403
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/doc/img/gd32f403z_eval.jpg b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/doc/img/gd32f403z_eval.jpg
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/doc/img/gd32f403z_eval.jpg
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/doc/img/gd32f403z_eval.jpg
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/doc/index.rst b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/doc/index.rst
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/doc/index.rst
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/doc/index.rst
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval-pinctrl.dtsi b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval-pinctrl.dtsi
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval-pinctrl.dtsi
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval-pinctrl.dtsi
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.dts b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.dts
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.dts
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.yaml b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.yaml
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval.yaml
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig
similarity index 70%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig
index 759c53a00ad..1c7051a83fb 100644
--- a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig
+++ b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/gd32f403z_eval_defconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2021, ATL Electronics
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-CONFIG_SOC_SERIES_GD32F403=y
-CONFIG_SOC_GD32F403=y
-CONFIG_BOARD_GD32F403Z_EVAL=y
-
 CONFIG_ARM_MPU=y
 CONFIG_HW_STACK_PROTECTION=y
 
diff --git a/boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/support/openocd.cfg b/boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/support/openocd.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from boards/arm/gd32f403z_eval/support/openocd.cfg
rename to boards/v2/gd/gd32f403z_eval/support/openocd.cfg