diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 360117927f..e3348bac1b 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ openstack_logging_debug: "False"
 openstack_region_name: "RegionOne"
 
 # Variable defined the pin_release_version, apply for rolling upgrade process
-openstack_previous_release_name: "ussuri"
+openstack_previous_release_name: "victoria"
 
 # A list of policy file formats that are supported by Oslo.policy
 supported_policy_format_list:
diff --git a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2 b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
index 84e85dffaa..d593a87731 100644
--- a/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/globals-default.j2
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ openstack_tag_suffix: "{{ docker_image_tag_suffix }}"
 # of docker systemd command only once
 docker_custom_option: "--insecure-registry primary:4000"
 {% endif %}
-{% if is_previous_release %}
-openstack_release: "{{ previous_release }}"
-{% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if scenario == "zun" %}
diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index 2b919d51eb..d0b86c752a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       - ^kolla_ansible/tests/
       - ^zuul\.d/
     vars:
-      previous_release: ussuri
+      previous_release: victoria
       scenario: core
       virt_type: qemu
       is_upgrade: no