diff --git a/tools/kolla-ansible b/tools/kolla-ansible
index 99ee50d0c3..4ee15c2ee3 100755
--- a/tools/kolla-ansible
+++ b/tools/kolla-ansible
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ case "$1" in
         ACTION="Pulling Docker images"
         CMD="ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY -e @/etc/kolla/globals.yml -e @/etc/kolla/passwords.yml $PLAYBOOK -e action=pull"
         ;;
+(upgrade)
+        ACTION="Upgrading OpenStack Environment"
+        CMD="ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY -e @/etc/kolla/globals.yml -e @/etc/kolla/passwords.yml $PLAYBOOK -e action=upgrade"
+        ;;
 
 (*)     usage
         exit 0