diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-commands.sh
index caaeb979aa087..3583a6e9dd7d5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-commands.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ cd dev-scripts
 cp /root/pull-secret /root/dev-scripts/pull_secret.json
 
 echo "export OPENSHIFT_RELEASE_IMAGE=${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE}" >> /root/dev-scripts/config_root.sh
+echo "export OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE=${OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE}" >> /root/dev-scripts/config_root.sh
 echo "export ADDN_DNS=\$(awk '/nameserver/ { print \$2;exit; }' /etc/resolv.conf)" >> /root/dev-scripts/config_root.sh
 echo "export OPENSHIFT_CI=true" >> /root/dev-scripts/config_root.sh
 echo "export NUM_WORKERS=3" >> /root/dev-scripts/config_root.sh
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-ref.yaml
index db0c0de573bc7..e4d47360e27c3 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/devscripts/setup/baremetalds-devscripts-setup-ref.yaml
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ ref:
   dependencies:
   - name: "release:latest"
     env: OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE
+  - name: "release:latest"
+    env: OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE
   documentation: |-
     Checkout and execute dev-scripts on a packet server
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
index e0b1c76c26b6d..0e1d3792e6ad7 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/e2e/test/baremetalds-e2e-test-ref.yaml
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ ref:
   - name: "release:latest"
     env: OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE
   documentation: |-
-    The Baremtal DS E2E step executes the common end-to-end test suite.
+    The Baremetal DS E2E step executes the common end-to-end test suite.