diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/global_config.yaml b/test_set/cvp-sanity/global_config.yaml
index b1af7a4..4146147 100644
--- a/test_set/cvp-sanity/global_config.yaml
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/global_config.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@
   {
     "skipped_ifaces": ["lo", "virbr0", "docker_gwbridge", "docker0"]}
 
+# packages test 'test_packages_are_latest' setting
+# this can skip scecial packages
+# True value for 'skip_test' will skip this test. Set False to run the test.
+# TODO: remove default False value when prod env is fixed
+test_packages:
+  { # "skipped_packages": ["update-notifier-common", "wget"]
+    "skipped_packages": [""],
+    "skip_test": True
+  }
+
 # specify what mcp version (tag) is deployed
 drivetrain_version: ''
 
diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_packet_checker.py b/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_packet_checker.py
index f76c339..e9448ee 100644
--- a/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_packet_checker.py
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_packet_checker.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import pytest
 import json
 
+import utils
+
 
 def test_check_package_versions(local_salt_client, nodes_in_group):
     output = local_salt_client.cmd("L@"+','.join(nodes_in_group),
@@ -40,6 +42,27 @@
         json.dumps(pkts_data, indent=4))
 
 
+def test_packages_are_latest(local_salt_client, nodes_in_group):
+    config = utils.get_configuration()
+    skip = config.get("test_packages")["skip_test"]
+    if skip:
+        pytest.skip("Test for the latest packages is disabled")
+    skipped_pkg = config.get("test_packages")["skipped_packages"]
+    info_salt = local_salt_client.cmd(
+        'L@' + ','.join(nodes_in_group),
+        'cmd.run', ['apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -v Listing'],
+        expr_form='compound')
+    for node in nodes_in_group:
+        result = []
+        if info_salt[node]:
+            upg_list = info_salt[node].split('\n')
+            for i in upg_list:
+                if i.split('/')[0] not in skipped_pkg:
+                    result.append(i)
+        assert not result, "Please check not latest packages at {}:\n{}".format(
+            node, "\n".join(result))
+
+
 def test_check_module_versions(local_salt_client, nodes_in_group):
     pre_check = local_salt_client.cmd(
         "L@"+','.join(nodes_in_group),