diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
index 27764a7..8240884 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 def steps = "hardware,create_model,salt," + env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL + "," + env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL
 def env_manager = env.ENV_MANAGER ?: 'devops'
 def batch_size = env.BATCH_SIZE ?: ''
+def dist_upgrade_nodes = env.DIST_UPGRADE_NODES ?: false
 
 if (env_manager == 'devops') {
     jenkins_slave_node_name = "${NODE_NAME}"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 currentBuild.description = "${NODE_NAME}:${ENV_NAME}<br>"
 
-def deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size) {
+def deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes) {
     def report_text = ''
     try {
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
         stage("Install core infrastructure and deploy CICD nodes") {
         if (env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL) {
                 // steps: env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL
-                shared.swarm_deploy_cicd(env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL, env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT, jenkins_slave_node_name, make_snapshot_stages, batch_size)
+                shared.swarm_deploy_cicd(env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL, env.DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT, jenkins_slave_node_name, make_snapshot_stages, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes)
             } else {
                 common.printMsg("DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL is empty, skipping 'swarm-deploy-cicd' job", "green")
             }
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@
         stage("Deploy platform components") {
             if (env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL) {
                 // steps: env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL
-                shared.swarm_deploy_platform(env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL, env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT, jenkins_slave_node_name, make_snapshot_stages, batch_size)
+                shared.swarm_deploy_platform(env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL, env.PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL_TIMEOUT, jenkins_slave_node_name, make_snapshot_stages, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes)
             } else {
                 common.printMsg("PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL is empty, skipping 'swarm-deploy-platform' job", "green")
             }
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@
   node ("${NODE_NAME}") {
     try {
         // run deploy stages
-        deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size)
+        deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes)
         // run test stages
         test(shared, common, steps, env_manager)
     } catch (e) {