diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/salt-context-cookiecutter-contrail.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/salt-context-cookiecutter-contrail.yaml
index f791c23..304bdab 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/salt-context-cookiecutter-contrail.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail/salt-context-cookiecutter-contrail.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 default_context:
+  mcp_version: testing
   cicd_enabled: 'False'
   cluster_domain: cookied-bm-mcp-ocata-contrail.local
   cluster_name: deployment_name