diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index ab42279..377f75e 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
             Overwrite subsection of updates.mirantis.com repository.
             Effective only if enabled in cookiecutter context!
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     - bool: