diff --git a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
index 56a2d9b..c10f76f 100644
--- a/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
+++ b/jobs/pipelines/deploy-cicd-and-run-tests.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 def env_manager = env.ENV_MANAGER ?: 'devops'
 def batch_size = env.BATCH_SIZE ?: ''
 def dist_upgrade_nodes = "${env.DIST_UPGRADE_NODES}" != "false" ? true : false
+def upgrade_saltstack = "${env.UPGRADE_SALTSTACK}" != "false" ? true : false
 
 if (env_manager == 'devops') {
     jenkins_slave_node_name = "${NODE_NAME}"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 currentBuild.description = "${NODE_NAME}:${ENV_NAME}<br>"
 
-def deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes) {
+def deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes, upgrade_saltstack) {
     def report_text = ''
     try {
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@
         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, dist_upgrade_nodes)
+                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, upgrade_satlstack)
             } else {
                 common.printMsg("DRIVETRAIN_STACK_INSTALL is empty, skipping 'swarm-deploy-cicd' job", "green")
             }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
         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, dist_upgrade_nodes)
+                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, upgrade_saltstack)
             } else {
                 common.printMsg("PLATFORM_STACK_INSTALL is empty, skipping 'swarm-deploy-platform' job", "green")
             }
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@
     try {
 
         // run deploy stages
-        deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes)
+        deploy(shared, common, steps, env_manager, batch_size, dist_upgrade_nodes, upgrade_saltstack)
         // run test stages
         test(shared, common, steps, env_manager)
     } catch (e) {
diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index d32fc93..18d9d25 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 8e04a6b..145feb7 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
index e092203..2374cb4 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/2019.2.0-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
index 6b7c1db..d3bf097 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@
         default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: true
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
index 6166a66..45f379d 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-queens-ovs-maas.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
index af9f64b..e63862a 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@
         default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: true
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-queens-contrail-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-queens-contrail-sl.yml
index 87562d8..6c14a8f 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-queens-contrail-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-queens-contrail-sl.yml
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 5d02cdf..3afa221 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@
         default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: true
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 9aa9c40..7c2f959 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@
         default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: true
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
index 44c352e..b0afc13 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/maintenance-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/maintenance-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 7e947a6..7fd3f3b 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/maintenance-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/maintenance-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml b/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
index feab620..51e7ecd 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-bm-pike-ovs.yml
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
index f0a342a..e3caf3b 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@
         default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: true
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 9c5f6aa..a7db0c8 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 4e394a9..41e57d3 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
index b39a716..eab85d8 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-queens-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-cicd.yml b/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-cicd.yml
index 65e77fe..e999b96 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-cicd.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-cicd.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-platform.yml b/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-platform.yml
index 1405ac4..7971c41 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-platform.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/swarm-deploy-platform.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
         default: false
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
+    - bool:
+        default: false
+        description: 'Works starting from MCP 2019.2.10 or master. Whether to apply saltstack updates on all nodes in cluster before deployment'
+        name: UPGRADE_SALTSTACK
     pipeline-scm:
       lightweight-checkout: false
       scm: