diff --git a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
index 4f95a72..6b7c1db 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/bm-cicd-pike-ovs-maas.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
         name: BATCH_SIZE
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
index d4332b2..af9f64b 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-bm-cicd-pike-contrail-sl.yml
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         name: BATCH_SIZE
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
index 70adc48..4d6f254 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-pike-dvr-sl.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
         name: UPDATE_VERSION
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
index 8e49249..62d8d4c 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/heat-cicd-queens-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         name: TEMPEST_PATTERN
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm:
diff --git a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
index 07fa979..a239027 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
+++ b/jobs/templates/released-heat-cicd-pike-contrail41-sl.yml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         name: TEMPEST_PATTERN
         trim: 'false'
     - bool:
-        default: false
+        default: true
         description: Whether to perform dist-upgrade on virtual nodes during deployment
         name: DIST_UPGRADE_NODES
     pipeline-scm: