diff --git a/.github/workflows/interop.yml b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
index 642dc52f1..96453fe0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interop.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ on:
         description: comma-separated list of devices to test
         default: galaxy-s9,galaxy-s10,galaxy-s20,pixel-4,iphone-7,iphone-11,iphone-xr,iphone-12
         required: false
+      firmware:
+        default: "next-latest"
+        description: "target firmware version to be specified <branch>-<commit | latest>"
+        required: false
       marker_overwrite:
         description: overwrite the Pytest markers that will be selected, will disable report uploading
         required: false
@@ -32,9 +36,9 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       devices: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.devices }}
       marker_overwrite: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite }}
-      openwifi_revision: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.openwifi}}
-      ap_models: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.ap_models}}
-      ap_version: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.ap_version}}
+      openwifi_revision: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.openwifi }}
+      ap_models: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.ap_models }}
+      firmware: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.ap_version }}
       marker_expression: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.marker_expression }}
       existing_controller: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.existing_controller }}
 
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "::set-output name=devices::${DEVICES}"
           echo ::set-output name=openwifi::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.openwifi_revision || 'main' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=ap_models::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.ap_models || 'edgecore_ecw5410,edgecore_eap101,edgecore_ecw5211,cig_wf188n,edgecore_eap102,cig_wf194c,hfcl_ion4' }}")
-          echo ::set-output name=ap_version::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'next-latest' }}")
+          echo ::set-output name=firmware::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.firmware || 'next-latest' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=marker_expression::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.marker_expression || 'uc_sanity' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=existing_controller::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || 'qa01' }}")
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and android and not wpa3_personal' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S9' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S9' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-galaxy-s9
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and ios' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-11' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-11' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-iphone-11
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -324,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and android' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S10.*' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S10.*' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-galaxy-s10
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -420,7 +424,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and ios' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-7' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-7' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-iphone-7
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -514,7 +518,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and android' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S20' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='Galaxy S20' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-galaxy-s20
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -607,7 +611,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and ios' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-XR' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-XR' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-iphone-xr
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -702,7 +706,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and android' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='Pixel 4' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='Pixel 4' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-pixel-4
 
       - name: stop reservation
@@ -794,7 +798,7 @@ jobs:
           marker_expression: "${{ needs.vars.outputs.marker_overwrite || 'ow_sanity_interop and ios' }}"
           configuration_file: "./lab_info.json"
           testing_docker_image: tip-tip-wlan-cloud-docker-repo.jfrog.io/cloud-sdk-nightly:${{ github.run_id }}
-          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-12' --skip-lanforge"
+          additional_args: "--device='iPhone-12' --skip-lanforge -o firmware=${{ needs.vars.outputs.firmware }}"
           allure_results_artifact_name: allure-results-iphone-12
 
       - name: stop reservation