diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index 0f23f1a41..83487aa1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quali.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ on:
         description: 'the AP models to test'
       ap_version:
         required: true
-        default: 'next-latest'
+        default: 'release-latest'
         description: 'revision of firmware to flash on AP, <branch>-<commit>'
       marker_expression:
         required: true
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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,tp-link_ec420-g1,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=ap_version::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'release-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' }}")