diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index da250d5b8..43d625c19 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:
         id: vars
         run: |
           echo ::set-output name=openwifi::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.openwifi_revision || 'main' }}")
-          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 || 'ow_sanity_lf' }}")
           echo ::set-output name=existing_controller::$(echo "${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || 'qa01' }}")