diff --git a/.github/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/e2e-tests.yml
index 3b91bd251a1..e97f6c86b0d 100644
--- a/.github/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ runner-test-matrix:
     test_cmd: cd integration-tests/migration && go test upgrade_version_test.go -timeout 30m -count=1 -test.parallel=2 -json
     test_env_vars:
       E2E_TEST_CHAINLINK_IMAGE: public.ecr.aws/chainlink/chainlink
-      E2E_TEST_CHAINLINK_VERSION: '{{ env.LATEST_CHAINLINK_RELEASE_VERSION }}'
+      E2E_TEST_CHAINLINK_VERSION: '2.17.0'
       E2E_TEST_CHAINLINK_UPGRADE_IMAGE: '{{ env.QA_CHAINLINK_IMAGE }}'
       E2E_TEST_CHAINLINK_UPGRADE_VERSION: '{{ env.DEFAULT_CHAINLINK_VERSION }}'