diff --git a/tests/upgrade_run.pm b/tests/upgrade_run.pm
index 6b57778f..c1f8c0e2 100644
--- a/tests/upgrade_run.pm
+++ b/tests/upgrade_run.pm
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use testapi;
 
 sub run {
     my $self = shift;
+    my $release = lc(get_var("VERSION"));
     # disable screen blanking (download can take a long time)
     script_run "setterm -blank 0";
 
-    assert_script_run "dnf -y --nogpgcheck system-upgrade download", 6000;
+    assert_script_run "dnf -y --nogpgcheck --releasever=${release} system-upgrade download", 6000;
 
     upload_logs "/var/log/dnf.log";
     upload_logs "/var/log/dnf.rpm.log";