diff --git a/.github/workflows/quali.yml b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
index 6884efc0596..42c238c1557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quali.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quali.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
         id: vars
         run: |
           echo "openwifi=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.openwifi_revision || 'main' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "ap_version=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'release-latest' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "ap_version=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.ap_version || 'next-latest' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "marker_expression=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.marker_expression || 'ow_sanity_lf' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "existing_controller=$(echo ${{ github.event.inputs.existing_controller || 'qa01' }})" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT