diff --git a/provider/in_place_upgrade_base.py b/provider/in_place_upgrade_base.py
index 241992a83c..11c443bcce 100644
--- a/provider/in_place_upgrade_base.py
+++ b/provider/in_place_upgrade_base.py
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ def rhsm(self, test):
             self.session.cmd(ena_content, timeout=3000)
             self.session.cmd(self.params.get("stop_yum_update"))
             self.session.cmd(self.params.get("check_repo_list"), timeout=300)
-            self.session.cmd(self.params.get("set_release"), timeout=300)
+            o = self.session.cmd_output(self.params.get("check_rhel_ver"), timeout=60)
+            set_ver = o[:1] + "." + o[1:]
+            set_ver_com = self.params.get("set_release") + set_ver
+            self.session.cmd(set_ver_com, timeout=300)
             update_vm = self.params.get("yum_update")
             self.session.cmd(update_vm, timeout=6000)
         except Exception as error:
diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade.cfg
index b41e6b3f7f..c02633bd6b 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade.cfg
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@
             # since it's not ready on CDN server
             # set_release = "subscription-manager release --set 8.7"
             attach_pool = "subscription-manager attach --pool "
-            set_release = "subscription-manager release --set 8.6"
+            set_release = "subscription-manager release --set "
diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade_legacy.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade_legacy.cfg
index efc19f99ca..1f70434da1 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade_legacy.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/in_place_upgrade_legacy.cfg
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@
                 enable_content += " --enable rhel-7-for-system-z-rpms"
                 get_pool_id = "rhsm_get_poolid RH0451709"
             attach_pool = "subscription-manager attach --pool "
-            set_release = "subscription-manager release --set 7.9"
+            set_release = "subscription-manager release --set "