diff --git a/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go b/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
index a34647686..1c8081e55 100644
--- a/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
+++ b/cmd/blockchaincmd/deploy.go
@@ -601,8 +601,8 @@ func deployBlockchain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 				avagoVersionSettings := node.AvalancheGoVersionSettings{}
 				useEtnaDevnet := network.Kind == models.EtnaDevnet
 				if avagoBinaryPath == "" {
-					useLatestAvalanchegoPreReleaseVersion := true
-					useLatestAvalanchegoReleaseVersion := false
+					useLatestAvalanchegoPreReleaseVersion := false
+					useLatestAvalanchegoReleaseVersion := true
 					if userProvidedAvagoVersion != "latest" {
 						useLatestAvalanchegoReleaseVersion = false
 						useLatestAvalanchegoPreReleaseVersion = false
diff --git a/cmd/nodecmd/local.go b/cmd/nodecmd/local.go
index 1d83b8b85..8923be9c8 100644
--- a/cmd/nodecmd/local.go
+++ b/cmd/nodecmd/local.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ status by running avalanche node status local
 		PersistentPostRun: handlePostRun,
 	}
 	networkoptions.AddNetworkFlagsToCmd(cmd, &globalNetworkFlags, false, createSupportedNetworkOptions)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useLatestAvalanchegoReleaseVersion, "latest-avalanchego-version", false, "install latest avalanchego release version on node/s")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useLatestAvalanchegoPreReleaseVersion, "latest-avalanchego-pre-release-version", true, "install latest avalanchego pre-release version on node/s")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useLatestAvalanchegoReleaseVersion, "latest-avalanchego-version", true, "install latest avalanchego release version on node/s")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&useLatestAvalanchegoPreReleaseVersion, "latest-avalanchego-pre-release-version", false, "install latest avalanchego pre-release version on node/s")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&useCustomAvalanchegoVersion, "custom-avalanchego-version", "", "install given avalanchego version on node/s")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&avalanchegoBinaryPath, "avalanchego-path", "", "use this avalanchego binary path")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&bootstrapIDs, "bootstrap-id", []string{}, "nodeIDs of bootstrap nodes")