diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
index 873a051803bde..4b69d9b73f257 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/openshift/e2e/test/openshift-e2e-test-commands.sh
@@ -122,8 +122,13 @@ fi
 
 function upgrade() {
     set -x
+    TARGET_RELEASES="${OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}"
+    if [[ -f "${SHARED_DIR}/override-upgrade" ]]; then
+        TARGET_RELEASES="$(< "${SHARED_DIR}/override-releases")"
+        echo "Overriding upgrade target to ${TARGET_RELEASES}"
+    fi
     openshift-tests run-upgrade all \
-        --to-image "${OPENSHIFT_UPGRADE_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}" \
+        --to-image "${TARGET_RELEASES}" \
         --options "${TEST_UPGRADE_OPTIONS-}" \
         --provider "${TEST_PROVIDER}" \
         -o "${ARTIFACT_DIR}/e2e.log" \