diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
index 9d63fbb1b4d55..5a83f4a536710 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-master.yaml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.10.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.10.yaml
index bfdd2a76862f0..f410c586f4ac8 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.10.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.10.yaml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.11.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.11.yaml
index 7e868a82933a5..3af164b28d9a6 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.11.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.11.yaml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.12.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.12.yaml
index 861d2df56a501..d48c6bac393fc 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.12.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.12.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.13.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.13.yaml
index f6f8c120ae5db..3da7c59f8aa3b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.13.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.13.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.8.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.8.yaml
index f7ee1b3ff46ec..21097425be4a1 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.8.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.8.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.9.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.9.yaml
index 1a1a66bd7e6e3..329f84240619b 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.9.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/windows-machine-config-operator/openshift-windows-machine-config-operator-release-4.9.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ tests:
       OO_TARGET_NAMESPACES: '!install'
     test:
     - as: e2e-aws-upgrade
+      cli: latest
       commands: |-
         #!/bin/bash
         set -euo pipefail
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/byoh/windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/byoh/windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh-ref.yaml
index 3830dc0294521..9def614bba89a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/byoh/windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/byoh/windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh-ref.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ref:
   as: windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh
+  cli: latest
   from: windows-machine-config-operator-test
   commands: windows-e2e-operator-test-byoh-commands.sh
   resources:
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/windows-e2e-operator-test-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/windows-e2e-operator-test-ref.yaml
index 54963527cf491..54711d26580f5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/windows-e2e-operator-test-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/windows-e2e-operator-test-ref.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ref:
   as: windows-e2e-operator-test
+  cli: latest
   from: windows-machine-config-operator-test
   commands: windows-e2e-operator-test-commands.sh
   resources:
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/with-custom-vxlan-port/windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/with-custom-vxlan-port/windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port-ref.yaml
index 0db70d2568503..3cc69749eea7f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/with-custom-vxlan-port/windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/windows/e2e/operator/test/with-custom-vxlan-port/windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port-ref.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ref:
   as: windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port
+  cli: latest
   from: windows-machine-config-operator-test
   commands: windows-e2e-operator-test-with-custom-vxlan-port-commands.sh
   resources: