diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/README.md b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/README.md
index 02e9bc597..cb9cc299d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/README.md
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The ironic python client and openstacksdk libraries can be installed directly
 from Git. The default is to utilize pip to install the current versions in pypi,
 however testing may require master branch or custom patches.
 
-openstacksdk_source_install: true
+openstacksdk_source_install: false
 
 Bifrost requires access to the network where nodes are located, in order to
 provision the nodes. By default, this setting is set to a value for local
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
index 7e36bb46d..b19760679 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-ironic-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ironic_tftp_master_path: /var/lib/ironic/master_images
 staging_drivers_include: false
 file_url_port: "8080"
 ironicclient_source_install: false
-openstacksdk_source_install: true
+openstacksdk_source_install: false
 ironicinspector_source_install: true
 ironicinspectorclient_source_install: false
 sushy_source_install: false
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
index 3e5494871..97fb3315e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/bifrost-prep-for-install/defaults/main.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ipa_git_branch: "{{ git_branch }}"
 ipa_builder_git_branch: master
 # disable source install to prevent cloning
 ironicclient_source_install: false
-openstacksdk_source_install: true
+openstacksdk_source_install: false
 ironicinspector_source_install: true
 ironicinspectorclient_source_install: false
 sushy_source_install: false
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/sdk-source-1bd77dbd11b08577.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/sdk-source-1bd77dbd11b08577.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce151fd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/sdk-source-1bd77dbd11b08577.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    OpenStackSDK is now installed from PyPI by default, set
+    ``openstacksdk_source_install=true`` to override.
diff --git a/zuul.d/bifrost-jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/bifrost-jobs.yaml
index 0d7959678..380326d4f 100644
--- a/zuul.d/bifrost-jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/bifrost-jobs.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
       - openstack/ironic-inspector
       - openstack/ironic-python-agent
       - openstack/ironic-python-agent-builder
-      - openstack/openstacksdk
       - openstack/requirements
       - x/ironic-staging-drivers