diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/update-v3-entrypoint-29d56c902439cc03.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/update-v3-entrypoint-29d56c902439cc03.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..363e59fd50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/update-v3-entrypoint-29d56c902439cc03.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Update default value of config option ``CONF.identity.v3_entrypoint_type``
+    from adminURL to public. This was deprecated in Q release, and was missed.
+    The default entrypoint used by tempest should be the public one.
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 551578ee4a..89161dc9d2 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -153,13 +153,11 @@ IdentityGroup = [
                help="The public endpoint type to use for OpenStack Identity "
                     "(Keystone) API v2"),
     cfg.StrOpt('v3_endpoint_type',
-               default='adminURL',
+               default='public',
                choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
                         'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
                help="The endpoint type to use for OpenStack Identity "
-                    "(Keystone) API v3. The default value adminURL is "
-                    "deprecated and will be modified to publicURL in "
-                    "the next release."),
+                    "(Keystone) API v3."),
     cfg.StrOpt('admin_role',
                default='admin',
                help="Role required to administrate keystone."),