diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder-and-glance-api-version-bca6acd809d4151c.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-and-glance-api-version-bca6acd809d4151c.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..510a6cec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-and-glance-api-version-bca6acd809d4151c.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Set ``OS_VOLUME_API_VERSION`` and  ``OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION`` in
+    ``overcloudrc`` in order to establish the default API versions for
+    the Volume and Image services. The values match the default major API
+    versions for Cinder (3) and Glance (2).
diff --git a/tripleo_common/constants.py b/tripleo_common/constants.py
index 23d4ff9b5..51af64b39 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/constants.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/constants.py
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ PLAN_NAME_PATTERN = '^[a-zA-Z0-9-]+$'
 # 1.29 is the latest API version in Ironic Ocata supported by ironicclient.
 DEFAULT_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION = '1.29'
 
+# The default version of the Image API to set in overcloudrc.
+DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_VERSION = '2'
+
+# The default version of the Volume API to set in overcloudrc.
+DEFAULT_VOLUME_API_VERSION = '3'
+
 # The name of the file which holds the Mistral environment contents for plan
 # import/export
 PLAN_ENVIRONMENT = 'plan-environment.yaml'
diff --git a/tripleo_common/utils/overcloudrc.py b/tripleo_common/utils/overcloudrc.py
index 2f9d41d70..369d69298 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/utils/overcloudrc.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/utils/overcloudrc.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ def create_overcloudrc(stack, no_proxy, admin_password):
         'OS_AUTH_URL': overcloud_endpoint,
         'OS_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION': constants.DEFAULT_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION,
         'IRONIC_API_VERSION': constants.DEFAULT_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION,
+        'OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION': constants.DEFAULT_IMAGE_API_VERSION,
+        'OS_VOLUME_API_VERSION': constants.DEFAULT_VOLUME_API_VERSION,
     }
 
     overcloudrc = CLEAR_ENV