diff --git a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-converge.yaml b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-converge.yaml
index 1e6b673208..187893fc69 100644
--- a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-converge.yaml
+++ b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-converge.yaml
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
   UpgradeInitCommonCommand: ''
   UpgradeInitCommand: ''
   UpgradeRemoveUnusedPackages: false
+  # Unset RHEL registration parameters to avoid
+  # re-registering on future stack updates.
+  RHELRegistrationActions: 'CREATE'
+  rhel_reg_force: ""
diff --git a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
index 46278eafa9..8238d3e33d 100644
--- a/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
+++ b/environments/lifecycle/upgrade-prepare.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,7 @@ parameter_defaults:
     # Remove the element os-net-config config.json https://bugs.launchpad.net/tripleo/+bug/1758161/
     rm /usr/libexec/os-apply-config/templates/etc/os-net-config/config.json || true
   UpgradeRemoveUnusedPackages: false
+  # Add RHEL Registration force to re-register with the new key and repos
+  # also modify  the actions to run the resource on stack UPDATE
+  RHELRegistrationActions: ['CREATE', 'UPDATE']
+  rhel_reg_force: "True"
diff --git a/extraconfig/pre_deploy/rhel-registration/scripts/rhel-registration b/extraconfig/pre_deploy/rhel-registration/scripts/rhel-registration
index 309dfca100..8148697d7e 100644
--- a/extraconfig/pre_deploy/rhel-registration/scripts/rhel-registration
+++ b/extraconfig/pre_deploy/rhel-registration/scripts/rhel-registration
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 OK=/mnt/state/var/lib/rhsm/rhsm.ok
 
-if [ -e $OK ] ; then
+if [ -e $OK -a -z "${REG_FORCE:-}" ] ; then
     exit 0
 fi