diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
index 6cdaafdbc..4ae82fe2e 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ tempest_until_failure: false
 tempest_exit_on_failure: true
 # Set tempest_version for different release
 # For forked-tempest, we have branched name in synced with releases.
-tempest_version_dict: { 'newton': 'newton', 'ocata': '16.0.0', 'pike': '16.1.0', 'master': 'master'}
+tempest_version_dict: { 'newton': 'newton', 'ocata': '16.1.0', 'pike': '17.1.0', 'master': 'master'}
 tempest_version: "{{ tempest_version_dict[release] }}"
 tempestmail_config: config.yaml
 tempest_track_resources: true