diff --git a/templates/test/ci/cluster-template-prow-dalec-custom-builds.yaml b/templates/test/ci/cluster-template-prow-dalec-custom-builds.yaml
index 00bb9dc53e6..1b67afe6829 100644
--- a/templates/test/ci/cluster-template-prow-dalec-custom-builds.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/ci/cluster-template-prow-dalec-custom-builds.yaml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ spec:
         systemctl stop kubelet
 
         BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-        VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+        VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
         VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
         OS_VERSION="ubuntu24.04"
         ARCH="amd64"
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ spec:
           systemctl stop kubelet
 
           BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-          VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+          VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
           VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
           OS_VERSION="ubuntu24.04"
           ARCH="amd64"
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ spec:
           systemctl stop kubelet
 
           BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-          VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+          VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
           VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
           OS_VERSION="azl3"
           ARCH="x86_64"
diff --git a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/azl3-machine-deployment.yaml b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/azl3-machine-deployment.yaml
index 2f4fcae3068..2aed5f539d8 100644
--- a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/azl3-machine-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/azl3-machine-deployment.yaml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spec:
           systemctl stop kubelet
 
           BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-          VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+          VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
           VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
           OS_VERSION="azl3"
           ARCH="x86_64"
diff --git a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/control-plane-custom-builds.yaml b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/control-plane-custom-builds.yaml
index cf55fca2963..7570fff6da5 100644
--- a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/control-plane-custom-builds.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/control-plane-custom-builds.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       systemctl stop kubelet
 
       BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-      VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+      VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
       VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
       OS_VERSION="ubuntu24.04"
       ARCH="amd64"
diff --git a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/kubeadm-bootstrap-custom-builds.yaml b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/kubeadm-bootstrap-custom-builds.yaml
index 35d45673d3f..70954bbd917 100644
--- a/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/kubeadm-bootstrap-custom-builds.yaml
+++ b/templates/test/ci/prow-dalec-custom-builds/patches/kubeadm-bootstrap-custom-builds.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       systemctl stop kubelet
 
       BASE_URL="https://kubernetesreleases.blob.core.windows.net/dalec-packages"
-      VERSION="${KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
+      VERSION="${DALEC_KUBERNETES_VERSION}"
       VERSION=$${VERSION#v}
       OS_VERSION="ubuntu24.04"
       ARCH="amd64"