diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-create-base64-config-ccip/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-create-base64-config-ccip/action.yml
index 1e3b45bf2a5..90b4c97e62c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-create-base64-config-ccip/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-create-base64-config-ccip/action.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ inputs:
     description: The networks to run tests against
   chainlinkVersion:
     description: The git commit sha to use for the image tag
+  upgradeVersion:
+    description: The git commit sha to use for the image tag    
   logstreamLogTargets:
     description: Where to send logs (e.g. file, loki)
   customEvmNodes:
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ runs:
         SELECTED_NETWORKS: ${{ inputs.selectedNetworks }}
         EXISTING_NAMESPACE: ${{ inputs.existingNamespace }}
         TEST_LOG_COLLECT: ${{ inputs.testLogCollect }}
+        CHAINLINK_VERSION: ${{ inputs.chainlinkVersion }}
+        UPGRADE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.upgradeVersion }}
         LOGSTREAM_LOG_TARGETS: ${{ inputs.logstreamLogTargets }}
         CUSTOM_EVM_NODES: ${{ inputs.customEvmNodes }}
         EVM_NODE_LOG_LEVEL: ${{ inputs.evmNodeLogLevel }}
@@ -108,6 +112,10 @@ runs:
         EnvToConnect="$EXISTING_NAMESPACE"
         [CCIP.Env.Network]
         selected_networks = $selected_networks
+        [CCIP.Env.NewCLCluster]
+        [CCIP.Env.NewCLCluster.Common]
+        [CCIP.Env.NewCLCluster.Common.ChainlinkImage]
+        version="$CHAINLINK_VERSION"
 
         $custom_nodes_toml
 
@@ -126,6 +134,14 @@ runs:
 
         EOF
 
+        # Check if UPGRADE_VERSION is not empty and append to config.toml
+        if [ -n "$UPGRADE_VERSION" ]; then
+            cat << EOF >> config.toml
+            [CCIP.Env.NewCLCluster.Common.ChainlinkUpgradeImage]
+            version="$UPGRADE_VERSION"
+            EOF
+        fi        
+
         BASE64_CONFIG=$(cat config.toml | base64 -w 0)
         echo ::add-mask::$BASE64_CONFIG
         echo "base64_config=$BASE64_CONFIG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
index bccacad25b8..a319e812912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ jobs:
           runId: ${{ github.run_id }}
           testLogCollect: ${{ vars.TEST_LOG_COLLECT }}
           selectedNetworks: ${{ env.SELECTED_NETWORKS }}
-          chainlinkImage: ${{ env.CHAINLINK_IMAGE }}
           chainlinkVersion: ${{ inputs.evm-ref || github.sha }}
           pyroscopeServer: ${{ matrix.product.pyroscope_env == '' && '' || !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') && '' || secrets.QA_PYROSCOPE_INSTANCE }} # Avoid sending blank envs https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/25725
           pyroscopeEnvironment: ${{ matrix.product.pyroscope_env }}