diff --git a/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml b/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
index bc9acc1df5..13a429fb26 100644
--- a/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
+++ b/docker/services/ceph-ansible/ceph-base.yaml
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ resources:
           fsid: { get_param: CephClusterFSID }
           cluster: { get_param: CephClusterName }
           docker: true
-          ceph_release: luminous
           ceph_docker_registry: {get_attr: [DockerImageUrlParts, value, host]}
           ceph_docker_image: {get_attr: [DockerImageUrlParts, value, image]}
           ceph_docker_image_tag: {get_attr: [DockerImageUrlParts, value, image_tag]}