diff --git a/extraconfig/post_deploy/undercloud_post.sh b/extraconfig/post_deploy/undercloud_post.sh
index ba8c7be30f..f1559fec2c 100755
--- a/extraconfig/post_deploy/undercloud_post.sh
+++ b/extraconfig/post_deploy/undercloud_post.sh
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ export COMPUTE_API_VERSION=1.1
 export NOVA_VERSION=1.1
 export OS_NO_CACHE=True
 export OS_CLOUDNAME=undercloud
-# 1.34 is the latest API version in Ironic Pike supported by ironicclient
-export IRONIC_API_VERSION=1.34
-export OS_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION=\$IRONIC_API_VERSION
 export OS_IDENTITY_API_VERSION='3'
 export OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME='Default'
 export OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME='Default'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/stackrc-baremetal-version-309809c01105095f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/stackrc-baremetal-version-309809c01105095f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..698e05e8da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/stackrc-baremetal-version-309809c01105095f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    The baremetal API version is no longer hardcoded in ``stackrc``. This
+    allows easy access to new features in *ironicclient* as they are
+    introduced. If you need to use a fixed API version, set the
+    ``OS_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION`` environment variable.