diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
index 2f98a35f8..88ba6cede 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/initrd/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Distribution=fedora
 
 [Distribution]
 Distribution=fedora
-Release=40
+Release=39
 
 [Content]
 CleanPackageMetadata=true
diff --git a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
index 08891dda9..141470e7a 100644
--- a/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
+++ b/src/cloud-api-adaptor/podvm-mkosi/mkosi.presets/system/mkosi.conf.d/fedora.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Distribution=fedora
 
 [Distribution]
 Distribution=fedora
-Release=40
+Release=39
 
 [Content]
 CleanPackageMetadata=true