diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/cephadm.rst b/doc/source/configuration/cephadm.rst
index edbdf55e8..0074bdc22 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/cephadm.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/cephadm.rst
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ create or modify Ceph cluster deployments. Supported features are:
 Resources
 =========
 
--  https://docs.ceph.com/en/pacific/cephadm/index.html
--  https://docs.ceph.com/en/pacific/
 -  https://docs.ceph.com/en/quincy/cephadm/index.html
 -  https://docs.ceph.com/en/quincy/
 -  https://github.com/stackhpc/ansible-collection-cephadm
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/cephadm.yml b/etc/kayobe/cephadm.yml
index 15e7282a9..6e9601986 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/cephadm.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/cephadm.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Cephadm deployment configuration.
 
 # Ceph release name.
-cephadm_ceph_release: "{{ 'quincy' if (ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == 'jammy') else 'pacific' }}"
+cephadm_ceph_release: "quincy"
 
 # Ceph FSID.
 #cephadm_fsid:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cephadm_ceph_release: "{{ 'quincy' if (ansible_facts['distribution_release'] ==
 cephadm_image: "{{ stackhpc_docker_registry if stackhpc_sync_ceph_images | bool else 'quay.io' }}/ceph/ceph:{{ cephadm_image_tag }}"
 
 # Ceph container image tag.
-cephadm_image_tag: "{{ 'v17.2.6' if os_release == 'jammy' else 'v16.2.11' }}"
+cephadm_image_tag: "v17.2.6"
 
 # Ceph custom repo workaround for Ubuntu Jammy as there are no official ceph repos for jammy.
 cephadm_custom_repos: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution_release'] == 'jammy' }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ceph-quincy-default-b0f5acfee180f005.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ceph-quincy-default-b0f5acfee180f005.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3234464ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ceph-quincy-default-b0f5acfee180f005.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Changes default Ceph release to Quincy.