diff --git a/prepare-cluster/README.md b/prepare-cluster/README.md
index 39b08e6..9e7bd89 100644
--- a/prepare-cluster/README.md
+++ b/prepare-cluster/README.md
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ prepare_cluster ---> cluster_kubeconfig
 | helm-chart-name |  | False | The name of the Helm chart to use |
 | helm-run-preflights | true | False | Run preflight checks (true/false) |
 | kots-config-values |  | False | The KOTS config values to use |
-| kots-version | v1.112.4 | False | The version of KOTS to use |
+| kots-version | latest | False | The version of KOTS to use |
 | kots-wait-duration |  | False | Timeout for KOTS to be used while waiting for individual components to be ready. must be in Go duration format (eg: 10s, 2m) (default "2m") |
 | customer-entitlements |  | False | Entitlements to assign to the customer.<br>Example:<br><pre>customer-entitlements: \|<br>  - name: "number-of-users"<br>    value: "10"</pre><br> |
 | helm-extra-repos |  | True | Extra helm repos to add.<br>Example:<br><pre>helm-extra-repos: \|<br>  - repo_name: "cnpg"<br>    url: "https://cloudnative-pg.github.io/charts"<br>    namespace: "cnpg-system"<br>    chart_name: "cloudnative-pg"<br>  - repo_name: "minio-operator"<br>    url: "https://operator.min.io"<br>    namespace: "minio-operator"<br>    chart_name: "operator"</pre><br> |
diff --git a/prepare-cluster/action.yml b/prepare-cluster/action.yml
index 32e9ebc..26b902b 100644
--- a/prepare-cluster/action.yml
+++ b/prepare-cluster/action.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ inputs:
   kots-version:
     description: 'The version of KOTS to use'
     required: false
-    default: 'v1.112.4'
+    default: 'latest'
   kots-wait-duration:
     description: 'Timeout for KOTS to be used while waiting for individual components to be ready. must be in Go duration format (eg: 10s, 2m) (default "2m")'
     required: false
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ runs:
     run: node ${{ github.action_path }}/kots-install.js
     env:
       INPUT_KUBECONFIG: ${{ steps.create-cluster.outputs.cluster-kubeconfig }}
-      INPUT_APP-SLUG: ${{ inputs.app-slug }}/${{ steps.create-release.outputs.channel-slug }}
+      INPUT_APP-SLUG: ${{ inputs.app-slug }}/test-channel
       INPUT_LICENSE-FILE: ${{ steps.create-customer.outputs.license-file }}
       INPUT_APP-VERSION-LABEL: release__${{ steps.create-release.outputs.release-sequence }}
       INPUT_CONFIG-VALUES: ${{ inputs.kots-config-values }}