diff --git a/spread.yaml b/spread.yaml
index f40370ef8ed..0a075fd155d 100644
--- a/spread.yaml
+++ b/spread.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ environment:
     # TODO: Consider reverting to latest/candidate after Snapcraft compatibility with LXD 5.21 extended version string "5.21 LTS" is fixed
     LXD_SNAP_CHANNEL: "latest/candidate"
     OLD_UBUNTU_IMAGE_SNAP_CHANNEL: "2/stable"
-    UBUNTU_IMAGE_SNAP_CHANNEL: "latest/edge"
+    UBUNTU_IMAGE_SNAP_CHANNEL: "latest/beta"
     SNAPCRAFT_SNAP_CHANNEL: "latest/candidate"
     # controls whether ubuntu-image is built using the current snapd tree as a
     # dependency or the one listed in its go.mod