diff --git a/tests/e2e/etcd_release_upgrade_test.go b/tests/e2e/etcd_release_upgrade_test.go
index 685e36337..6181bd7e4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/etcd_release_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/etcd_release_upgrade_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestReleaseUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		break
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("cannot pull version (%v)", err)
+		t.Skipf("cannot pull version (%v)", err)
 	}
 
 	os.Setenv("ETCDCTL_API", "3")
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ func TestReleaseUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// TODO: update after release candidate
 	// expect upgraded cluster version
 	ver := version.Version
 	if strings.HasSuffix(ver, "-pre") {