diff --git a/Configuration/AlCa/python/autoCond.py b/Configuration/AlCa/python/autoCond.py
index d8c7c71f870aa..cd05df4ea1d28 100644
--- a/Configuration/AlCa/python/autoCond.py
+++ b/Configuration/AlCa/python/autoCond.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     # GlobalTag for MC production (cosmics) with perfectly aligned and calibrated detector for Phase1 2022, Strip tracker in DECO mode
     'phase1_2022_cosmics_design'   : '125X_mcRun3_2022cosmics_design_deco_v2',
     # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase1 2022 detector for Heavy Ion
-    'phase1_2022_realistic_hi'     : '125X_mcRun3_2022_realistic_HI_v4',
+    'phase1_2022_realistic_hi'     : '125X_mcRun3_2022_realistic_HI_v6',
     # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase1 2023
     'phase1_2023_realistic'        : '125X_mcRun3_2023_realistic_v4',
     # GlobalTag for MC production with realistic conditions for Phase1 2024
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
index 484b2ed68796a..c44fdf26c3f8f 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/relval_steps.py
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ def identitySim(wf):
     'CMSSW_10_6_0-PU25ns_106X_upgrade2018_realistic_v4_FastSim-v1',# 20 - fastSim premix library UP18
     'CMSSW_10_6_0-106X_mc2017_realistic_v3-v1',         # 21 - GEN-SIM inputs for LHE-GEN-SIM 2017 workflows
     'CMSSW_10_6_0-106X_upgrade2018_realistic_v4-v1',            # 22 - GEN-SIM inputs for LHE-GEN-SIM 2018 workflows
-    'CMSSW_12_1_0_pre4-121X_mcRun3_2021_realistic_HI_v10-v1',    #23 - Run3 HI GEN-SIM for mixing
+    'CMSSW_12_5_1-125X_mcRun3_2022_realistic_HI_v5-v1',    #23 - Run3 HI GEN-SIM for mixing
     'CMSSW_11_2_0_pre8-PU_112X_upgrade2018_realistic_v4-v1', # 24 - 2018 Run-Dependent premix library
     ]
 
@@ -1032,8 +1032,8 @@ def genS(fragment,howMuch):
 steps['HydjetQ_MinBias_XeXe_5442GeV_2017']=merge([{'-n':1},hiDefaults2017,gen2017('Hydjet_Quenched_MinBias_XeXe_5442GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
 steps['HydjetQ_B12_5020GeV_2018']=merge([{'-n':1},hiDefaults2018,gen2018prod('Hydjet_Quenched_B12_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
 steps['HydjetQ_B12_5020GeV_2018_ppReco']=merge([{'-n':1},hiDefaults2018_ppReco,gen2018hiprod('Hydjet_Quenched_B12_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
-steps['HydjetQ_B12_5020GeV_2021_ppReco']=merge([{'-n':1},hiDefaults2021_ppReco,gen2021hiprod('Hydjet_Quenched_B12_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
-steps['HydjetQ_MinBias_5020GeV_2021_ppReco']=merge([{'-n':1},hiDefaults2021_ppReco,gen2021hiprod('Hydjet_Quenched_MinBias_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
+steps['HydjetQ_B12_5020GeV_2021_ppReco']=merge([{'-n':1,'--beamspot':'Nominal2022PbPbCollision'},hiDefaults2021_ppReco,gen2021hiprod('Hydjet_Quenched_B12_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
+steps['HydjetQ_MinBias_5020GeV_2021_ppReco']=merge([{'-n':1,'--beamspot':'Nominal2022PbPbCollision'},hiDefaults2021_ppReco,gen2021hiprod('Hydjet_Quenched_MinBias_5020GeV_cfi',U2000by1)])
 
 steps['QCD_Pt_80_120_13_HI']=merge([hiDefaults2018_ppReco,gen2018hiprod('QCD_Pt_80_120_13TeV_TuneCUETP8M1_cfi',Kby(9,150))])
 steps['PhotonJets_Pt_10_13_HI']=merge([hiDefaults2018_ppReco,gen2018hiprod('PhotonJet_Pt_10_13TeV_TuneCUETP8M1_cfi',Kby(9,150))])