diff --git a/bundle/manifests/external-dns-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/external-dns-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 36feb0fac..235b25d6b 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/external-dns-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/external-dns-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ spec:
                     fieldRef:
                       fieldPath: metadata.namespace
                 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EXTERNAL_DNS
-                  value: quay.io/external-dns-operator/external-dns@sha256:6fa3afebbc99926163d4c827a638473e106e6589e9f3d3d3accd3e426693f04f
+                  value: quay.io/external-dns-operator/external-dns:1.2
                 - name: TRUSTED_CA_CONFIGMAP_NAME
                 image: quay.io/openshift/origin-external-dns-operator:latest
                 name: external-dns-operator
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 7b32c149c..dd25e3595 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ spec:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EXTERNAL_DNS
-          # openshift/external-dns commit: 0e095a3db5ae9518a1744dd85d3f7ed2e359768d
-          value: quay.io/external-dns-operator/external-dns@sha256:6fa3afebbc99926163d4c827a638473e106e6589e9f3d3d3accd3e426693f04f
+          # Use "1.2" floating tag to avoid problems with the pruning of older mirrored images.
+          # Ref: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-57339.
+          value: quay.io/external-dns-operator/external-dns:1.2
         - name: TRUSTED_CA_CONFIGMAP_NAME
         securityContext:
           capabilities: