diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/instaslice-operator/openshift-instaslice-operator-next.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/instaslice-operator/openshift-instaslice-operator-next.yaml
index fa471be5555e4..90a48bb70bf65 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/instaslice-operator/openshift-instaslice-operator-next.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/instaslice-operator/openshift-instaslice-operator-next.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ base_images:
     namespace: ocp
     tag: rhel-9-golang-1.23-openshift-4.20
   operator-sdk:
-    name: "4.20"
+    name: "4.19"
     namespace: origin
     tag: operator-sdk
   redhat-base-ubi9: