diff --git a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-olm-pinned-images.yaml b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-olm-pinned-images.yaml
index 06c829496..642227366 100644
--- a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-olm-pinned-images.yaml
+++ b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-olm-pinned-images.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   # Replace the pinnedImages list below with the actual images required for
   # your target release(s). Use patches in the PolicyGenerator to override
   # this list with environment-specific image digests.
-  pinnedImages: {}
+  pinnedImages: ""
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/redhat/redhat-operator-index@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/odf4/odf-rhel9-operator@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-sriov-network-rhel9-operator@sha256:..."
diff --git a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-releases-pinned-images.yaml b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-releases-pinned-images.yaml
index 619880775..4c2d03d5d 100644
--- a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-releases-pinned-images.yaml
+++ b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/controlplane-releases-pinned-images.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   # Replace the pinnedImages list below with the actual release images required
   # for your target release(s). Use patches in the PolicyGenerator to override
   # this list with environment-specific image digests.
-  pinnedImages: {}
+  pinnedImages: ""
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-v4.0-art-dev@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-v4.0-art-dev@sha256:..."
diff --git a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-olm-pinned-images.yaml b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-olm-pinned-images.yaml
index 42135db1b..21f0b604a 100644
--- a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-olm-pinned-images.yaml
+++ b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-olm-pinned-images.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   # Replace the pinnedImages list below with the actual images required for
   # your target release(s). Use patches in the PolicyGenerator to override
   # this list with environment-specific image digests.
-  pinnedImages: {}
+  pinnedImages: ""
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/redhat/redhat-operator-index@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/odf4/odf-rhel9-operator@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-sriov-network-rhel9-operator@sha256:..."
diff --git a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-releases-pinned-images.yaml b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-releases-pinned-images.yaml
index 14a21bdfa..91a99f725 100644
--- a/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-releases-pinned-images.yaml
+++ b/telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/optional/other/precache/worker-releases-pinned-images.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ spec:
   # Replace the pinnedImages list below with the actual release images required
   # for your target release(s). Use patches in the PolicyGenerator to override
   # this list with environment-specific image digests.
-  pinnedImages: {}
+  pinnedImages: ""
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-v4.0-art-dev@sha256:..."
   #  - name: "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-v4.0-art-dev@sha256:..."