diff --git a/examples/gitops/guestbook/all-in-one.yml b/examples/gitops/guestbook/all-in-one.yml
index 4148b54e8..7aeb382ba 100644
--- a/examples/gitops/guestbook/all-in-one.yml
+++ b/examples/gitops/guestbook/all-in-one.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: primary
-        image: registry.k8s.io/redis:e2e  #! or just image: redis
+        image: registry.k8s.io/redis@sha256:cb111d1bd870a6a471385a4a69ad17469d326e9dd91e0e455350cacf36e1b3ee  #! or just image: redis
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 120m
diff --git a/examples/gitops/redis-with-configmap/redis.yml b/examples/gitops/redis-with-configmap/redis.yml
index d852bcefc..8d77ce28d 100644
--- a/examples/gitops/redis-with-configmap/redis.yml
+++ b/examples/gitops/redis-with-configmap/redis.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redis
-    image: registry.k8s.io/redis:e2e
+    image: registry.k8s.io/redis@sha256:cb111d1bd870a6a471385a4a69ad17469d326e9dd91e0e455350cacf36e1b3ee
     ports:
     - containerPort: 6379
     resources:
diff --git a/examples/sts-alternative/config.yml b/examples/sts-alternative/config.yml
index ca0eef43c..8a5651d1a 100644
--- a/examples/sts-alternative/config.yml
+++ b/examples/sts-alternative/config.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   containers:
   - name: redis
-    image: registry.k8s.io/redis:e2e
+    image: registry.k8s.io/redis@sha256:cb111d1bd870a6a471385a4a69ad17469d326e9dd91e0e455350cacf36e1b3ee
     ports:
     - containerPort: 6379
     resources: