diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 38a5a0a2e..5d5153f44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ jobs:
             yq eval -i '
               .metadata.name = strenv(OPERATOR_NAME) |
               .metadata.annotations.quay-version = strenv(TAG) |
-              .metadata.annotations.containerImage = ${{needs.operator-image.outputs.digest}} |
+              .metadata.annotations.containerImage = "${{needs.operator-image.outputs.digest}}" |
               .spec.version = strenv(TAG)+".999" |
               del(.spec.replaces) |
               .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].name = strenv(OPERATOR_NAME) |
-              .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].image = ${{needs.operator-image.outputs.digest}} |
+              .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].image = "${{needs.operator-image.outputs.digest}}" |
               .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[4].value = "${{needs.quay-image.outputs.digest}}" |
               .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[5].value = "${{needs.clair-image.outputs.digest}}" |
               .spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[6].value = "${{needs.builder-image.outputs.digest}}" |