diff --git a/internal/deployer/config.go b/internal/deployer/config.go
index 1a6b2ca..907fc4b 100644
--- a/internal/deployer/config.go
+++ b/internal/deployer/config.go
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ type CentralConfig struct {
 // DefaultCentralConfig returns a CentralConfig with sensible defaults.
 func DefaultCentralConfig() CentralConfig {
 	return CentralConfig{
-		DeployTimeout: DefaultCentralWaitTimeout,
-		Namespace:     "acs-central",
+		DeployTimeout:  DefaultCentralWaitTimeout,
+		Namespace:      "acs-central",
+		EarlyReadiness: true,
 		Spec: map[string]interface{}{
 			"central": map[string]interface{}{
 				"telemetry": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -209,9 +210,10 @@ type SecuredClusterConfig struct {
 // DefaultSecuredClusterConfig returns a SecuredClusterConfig with sensible defaults.
 func DefaultSecuredClusterConfig() SecuredClusterConfig {
 	return SecuredClusterConfig{
-		DeployTimeout: DefaultSecuredClusterWaitTimeout,
-		Namespace:     "acs-sensor",
-		Spec:          make(map[string]interface{}),
+		DeployTimeout:  DefaultSecuredClusterWaitTimeout,
+		Namespace:      "acs-sensor",
+		EarlyReadiness: true,
+		Spec:           make(map[string]interface{}),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/stackroxversions/constraints.go b/internal/stackroxversions/constraints.go
index a70909d..6d9eca0 100644
--- a/internal/stackroxversions/constraints.go
+++ b/internal/stackroxversions/constraints.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package stackroxversions
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3"
 )
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ var (
 // SupportsAdditionalPrinterColumns checks if the provided main image tag supports
 // the additional printer columns (i.e., >= 4.9.0).
 func SupportsAdditionalPrinterColumns(version string) (bool, error) {
+	// We also need to support versions such as 4.11.0-937-gf0da38f1a.
+	version, _, _ = strings.Cut(version, "-")
 	semVer, err := semver.NewVersion(version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse operator tag %q as semantic version: %w", version, err)