diff --git a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/clusteroperator_controller_test.go b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/clusteroperator_controller_test.go
index 8d86c580b3..7589a1cf4a 100644
--- a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/clusteroperator_controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/clusteroperator_controller_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package openshift
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
 	semver "github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -213,6 +212,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ClusterOperator controller", func() {
 			}).Should(Succeed())
 		}()
 
+		parsedVersion := semver.MustParse(clusterVersion)
 		Eventually(func() ([]configv1.ClusterOperatorStatusCondition, error) {
 			err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, clusterOperatorName, co)
 			return co.Status.Conditions, err
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ClusterOperator controller", func() {
 				{
 					namespace:           ns.GetName(),
 					name:                incompatible.GetName(),
-					maxOpenShiftVersion: clusterVersion,
+					maxOpenShiftVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d", parsedVersion.Major, parsedVersion.Minor),
 				},
 			}.String(),
 			LastTransitionTime: fixedNow(),
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ClusterOperator controller", func() {
 				{
 					namespace:           ns.GetName(),
 					name:                incompatible.GetName(),
-					maxOpenShiftVersion: short + ".0",
+					maxOpenShiftVersion: short,
 				},
 			}.String(),
 			LastTransitionTime: fixedNow(),
diff --git a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
index cfdc85d652..0732175437 100644
--- a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
+++ b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s skew) String() string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s has invalid %s properties: %s", s.namespace, s.name, MaxOpenShiftVersionProperty, s.err)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s is incompatible with OpenShift versions greater than %s", s.namespace, s.name, s.maxOpenShiftVersion)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s is incompatible with OpenShift minor versions greater than %s", s.namespace, s.name, s.maxOpenShiftVersion)
 }
 
 type transientError struct {
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ func incompatibleOperators(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (skews, error
 		if max == nil || max.GTE(next) {
 			continue
 		}
-		s.maxOpenShiftVersion = max.String()
+
+		s.maxOpenShiftVersion = fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d", max.Major, max.Minor)
 
 		incompatible = append(incompatible, s)
 	}
@@ -252,7 +253,11 @@ func maxOpenShiftVersion(csv *operatorsv1alpha1.ClusterServiceVersion) (*semver.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`Failed to parse "%s" as semver: %w`, value, err)
 	}
 
-	return &version, nil
+	truncatedVersion := semver.Version{Major: version.Major, Minor: version.Minor}
+	if !version.EQ(truncatedVersion) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("property %s must specify only <major>.<minor> version, got invalid value %s", MaxOpenShiftVersionProperty, version)
+	}
+	return &truncatedVersion, nil
 }
 
 func notCopiedSelector() (labels.Selector, error) {
diff --git a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers_test.go b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers_test.go
index 30d1cbb9ce..86c5cac668 100644
--- a/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers_test.go
+++ b/staging/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers_test.go
@@ -250,11 +250,6 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					name:                "chestnut",
 					namespace:           "default",
-					maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.2.0-pre+build",
-				},
-				{
-					name:                "drupe",
-					namespace:           "default",
 					maxOpenShiftVersion: "2.0.0",
 				},
 			},
@@ -308,27 +303,27 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						name:                "almond",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0.0",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0",
 					},
 					{
 						name:                "beech",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0.0+build",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0",
 					},
 					{
-						name:                "chestnut",
-						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.0-pre",
+						name:      "chestnut",
+						namespace: "default",
+						err:       fmt.Errorf("property olm.maxOpenShiftVersion must specify only <major>.<minor> version, got invalid value 1.1.0-pre"),
 					},
 					{
-						name:                "drupe",
-						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.0-pre+build",
+						name:      "drupe",
+						namespace: "default",
+						err:       fmt.Errorf("property olm.maxOpenShiftVersion must specify only <major>.<minor> version, got invalid value 1.1.0-pre+build"),
 					},
 					{
 						name:                "european-hazelnut",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "0.1.0",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "0.1",
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -368,12 +363,12 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						name:                "beech",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0.0",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0",
 					},
 					{
 						name:                "chestnut",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0.0",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0",
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -413,7 +408,7 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						name:                "beech",
 						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0.0",
+						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.0",
 					},
 					{
 						name:      "chestnut",
@@ -468,11 +463,6 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			in: skews{
-				{
-					name:                "almond",
-					namespace:           "default",
-					maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.2",
-				},
 				{
 					name:                "beech",
 					namespace:           "default",
@@ -502,21 +492,10 @@ func TestIncompatibleOperators(t *testing.T) {
 					namespace:           "default",
 					maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.0",
 				},
-				{
-					name:                "beech",
-					namespace:           "default",
-					maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.0-pre",
-				},
 			},
 			expect: expect{
-				err: false,
-				incompatible: skews{
-					{
-						name:                "beech",
-						namespace:           "default",
-						maxOpenShiftVersion: "1.1.0-pre",
-					},
-				},
+				err:          false,
+				incompatible: nil,
 			},
 		},
 	} {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go b/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
index cfdc85d652..0732175437 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/operator-framework/operator-lifecycle-manager/pkg/controller/operators/openshift/helpers.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s skew) String() string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s has invalid %s properties: %s", s.namespace, s.name, MaxOpenShiftVersionProperty, s.err)
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s is incompatible with OpenShift versions greater than %s", s.namespace, s.name, s.maxOpenShiftVersion)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s is incompatible with OpenShift minor versions greater than %s", s.namespace, s.name, s.maxOpenShiftVersion)
 }
 
 type transientError struct {
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ func incompatibleOperators(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (skews, error
 		if max == nil || max.GTE(next) {
 			continue
 		}
-		s.maxOpenShiftVersion = max.String()
+
+		s.maxOpenShiftVersion = fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d", max.Major, max.Minor)
 
 		incompatible = append(incompatible, s)
 	}
@@ -252,7 +253,11 @@ func maxOpenShiftVersion(csv *operatorsv1alpha1.ClusterServiceVersion) (*semver.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`Failed to parse "%s" as semver: %w`, value, err)
 	}
 
-	return &version, nil
+	truncatedVersion := semver.Version{Major: version.Major, Minor: version.Minor}
+	if !version.EQ(truncatedVersion) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("property %s must specify only <major>.<minor> version, got invalid value %s", MaxOpenShiftVersionProperty, version)
+	}
+	return &truncatedVersion, nil
 }
 
 func notCopiedSelector() (labels.Selector, error) {