diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.12-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.12-ci.json
index 878843ac1104e..f8ab77cc1b331 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.12-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.12-ci.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         "namespace": "origin",
         "name": "4.12",
         "excludeTags": [
+          "rhel-coreos-8",
           "machine-os-content",
           "installer",
           "installer-artifacts",