diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm-in-bastion/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-in-bastion-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm-in-bastion/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-in-bastion-commands.sh
index 7f0d3f2d7e112..b9a30fd44743c 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm-in-bastion/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-in-bastion-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm-in-bastion/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-in-bastion-commands.sh
@@ -22,17 +22,19 @@ if [ ! -f "${SHARED_DIR}/mirror_registry_url" ]; then
 fi
 echo "MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST: $MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST"
 
+readable_version=$(oc adm release info "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}" -o jsonpath='{.metadata.version}')
+echo "readable_version: $readable_version"
+
 # target release
 target_release_image="${MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST}/${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE#*/}"
 target_release_image_repo="${target_release_image%:*}"
 target_release_image_repo="${target_release_image_repo%@sha256*}"
+# ensure mirror release image by tag name, refer to https://github.com/openshift/oc/pull/1331
+target_release_image="${target_release_image_repo}:${readable_version}"
 
 echo "target_release_image: $target_release_image"
 echo "target_release_image_repo: $target_release_image_repo"
 
-readable_version=$(oc adm release info "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}" --output=json | jq .metadata.version)
-echo "readable_version: $readable_version"
-
 # since ci-operator gives steps KUBECONFIG pointing to cluster under test under some circumstances,
 # unset KUBECONFIG to ensure this step always interact with the build farm.
 unset KUBECONFIG
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-commands.sh
index febd384ead87d..f737ccc28794f 100755
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/mirror-images/by-oc-adm/mirror-images-by-oc-adm-commands.sh
@@ -20,17 +20,19 @@ if [ ! -f "${SHARED_DIR}/mirror_registry_url" ]; then
 fi
 echo "MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST: $MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST"
 
+readable_version=$(oc adm release info "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}" -o jsonpath='{.metadata.version}')
+echo "readable_version: $readable_version"
+
 # target release
 target_release_image="${MIRROR_REGISTRY_HOST}/${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE#*/}"
 target_release_image_repo="${target_release_image%:*}"
 target_release_image_repo="${target_release_image_repo%@sha256*}"
+# ensure mirror release image by tag name, refer to https://github.com/openshift/oc/pull/1331
+target_release_image="${target_release_image_repo}:${readable_version}"
 
 echo "target_release_image: $target_release_image"
 echo "target_release_image_repo: $target_release_image_repo"
 
-readable_version=$(oc adm release info "${OPENSHIFT_INSTALL_RELEASE_IMAGE_OVERRIDE}" --output=json | jq .metadata.version)
-echo "readable_version: $readable_version"
-
 # since ci-operator gives steps KUBECONFIG pointing to cluster under test under some circumstances,
 # unset KUBECONFIG to ensure this step always interact with the build farm.
 unset KUBECONFIG