diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index 35ffff6d87..9580005a5f 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 // Go build-time variables
 var (
 	ImageRepository                      string
+	ImageVersion                         string
 	LegacyServingCertificateMountVersion string
 	ProductName                          string
 	ServerRootDirectory                  string
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ func operatorRun(namespace string, cfg *rest.Config) error {
 	// Setup all Controllers
 	bv := util.BuildVariables{
 		ImageRepository:                      ImageRepository,
+		ImageVersion:                         ImageVersion,
 		LegacyServingCertificateMountVersion: LegacyServingCertificateMountVersion,
 		ProductName:                          ProductName,
 		ServerRootDirectory:                  ServerRootDirectory,
diff --git a/pkg/resources/deployment.go b/pkg/resources/deployment.go
index 4bf3e96412..db16fc9133 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/deployment.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package resources
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 
@@ -237,11 +238,13 @@ func getServingCertificateMountPath(version string, legacyServingCertificateMoun
 }
 
 func getVersion(buildVariables util.BuildVariables) string {
+	fmt.Println("Getting version from IMAGE_VERSION environment variable ...")
 	version := os.Getenv("IMAGE_VERSION")
 	if version == "" {
-		if len(version) > 0 {
-			version = buildVariables.ImageVersion
-		} else {
+		fmt.Println("Getting version from build variable ImageVersion")
+		version = buildVariables.ImageVersion
+		if len(version) == 0 {
+			fmt.Println("Defaulting to version being latest")
 			version = "latest"
 		}
 	}