diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf74f0de1..e2fd5b8b3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ ci-images-build: image-build
 	$(OCI_BIN) build --build-arg BASE_IMAGE=$(IMG) -t $(IMG_SHA) -f ./shortlived.Dockerfile .
 
 image-push: ## Push OCI image with the manager.
+ifneq (,$(findstring quay.io/netobserv/,$(IMG)))
+	$(error Do not push to quay.io/netobserv)
+else
 	$(OCI_BIN) push ${IMG}
+endif
 
 ##@ Deployment
 
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 9a5ebdc8a..f038a4ab8 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The release script should be triggered ([check github actions](https://github.co
 At this point, you can test the bundle / catalog on your cluster:
 
 ```bash
-VERSION="$version" make catalog-deploy
+BUNDLE_VERSION="$version" make catalog-deploy
 ```
 
 When everything is ok, push to main and delete the test branch