diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_image_policy.go b/cmd/flux/create_image_policy.go
index 5f8c8ab1..6fa79b22 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_image_policy.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_image_policy.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var createImagePolicyCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/create_image_repository.go
index d8c3b1de..033414b1 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_image_repository.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var createImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_image_update.go b/cmd/flux/create_image_update.go
index 59da4e53..4495c811 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_image_update.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_image_update.go
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
-	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
-
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
+	sourcev1 "github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api/v1beta1"
 )
 
 var createImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -113,25 +112,33 @@ func createImageUpdateRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			Labels:    labels,
 		},
 		Spec: autov1.ImageUpdateAutomationSpec{
-			Checkout: autov1.GitCheckoutSpec{
-				GitRepositoryRef: meta.LocalObjectReference{
-					Name: imageUpdateArgs.gitRepoRef,
+			SourceRef: autov1.SourceReference{
+				Kind: sourcev1.GitRepositoryKind,
+				Name: imageUpdateArgs.gitRepoRef,
+			},
+
+			GitSpec: &autov1.GitSpec{
+				Checkout: &autov1.GitCheckoutSpec{
+					Reference: sourcev1.GitRepositoryRef{
+						Branch: imageUpdateArgs.checkoutBranch,
+					},
+				},
+				Commit: autov1.CommitSpec{
+					Author: autov1.CommitUser{
+						Name:  imageUpdateArgs.authorName,
+						Email: imageUpdateArgs.authorEmail,
+					},
+					MessageTemplate: imageUpdateArgs.commitTemplate,
 				},
-				Branch: imageUpdateArgs.checkoutBranch,
 			},
 			Interval: metav1.Duration{
 				Duration: createArgs.interval,
 			},
-			Commit: autov1.CommitSpec{
-				AuthorName:      imageUpdateArgs.authorName,
-				AuthorEmail:     imageUpdateArgs.authorEmail,
-				MessageTemplate: imageUpdateArgs.commitTemplate,
-			},
 		},
 	}
 
 	if imageUpdateArgs.pushBranch != "" {
-		update.Spec.Push = &autov1.PushSpec{
+		update.Spec.GitSpec.Push = &autov1.PushSpec{
 			Branch: imageUpdateArgs.pushBranch,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/flux/delete_image_policy.go b/cmd/flux/delete_image_policy.go
index bf4f5ad5..06f65c18 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/delete_image_policy.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/delete_image_policy.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var deleteImagePolicyCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/delete_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/delete_image_repository.go
index 6b1d50be..7193fa3d 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/delete_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/delete_image_repository.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var deleteImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/delete_image_update.go b/cmd/flux/delete_image_update.go
index f419aa2c..4fb4df5e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/delete_image_update.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/delete_image_update.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var deleteImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/export_image_policy.go b/cmd/flux/export_image_policy.go
index 6eb546bb..bc57feea 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/export_image_policy.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/export_image_policy.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var exportImagePolicyCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/export_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/export_image_repository.go
index 6f9484f8..a8386bfd 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/export_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/export_image_repository.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var exportImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/export_image_update.go b/cmd/flux/export_image_update.go
index 761ad2f1..3619c0a6 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/export_image_update.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/export_image_update.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var exportImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_image_all.go b/cmd/flux/get_image_all.go
index d3b27b48..a4bda6b3 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_image_all.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_image_all.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var getImageAllCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_image_policy.go b/cmd/flux/get_image_policy.go
index 0d010528..6cf6f00d 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_image_policy.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_image_policy.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var getImagePolicyCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/get_image_repository.go
index 707d01a2..0a12d0a8 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_image_repository.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var getImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/get_image_update.go b/cmd/flux/get_image_update.go
index a2aae04a..3de8aa90 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/get_image_update.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/get_image_update.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var getImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/image.go b/cmd/flux/image.go
index 4bf6e57b..01a92f43 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/image.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/image.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package main
 import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 // These are general-purpose adapters for attaching methods to, for
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_repository.go
index 0c4ceaca..1314ded8 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_repository.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var reconcileImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_updateauto.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_updateauto.go
index a7620312..453ad867 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_updateauto.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_image_updateauto.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	apimeta "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 	meta "github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/flux/resume_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/resume_image_repository.go
index f1567817..3153a174 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/resume_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/resume_image_repository.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var resumeImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/resume_image_updateauto.go b/cmd/flux/resume_image_updateauto.go
index 6e7152c0..2d92d54e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/resume_image_updateauto.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/resume_image_updateauto.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var resumeImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/suspend_image_repository.go b/cmd/flux/suspend_image_repository.go
index c0315f72..6ea3f45f 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/suspend_image_repository.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/suspend_image_repository.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imagev1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var suspendImageRepositoryCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/cmd/flux/suspend_image_updateauto.go b/cmd/flux/suspend_image_updateauto.go
index fae2b475..c8bd8aca 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/suspend_image_updateauto.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/suspend_image_updateauto.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
-	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	autov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 )
 
 var suspendImageUpdateCmd = &cobra.Command{
diff --git a/internal/utils/utils.go b/internal/utils/utils.go
index 461fdd74..5cefc4c4 100644
--- a/internal/utils/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils/utils.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 
 	helmv2 "github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api/v2beta1"
-	imageautov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha1"
-	imagereflectv1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha1"
+	imageautov1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api/v1alpha2"
+	imagereflectv1 "github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api/v1alpha2"
 	kustomizev1 "github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api/v1beta1"
 	notificationv1 "github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime/dependency"