diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4f2e22b4..a5f183dd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.22.1
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.23.4
 	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.19.2
-	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v0.26.2
+	// TODO: update KC API when OCIRepository is released
+	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v0.26.2-0.20220621190919-7681bda98076
 	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v0.24.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v0.14.2
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/kustomize v0.5.2
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.5.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar v0.1.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.1.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.9
+	// TODO: update SC API when OCIRepository is released
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.8
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.4.2
 	github.com/gonvenience/bunt v1.3.4
 	github.com/gonvenience/ytbx v1.4.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ef9e7692..c6f2a982 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -286,8 +286,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar v0.1.0 h1:k97V/xV5hFrAkIkVPuv5AVhyxh1ZzzAKba/lbDfGo6
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar v0.1.0/go.mod h1:aGswNyzB1mlz/T/kpOS58mITBMxMKc9tlJBH037A2HY=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.1.0 h1:v+SmCanmCB5Tj2Cx9TXlj+kNRfPGbAvirkeqsp7ZEAQ=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.1.0/go.mod h1:V7Z/w8dxLQzv0FHqa5ox5TeyOd2zOd49EeuWFgnwyj4=
-github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.9 h1:hdaBYYNuW3qTcXRMfrxO5paK+UVFL9ApZS495nd7K2w=
-github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.9/go.mod h1:/e7YRDOqb8z8I3N8ifbDF1mknf8zFsoADtS/Q93iWPs=
+github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.8 h1:5/zxan8aWP03Pfk4Mj1YvFE55s6+TmohVDs1UQFdd9c=
+github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.25.8/go.mod h1:/e7YRDOqb8z8I3N8ifbDF1mknf8zFsoADtS/Q93iWPs=
 github.com/flynn/go-shlex v0.0.0-20150515145356-3f9db97f8568/go.mod h1:xEzjJPgXI435gkrCt3MPfRiAkVrwSbHsst4LCFVfpJc=
 github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go v3.2.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:pbq4aXjuKjdthFRnoDwaVPLA+WlJuPGy+QneDUgJi2k=
 github.com/form3tech-oss/jwt-go v3.2.3+incompatible h1:7ZaBxOI7TMoYBfyA3cQHErNNyAWIKUMIwqxEtgHOs5c=
diff --git a/manifests/bases/kustomize-controller/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/bases/kustomize-controller/kustomization.yaml
index 47f182a3..2ae59c8a 100644
--- a/manifests/bases/kustomize-controller/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/bases/kustomize-controller/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
+# TODO: remove the hardcoded branch when OCIRepository is released
 resources:
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/releases/download/v0.26.2/kustomize-controller.crds.yaml
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/releases/download/v0.26.2/kustomize-controller.deployment.yaml
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/config/crd?ref=oci
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/releases/download/v0.26.1/kustomize-controller.deployment.yaml
 - account.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
 - target:
@@ -11,3 +12,7 @@ patchesJson6902:
     kind: Deployment
     name: kustomize-controller
   path: patch.yaml
+# TODO: remove the hardcoded image when OCIRepository is released
+images:
+  - name: fluxcd/kustomize-controller
+    newTag: oci-7681bda9
diff --git a/manifests/bases/source-controller/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/bases/source-controller/kustomization.yaml
index 00ef3d73..29147274 100644
--- a/manifests/bases/source-controller/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/bases/source-controller/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
+# TODO: remove the hardcoded branch when OCIRepository is released
 resources:
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/releases/download/v0.25.9/source-controller.crds.yaml
-- https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/releases/download/v0.25.9/source-controller.deployment.yaml
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/config/crd?ref=oci
+- https://github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/releases/download/v0.25.5/source-controller.deployment.yaml
 - account.yaml
 patchesJson6902:
 - target:
@@ -11,3 +12,7 @@ patchesJson6902:
     kind: Deployment
     name: source-controller
   path: patch.yaml
+# TODO: remove the hardcoded image when OCIRepository is released
+images:
+  - name: fluxcd/source-controller
+    newTag: oci-778f6d5d