diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.11-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.11-ci.json
index 23eaa4792d57e..611f9f3771a8d 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.11-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.11-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "publish":{
     "tag":{"tagRef":{"name":"4.11-ci"}}
   },
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.13-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.13-ci.json
index 187a0943c542d..238f620977b38 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.13-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.13-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
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diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.14-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.14-ci.json
index 4d03e922c54b2..7acdf99c0994e 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.14-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.14-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.15-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.15-ci.json
index 262669f0895f3..5184b8a83f3ca 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.15-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.15-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.16-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.16-ci.json
index aa89abcc3b370..d9a978784ea24 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.16-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.16-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.17-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.17-ci.json
index 80a3776e5a6be..1bb743f774b01 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.17-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.17-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.18-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.18-ci.json
index 0700aba3cb33c..3488f8d7db774 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.18-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.18-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.19-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.19-ci.json
index 09dea0f520949..6080e72fecf89 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.19-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.19-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20-ci.json
index b2edee00dd52c..f22497cba8062 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.20-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
     "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21-ci.json
index b7a694e7e80a5..e1e82f9c70e0c 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.21-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {
diff --git a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.22-ci.json b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.22-ci.json
index d6d22ab281a8a..1394fa829c63f 100644
--- a/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.22-ci.json
+++ b/core-services/release-controller/_releases/release-ocp-4.22-ci.json
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
   "pullSecretName": "source",
   "alternateImageRepository": "quay.io/openshift-release-dev/dev-release",
   "alternateImageRepositorySecretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret",
+  "referenceRelease": {
+    "pushRepository": "quay.io/openshift/ci",
+    "pullRepository": "quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci",
+    "secretName": "release-controller-quay-mirror-secret"
+  },
+  "referenceMode": "source",
   "check": {},
   "publish": {
     "tag": {