diff --git a/release/pkg/generate_spec.go b/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
index a3c3b0ce7..ac5f19822 100644
--- a/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
+++ b/release/pkg/generate_spec.go
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ func UpdateImageDigests(ecrPublicClient *ecrpublic.ECRPublic, r *ReleaseConfig,
 				releaseUriSplit := strings.Split(asset.Image.URI, ":")
 				repoName := strings.Replace(releaseUriSplit[0], r.ContainerImageRepository+"/", "", -1)
 				imageTag = releaseUriSplit[1]
+				// Skip updating digest for the specific repository kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/snapshot-validation-webhook
+				if repoName == "kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter/snapshot-validation-webhook" {
+					fmt.Printf("Skipping digest update for %s:%s\n", repoName, imageTag)
+					continue
+				}
 				describeImagesOutput, err := ecrPublicClient.DescribeImages(
 					&ecrpublic.DescribeImagesInput{
 						ImageIds: []*ecrpublic.ImageIdentifier{