diff --git a/bootstrap/ocirepositories/ocirepository-external-dns.yaml b/bootstrap/ocirepositories/ocirepository-external-dns.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc2cf5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/ocirepositories/ocirepository-external-dns.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
+kind: OCIRepository
+metadata:
+  name: external-dns
+  namespace: flux-system
+spec:
+  interval: 15m
+  url: oci://registry-1.docker.io/bitnamicharts/external-dns
+  ref:
+    semver: ">=8.0.0"
diff --git a/external-dns/helmrelease-external-dns.yaml b/external-dns/helmrelease-external-dns.yaml
index edc4fb8..99fc88b 100644
--- a/external-dns/helmrelease-external-dns.yaml
+++ b/external-dns/helmrelease-external-dns.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: external-dns
   namespace: external-dns
 spec:
-  chart:
-    spec:
-      chart: external-dns
-      version: 8.x # auto-update to semver bugfixes only
-      sourceRef:
-        kind: OCIRespository
-        name: bitnami
-        namespace: flux-system
+  chartRef:
+    kind: OCIRepository
+    name: external-dns
+    namespace: flux-system
   interval: 15m
   timeout: 5m
   releaseName: external-dns