diff --git a/ci b/ci
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6db1dc951bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Tue Feb 1 19:36:17 EST 2022
diff --git a/openshift/release/update-to-head.sh b/openshift/release/update-to-head.sh
index c3ed2532578c..ab2344e2160e 100755
--- a/openshift/release/update-to-head.sh
+++ b/openshift/release/update-to-head.sh
@@ -13,16 +13,16 @@ git checkout upstream/main -B release-next
 # Update openshift's main and take all needed files from there.
 git fetch openshift main
 git checkout openshift/main openshift OWNERS_ALIASES OWNERS Makefile
-make generate-dockerfiles
-make RELEASE=ci generate-release
-git add openshift OWNERS_ALIASES OWNERS Makefile
-git commit -m ":open_file_folder: Update openshift specific files."
-
 # Apply patches .
 git apply openshift/patches/*
 git add .
 git commit -am ":fire: Apply carried patches."
 
+make generate-dockerfiles
+make RELEASE=ci generate-release
+git add openshift OWNERS_ALIASES OWNERS Makefile
+git commit -m ":open_file_folder: Update openshift specific files."
+
 git push -f openshift release-next
 
 # Trigger CI