diff --git a/pkg/apis/service/utils.go b/pkg/apis/service/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bde2624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/service/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package service
+
+import "github.com/gardener/gardener-extension-shoot-dns-service/pkg/service"
+
+// ResolveImageName returns the image name based on the cleanup metadata records flag.
+// TODO(marc1404): Remove once metadata records have been cleaned up.
+func (dnsconfig *DNSConfig) ResolveImageName() string {
+	if dnsconfig.CleanupMetadataRecords != nil && *dnsconfig.CleanupMetadataRecords {
+		return service.ImageName
+	}
+
+	return service.ImageNameWithMetadataRecords
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/lifecycle/actuator.go b/pkg/controller/lifecycle/actuator.go
index 9cdcb1a5..cf828455 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/lifecycle/actuator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/lifecycle/actuator.go
@@ -412,9 +412,10 @@ func (a *actuator) createOrUpdateSeedResources(ctx context.Context, dnsconfig *a
 	}
 	chartValues["targetClusterSecret"] = gutil.SecretNamePrefixShootAccess + service.ShootAccessSecretName
 
-	chartValues, err = chart.InjectImages(chartValues, imagevector.ImageVector(), []string{service.ImageName})
+	imageName := dnsconfig.ResolveImageName()
+	chartValues, err = chart.InjectImages(chartValues, imagevector.ImageVector(), []string{imageName})
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find image version for %s: %v", service.ImageName, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find image version for %s: %v", imageName, err)
 	}
 
 	a.Info("Component is being applied", "component", service.ExtensionServiceName, "namespace", namespace)