diff --git a/ci/jenkins/PublishImages/Jenkinsfile b/ci/jenkins/PublishImages/Jenkinsfile
index 300895d1fe7d4..dfba5b8969e53 100644
--- a/ci/jenkins/PublishImages/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/jenkins/PublishImages/Jenkinsfile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pipeline {
 def tekton() {
 
   def input = """
-cat << EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+cat << EOF | kubectl create -f -
 apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1
 kind: PipelineRun
 metadata: