diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 67b21d58f5..072a2fe199 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/whilp/git-urls v1.0.0
 	github.com/xanzy/go-gitlab v0.83.0
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.15.0
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230522175609-2e198f4a06a1
 	golang.org/x/net v0.18.0
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.14.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.5.0
@@ -227,7 +228,6 @@ require (
 	go.starlark.net v0.0.0-20220817180228-f738f5508c12 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.10.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230522175609-2e198f4a06a1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/builders/s2i/builder.go b/pkg/builders/s2i/builder.go
index cc58811b55..aba4295aa0 100644
--- a/pkg/builders/s2i/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/builders/s2i/builder.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift/source-to-image/pkg/build/strategies"
 	s2idocker "github.com/openshift/source-to-image/pkg/docker"
 	"github.com/openshift/source-to-image/pkg/scm/git"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 
 	"knative.dev/func/pkg/builders"
@@ -356,6 +358,9 @@ func s2iScriptURL(ctx context.Context, cli DockerClient, image string) (string,
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot parse image name: %w", err)
 			}
+			if _, ok := ref.(name.Tag); ok && !slices.Contains(maps.Values(DefaultBuilderImages), image) {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "image referenced by tag which is discouraged: Tags are mutable and can point to a different artifact than the expected one")
+			}
 			img, err = remote.Image(ref)
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot get image from registry: %w", err)