diff --git a/examples/v1/taskruns/step-script.yaml b/examples/v1/taskruns/step-script.yaml
index ff9a87b9c8c..47b59dc1866 100644
--- a/examples/v1/taskruns/step-script.yaml
+++ b/examples/v1/taskruns/step-script.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ spec:
         print("Hello from Python!")
 
     - name: perl
-      image: perl
+      image: perl:devel-bullseye
       script: |
         #!/usr/bin/perl
         print "Hello from Perl!"