The name of an AMQ broker operator index changed:

from : amq-broker-operator.v7.12.5-opr-1+0.1767807056.p
to : amq-broker-operator.v7.12.5-opr-1-0.1767807056.p

The web interface didn't reflect the change and couldn't install that particular version; the customer worked around the issue by installing the following:

apiVersion: operators.coreos.com/v1alpha1
kind: Subscription
metadata:
  name: amq-broker-rhel8
  namespace: <namespace>
spec:
  channel: 7.12.x
  installPlanApproval: Manual
  name: amq-broker-rhel8
  source: redhat-operators
  sourceNamespace: openshift-marketplace
  startingCSV: amq-broker-operator.v7.12.5-opr-1-0.1767807056.p

It's also possible that deleting and updating the operator catalog image on the OCP node would have also helped .

In any case, how can customers prevent this situation from occurring in the future? Is there a bug in the generation of the catalog that is causing the character mismatch?