apiVersion : kyverno.io/v1alpha1 kind: Policy metadata: name: image-pull-policy spec: rules: - name: image-pull-policy resource: kinds: - Deployment validate: message: "Image tag ':latest' requires imagePullPolicy 'Always'" pattern: spec: template: spec: containers: - (image): "*latest" # select images which end with :latest imagePullPolicy: Always # ensure that the imagePullPolicy is "Always"