diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/attestation.md b/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/attestation.md
index 91535d724..a8668dfdd 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/attestation.md
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/attestation.md
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ Data source to fetch an attestation configuration for a given cloud service prov
 ## Example Usage
 
 ```terraform
+data "constellation_image" "example" {} # Fill accordingly for the CSP
+
 data "constellation_attestation" "test" {
   csp                 = "aws"
   attestation_variant = "aws-sev-snp"
-  image_version       = "v2.13.0"
+  image               = data.constellation_image.example.image
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/image.md b/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/image.md
index 6c351e6f5..2e357495d 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/image.md
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/docs/data-sources/image.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Data source to resolve the CSP-specific OS image reference for a given version a
 
 ```terraform
 data "constellation_image" "example" {
-  image_version       = "v2.13.0"
+  version             = "v2.13.0"
   attestation_variant = "aws-sev-snp"
   csp                 = "aws"
   region              = "eu-west-1"
diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_attestation/data-source.tf b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_attestation/data-source.tf
index 4b40c0a69..a831d03f3 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_attestation/data-source.tf
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_attestation/data-source.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+data "constellation_image" "example" {} # Fill accordingly for the CSP
+
 data "constellation_attestation" "test" {
   csp                 = "aws"
   attestation_variant = "aws-sev-snp"
-  image_version       = "v2.13.0"
+  image               = data.constellation_image.example.image
 }
diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_image/data-source.tf b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_image/data-source.tf
index b1ab019b6..9ff1fe095 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_image/data-source.tf
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/data-sources/constellation_image/data-source.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 data "constellation_image" "example" {
-  image_version       = "v2.13.0"
+  version             = "v2.13.0"
   attestation_variant = "aws-sev-snp"
   csp                 = "aws"
   region              = "eu-west-1"
diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/full/aws_cluster.tf b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/full/aws_cluster.tf
index 73ca986e8..5d41036d5 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/full/aws_cluster.tf
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/examples/full/aws_cluster.tf
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ resource "random_bytes" "measurement_salt" {
 module "aws_iam" {
   // replace $VERSION with the Constellation version you want to use, e.g., v2.14.0
   source      = "https://github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/releases/download/$VERSION/terraform-module.zip//terraform-module/iam/aws"
-  name_prefix = "constell"
+  name_prefix = local.name
   region      = local.region
 }
 
 module "aws_infrastructure" {
   // replace $VERSION with the Constellation version you want to use, e.g., v2.14.0
   source = "https://github.com/edgelesssys/constellation/releases/download/$VERSION/terraform-module.zip//terraform-module/aws"
-  name   = "constell"
+  name   = local.name
   node_groups = {
     control_plane_default = {
       role          = "control-plane"
diff --git a/terraform-provider-constellation/internal/provider/cluster_resource.go b/terraform-provider-constellation/internal/provider/cluster_resource.go
index 421c5c16c..040a84269 100644
--- a/terraform-provider-constellation/internal/provider/cluster_resource.go
+++ b/terraform-provider-constellation/internal/provider/cluster_resource.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	_ resource.Resource                = &ClusterResource{}
 	_ resource.ResourceWithImportState = &ClusterResource{}
+	_ resource.ResourceWithModifyPlan  = &ClusterResource{}
 )
 
 // NewClusterResource creates a new cluster resource.
@@ -344,6 +345,35 @@ func (r *ClusterResource) Configure(_ context.Context, req resource.ConfigureReq
 	}
 }
 
+// ModifyPlan is called when the resource is planned for creation, updates, or deletion. This allows to set pre-apply
+// warnings and errors.
+func (r *ClusterResource) ModifyPlan(ctx context.Context, req resource.ModifyPlanRequest, resp *resource.ModifyPlanResponse) {
+	// Checks running on updates to the resource. (i.e. state and plan != nil)
+	if !req.Plan.Raw.IsNull() && !req.State.Raw.IsNull() {
+		// Read currentState supplied by Terraform runtime into the model
+		var currentState ClusterResourceModel
+		resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.State.Get(ctx, &currentState)...)
+		if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Read plannedState supplied by Terraform runtime into the model
+		var plannedState ClusterResourceModel
+		resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.Plan.Get(ctx, &plannedState)...)
+		if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Warn the user about possibly destructive changes in case microservice changes are to be applied.
+		if currentState.MicroserviceVersion.ValueString() != plannedState.MicroserviceVersion.ValueString() {
+			resp.Diagnostics.AddWarning("Microservice version change",
+				"Changing the microservice version can be a destructive operation.\n"+
+					"Upgrading cert-manager will destroy all custom resources you have manually created that are based on the current version of cert-manager.\n"+
+					"It is recommended to backup the cluster's CRDs before applying this change.")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Create is called when the resource is created.
 func (r *ClusterResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest, resp *resource.CreateResponse) {
 	// Read data supplied by Terraform runtime into the model
@@ -849,7 +879,9 @@ func (r *ClusterResource) applyHelmCharts(ctx context.Context, applier *constell
 		Conformance:         false, // Conformance mode does't need to be configurable through the TF provider for now.
 		HelmWaitMode:        helm.WaitModeAtomic,
 		ApplyTimeout:        10 * time.Minute,
-		AllowDestructive:    helm.DenyDestructive,
+		// Allow destructive changes to the cluster.
+		// The user has previously been warned about this when planning a microservice version change.
+		AllowDestructive: helm.AllowDestructive,
 	}
 
 	executor, _, err := applier.PrepareHelmCharts(options, state,