MetalLB operator firing 'Target Down' alerts after upgrade from 4.11 to 4.12

Issue

• MetalLB operator firing Target Down alerts after upgrade to version 4.12.z

100% of the controller-monitor-service/controller-monitor-service targets in Namespace
NS                        Alert
openshift-metallb-system namespace have been unreachable for more than 15 minutes. This may be a symptom of network connectivity issues, down nodes, or failures within these components. Assess the health of the infrastructure and nodes running these targets and then contact support.

100% of the speaker-monitor-service/speaker-monitor-service targets in Namespace
NS                        Alert 
openshift-metallb-system  namespace have been unreachable for more than 15 minutes. This may be a symptom of network connectivity issues, down nodes, or failures within these components. Assess the health of the infrastructure and nodes running these targets and then contact support.