diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ec7ebbab0..019333347 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ public/architectures/**/certs/*
 public/architectures/**/secrets/*
 
 docker/mongodb-kubernetes-appdb/content/readinessprobe
-mongodb-kubernetes
 docker/mongodb-kubernetes-operator/content/mongodb-kubernetes-operator.tar
 docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/helm_chart/
 docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/public/
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 409cf1afd..c987bee93 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
       containers:
         - name: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
-          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.2.0"
+          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.3.0"
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           args:
             - -watch-resource=mongodb
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ spec:
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # Ops Manager
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager-ubi
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # AppDB
             - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb
             - name: INIT_APPDB_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
               value: Always
             - name: AGENT_IMAGE
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ spec:
             - name: MDB_COMMUNITY_IMAGE_TYPE
               value: "ubi8"
             # Community Env Vars End
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-database:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb:1.2.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-database:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb:1.3.0"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_AGENT_IMAGE_107_0_12_8669_1
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-agent:107.0.12.8669-1"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_AGENT_IMAGE_107_0_13_8702_1
@@ -295,8 +295,6 @@ spec:
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:8.0.0-ubi8"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_IMAGE_8_0_0_ubi9
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:8.0.0-ubi9"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MDB_SEARCH_IMAGE_1_47_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-search-community:1.47.0"
             - name: MDB_SEARCH_COMMUNITY_REPO_URL
               value: "quay.io/mongodb"
             - name: MDB_SEARCH_COMMUNITY_NAME
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/mongodb-kubernetes.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/mongodb-kubernetes.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index ff25f458d..522047051 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/mongodb-kubernetes.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/mongodb-kubernetes.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
     capabilities: Deep Insights
     categories: Database
     certified: "true"
-    containerImage: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.2.0
+    containerImage: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.3.0
     createdAt: ""
     description: The MongoDB Controllers for Kubernetes enable easy deploys of 
       MongoDB into Kubernetes clusters, using our management, monitoring and 
@@ -456,5 +456,5 @@ spec:
   maturity: stable
   provider:
     name: MongoDB, Inc
-  replaces: mongodb-kubernetes.v1.1.0
+  replaces: mongodb-kubernetes.v1.2.0
   version: 0.0.0
diff --git a/helm_chart/Chart.yaml b/helm_chart/Chart.yaml
index 65bae41cc..33160e56b 100644
--- a/helm_chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: mongodb-kubernetes
 description: MongoDB Controllers for Kubernetes translate the human knowledge of
   creating a MongoDB instance into a scalable, repeatable, and standardized 
   method.
-version: 1.2.0
+version: 1.3.0
 kubeVersion: '>=1.16-0'
 type: application
 keywords:
diff --git a/helm_chart/templates/operator.yaml b/helm_chart/templates/operator.yaml
index e9c5dcb4b..4a224bcd8 100644
--- a/helm_chart/templates/operator.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/templates/operator.yaml
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ spec:
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_{{ $mongodbImageEnv }}_{{ $version | replace "." "_" | replace "-" "_" }}
               value: "{{ $.Values.mongodb.repo }}/{{ $.Values.mongodb.name }}:{{ $version }}"
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if .Values.search }}
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MDB_SEARCH_IMAGE_{{ .Values.search.community.version | replace "." "_" | replace "-" "_" }}
-              value: "{{ .Values.search.community.repo }}/{{ .Values.search.community.name }}:{{ $.Values.search.community.version }}"
-      {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- if .Values.search }}
             - name: MDB_SEARCH_COMMUNITY_REPO_URL
diff --git a/helm_chart/values-openshift.yaml b/helm_chart/values-openshift.yaml
index bf568af92..7c64b0aa6 100644
--- a/helm_chart/values-openshift.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/values-openshift.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ operator:
   # Environment variables prefixed with RELATED_IMAGE_ are used by operator-sdk to generate relatedImages section
   # with sha256 digests pinning for the certified operator bundle with disconnected environment feature enabled.
   # https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.14/operators/operator_sdk/osdk-generating-csvs.html#olm-enabling-operator-for-restricted-network_osdk-generating-csvs
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 relatedImages:
   opsManager:
   - 6.0.26
diff --git a/helm_chart/values.yaml b/helm_chart/values.yaml
index b11aca350..ee4a58154 100644
--- a/helm_chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm_chart/values.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ operator:
   deployment_name: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
 
   # Version of mongodb-kubernetes-operator
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 
   # The Custom Resources that will be watched by the Operator. Needs to be changed if only some of the CRDs are installed
   watchedResources:
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ operator:
 ## Database
 database:
   name: mongodb-kubernetes-database
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 
 initDatabase:
   name: mongodb-kubernetes-init-database
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 
 ## Ops Manager
 opsManager:
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ opsManager:
 
 initOpsManager:
   name: mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 
 ## Application Database
 initAppDb:
   name: mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb
-  version: 1.2.0
+  version: 1.3.0
 
 agent:
   name: mongodb-agent
diff --git a/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd7704169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+FROM scratch AS base
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-database/LICENSE /data/licenses/mongodb-kubernetes-database
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
+
+ENV MMS_HOME=/mongodb-automation
+ENV MMS_LOG_DIR=/var/log/mongodb-mms-automation
+
+RUN microdnf update -y && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
+
+# these are the packages needed for the agent
+RUN microdnf install -y --disableplugin=subscription-manager --setopt=install_weak_deps=0 nss_wrapper
+RUN microdnf install -y --disableplugin=subscription-manager \
+        hostname \
+        procps
+
+# these are the packages needed for MongoDB
+# (https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-enterprise-on-red-hat-tarball/ "RHEL/CentOS 8" tab)
+RUN microdnf install -y --disableplugin=subscription-manager \
+        cyrus-sasl \
+        cyrus-sasl-gssapi \
+        cyrus-sasl-plain \
+        krb5-libs \
+        libcurl \
+        lm_sensors-libs \
+        net-snmp \
+        net-snmp-agent-libs \
+        openldap \
+        openssl \
+        jq \
+        tar \
+        xz-libs \
+        findutils
+
+RUN ln -s /usr/lib64/libsasl2.so.3 /usr/lib64/libsasl2.so.2
+
+# Set the required perms
+RUN mkdir -p "${MMS_LOG_DIR}" \
+        && chmod 0775 "${MMS_LOG_DIR}" \
+        && mkdir -p /var/lib/mongodb-mms-automation \
+        && chmod 0775 /var/lib/mongodb-mms-automation \
+        && mkdir -p /data \
+        && chmod 0775 /data \
+        && mkdir -p /journal \
+        && chmod 0775 /journal \
+        && mkdir -p "${MMS_HOME}" \
+        && chmod -R 0775 "${MMS_HOME}"
+
+ARG VERSION
+
+LABEL name="MongoDB Kubernetes Database" \
+      version="${VERSION}" \
+      summary="MongoDB Kubernetes Database Image" \
+      description="MongoDB Kubernetes Database Image" \
+      vendor="MongoDB" \
+      release="1" \
+      maintainer="support@mongodb.com"
+
+# USER needs to be set for this image to pass RedHat verification. Some customers have these requirements as well
+# It does not matter what number it is, as long as it is set to something.
+# However, OpenShift will run the container as a random user,
+# and the number in this configuration is not relevant.
+USER 2000
+
+# The docker image doesn't have any scripts so by default does nothing
+# The script will be copied in runtime from init containers and the operator is expected
+# to override the COMMAND
+ENTRYPOINT ["sleep infinity"]
+
+COPY --from=base /data/licenses/mongodb-kubernetes-database /licenses/mongodb-kubernetes-database
diff --git a/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eeb48b288
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS tools_downloader
+
+ARG mongodb_tools_url
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_s390x
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_ppc64le
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_amd64
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_arm64
+
+RUN microdnf -y update --nodocs \
+  && microdnf -y install --nodocs tar gzip curl \
+  && microdnf clean all
+
+RUN case ${TARGETPLATFORM} in \
+     "linux/amd64")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_amd64}    ;; \
+     "linux/arm64")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_arm64}    ;; \
+     "linux/s390x")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_s390x}    ;; \
+     "linux/ppc64le") export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_ppc64le}  ;; \
+  esac \
+    && mkdir -p /tools \
+    && if [ -n "$MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION" ];   then \
+         curl -o /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz "${mongodb_tools_url}/${MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION}"; \
+       fi
+
+RUN if [ -f "/tools/mongodb_tools.tgz" ]; then \
+      tar xfz /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz --directory /tools \
+      && rm /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz; \
+    fi
+
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.24 AS readiness_builder
+
+WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY mongodb-community-operator ./mongodb-community-operator
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /readinessprobe ./mongodb-community-operator/cmd/readiness/main.go
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /version-upgrade-hook ./mongodb-community-operator/cmd/versionhook/main.go
+
+FROM scratch AS base
+
+COPY --from=readiness_builder /readinessprobe /data/readinessprobe
+COPY --from=readiness_builder /version-upgrade-hook /data/version-upgrade-hook
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/probe.sh /data/probe.sh
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/agent-launcher-lib.sh /data/scripts/
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/agent-launcher.sh /data/scripts/
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/LICENSE /data/licenses/
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
+
+# Copy the extracted tools from the downloader stage (tools are already extracted there)
+COPY --from=tools_downloader /tools/ /tools/
+
+COPY --from=base /data/readinessprobe /probes/readinessprobe
+COPY --from=base /data/probe.sh /probes/probe.sh
+COPY --from=base /data/scripts/ /scripts/
+COPY --from=base /data/licenses /licenses/
+COPY --from=base /data/version-upgrade-hook /probes/version-upgrade-hook
+
+RUN microdnf -y update --nodocs \
+    && microdnf -y install --nodocs tar gzip \
+    && microdnf clean all
+
+ARG version
+LABEL name="MongoDB Kubernetes Init AppDB" \
+      version="mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb-${version}" \
+      summary="MongoDB Kubernetes AppDB Init Image" \
+      description="Startup Scripts for MongoDB Enterprise Application Database for Ops Manager" \
+      release="1" \
+      vendor="MongoDB" \
+      maintainer="support@mongodb.com"
+
+USER 2000
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/cp", "-f", "-r", "/scripts/agent-launcher.sh", "/scripts/agent-launcher-lib.sh", "/probes/readinessprobe", "/probes/probe.sh", "/tools", "/opt/scripts/" ]
diff --git a/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a0b009fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal AS tools_downloader
+
+ARG mongodb_tools_url
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_s390x
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_ppc64le
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_amd64
+ARG mongodb_tools_version_arm64
+
+RUN microdnf -y update --nodocs \
+  && microdnf -y install --nodocs tar gzip curl \
+  && microdnf clean all
+
+RUN case ${TARGETPLATFORM} in \
+     "linux/amd64")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_amd64}    ;; \
+     "linux/arm64")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_arm64}    ;; \
+     "linux/s390x")   export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_s390x}    ;; \
+     "linux/ppc64le") export MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION=${mongodb_tools_version_ppc64le}  ;; \
+  esac \
+    && mkdir -p /tools \
+    && if [ -n "$MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION" ];   then \
+         curl -o /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz "${mongodb_tools_url}/${MONGODB_TOOLS_VERSION}"; \
+       fi
+
+RUN if [ -f "/tools/mongodb_tools.tgz" ]; then \
+      tar xfz /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz --directory /tools \
+      && rm /tools/mongodb_tools.tgz; \
+    fi
+
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.24 AS readiness_builder
+
+WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/
+
+COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY mongodb-community-operator ./mongodb-community-operator
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /readinessprobe ./mongodb-community-operator/cmd/readiness/main.go
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOFLAGS=-buildvcs=false GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /version-upgrade-hook ./mongodb-community-operator/cmd/versionhook/main.go
+
+FROM scratch AS base
+
+COPY --from=readiness_builder /readinessprobe /data/readinessprobe
+COPY --from=readiness_builder /version-upgrade-hook /data/version-upgrade-hook
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/probe.sh /data/probe.sh
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/agent-launcher-lib.sh /data/scripts/
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/agent-launcher.sh /data/scripts/
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database/content/LICENSE /data/licenses/
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
+
+# Copy the extracted tools from the downloader stage (tools are already extracted there)
+COPY --from=tools_downloader /tools/ /tools/
+
+COPY --from=base /data/readinessprobe /probes/readinessprobe
+COPY --from=base /data/probe.sh /probes/probe.sh
+COPY --from=base /data/scripts/ /scripts/
+COPY --from=base /data/licenses /licenses/
+
+RUN microdnf -y update --nodocs \
+    && microdnf -y install --nodocs tar gzip \
+    && microdnf clean all
+
+ARG version
+LABEL name="MongoDB Kubernetes Init Database" \
+      version="mongodb-kubernetes-init-database-${version}" \
+      summary="MongoDB Kubernetes Database Init Image" \
+      description="Startup Scripts for MongoDB Enterprise Database" \
+      release="1" \
+      vendor="MongoDB" \
+      maintainer="support@mongodb.com"
+
+USER 2000
+
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/cp", "-f", "-r", "/scripts/agent-launcher.sh", "/scripts/agent-launcher-lib.sh", "/probes/readinessprobe", "/probes/probe.sh", "/tools", "/opt/scripts/" ]
diff --git a/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07427ff0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.24 AS base
+
+WORKDIR /go/src
+ADD ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager .
+
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -a -buildvcs=false -o /data/scripts/mmsconfiguration ./mmsconfiguration
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -a -buildvcs=false -o /data/scripts/backup-daemon-readiness-probe ./backupdaemon_readinessprobe/
+
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/scripts/docker-entry-point.sh /data/scripts/
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/scripts/backup-daemon-liveness-probe.sh /data/scripts/
+COPY ./docker/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager/LICENSE /data/licenses/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal
+
+ARG version
+
+LABEL name="MongoDB Kubernetes Ops Manager Init" \
+      maintainer="support@mongodb.com" \
+      vendor="MongoDB" \
+      version="mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager-${version}" \
+      release="1" \
+      summary="MongoDB Kubernetes Ops Manager Init Image" \
+      description="Startup Scripts for MongoDB Enterprise Ops Manager"
+
+COPY --from=base /data/scripts /scripts
+COPY --from=base /data/licenses /licenses
+
+RUN microdnf -y update --nodocs \
+    && microdnf clean all
+
+USER 2000
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/bin/cp", "-f", "/scripts/docker-entry-point.sh", "/scripts/backup-daemon-liveness-probe.sh",  "/scripts/mmsconfiguration", "/scripts/backup-daemon-readiness-probe", "/opt/scripts/" ]
diff --git a/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8253c5e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/dockerfiles/mongodb-kubernetes/1.3.0/ubi/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM public.ecr.aws/docker/library/golang:1.24 AS builder
+
+ARG BUILDARCH
+ADD "https://github.com/stedolan/jq/releases/download/jq-1.8.1/jq-linux-${BUILDARCH}" /usr/local/bin/jq
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/jq
+
+COPY go.sum go.mod /go/src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/
+
+WORKDIR /go/src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes
+RUN go mod download
+
+COPY . /go/src/github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes
+
+ARG version
+ARG log_automation_config_diff
+ARG use_race
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+RUN mkdir /build && \
+    if [ $use_race = "true" ]; then \
+        echo "Building with race detector" && \
+        CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /build/mongodb-kubernetes-operator \
+        -buildvcs=false \
+        -race \
+        -ldflags=" -X github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/pkg/util.OperatorVersion=${version} \
+        -X github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/pkg/util.LogAutomationConfigDiff=${log_automation_config_diff}"; \
+    else \
+        echo "Building without race detector" && \
+        CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -o /build/mongodb-kubernetes-operator \
+        -buildvcs=false \
+        -ldflags="-s -w -X github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/pkg/util.OperatorVersion=${version} \
+        -X github.com/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes/pkg/util.LogAutomationConfigDiff=${log_automation_config_diff}"; \
+    fi
+
+RUN mkdir -p /data
+RUN cat release.json | jq -r '.supportedImages."mongodb-agent" | { "supportedImages": { "mongodb-agent": . } }' > /data/om_version_mapping.json
+RUN chmod +r /data/om_version_mapping.json
+
+FROM scratch AS base
+
+COPY --from=builder /build/mongodb-kubernetes-operator /data/
+COPY --from=builder /data/om_version_mapping.json /data/om_version_mapping.json
+
+ADD docker/mongodb-kubernetes-operator/licenses /data/licenses/
+
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal
+
+# Building an UBI-based image: https://red.ht/3n6b9y0
+RUN microdnf update \
+    --disableplugin=subscription-manager \
+    --disablerepo=* --enablerepo=ubi-9-appstream-rpms --enablerepo=ubi-9-baseos-rpms -y \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
+RUN microdnf install -y glibc-langpack-en
+
+COPY --from=base /data/mongodb-kubernetes-operator /usr/local/bin/mongodb-kubernetes-operator
+COPY --from=base /data/om_version_mapping.json /usr/local/om_version_mapping.json
+COPY --from=base /data/licenses /licenses/
+
+ARG version
+
+LABEL name="MongoDB Kubernetes Operator" \
+      maintainer="support@mongodb.com" \
+      vendor="MongoDB" \
+      version="${version}" \
+      release="1" \
+      summary="MongoDB Kubernetes Operator Image" \
+      description="MongoDB Kubernetes Operator Image"
+
+USER 2000
+
+ENTRYPOINT exec /usr/local/bin/mongodb-kubernetes-operator
diff --git a/public/mongodb-kubernetes-multi-cluster.yaml b/public/mongodb-kubernetes-multi-cluster.yaml
index 74bf8af0f..fd845b70b 100644
--- a/public/mongodb-kubernetes-multi-cluster.yaml
+++ b/public/mongodb-kubernetes-multi-cluster.yaml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ spec:
         runAsUser: 2000
       containers:
         - name: mongodb-kubernetes-operator-multi-cluster
-          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.2.0"
+          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.3.0"
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           args:
             - -watch-resource=mongodb
@@ -380,21 +380,21 @@ spec:
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # Ops Manager
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager-ubi
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # AppDB
             - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb
             - name: INIT_APPDB_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
               value: Always
             - name: AGENT_IMAGE
diff --git a/public/mongodb-kubernetes-openshift.yaml b/public/mongodb-kubernetes-openshift.yaml
index e557f73c9..de796cb3c 100644
--- a/public/mongodb-kubernetes-openshift.yaml
+++ b/public/mongodb-kubernetes-openshift.yaml
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
       containers:
         - name: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
-          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.2.0"
+          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.3.0"
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           args:
             - -watch-resource=mongodb
@@ -375,21 +375,21 @@ spec:
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # Ops Manager
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager-ubi
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # AppDB
             - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb
             - name: INIT_APPDB_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
               value: Always
             - name: AGENT_IMAGE
@@ -426,14 +426,14 @@ spec:
             - name: MDB_COMMUNITY_IMAGE_TYPE
               value: "ubi8"
             # Community Env Vars End
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-database:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager:1.2.0"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_2_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb:1.2.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_ENTERPRISE_DATABASE_IMAGE_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-database:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager:1.3.0"
+            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY_1_3_0
+              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb:1.3.0"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_AGENT_IMAGE_107_0_12_8669_1
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-agent:107.0.12.8669-1"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_AGENT_IMAGE_107_0_13_8702_1
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ spec:
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:8.0.0-ubi8"
             - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MONGODB_IMAGE_8_0_0_ubi9
               value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-server:8.0.0-ubi9"
-            - name: RELATED_IMAGE_MDB_SEARCH_IMAGE_1_47_0
-              value: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-search-community:1.47.0"
             - name: MDB_SEARCH_COMMUNITY_REPO_URL
               value: "quay.io/mongodb"
             - name: MDB_SEARCH_COMMUNITY_NAME
diff --git a/public/mongodb-kubernetes.yaml b/public/mongodb-kubernetes.yaml
index 73baa2fa9..71beff08d 100644
--- a/public/mongodb-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/public/mongodb-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ spec:
         runAsUser: 2000
       containers:
         - name: mongodb-kubernetes-operator
-          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.2.0"
+          image: "quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes:1.3.0"
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           args:
             - -watch-resource=mongodb
@@ -376,21 +376,21 @@ spec:
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-database
             - name: INIT_DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: DATABASE_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # Ops Manager
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-enterprise-ops-manager-ubi
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-ops-manager
             - name: INIT_OPS_MANAGER_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             # AppDB
             - name: INIT_APPDB_IMAGE_REPOSITORY
               value: quay.io/mongodb/mongodb-kubernetes-init-appdb
             - name: INIT_APPDB_VERSION
-              value: 1.2.0
+              value: 1.3.0
             - name: OPS_MANAGER_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY
               value: Always
             - name: AGENT_IMAGE
diff --git a/release.json b/release.json
index b3fbd3536..3614981fe 100644
--- a/release.json
+++ b/release.json
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   "mongodbToolsBundle": {
     "ubi": "mongodb-database-tools-rhel88-x86_64-100.12.2.tgz"
   },
-  "mongodbOperator": "1.2.0",
-  "initDatabaseVersion": "1.2.0",
-  "initOpsManagerVersion": "1.2.0",
-  "initAppDbVersion": "1.2.0",
-  "databaseImageVersion": "1.2.0",
+  "mongodbOperator": "1.3.0",
+  "initDatabaseVersion": "1.3.0",
+  "initOpsManagerVersion": "1.3.0",
+  "initAppDbVersion": "1.3.0",
+  "databaseImageVersion": "1.3.0",
   "agentVersion": "108.0.12.8846-1",
   "openshift": {
     "minimumSupportedVersion": "4.6"
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
       "versions": [
         "1.0.1",
         "1.1.0",
-        "1.2.0"
+        "1.2.0",
+        "1.3.0"
       ],
       "variants": [
         "ubi"
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@
       "versions": [
         "1.0.1",
         "1.1.0",
-        "1.2.0"
+        "1.2.0",
+        "1.3.0"
       ],
       "variants": [
         "ubi"
@@ -197,7 +199,8 @@
       "versions": [
         "1.0.1",
         "1.1.0",
-        "1.2.0"
+        "1.2.0",
+        "1.3.0"
       ],
       "variants": [
         "ubi"
@@ -209,7 +212,8 @@
       "versions": [
         "1.0.1",
         "1.1.0",
-        "1.2.0"
+        "1.2.0",
+        "1.3.0"
       ],
       "variants": [
         "ubi"
@@ -221,7 +225,8 @@
       "versions": [
         "1.0.1",
         "1.1.0",
-        "1.2.0"
+        "1.2.0",
+        "1.3.0"
       ],
       "variants": [
         "ubi"