diff --git a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
index 2df457ab927..b33e1a9f4df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/goreleaser.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.24.x
+          go-version: 1.26.x
       - # Add support for more platforms with QEMU (optional)
         # https://github.com/docker/setup-qemu-action
         name: Set up QEMU
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
index 7e91d1363ae..91fbe000f79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-tests.yml
@@ -6,33 +6,35 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 jobs:
-  shellcheck:
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    name: Shellcheck
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
-        with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
-      - name: Run ShellCheck
-        uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
-        env:
-          SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -e SC2046 -e SC1091 -e SC2086 -e SC2090 -e SC2089 -e SC2006 -e SC2206
-      - name: Run nancy vulnerability report
-        run: |
-          nancy_version=$(curl --retry 10 -Ls -o /dev/null -w "%{url_effective}" https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy/releases/latest | sed "s/https:\/\/github.com\/sonatype-nexus-community\/nancy\/releases\/tag\///")
-          curl -L -o nancy https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy/releases/download/${nancy_version}/nancy-${nancy_version}-linux-amd64 && chmod +x nancy
-          go list -deps -json ./... | jq -s 'unique_by(.Module.Path)|.[]|select(has("Module"))|.Module' | ./nancy sleuth
+  # Nancy seems to require a token to in v1.2.0
+  #
+  # shellcheck:
+  #   timeout-minutes: 30
+  #   name: Shellcheck
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  #   strategy:
+  #     matrix:
+  #       go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+  #     - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+  #       with:
+  #         go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+  #     - name: Run ShellCheck
+  #       uses: ludeeus/action-shellcheck@master
+  #       env:
+  #         SHELLCHECK_OPTS: -e SC2046 -e SC1091 -e SC2086 -e SC2090 -e SC2089 -e SC2006 -e SC2206
+  #     - name: Run nancy vulnerability report
+  #       run: |
+  #         nancy_version=$(curl --retry 10 -Ls -o /dev/null -w "%{url_effective}" https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy/releases/latest | sed "s/https:\/\/github.com\/sonatype-nexus-community\/nancy\/releases\/tag\///")
+  #         curl -L -o nancy https://github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/nancy/releases/download/${nancy_version}/nancy-${nancy_version}-linux-amd64 && chmod +x nancy
+  #         go list -deps -json ./... | jq -s 'unique_by(.Module.Path)|.[]|select(has("Module"))|.Module' | ./nancy sleuth
   lint:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
       - govet
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -107,10 +109,10 @@ jobs:
       - lint
       - vulnerable-dependencies-checks
       - govet
-      - shellcheck
+#     - shellcheck
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     steps:
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
       - operator
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.26.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
 
     # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
index 50d2e031d87..6f14a3e0f64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
 
     steps:
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: [ 1.21.x ]
+        go-version: [ 1.24.x ]
         os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 668760c64b0..1a002b62c51 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ for [kustomize](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/manage-kubernetes-objects/kusto
 use that to install MiniO Operator.
 
 ```sh
-kubectl kustomize github.com/minio/operator\?ref=v5.0.18
+kubectl kustomize github.com/minio/operator\?ref=v5.0.19
 ```
 
 Run the following command to verify the status of the Operator:
diff --git a/api/marketplace.go b/api/marketplace.go
index 42c66217df5..7fcbd99c0d9 100644
--- a/api/marketplace.go
+++ b/api/marketplace.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func postMPIntegrationResponse(session *models.Principal, params operator_api.Po
 
 func setMPIntegration(ctx context.Context, email string, isInEU bool, clientSet K8sClientI) *models.Error {
 	if email == "" {
-		return ErrorWithContext(ctx, ErrBadRequest, fmt.Errorf(emailNotSetMsg))
+		return ErrorWithContext(ctx, ErrBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("%s", emailNotSetMsg))
 	}
 	if _, err := setMPEmail(ctx, email, isInEU, clientSet); err != nil {
 		return ErrorWithContext(ctx, err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d7d462bdbb5..c5907f895f1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 module github.com/minio/operator
 
-go 1.23.0
+go 1.26.0
 
-toolchain go1.24.2
+toolchain go1.26.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0
-	github.com/docker/cli v24.0.7+incompatible
+	github.com/docker/cli v29.2.0+incompatible
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0
 	github.com/go-openapi/errors v0.21.0
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.17.0
 	github.com/unrolled/secure v1.14.0
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.38.0
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.49.0
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0
 	// Added to include security fix for
 	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/56152
-	golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.7.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.32.3
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/go-test/deep v1.1.0
 	github.com/minio/kes-go v0.2.1
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.20.4
 )
 
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible // indirect
-	github.com/docker/docker v27.1.2+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.3 // indirect
@@ -181,10 +180,11 @@ require (
 	go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.13.1 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.30.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240826202546-f6391c0de4c7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240826202546-f6391c0de4c7 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.65.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f822521a541..22deee79a18 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8Yc
 github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.0.1/go.mod h1:2OfgNZ5wDpcsFmHmCK5gZTPcCXqlm2ArzUIkw9czNJo=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0 h1:8UrgZ3GkP4i/CLijOJx79Yu+etlyjdBU4sfcs2WYQMs=
 github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:v57UDF4pDQJcEfFUCRop3lJL149eHGSe9Jvczhzjo/0=
-github.com/docker/cli v24.0.7+incompatible h1:wa/nIwYFW7BVTGa7SWPVyyXU9lgORqUb1xfI36MSkFg=
-github.com/docker/cli v24.0.7+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.2.0+incompatible h1:9oBd9+YM7rxjZLfyMGxjraKBKE4/nVyvVfN4qNl9XRM=
+github.com/docker/cli v29.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:JLrzqnKDaYBop7H2jaqPtU4hHvMKP+vjCwu2uszcLI8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible h1:T3de5rq0dB1j30rp0sA2rER+m322EBzniBPB6ZIzuh8=
 github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:J2gT2udsDAN96Uj4KfcMRqY0/ypR+oyYUYmja8H+y+w=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.1.2+incompatible h1:AhGzR1xaQIy53qCkxARaFluI00WPGtXn0AJuoQsVYTY=
-github.com/docker/docker v27.1.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:eEKB0N0r5NX/I1kEveEz05bcu8tLC/8azJZsviup8Sk=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0 h1:xtCHsjxogADNZcdv1pKUHXryefjlVRqWqIhk/uXJp0A=
 github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers v0.7.0/go.mod h1:rETQfLdHNT3foU5kuNkFR1R1V12OJRRO5lzt2D1b5X0=
 github.com/docker/go-units v0.5.0 h1:69rxXcBk27SvSaaxTtLh/8llcHD8vYHT7WSdRZ/jvr4=
@@ -401,14 +399,14 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211209193657-4570a0811e8b/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20220622213112-05595931fe9d/go.mod h1:IxCIyHEi3zRg3s0A5j5BB6A9Jmi73HwBIUl50j+osU4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.19.0/go.mod h1:Iy9bg/ha4yyC70EfRS8jz+B6ybOBKMaSxLj6P6oBDfU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.21.0/go.mod h1:0BP7YvVV9gBbVKyeTG0Gyn+gZm94bibOW5BjDEYAOMs=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0 h1:AnAEvhDddvBdpY+uR+MyHmuZzzNqXSe/GvuDeob5L34=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.36.0/go.mod h1:Y4J0ReaxCR1IMaabaSMugxJES1EpwhBHhv2bDHklZvc=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0 h1:/VRzVqiRSggnhY7gNRxPauEQ5Drw9haKdM0jqfcCFts=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.48.0/go.mod h1:r0kV5h3qnFPlQnBSrULhlsRfryS2pmewsg+XfMgkVos=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0-dev.0.20220419223038-86c51ed26bb4/go.mod h1:jJ57K6gSWd91VN4djpZkiMVwK6gcyfeH4XE8wZrZaV4=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.8.0/go.mod h1:iBbtSCu2XBx23ZKBPSOrRkjjQPZFPuis4dIYUhu/chs=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0 h1:vvrHzRwRfVKSiLrG+d4FMl/Qi4ukBCE6kZlTUkDYRT0=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.21.0/go.mod h1:6SkKJ3Xj0I0BrPOZoBy3bdMptDDU9oJrpohJ3eWZ1fY=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0 h1:9F4d3PHLljb6x//jOyokMv3eX+YDeepZSEo3mFJy93c=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.32.0/go.mod h1:SgipZ/3h2Ci89DlEtEXWUk/HteuRin+HHhN+WbNhguU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
@@ -419,18 +417,18 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug
 golang.org/x/net v0.6.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
 golang.org/x/net v0.10.0/go.mod h1:0qNGK6F8kojg2nk9dLZ2mShWaEBan6FAoqfSigmmuDg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.21.0/go.mod h1:bIjVDfnllIU7BJ2DNgfnXvpSvtn8VRwhlsaeUTyUS44=
-golang.org/x/net v0.38.0 h1:vRMAPTMaeGqVhG5QyLJHqNDwecKTomGeqbnfZyKlBI8=
-golang.org/x/net v0.38.0/go.mod h1:ivrbrMbzFq5J41QOQh0siUuly180yBYtLp+CKbEaFx8=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0 h1:PbgcYx2W7i4LvjJWEbf0ngHV6qJYr86PkAV3bXdLEbs=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0/go.mod h1:XYTD2NtWslqkgxebSiOHnXEap4TF09sJSc7H1sXbhtI=
+golang.org/x/net v0.49.0 h1:eeHFmOGUTtaaPSGNmjBKpbng9MulQsJURQUAfUwY++o=
+golang.org/x/net v0.49.0/go.mod h1:/ysNB2EvaqvesRkuLAyjI1ycPZlQHM3q01F02UY/MV8=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0 h1:Mv2mzuHuZuY2+bkyWXIHMfhNdJAdwW3FuWeCPYN5GVQ=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.35.0/go.mod h1:lzm5WQJQwKZ3nwavOZ3IS5Aulzxi68dUSgRHujetwEA=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20220722155255-886fb9371eb4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.1.0/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0 h1:MHc5BpPuC30uJk597Ri8TV3CNZcTLu6B6z4lJy+g6Jw=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.12.0/go.mod h1:1dzgHSNfp02xaA81J2MS99Qcpr2w7fw1gpm99rleRqA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 h1:vV+1eWNmZ5geRlYjzm2adRgW2/mcpevXNg50YZtPCE4=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180926160741-c2ed4eda69e7/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190130150945-aca44879d564/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -459,8 +457,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.11.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.15.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.17.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 h1:Ivj+2Cp/ylzLiEU89QhWblYnOE9zerudt9Ftecq2C6k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201117132131-f5c789dd3221/go.mod h1:Nr5EML6q2oocZ2LXRh80K7BxOlk5/8JxuGnuhpl+muw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20210927222741-03fcf44c2211/go.mod h1:jbD1KX2456YbFQfuXm/mYQcufACuNUgVhRMnK/tPxf8=
@@ -469,8 +467,8 @@ golang.org/x/term v0.8.0/go.mod h1:xPskH00ivmX89bAKVGSKKtLOWNx2+17Eiy94tnKShWo=
 golang.org/x/term v0.15.0/go.mod h1:BDl952bC7+uMoWR75FIrCDx79TPU9oHkTZ9yRbYOrX0=
 golang.org/x/term v0.17.0/go.mod h1:lLRBjIVuehSbZlaOtGMbcMncT+aqLLLmKrsjNrUguwk=
 golang.org/x/term v0.18.0/go.mod h1:ILwASektA3OnRv7amZ1xhE/KTR+u50pbXfZ03+6Nx58=
-golang.org/x/term v0.30.0 h1:PQ39fJZ+mfadBm0y5WlL4vlM7Sx1Hgf13sMIY2+QS9Y=
-golang.org/x/term v0.30.0/go.mod h1:NYYFdzHoI5wRh/h5tDMdMqCqPJZEuNqVR5xJLd/n67g=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0 h1:36e4zGLqU4yhjlmxEaagx2KuYbJq3EwY8K943ZsHcvg=
+golang.org/x/term v0.40.0/go.mod h1:w2P8uVp06p2iyKKuvXIm7N/y0UCRt3UfJTfZ7oOpglM=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
@@ -479,8 +477,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.8/go.mod h1:E6s5w1FMmriuDzIBO73fBruAKo1PCIq6d2Q6DHfQ8WQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.9.0/go.mod h1:e1OnstbJyHTd6l/uOt8jFFHp6TRDWZR/bV3emEE/zU8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.14.0/go.mod h1:18ZOQIKpY8NJVqYksKHtTdi31H5itFRjB5/qKTNYzSU=
-golang.org/x/text v0.23.0 h1:D71I7dUrlY+VX0gQShAThNGHFxZ13dGLBHQLVl1mJlY=
-golang.org/x/text v0.23.0/go.mod h1:/BLNzu4aZCJ1+kcD0DNRotWKage4q2rGVAg4o22unh4=
+golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 h1:oL/Qq0Kdaqxa1KbNeMKwQq0reLCCaFtqu2eNuSeNHbk=
+golang.org/x/text v0.34.0/go.mod h1:homfLqTYRFyVYemLBFl5GgL/DWEiH5wcsQ5gSh1yziA=
 golang.org/x/time v0.7.0 h1:ntUhktv3OPE6TgYxXWv9vKvUSJyIFJlyohwbkEwPrKQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.7.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
@@ -489,8 +487,12 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200619180055-7c47624df98f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roY
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0 h1:v/60pFQmzmT9ExmjDv2gGIfi3OqfKoEP6I5+umXlbnQ=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.26.0/go.mod h1:TPVVj70c7JJ3WCazhD8OdXcZg/og+b9+tH/KxylGwH0=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0 h1:a9b8iMweWG+S0OBnlU36rzLp20z1Rp10w+IY2czHTQc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.41.0/go.mod h1:XSY6eDqxVNiYgezAVqqCeihT4j1U2CCsqvH3WhQpnlg=
+golang.org/x/tools/go/expect v0.1.0-deprecated h1:jY2C5HGYR5lqex3gEniOQL0r7Dq5+VGVgY1nudX5lXY=
+golang.org/x/tools/go/expect v0.1.0-deprecated/go.mod h1:eihoPOH+FgIqa3FpoTwguz/bVUSGBlGQU67vpBeOrBY=
+golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated h1:1h2MnaIAIXISqTFKdENegdpAgUXz6NrPEsbIeWaBRvM=
+golang.org/x/tools/go/packages/packagestest v0.1.1-deprecated/go.mod h1:RVAQXBGNv1ib0J382/DPCRS/BPnsGebyM1Gj5VSDpG8=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
diff --git a/helm/operator/values.yaml b/helm/operator/values.yaml
index b86b288c8a5..1aae26935e0 100644
--- a/helm/operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/operator/values.yaml
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ operator:
   ###
   # Specify the Operator container image to use for the deployment.
   # ``image.tag``
-  # For example, the following sets the image to the ``quay.io/minio/operator`` repo and the v5.0.17 tag.
+  # For example, the following sets the image to the ``quay.io/minio/operator`` repo and the v5.0.19 tag.
   # The container pulls the image if not already present:
   #
   # .. code-block:: yaml
   #
   #    image:
   #      repository: quay.io/minio/operator
-  #      tag: v5.0.17
+  #      tag: v5.0.19
   #      pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   #
   # The chart also supports specifying an image based on digest value:
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ operator:
   #
   image:
     repository: quay.io/minio/operator
-    tag: v5.0.17
+    tag: v5.0.19
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   ###
   #
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ console:
   ###
   # Specify the Operator Console container image to use for the deployment.
   # ``image.tag``
-  # For example, the following sets the image to the ``quay.io/minio/operator`` repo and the v5.0.17 tag.
+  # For example, the following sets the image to the ``quay.io/minio/operator`` repo and the v5.0.19 tag.
   # The container pulls the image if not already present:
   #
   # .. code-block:: yaml
   #
   #    image:
   #      repository: quay.io/minio/operator
-  #      tag: v5.0.17
+  #      tag: v5.0.19
   #      pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   #
   # The chart also supports specifying an image based on digest value:
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ console:
   # The specified values should match that of ``operator.image`` to ensure predictable operations.
   image:
     repository: quay.io/minio/operator
-    tag: v5.0.17
+    tag: v5.0.19
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   ###
   # An array of environment variables to pass to the Operator Console deployment.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
index c2d674c2c32..53c20880d07 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (t *Tenant) TemplatedMinIOHosts(hostsTemplate string) (hosts []string) {
 	tmpl, err := template.New("hosts").Parse(hostsTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg := "Invalid go template for hosts"
-		klog.V(2).Infof(msg)
+		klog.V(2).Info(msg)
 		return hosts
 	}
 	var max, index int32
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ func (t *Tenant) ConsoleServerHost() string {
 func (t *Tenant) MinIOHeadlessServiceHost() string {
 	if t.Spec.Pools[0].Servers == 1 {
 		msg := "Please set the server count > 1"
-		klog.V(2).Infof(msg)
+		klog.V(2).Info(msg)
 		return ""
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.svc.%s", t.MinIOHLServiceName(), t.Namespace, GetClusterDomain())
diff --git a/pkg/controller/kes.go b/pkg/controller/kes.go
index 52d312d8074..d31453c3baf 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kes.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kes.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (c *Controller) checkKESStatus(ctx context.Context, tenant *miniov2.Tenant,
 				}
 				klog.V(2).Infof("Creating a new KES StatefulSet for %q", nsName)
 				if _, err = c.kubeClientSet.AppsV1().StatefulSets(tenant.Namespace).Create(ctx, ks, cOpts); err != nil {
-					klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+					klog.V(2).Info(err)
 					c.recorder.Event(tenant, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "StsFailed", fmt.Sprintf("KES Statefulset failed to create: %s", err))
 					return err
 				}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/main-controller.go b/pkg/controller/main-controller.go
index 5502a7321f4..59d1656bab1 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/main-controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/main-controller.go
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) (Result, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrEmptyRootCredentials) {
 			if _, err2 := c.updateTenantStatus(ctx, tenant, err.Error(), 0); err2 != nil {
-				klog.V(2).Infof(err2.Error())
+				klog.V(2).Info(err2)
 			}
 			c.recorder.Event(tenant, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "MissingCreds", "Tenant is missing root credentials")
 			return WrapResult(Result{}, nil)
@@ -807,10 +807,10 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) (Result, error) {
 
 	// Validate the MinIO Tenant
 	if err = tenant.Validate(); err != nil {
-		klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+		klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		var err2 error
 		if _, err2 = c.updateTenantStatus(ctx, tenant, err.Error(), 0); err2 != nil {
-			klog.V(2).Infof(err2.Error())
+			klog.V(2).Info(err2)
 		}
 		// return nil so we don't re-queue this work item
 		return WrapResult(Result{}, nil)
@@ -840,20 +840,20 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) (Result, error) {
 			autoCertEnabled = tenant.AutoCert()
 		}
 		if tenant, err = c.updateCertificatesStatus(ctx, tenant, autoCertEnabled); err != nil {
-			klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+			klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Custom certificates
 	if customCertificates, err := c.getCustomCertificates(ctx, tenant); err == nil {
 		if newTenant, err := c.updateCustomCertificatesStatus(ctx, tenant, customCertificates); err != nil {
-			klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+			klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		} else {
 			// Only change tenant if there was no error, otherwise tenant is being deleted
 			tenant = newTenant
 		}
 	} else {
-		klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+		klog.V(2).Info(err)
 	}
 
 	// validate the minio certificates
diff --git a/pkg/controller/minio.go b/pkg/controller/minio.go
index 6f182e96d7c..6c8a11dfb78 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/minio.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/minio.go
@@ -451,12 +451,12 @@ func (c *Controller) createMinIOClientCertificates(ctx context.Context, tenant *
 func (c *Controller) deleteOldConsoleDeployment(ctx context.Context, tenant *miniov2.Tenant, consoleDeployment string) error {
 	err := c.kubeClientSet.AppsV1().Deployments(tenant.Namespace).Delete(ctx, consoleDeployment, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+		klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		return err
 	}
 	err = c.kubeClientSet.CoreV1().Services(tenant.Namespace).Delete(ctx, tenant.ConsoleCIServiceName(), metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+		klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/operator.go b/pkg/controller/operator.go
index 641c4e5bd8e..99afffbea1b 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operator.go
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func (c *Controller) createUsers(ctx context.Context, tenant *miniov2.Tenant, te
 	defer func() {
 		if err == nil {
 			if _, err = c.updateProvisionedUsersStatus(ctx, tenant, true); err != nil {
-				klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+				klog.V(2).Info(err)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (c *Controller) createBuckets(ctx context.Context, tenant *miniov2.Tenant,
 	}
 	if created {
 		if _, err = c.updateProvisionedBucketStatus(ctx, tenant, true); err != nil {
-			klog.V(2).Infof(err.Error())
+			klog.V(2).Info(err)
 		}
 	}
 	return created, err
diff --git a/pkg/controller/tls.go b/pkg/controller/tls.go
index c29521fe23d..caa48fc13ab 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/tls.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/tls.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *Controller) waitForCertSecretReady(serviceName string, secretName strin
 				klog.Infof("Waiting for the %s certificates secret to be issued", serviceName)
 				time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 			} else {
-				klog.Infof(err.Error())
+				klog.Info(err)
 			}
 		} else {
 			publicCertPath, publicKeyPath = c.writeCertSecretToFile(tlsCertSecret, serviceName)
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func (c *Controller) generateTLSCert(serviceName string, secretName string, depl
 				} else {
 					err = c.deleteCSR(ctx, csrName)
 					if err != nil {
-						klog.Infof(err.Error())
+						klog.Info(err)
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/internal/http.go b/pkg/internal/http.go
index 8d5f93cd5a7..b3cdcef4db0 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/http.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/http.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package http
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/xml"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ func WriteResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, response []byte, mType
 	}
 	// Similar check to http.checkWriteHeaderCode
 	if statusCode < 100 || statusCode > 999 {
-		klog.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("invalid WriteHeader code %v", statusCode))
+		klog.Errorf("invalid WriteHeader code %v", statusCode)
 		statusCode = http.StatusInternalServerError
 	}
 	SetCommonHeaders(w)
diff --git a/pkg/logger/target/http/http.go b/pkg/logger/target/http/http.go
index fdfea9146cc..b242ec4800b 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/target/http/http.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/target/http/http.go
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ func (h *Target) logEntry(entry interface{}) {
 func (h *Target) startHTTPLogger() {
 	// Create a routine which sends json logs received
 	// from an internal channel.
+	h.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
-		h.wg.Add(1)
 		defer h.wg.Done()
 		for entry := range h.logCh {
 			h.logEntry(entry)
diff --git a/testing/console-tenant+kes.sh b/testing/console-tenant+kes.sh
index 38b0a8baa58..b0f63c2e7b2 100755
--- a/testing/console-tenant+kes.sh
+++ b/testing/console-tenant+kes.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function test_kes_tenant() {
     PASSWORD=$(kubectl -n tenant-kms-encrypted get secrets "$TENANT_CONFIG_SECRET" -o go-template='{{index .data "config.env"|base64decode }}' | grep 'export MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD="' | sed -e 's/export MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD="//g' | sed -e 's/"//g')
 
     totalwait=0
-    until (mc config host add kestest https://localhost:9000 $USER $PASSWORD --insecure); do
+    until (mc alias set kestest https://localhost:9000 $USER $PASSWORD --insecure); do
 	echo "...waiting... for 5secs" && sleep 5
 
 	totalwait=$((totalwait + 5))