diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 12038fdfc..421c3beec 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ KUBECTL_VERSION=v1.29.1
 AZ_CLI_VERSION=2.30.0
 EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.143.0
 EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.27
-SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:9.1.3
\ No newline at end of file
+SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:9.2.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
index 182891218..e725aa0b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test-push-workflow.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Login to Amazon ECR
       id: login-ecr
       uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
-
-
+    - name: Login to Redhat registry
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
+      with:
+        registry: registry.redhat.io
+        username: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY_ID }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.REDHAT_REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
     - name: Make Splunk Operator Image
       run: |
         make docker-build IMG=${{ secrets.ECR_REPOSITORY }}/${{ env.SPLUNK_OPERATOR_IMAGE_NAME }}:$GITHUB_SHA
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
         aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
         aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
         aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+
     - name: Login to Amazon ECR
       uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v1
     - name: Pull Splunk Operator Image Locally
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c3362aa3..c1659317d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -a -o manager main.go
 # Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
 # Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8.10
-
 ENV OPERATOR=/manager \
     USER_UID=1001 \
     USER_NAME=nonroot
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
index b300464f1..ce01dfe73 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -4236,6 +4240,9 @@ spec:
                   needToPushMasterApps:
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the cluster manager
                 enum:
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
index fa9e6710d..6d8656559 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
@@ -3826,6 +3826,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -7514,6 +7518,9 @@ spec:
               maintenance_mode:
                 description: Indicates if the cluster is in maintenance mode.
                 type: boolean
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               namespace_scoped_secret_resource_version:
                 description: Indicates resource version of namespace scoped secret
                 type: string
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
index 68c8046d2..4b32d6a11 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -4099,6 +4103,9 @@ spec:
                     description: App Framework version info for future use
                     type: integer
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the license manager
                 enum:
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
index a9feb2d93..c9f654b24 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
@@ -4157,6 +4157,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8237,6 +8241,9 @@ spec:
                   needToPushMasterApps:
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the monitoring console
                 enum:
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
index bcf164426..6dfe32958 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
@@ -4248,6 +4248,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8388,6 +8392,9 @@ spec:
                       type: string
                   type: object
                 type: array
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               minPeersJoined:
                 description: true if the minimum number of search head cluster members
                   have joined
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
index 883f0ceec..dccb2b257 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
@@ -4401,6 +4401,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8593,6 +8597,9 @@ spec:
                     description: App Framework version info for future use
                     type: integer
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the standalone instances
                 enum:
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/splunk-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/splunk-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 270a6eb3f..c626e6db6 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/splunk-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/splunk-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ metadata:
     capabilities: Seamless Upgrades
     categories: Big Data, Logging & Tracing, Monitoring, Security, AI/Machine Learning
     containerImage: splunk/splunk-operator@sha256:c4e0d314622699496f675760aad314520d050a66627fdf33e1e21fa28ca85d50
-    createdAt: "2024-02-29T18:47:11Z"
+    createdAt: "2024-07-12T00:58:17Z"
     description: The Splunk Operator for Kubernetes enables you to quickly and easily
       deploy Splunk Enterprise on your choice of private or public cloud provider.
       The Operator simplifies scaling and management of Splunk Enterprise by automating
@@ -808,14 +808,14 @@ spec:
                     fieldRef:
                       fieldPath: metadata.annotations['olm.targetNamespaces']
                 - name: RELATED_IMAGE_SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE
-                  value: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.1.3
+                  value: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.2.2
                 - name: OPERATOR_NAME
                   value: splunk-operator
                 - name: POD_NAME
                   valueFrom:
                     fieldRef:
                       fieldPath: metadata.name
-                image: docker.io/splunk/splunk-operator:2.5.2
+                image: docker.io/splunk/splunk-operator:2.6.0
                 imagePullPolicy: Always
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ spec:
                   name: app-staging
               securityContext:
                 fsGroup: 1001
+                fsGroupChangePolicy: OnRootMismatch
                 runAsNonRoot: true
                 runAsUser: 1001
               serviceAccountName: splunk-operator-controller-manager
@@ -927,7 +928,7 @@ spec:
     name: Splunk Inc.
     url: www.splunk.com
   relatedImages:
-  - image: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.1.3
+  - image: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.2.2
     name: splunk-enterprise
   replaces: splunk-operator.v2.5.1
   version: 2.5.2
diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
index 5e0a5b0b4..71bb89d95 100644
--- a/config/default/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ patches:
       - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
         value: WATCH_NAMESPACE_VALUE
       - name: RELATED_IMAGE_SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE
-        value: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.1.3
+        value: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.2.2
       - name: OPERATOR_NAME
         value: splunk-operator
       - name: POD_NAME
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index d25715d8c..32c8f1312 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: docker.io/splunk/splunk-operator
-  newTag: 2.5.2
+  newTag: 2.6.0
diff --git a/docs/AppFramework.md b/docs/AppFramework.md
index 8802119fa..6e0101aaa 100644
--- a/docs/AppFramework.md
+++ b/docs/AppFramework.md
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: splunk-operator
       containers:
       - name: splunk-operator
-        image: "docker.io/splunk/splunk-operator:2.5.2"
+        image: "docker.io/splunk/splunk-operator:2.6.0"
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /opt/splunk/appframework/
           name: app-staging
diff --git a/docs/ChangeLog.md b/docs/ChangeLog.md
index 4cc61cb8f..fa934854c 100644
--- a/docs/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/docs/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,33 @@
 # Splunk Operator for Kubernetes Change Log
 
+## 2.6.0 (2024-07-25)
+
+* This is the 2.6.0 release. The Splunk Operator for Kubernetes is a supported platform for deploying Splunk Enterprise with the prerequisites and constraints laid out [here](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/blob/main/docs/README.md#prerequisites-for-the-splunk-operator)
+
+* CSPL-2721 - Modified Splunk Enterprise deployments upgrade path to speed up the process, updated ubi base image.
+
+* CSPL-2662 - Added troubleshooting documentation.
+
+* CSPL-2626 - Fixed bug in phase initialization, new CR status field, updated aws-sdk-go.
+
+* CSPL-2710: Replace clair with trivy for security scanning.
+
+* CSPL_2598: Fix app package name extraction logic.
+
+* CSPL_2574: Fix bug in appFramework validation.
+
+* CSPL_2532: Change fsGroupChangePolicy to `OnRootMismatch` for Splunk Enterprise and Splunk operator.
+
+### Supported Splunk Version
+>| Splunk Version|
+>| --- |
+>| 9.2.2 |
+
+### Supported Kubernetes Version
+>| Kubernetes Version|
+>| --- |
+>| 1.25+ |
+
 ## 2.5.2 (2024-02-28)
 
 CSPL-2535 security context for init container not set (#1290)
diff --git a/docs/Install.md b/docs/Install.md
index 1ef6b2644..2c9f5fa7f 100644
--- a/docs/Install.md
+++ b/docs/Install.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 If you want to customize the installation of the Splunk Operator, download a copy of the installation YAML locally, and open it in your favorite editor.
 
 ```
-wget -O splunk-operator-cluster.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml
+wget -O splunk-operator-cluster.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml
 ```
 
 ## Default Installation
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Based on the file used Splunk Operator can be installed cluster-wide or namespac
 By installing `splunk-operator-cluster.yaml` Operator will watch all the namespaces of your cluster for splunk enterprise custom resources
 
 ```
-wget -O splunk-operator-cluster.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml
+wget -O splunk-operator-cluster.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml
 kubectl apply -f splunk-operator-cluster.yaml
 ```
 
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ If Splunk Operator is installed clusterwide and user wants to manage multiple na
 
 ## Install operator to watch single namespace with restrictive permission
 
-In order to install operator with restrictive permission to watch only single namespace use [splunk-operator-namespace.yaml](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml). This will create Role and Role-Binding to only watch single namespace. By default operator will be installed in `splunk-operator` namespace, user can edit the file to change the namespace
+In order to install operator with restrictive permission to watch only single namespace use [splunk-operator-namespace.yaml](https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml). This will create Role and Role-Binding to only watch single namespace. By default operator will be installed in `splunk-operator` namespace, user can edit the file to change the namespace
 
 ```
-wget -O splunk-operator-namespace.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml
+wget -O splunk-operator-namespace.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml
 kubectl apply -f splunk-operator-namespace.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 1e9958eb5..cb2b1cb30 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ For production environments, we are requiring the use of Splunk SmartStore. As a
 
 A Kubernetes cluster administrator can install and start the Splunk Operator for specific namespace by running:
 ```
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml --server-side  --force-conflicts
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml --server-side  --force-conflicts
 ```
 
 A Kubernetes cluster administrator can install and start the Splunk Operator for cluster-wide by running:
 ```
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml --server-side  --force-conflicts
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-cluster.yaml --server-side  --force-conflicts
 ```
 
 The [Advanced Installation Instructions](Install.md) page offers guidance for advanced configurations, including the use of private image registries, installation at cluster scope, and installing the Splunk Operator as a user who is not a Kubernetes administrator. Users of Red Hat OpenShift should review the [Red Hat OpenShift](OpenShift.md) page.
diff --git a/docs/SplunkOperatorUpgrade.md b/docs/SplunkOperatorUpgrade.md
index 141426e03..9e276ad12 100644
--- a/docs/SplunkOperatorUpgrade.md
+++ b/docs/SplunkOperatorUpgrade.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ A Splunk Operator for Kubernetes upgrade might include support for a later versi
 1. Download the latest Splunk Operator installation yaml file.
 ​
 ```
-wget -O splunk-operator-namespace.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.5.2/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml
+wget -O splunk-operator-namespace.yaml https://github.com/splunk/splunk-operator/releases/download/2.6.0/splunk-operator-namespace.yaml
 ```
 ​
 2. (Optional) Review the file and update it with your specific customizations used during your install.
diff --git a/docs/index.yaml b/docs/index.yaml
index 48863a28d..6167c3d88 100644
--- a/docs/index.yaml
+++ b/docs/index.yaml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ entries:
   splunk-enterprise:
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.6.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.25109-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.613178629Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
       repository: file://splunk-operator/helm-chart/splunk-operator
       version: 2.6.0
     description: A Helm chart for Splunk Enterprise managed by the Splunk Operator
-    digest: 9bb1ff81c3ffd9ee0492bc4205dc610e659644b75b2719e023370a9c43025d9f
+    digest: b1a3a42b3f74835b05aa023a480534ba6f43868c1836d1578c52453a01fdb3e0
     maintainers:
     - email: vivekr@splunk.com
       name: Vivek Reddy
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.6.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.2
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.194817-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.54422365Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.2
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.1
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.151215-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.489905165Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.117045-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.444569349Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.4.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.090394-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.412944843Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.4.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.3.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.0721-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.383945661Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.3.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.2.1
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.062618-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.370707068Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.2.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.2.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.052246-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.358051227Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.2.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.1.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.034538-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.337586215Z"
     dependencies:
     - condition: splunk-operator.enabled
       name: splunk-operator
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ entries:
   splunk-operator:
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.6.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.32975-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.714184316Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
-    digest: 2f57ce7f3df9929393fc0ddf94129634a99819ea436f15cb18b815573caea8a4
+    digest: 48482e0cbab6085e4249ca61bd97bb92d7204f761a66e9b42b05170537bb89ef
     maintainers:
     - email: vivekr@splunk.com
       name: Vivek Reddy
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.6.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.2
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.321348-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.70228675Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 7ab3e92f9f9f0a964294b95bf32066edb1b6d5375cd59099c9525f3ca733327a
     maintainers:
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.2
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.1
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.31204-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.691482146Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 5c90889e175bbfc79cbb7f83bf213de43a46c4d688574d04ff82aa16dcd8681a
     maintainers:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.5.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.303243-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.679378415Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: ed93f8fac421f92cfdbfd043ec27911a07ec7db2c05b4efc3137cef4f2bfca4a
     maintainers:
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.5.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.4.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.294302-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.667396945Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 9d0377747e46df4bf4b9dbd447c9ff46c926bfe2c66fd07d6d27a61abb31cb42
     maintainers:
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.4.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.3.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.285553-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.655729326Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 23e70ec4059bc92920d7d3adce3bff6b8aba0d5eb5d4c0efe225bf3b88d5b274
     maintainers:
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.3.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.2.1
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.276228-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.643469127Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 8868b9ae2ebde0c667b13c97d71d904a31b5a9f2c803b199bc77324f1727e1fd
     name: splunk-operator
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.2.1
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.2.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.267496-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.633040143Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 49c72276bd7ff93465b0545d8b0814f684cade7d2cd191b6d73d4c3660bd1fb4
     name: splunk-operator
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ entries:
     version: 2.2.0
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 2.1.0
-    created: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.259055-07:00"
+    created: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.62326607Z"
     description: A Helm chart for the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes
     digest: 34e5463f8f5442655d05cb616b50391b738a0827b30d8440b4c7fce99a291d9a
     name: splunk-operator
@@ -295,4 +295,4 @@ entries:
     urls:
     - https://splunk.github.io/splunk-operator/splunk-operator-1.0.0.tgz
     version: 1.0.0
-generated: "2024-07-11T17:39:29.024115-07:00"
+generated: "2024-07-12T00:58:24.326558338Z"
diff --git a/docs/splunk-enterprise-2.6.0.tgz b/docs/splunk-enterprise-2.6.0.tgz
index 8a75d9797..52da4908e 100644
Binary files a/docs/splunk-enterprise-2.6.0.tgz and b/docs/splunk-enterprise-2.6.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/docs/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz b/docs/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz
index 86dde7b3e..63d97a4ef 100644
Binary files a/docs/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz and b/docs/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-enterprise/charts/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz b/helm-chart/splunk-enterprise/charts/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz
index 86dde7b3e..63d97a4ef 100644
Binary files a/helm-chart/splunk-enterprise/charts/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz and b/helm-chart/splunk-enterprise/charts/splunk-operator-2.6.0.tgz differ
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
index b300464f1..ce01dfe73 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_clustermanagers.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -4236,6 +4240,9 @@ spec:
                   needToPushMasterApps:
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the cluster manager
                 enum:
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
index fa9e6710d..6d8656559 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_indexerclusters.yaml
@@ -3826,6 +3826,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -7514,6 +7518,9 @@ spec:
               maintenance_mode:
                 description: Indicates if the cluster is in maintenance mode.
                 type: boolean
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               namespace_scoped_secret_resource_version:
                 description: Indicates resource version of namespace scoped secret
                 type: string
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
index 68c8046d2..4b32d6a11 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_licensemanagers.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -4099,6 +4103,9 @@ spec:
                     description: App Framework version info for future use
                     type: integer
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the license manager
                 enum:
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
index a9feb2d93..c9f654b24 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_monitoringconsoles.yaml
@@ -4157,6 +4157,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8237,6 +8241,9 @@ spec:
                   needToPushMasterApps:
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the monitoring console
                 enum:
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
index bcf164426..6dfe32958 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_searchheadclusters.yaml
@@ -4248,6 +4248,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8388,6 +8392,9 @@ spec:
                       type: string
                   type: object
                 type: array
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               minPeersJoined:
                 description: true if the minimum number of search head cluster members
                   have joined
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
index 883f0ceec..dccb2b257 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/crds/enterprise.splunk.com_standalones.yaml
@@ -4401,6 +4401,10 @@ spec:
       jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
       name: Age
       type: date
+    - description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+      jsonPath: .status.message
+      name: Message
+      type: string
     name: v4
     schema:
       openAPIV3Schema:
@@ -8593,6 +8597,9 @@ spec:
                     description: App Framework version info for future use
                     type: integer
                 type: object
+              message:
+                description: Auxillary message describing CR status
+                type: string
               phase:
                 description: current phase of the standalone instances
                 enum:
diff --git a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/values.yaml b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/values.yaml
index 5141dd7e0..05469dea1 100644
--- a/helm-chart/splunk-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/splunk-operator/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ splunk-operator:
 
 # Splunk image
 image:
-  repository: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.1.3
+  repository: docker.io/splunk/splunk:9.2.2
 
 # The kube-rbac-proxy is a small HTTP proxy for a single upstream, that can perform RBAC
 # authorization against the Kubernetes API.
diff --git a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/util.go b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/util.go
index 7dd151da0..4a70f0d6b 100644
--- a/pkg/splunk/enterprise/util.go
+++ b/pkg/splunk/enterprise/util.go
@@ -2145,6 +2145,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.Standalone).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.Standalone).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
@@ -2168,6 +2169,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.LicenseManager).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.LicenseManager).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
@@ -2182,6 +2184,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.SearchHeadCluster).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.SearchHeadCluster).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
@@ -2196,6 +2199,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.IndexerCluster).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.IndexerCluster).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
@@ -2219,6 +2223,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.ClusterManager).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.ClusterManager).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
@@ -2233,6 +2238,7 @@ func fetchCurrentCRWithStatusUpdate(ctx context.Context, client splcommon.Contro
 		}
 
 		// CSPL-2626 - Update error
+		origCR.(*enterpriseApi.MonitoringConsole).Status.Message = ""
 		if (crError != nil) && ((*crError) != nil) {
 			origCR.(*enterpriseApi.MonitoringConsole).Status.Message = (*crError).Error()
 		}
diff --git a/test/monitoring_console/manager_monitoring_console_test.go b/test/monitoring_console/manager_monitoring_console_test.go
index 42af80f06..291418c14 100644
--- a/test/monitoring_console/manager_monitoring_console_test.go
+++ b/test/monitoring_console/manager_monitoring_console_test.go
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			// Check Search Head Pods in Monitoring Console Config Map
 			shPods := testenv.GeneratePodNameSlice(testenv.SearchHeadPod, deployment.GetName(), defaultSHReplicas, false, 0)
 			testenv.VerifyPodsInMCConfigMap(ctx, deployment, testcaseEnvInst, shPods, "SPLUNK_SEARCH_HEAD_URL", mcName, true)
+
+			// Add a sleep here in case MC pod restarts to add peers
+			time.Sleep(300 * time.Second)
+
 			// Check Monitoring console Pod is configured with all search head
 			testenv.VerifyPodsInMCConfigString(ctx, deployment, testcaseEnvInst, shPods, mcName, true, false)
 
@@ -651,6 +655,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Monitoring Console test", func() {
 			// Verify Monitoring Console is Ready and stays in ready state
 			testenv.VerifyMonitoringConsoleReady(ctx, deployment, deployment.GetName(), mc, testcaseEnvInst)
 
+			// Adding a sleep, in case MC restarts to update peers list
+			time.Sleep(300 * time.Second)
+
 			// Check Monitoring console Pod is configured with all search head
 			testenv.VerifyPodsInMCConfigString(ctx, deployment, testcaseEnvInst, shPods, mcName, true, false)
 
diff --git a/test/testenv/mcutil.go b/test/testenv/mcutil.go
index 36250ae96..284622202 100644
--- a/test/testenv/mcutil.go
+++ b/test/testenv/mcutil.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func CheckMCPodReady(ns string) bool {
 func GetConfiguredPeers(ns string, mcName string) []string {
 	podName := fmt.Sprintf(MonitoringConsolePod, mcName)
 	var peerList []string
+	var output []byte
 	if len(podName) > 0 {
 		peerFile := "/opt/splunk/etc/apps/splunk_monitoring_console/local/splunk_monitoring_console_assets.conf"
 		output, err := exec.Command("kubectl", "exec", "-n", ns, podName, "--", "cat", peerFile).Output()
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func GetConfiguredPeers(ns string, mcName string) []string {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	logf.Log.Info("Peer List found on MC Pod", "MC POD", podName, "Configured Peers", peerList)
+	logf.Log.Info("Peer List found on MC Pod", "MC POD", podName, "Configured Peers", peerList, "splunk_monitoring_console_assets.conf output", output)
 	return peerList
 }