diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/chart-lint.yml
index e9e07defc..0ad8eecb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart-lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         working-directory: ./charts
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
   template:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Render Helm charts
         run: find charts -type f -name Chart.yaml -exec .github/render-charts.sh {} \;
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart-release.yml b/.github/workflows/chart-release.yml
index 5d2bb3197..9c174851f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart-release.yml
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@ jobs:
           smoke_test: "${binary} version"
 
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
       - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
         run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/chart-test.yml b/.github/workflows/chart-test.yml
index 655c8c0c7..eef5cc10f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chart-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chart-test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         working-directory: ./charts
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-lint.yml
index a17b2dda9..0b57b4d3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-lint.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 91ffa7d2b..a8a2f7b99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'tags') }}
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Configure Git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 1620278c2..84b8424cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ jobs:
   e2e-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index cf11b5da0..7af5fe4d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index b26eb5ea9..bde656059 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ jobs:
   dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ jobs:
       run: make docker-build -e IMG_TAG=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}
 
     - name: Login to quay.io
-      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: quay.io
         username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_IO_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_IO_PASSWORD }}
 
     - name: Login to GHCR
-      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f15f11832..f0d1569c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ jobs:
   dist:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up Docker Buildx
       uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ jobs:
           ${{ runner.os }}-go-
 
     - name: Login to quay.io
-      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: quay.io
         username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_IO_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_IO_PASSWORD }}
 
     - name: Login to GHCR
-      uses: docker/login-action@v2
+      uses: docker/login-action@v3
       with:
         registry: ghcr.io
         username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index f4cd112ce..2a6e2b38b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: "Run analysis"
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2.3.1
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.0
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b2256b8c012f0828dc542b3febcab082c67f72b # v4.3.4
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@17573ee1cc1b9d061760f3a006fc4aac4f944fd5 # v2.2.4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@3e0e84636c6f5df46a2cb232ae1dd1384713150d # v2.25.15
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 47126912f..d5268ac65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Determine Go version from go.mod
       run: echo "GO_VERSION=$(go mod edit -json | jq -r .Go)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: ${{ env.GO_VERSION }}
 
-    - uses: actions/cache@v3
+    - uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 70889971a..dc623928e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM docker.io/library/alpine:3.19 as restic
+FROM docker.io/library/alpine:3.20 as restic
 
 RUN apk add --update --no-cache \
     bash \
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ COPY go.mod fetch_restic.sh ./
 RUN ./fetch_restic.sh /usr/local/bin/restic \
     && /usr/local/bin/restic version
 
-FROM docker.io/library/alpine:3.19 as k8up
+FROM docker.io/library/alpine:3.20 as k8up
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["k8up"]
 
diff --git a/charts/k8up/Chart.yaml b/charts/k8up/Chart.yaml
index abbd68303..e3477eff1 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/Chart.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ keywords:
   - backup
   - operator
   - restic
-version: 4.8.0
+version: 4.8.1
 sources:
   - https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up
 maintainers:
diff --git a/charts/k8up/README.gotmpl.md b/charts/k8up/README.gotmpl.md
index c83958512..bc05a8f2b 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/README.gotmpl.md
+++ b/charts/k8up/README.gotmpl.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/releases/download/k8up-{{ template "chart.version" . }}/k8up-crd.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/releases/download/k8up-{{ template "chart.version" . }}/k8up-crd.yaml --server-side
 ```
 
 <!---
diff --git a/charts/k8up/README.md b/charts/k8up/README.md
index 711c75c4a..a28f03358 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/README.md
+++ b/charts/k8up/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # k8up
 
-![Version: 4.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-4.8.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 4.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-4.8.1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Kubernetes and OpenShift Backup Operator based on restic
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ helm repo add k8up-io https://k8up-io.github.io/k8up
 helm install k8up k8up-io/k8up
 ```
 ```bash
-kubectl apply -f https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/releases/download/k8up-4.8.0/k8up-crd.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/releases/download/k8up-4.8.1/k8up-crd.yaml --server-side
 ```
 
 <!---
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Document your changes in values.yaml and let `make docs:helm` generate this sect
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | Operator image pull policy |
 | image.registry | string | `"ghcr.io"` | Operator image registry |
 | image.repository | string | `"k8up-io/k8up"` | Operator image repository |
-| image.tag | string | `"v2.10.0"` | Operator image tag (version) |
+| image.tag | string | `"v2.11.0"` | Operator image tag (version) |
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | k8up.backupImage.repository | string | `""` | The backup runner image repository. Defaults to `{image.registry}/{image.repository}`. Specify an image repository including registry, e.g. `example.com/repo/image` |
 | k8up.backupImage.tag | string | `""` | The backup runner image tag Defaults to `{image.tag}` |
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ Document your changes in values.yaml and let `make docs:helm` generate this sect
 | k8up.skipWithoutAnnotation | bool | `false` | Specifies whether K8up should ignore PVCs without the backup annotation (by default, `k8up.io/backup`) |
 | k8up.timezone | string | `""` | Specifies the timezone K8up is using for scheduling. Empty value defaults to the timezone in which Kubernetes is deployed. Accepts `tz database` compatible entries, e.g. `Europe/Zurich` |
 | metrics.grafanaDashboard.additionalLabels | object | `{}` | Add labels to the Grafana Dashboard object |
-| metrics.grafanaDashboard.enable | bool | `false` | Whether to deploy the Grafana dashboard |
+| metrics.grafanaDashboard.enabled | bool | `false` | Whether to deploy the Grafana dashboard |
 | metrics.grafanaDashboard.namespace | string | `""` | If the object should be installed in a different namespace than operator |
 | metrics.prometheusRule.additionalLabels | object | `{}` | Add labels to the PrometheusRule object |
 | metrics.prometheusRule.additionalRules | list | `[]` | Provide additional alert rules in addition to the defaults |
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Document your changes in values.yaml and let `make docs:helm` generate this sect
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` |  |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add to the Pod spec. |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context to add to the Pod spec. |
+| priorityClassName | string | `""` | The name of the priority class to use. |
 | rbac.create | bool | `true` | Create cluster roles and rolebinding. May need elevated permissions to create cluster roles and -bindings. |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` | How many operator pods should run. Note: Operator features leader election for K8s 1.16 and later, so that only 1 pod is reconciling/scheduling jobs. Follower pods reduce interruption time as they're on hot standby when leader is unresponsive. |
 | resources.limits.memory | string | `"256Mi"` | Memory limit of K8up operator. See [supported units][resource-units]. |
diff --git a/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
index fbceb5b02..75fc96bba 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ spec:
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "k8up.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/k8up/templates/grafana-dashboard.yaml b/charts/k8up/templates/grafana-dashboard.yaml
index 587c4fa3b..2c9358f65 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/templates/grafana-dashboard.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/templates/grafana-dashboard.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if .Values.metrics.grafanaDashboard.enabled -}}
 kind: ConfigMap
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
@@ -1204,3 +1205,4 @@ data:
       "weekStart": ""
     }
     `}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/k8up/values.yaml b/charts/k8up/values.yaml
index 337809afc..663df3db5 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/values.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ image:
   # -- Operator image repository
   repository: k8up-io/k8up
   # -- Operator image tag (version)
-  tag: v2.10.0
+  tag: v2.11.0
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 serviceAccount:
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ podSecurityContext: {}
 # -- Container security context
 securityContext: {}
 
+# -- The name of the priority class to use.
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 nodeSelector: {}
 
 tolerations: []
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ metrics:
     additionalRules: []
   grafanaDashboard:
     # -- Whether to deploy the Grafana dashboard
-    enable: false
+    enabled: false
     # -- If the object should be installed in a different namespace than operator
     namespace: ""
     # -- Add labels to the Grafana Dashboard object
diff --git a/cmd/restic/main.go b/cmd/restic/main.go
index 2f7674617..fce1bd609 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/main.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/main.go
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func backupAnnotatedPods(ctx context.Context, resticCLI *resticCli.Restic, mainL
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	k8cli, err := kubernetes.NewTypedClient()
+	k8cli, err := kubernetes.NewTypedClient(mainLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Could not create kubernetes client: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/how-tos/check-status.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/how-tos/check-status.adoc
index 3d106bf58..2b2ff854c 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/how-tos/check-status.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/how-tos/check-status.adoc
@@ -176,4 +176,4 @@ I1332 25:61:61.000016       1 backup.go:67] wrestic/backup "level"=0 "msg"="back
 
 The operator exposes a `:8080/metrics` endpoint for Prometheus scraping.
 This will give you additional metrics that can be used to find failed jobs.
-See the https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/blob/v0.1.10/manifest/examples/prometheus[Prometheus examples in our GitHub repository].
+See the https://github.com/k8up-io/k8up/tree/master/config/samples/prometheus[Prometheus examples in our GitHub repository].
diff --git a/e2e/package-lock.json b/e2e/package-lock.json
index 7b0719a45..08f161682 100644
--- a/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     "": {
       "name": "operator",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "bats": "1.10.0"
+        "bats": "1.11.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/bats": {
-      "version": "1.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.10.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yOQrC7npuCrN+Ic3TyjTjJlzHa0qlK3oEO6VAYPWwFeutx/GmpljIyB6uNSl/UTASyc2w4FgVuA/QMMf9OdsCw==",
+      "version": "1.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qiKdnS4ID3bJ1MaEOKuZe12R4w+t+psJF0ICj+UdkiHBBoObPMHv8xmD3w6F4a5qwUyZUHS+413lxENBNy8xcQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "bats": "bin/bats"
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bats": {
-      "version": "1.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.10.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yOQrC7npuCrN+Ic3TyjTjJlzHa0qlK3oEO6VAYPWwFeutx/GmpljIyB6uNSl/UTASyc2w4FgVuA/QMMf9OdsCw==",
+      "version": "1.11.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bats/-/bats-1.11.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qiKdnS4ID3bJ1MaEOKuZe12R4w+t+psJF0ICj+UdkiHBBoObPMHv8xmD3w6F4a5qwUyZUHS+413lxENBNy8xcQ==",
       "dev": true
     }
   }
diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index ea34fab79..c540a7453 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "operator",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bats": "1.10.0"
+    "bats": "1.11.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2bdb4e2d1..5632e9cab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ go 1.21
 
 require (
 	github.com/firepear/qsplit/v2 v2.5.0
-	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.16
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.66
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.0
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1
 	github.com/restic/restic v0.16.4
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.23.7
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0
-	golang.org/x/net v0.22.0
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.23.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.2
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2d36ee0f4..c3818dd66 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ github.com/firepear/qsplit/v2 v2.5.0 h1:w2cwqTL2Lvnhm1wPumKGW++UdNZyt37QQYg7nZMy
 github.com/firepear/qsplit/v2 v2.5.0/go.mod h1:Q65ZpyUdvAUkXISeeNtA3DPlDwEn9mHU/kzTtPUxmKQ=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 h1:pKouT5E8xu9zeFC39JXRDukb6JFQPXM5p5I91188VAQ=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 h1:6pFjapn8bFcIbiKo3XT4j/BhANplGihG6tvd+8rYgrY=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
 github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0 h1:XGdV8XW8zdwFiwOA2Dryh1gj2KRQyOOoNmBy4EplIcQ=
 github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0/go.mod h1:YKepepNBd1u/oyhd/yQmtjVXmm9uML4IXUgMOwR8/Gg=
 github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.20.3 h1:jykzYWS/kyGtsHfRt6aV8JTB9pcQAXPIA7qlZ5aRlyk=
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINE
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.0 h1:ygXvpU1AoN1MhdzckN+PyD9QJOSD4x7kmXYlnfbA6JU=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.0/go.mod h1:ZRM9uEAypZakd+q/x7+gmsvXdURP+DABIEIjnmDdp+k=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 h1:wZWJDwK+NameRJuPGDhlnFgx8e8HN3XHQeLaYJFJBOE=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1/go.mod h1:mP78NwGzrVks5S2H6ab8+ZZGJLZUq1hoULYBAYBw1Ho=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.0 h1:k1v3CzpSRUTrKMppY35TLwPvxHqBu0bYgxZzqGIgaos=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.0/go.mod h1:NTQHnmxFpouOD0DpvP4XujX3CdOAGQPoaGhyTchlyt8=
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.49.0 h1:ToNTdK4zSnPVJmh698mGFkDor9wBI/iGaJy5dbH1EgI=
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 h1:sI7k6L95XOKS281NhVKOFCUNIvv9e0w4BF8N3u+tCRo=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0/go.mod h1:dtElttAiwGvoJ/vj4IwHBS/gXsEu/pZ50mUIRWuG0so=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220722155237-a158d28d115b/go.mod h1:XRhObCWvk6IyKnWLug+ECip1KBveYUHfp+8e9klMJ9c=
-golang.org/x/net v0.22.0 h1:9sGLhx7iRIHEiX0oAJ3MRZMUCElJgy7Br1nO+AMN3Tc=
-golang.org/x/net v0.22.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0 h1:7EYJ93RZ9vYSZAIb2x3lnuvqO5zneoD6IvWjuhfxjTs=
+golang.org/x/net v0.23.0/go.mod h1:JKghWKKOSdJwpW2GEx0Ja7fmaKnMsbu+MWVZTokSYmg=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.18.0 h1:09qnuIAgzdx1XplqJvW6CQqMCtGZykZWcXzPMPUusvI=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.18.0/go.mod h1:Wf7knwG0MPoWIMMBgFlEaSUDaKskp0dCfrlJRJXbBi8=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
diff --git a/restic/cli/backup.go b/restic/cli/backup.go
index 267e5bf34..546bcd4ff 100644
--- a/restic/cli/backup.go
+++ b/restic/cli/backup.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (r *Restic) sendSnapshotList() {
 		r.logger.Error(err, "webhook send failed")
 	}
 
-	err = kubernetes.SyncSnapshotList(r.ctx, r.snapshots, cfg.Config.Hostname, cfg.Config.ResticRepository)
+	err = kubernetes.SyncSnapshotList(r.ctx, r.snapshots, cfg.Config.Hostname, cfg.Config.ResticRepository, r.logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		r.logger.Error(err, "cannot sync snapshots to the cluster")
 	}
diff --git a/restic/kubernetes/config.go b/restic/kubernetes/config.go
index 1539c009c..412574080 100644
--- a/restic/kubernetes/config.go
+++ b/restic/kubernetes/config.go
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	k8upv1 "github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2/api/v1"
 	"github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2/restic/cfg"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -28,7 +30,10 @@ func getClientConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-func NewTypedClient() (client.Client, error) {
+func NewTypedClient(l logr.Logger) (client.Client, error) {
+
+	log.SetLogger(l)
+
 	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
 	utilruntime.Must(clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme))
 	utilruntime.Must(k8upv1.AddToScheme(scheme))
diff --git a/restic/kubernetes/snapshots.go b/restic/kubernetes/snapshots.go
index 75d7c568d..37429add6 100644
--- a/restic/kubernetes/snapshots.go
+++ b/restic/kubernetes/snapshots.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package kubernetes
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	k8upv1 "github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2/api/v1"
 	"github.com/k8up-io/k8up/v2/restic/dto"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -11,12 +12,12 @@ import (
 
 // SyncSnapshotList will take a k8upv1.SnapshotList and apply them to the k8s cluster.
 // It will remove any snapshots on the cluster that are not present in the list.
-func SyncSnapshotList(ctx context.Context, list []dto.Snapshot, namespace, repository string) error {
+func SyncSnapshotList(ctx context.Context, list []dto.Snapshot, namespace, repository string, l logr.Logger) error {
 
 	newList := filterAndConvert(list, namespace, repository)
 	oldList := &k8upv1.SnapshotList{}
 
-	kube, err := NewTypedClient()
+	kube, err := NewTypedClient(l)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}