diff --git a/.github/auto-assignees.yml b/.github/auto-assignees.yml
index 8f5a75a578..332725705f 100644
--- a/.github/auto-assignees.yml
+++ b/.github/auto-assignees.yml
@@ -9,17 +9,10 @@ reviewers:
 
   groups:
     maintainers:
-      - dsu-igeek
-      - sseago
-      - reasonerjt
-      - ywk253100
-      - blackpiglet
-      - qiuming-best
-      - shubham-pampattiwar
-      - Lyndon-Li
+      - kaovilai
 
     tech-writer:
-      - a-mccarthy
+      - kaovilai
 
 files:
   'site/**':
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc50d548fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "gomod" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae1dd58663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '28 10 * * 1'
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        language: [ 'go', 'javascript' ]
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
+        # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v2
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+        
+        # Details on CodeQL's query packs refer to : https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended,security-and-quality
+
+        
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v2
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+
+    #   If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines. 
+    #   modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project, please refer to the EXAMPLE below for guidance.
+
+    # - run: |
+    #   echo "Run, Build Application using script"
+    #   ./location_of_script_within_repo/buildscript.sh
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 060dda2bd7..16024d4066 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
     steps:
 
     - name: Set up Go
@@ -58,13 +60,30 @@ jobs:
 
     # Use the JSON key in secret to login gcr.io
     - uses: 'docker/login-action@v1'
+      id: gcr-login
       with:
         registry: 'gcr.io' # or REGION.docker.pkg.dev
         username: '_json_key'
         password: '${{ secrets.GCR_SA_KEY }}'
+      continue-on-error: true
 
     # Push image to GCR to facilitate some environments that have rate limitation to docker hub, e.g. vSphere.
     - name: Publish container image to GCR
-      if: github.repository == 'vmware-tanzu/velero'
+      if: github.repository == 'vmware-tanzu/velero' && steps.gcr-login.outcome == 'success'
       run: |
         REGISTRY=gcr.io/velero-gcp ./hack/docker-push.sh
+
+    - name: Login to GitHub registry if it's a fork
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.repository != 'vmware-tanzu/velero'
+      id: ghcr-login
+      uses: docker/login-action@28218f9b04b4f3f62068d7b6ce6ca5b26e35336c
+      with:
+        registry: ghcr.io
+        username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Publish container image to GitHub registry if it's a fork
+      if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.repository != 'vmware-tanzu/velero' && steps.ghcr-login.outcome == 'success'
+      run: |
+        REGISTRY=ghcr.io/${{ github.actor }} ./hack/docker-push.sh
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf502ff612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-fork.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+name: Sync Fork
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/30 * * * *' # every 30 minutes
+  workflow_dispatch: # on button click
+
+jobs:
+  sync:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        - base: main
+          head: vmware-tanzu:main
+        - base: release-1.9
+          head: vmware-tanzu:release-1.9
+        - base: konveyor-dev
+          head: openshift:konveyor-dev
+        - base: konveyor-1.9
+          head: openshift:konveyor-1.9
+        - base: oadp-1.1
+          head: openshift:oadp-1.1
+        - base: oadp-1.0
+          head: openshift:oadp-1.0
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: kaovilai/fork-sync@v0.0.03
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          base: ${{ matrix.base }}
+          head: ${{ matrix.head }}
diff --git a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
index b3c5e42a04..7463723b06 100644
--- a/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/hack/build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-FROM golang:1.18
+FROM golang:1.20
 
 ARG GOPROXY