diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2fb0d8f6..4d5f22c2f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # To re-generate a bundle for another specific version without changing the standard setup, you can:
 # - use the VERSION as arg of the bundle target (e.g make bundle VERSION=0.0.2)
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
-VERSION ?= 4.18.0
+VERSION ?= 4.19.0
 
 # You can use podman or docker as a container engine. Notice that there are some options that might be only valid for one of them.
 ENGINE ?= docker
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 1bf5fde2e..4d023df3f 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ metadata:
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-aws: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-azure: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-gcp: "false"
-    olm.skipRange: '>=4.10.0 <4.18.0'
+    olm.skipRange: '>=4.10.0 <4.19.0'
     operators.openshift.io/infrastructure-features: '["disconnected", "proxy-aware"]'
     operators.operatorframework.io/builder: operator-sdk-v1.28.0-ocp
     operators.operatorframework.io/project_layout: go.kubebuilder.io/v3
-  name: cluster-group-upgrades-operator.v4.18.0
+  name: cluster-group-upgrades-operator.v4.19.0
   namespace: placeholder
 spec:
   apiservicedefinitions: {}
@@ -515,14 +515,14 @@ spec:
                 - /manager
                 env:
                 - name: PRECACHE_IMG
-                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
                 - name: RECOVERY_IMG
-                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
                 - name: INSECURE_GRAPH_CALL
                   value: "false"
                 - name: AZTP_IMG
-                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-aztp:4.18.0
-                image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator:4.18.0
+                  value: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-aztp:4.19.0
+                image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator:4.19.0
                 livenessProbe:
                   httpGet:
                     path: /healthz
@@ -599,4 +599,4 @@ spec:
   provider:
     name: Red Hat
   replaces: cluster-group-upgrades-operator.v4.14.0
-  version: 4.18.0
+  version: 4.19.0
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index 750d1ab9f..8bee64fc0 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ configMapGenerator:
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator
-  newTag: 4.18.0
+  newTag: 4.19.0
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 - related-images/patch.yaml
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index ca541bb64..52e72f3af 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/cluster-group-upgrades-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-aws: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-azure: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/token-auth-gcp: "false"
-    olm.skipRange: '>=4.10.0 <4.18.0'
+    olm.skipRange: '>=4.10.0 <4.19.0'
     operators.openshift.io/infrastructure-features: '["disconnected", "proxy-aware"]'
   name: cluster-group-upgrades-operator.v0.0.0
   namespace: placeholder
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-complete/02-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-complete/02-assert.yaml
index 5cb7f1f83..4a9b853a6 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-complete/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-complete/02-assert.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-fail/02-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-fail/02-assert.yaml
index 5cb7f1f83..4a9b853a6 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-fail/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-fail/02-assert.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-partial-complete/02-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-partial-complete/02-assert.yaml
index 5cb7f1f83..4a9b853a6 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-partial-complete/02-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/cgu/backup-partial-complete/02-assert.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ spec:
             containers:
             - args:
               - launchBackup
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-recovery:4.19.0
               name: container-image
               securityContext:
                 privileged: true
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-complete/03-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-complete/03-assert.yaml
index 9819312ed..5022c9c27 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-complete/03-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-complete/03-assert.yaml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
diff --git a/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-partial-complete/03-assert.yaml b/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-partial-complete/03-assert.yaml
index c31e07e14..9ead29655 100644
--- a/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-partial-complete/03-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/kuttl/cgu/pre-caching-partial-complete/03-assert.yaml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext:
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ spec:
                 valueFrom:
                   fieldRef:
                     fieldPath: spec.nodeName
-              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.18.0
+              image: quay.io/openshift-kni/cluster-group-upgrades-operator-precache:4.19.0
               name: pre-cache-container
               resources: {}
               securityContext: