diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ae65558522df9d1ea98e68265e66ddd114706c44..e3c8462c1d876d4be8f31b0fd28c19766a72b4bd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ---
+## [2.57.0-bb.8] - 2025-04-15
+
+### Removed
+
+- Removed kubectl image from chart.yaml and values, as its been included by gluon
+
+### Updated
+
+- gluon 0.5.14 -> 0.5.15
+- jaegertracing/jaeger-collector 1.67.0 -> 1.68.0
+- jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner 1.67.0 -> 1.68.0
+- jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester 1.67.0 -> 1.68.0
+- jaegertracing/jaeger-query 1.67.0 -> 1.68.0
+
 ## [2.57.0-bb.7] - 2025-04-02
 
 ### Updated
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1512a0a402c1bc25562546fe197d138d8fe2f14..ba77b0ad6706ceb7187f8fa675b0152f162fb99a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- Warning: Do not manually edit this file. See notes on gluon + helm-docs at the end of this file for more information. -->
 # jaeger
 
-![Version: 2.57.0-bb.7](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.57.0--bb.7-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.62.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.62.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Maintenance Track: bb_integrated](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintenance_Track-bb_integrated-green?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 2.57.0-bb.8](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-2.57.0--bb.8-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.62.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.62.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Maintenance Track: bb_integrated](https://img.shields.io/badge/Maintenance_Track-bb_integrated-green?style=flat-square)
 
 jaeger-operator Helm chart for Kubernetes
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ helm install jaeger chart/
 | retention.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | retention.schedule | string | `"0 * * * *"` |  |
 | retention.days | int | `5` |  |
-| retention.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.67.0"` |  |
+| retention.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.68.0"` |  |
 | operatorUpdateStrategy.type | string | `"RollingUpdate"` |  |
 | image.repository | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator"` |  |
 | image.tag | string | `"1.62.0"` |  |
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ helm install jaeger chart/
 | jaeger.spec.agent.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop[0] | string | `"ALL"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.agent.strategy.type | string | `"RollingUpdate"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.maxReplicas | int | `5` |  |
-| jaeger.spec.ingester.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.67.0"` |  |
+| jaeger.spec.ingester.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.68.0"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.options.log-level | string | `"info"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.securityContext.runAsNonRoot | bool | `true` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.securityContext.runAsUser | int | `1001` |  |
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ helm install jaeger chart/
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop[0] | string | `"ALL"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.ingester.strategy.type | string | `"RollingUpdate"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.query.replicas | int | `5` |  |
-| jaeger.spec.query.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.67.0"` |  |
+| jaeger.spec.query.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.68.0"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.query.options.log-level | string | `"info"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.query.securityContext.runAsNonRoot | bool | `true` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.query.securityContext.runAsUser | int | `1001` |  |
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ helm install jaeger chart/
 | jaeger.spec.query.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop[0] | string | `"ALL"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.query.strategy.type | string | `"RollingUpdate"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.collector.maxReplicas | int | `5` |  |
-| jaeger.spec.collector.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.67.0"` |  |
+| jaeger.spec.collector.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.68.0"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.collector.options.log-level | string | `"info"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.collector.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"200m"` |  |
 | jaeger.spec.collector.resources.requests.memory | string | `"128Mi"` |  |
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ helm install jaeger chart/
 | bbtests.cypress.artifacts | bool | `true` |  |
 | bbtests.cypress.envs.cypress_url | string | `"http://jaeger-query:16686"` |  |
 | waitJob.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
-| waitJob.scripts.image | string | `"registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/kubernetes/kubectl:v1.30.11"` |  |
 | waitJob.permissions.apiGroups[0] | string | `"jaeger.io"` |  |
 | waitJob.permissions.apiGroups[1] | string | `"jaeger.io/v1alpha1"` |  |
 | waitJob.permissions.resources[0] | string | `"jaeger"` |  |
diff --git a/chart/Chart.lock b/chart/Chart.lock
index 2bfeab00cae1f2d61150280a718260e2bbcaf3bf..e7012249bcfd3bd7fff3b7a57985fa1e0d9150fe 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.lock
+++ b/chart/Chart.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
 - name: gluon
   repository: oci://registry1.dso.mil/bigbang
-  version: 0.5.14
-digest: sha256:ca97065348736cfb1457f4d0e53021d2329c81bd34d3a489fd122493be4fa875
-generated: "2025-03-26T12:37:56.405644-04:00"
+  version: 0.5.15
+digest: sha256:5dc607990c83d5075ab565b603f1f9deed55daa4d57907750b85ec93c977896e
+generated: "2025-04-14T15:35:34.077052-04:00"
diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index 6f1a360e8edab0c7794aaf191c3790fd09261e34..d8038ddeb4739d632fa1f641aa21b260001d0e6b 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 description: jaeger-operator Helm chart for Kubernetes
 name: jaeger
-version: 2.57.0-bb.7
+version: 2.57.0-bb.8
 appVersion: 1.62.0
 home: https://www.jaegertracing.io/
 icon: https://www.jaegertracing.io/img/jaeger-icon-reverse-color.svg
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainers:
     name: batazor
 dependencies:
   - name: gluon
-    version: 0.5.14
+    version: 0.5.15
     repository: oci://registry1.dso.mil/bigbang
 annotations:
   bigbang.dev/maintenanceTrack: bb_integrated
@@ -34,15 +34,13 @@ annotations:
       image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator:1.62.0
     - name: base
       image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/big-bang/base:2.1.0
-    - name: kubectl
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/kubernetes/kubectl:v1.30.11
     - name: jaeger-es-index-cleaner
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.68.0
     - name: jaeger-agent
       image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-agent:1.62.0
     - name: jaeger-ingester
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.68.0
     - name: jaeger-query
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.68.0
     - name: jaeger-collector
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.67.0
\ No newline at end of file
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.68.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/chart/charts/gluon-0.5.14.tgz b/chart/charts/gluon-0.5.14.tgz
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/chart/charts/gluon-0.5.15.tgz b/chart/charts/gluon-0.5.15.tgz
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 4c4a20a2b06e3dfbae5ae20f7be8a614b1e4f8f1..5822a92ff6ad3b8e6858b769bc3cf648a46633d1 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ retention:
   enabled: false
   schedule: "0 * * * *"
   days: 5
-  image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.67.0
+  image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-es-index-cleaner:1.68.0
 
 # This section will be used to configure the operator upgrade strategy in the deployment.yaml
 operatorUpdateStrategy:
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ jaeger:
         type: RollingUpdate
     ingester:
       maxReplicas: 5
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-ingester:1.68.0
       options:
         log-level: info
       securityContext:
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ jaeger:
         type: RollingUpdate
     query:
       replicas: 5
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-query:1.68.0
       options:
         log-level: info
       securityContext:
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ jaeger:
         type: RollingUpdate
     collector:
       maxReplicas: 5
-      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.67.0
+      image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/jaegertracing/jaeger-collector:1.68.0
       options:
         log-level: info
       resources:
@@ -407,8 +407,6 @@ bbtests:
 
 waitJob:
   enabled: true
-  scripts:
-    image: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/kubernetes/kubectl:v1.30.11
   permissions:
     apiGroups:
      - jaeger.io