diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 744444c08277d489ca8ca301a61fe9906556a3b0..7df1494a97f926722c8896e0a9b6eafd2dce9c47 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ FROM ${BASE_REGISTRY}/${BASE_IMAGE}:${BASE_TAG}
 ENV LANG="C.UTF-8"
 
 # IB custom ENV vars
-ENV RPM_VERSION=6.1.1-1
-ENV IMG_TAR_VERSION=6.1.1.0
+ENV RPM_VERSION=6.1.2-1
+ENV IMG_TAR_VERSION=6.1.2.1
 
 USER root
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ARG KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS
 ENV KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS=${KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS}
 
 ENV COMPONENT=connect
-ENV CONFLUENT_VERSION=6.1.1
+ENV CONFLUENT_VERSION=6.1.2
 ENV CUB_CLASSPATH='"/usr/share/java/cp-base-new/*"'
 
 # primary
@@ -104,15 +104,11 @@ COPY cp-server-connect-operator-*_EtcConfluent.tar.gz /etc/
 ## For auditing & debugging
 COPY Dockerfile /etc/confluent/ironbank/
 COPY hardening_manifest.yaml /etc/confluent/ironbank/
-COPY maven-artifact-3.8.1.jar  /tmp/
-COPY acl-6.1.1_custom.jar  /tmp/
 
 RUN echo "===> Installing operator stuff" \
     && cd /usr/share && tar -xvf *_UsrShareJava.tar.gz && rm *_UsrShareJava.tar.gz \
     && cd /opt && tar -xvf *_OptCaas.tar.gz && rm *_OptCaas.tar.gz \
     && cd /etc && tar -xvf *_EtcConfluent.tar.gz && rm *_EtcConfluent.tar.gz \
-    && find /usr/share/java -type f \( -name "maven-artifact-3.3.3.jar" -o -name "maven-artifact-3.6.3.jar" \) -execdir cp /tmp/maven-artifact-3.8.1.jar . \; -exec rm {} \; \ 
-    && find /usr/share/java -type f -name "acl-6.1.1.jar" -execdir cp /tmp/acl-6.1.1_custom.jar acl-6.1.1.jar \; \ 
     && chown -R appuser:appuser /etc/confluent \
     && mkdir -p "${CONNECT_LOG4J_DIR}" "${CONNECT_SECRETS_DIR}" "${CONNECT_CONFIG_DIR}" "${COMPONENT_SCRIPT_DIR}/${COMPONENT}" "${COMPONENT_SCRIPT_DIR}/${COMPONENT}/jars" \
    	&& chmod -R ag+w "${CONNECT_LOG4J_DIR}" "${CONNECT_SECRETS_DIR}" "${CONNECT_CONFIG_DIR}" "/opt" \
diff --git a/hardening_manifest.yaml b/hardening_manifest.yaml
index 9b389df7be0308a5b7ee7a40ce9d141850da79de..417522853dbc9e23f5ff3f042b11a6592aa0b6a9 100644
--- a/hardening_manifest.yaml
+++ b/hardening_manifest.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ name: "confluentinc/cp-server-connect-operator"
 # The most specific version should be the first tag and will be shown
 # on ironbank.dso.mil
 tags:
-- "6.1.1.0"
+- "6.1.2.1"
+- "6.1.2"
 - "6.1.1"
 - "6.1.x"
 - "6.1"
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ labels:
   org.opencontainers.image.title: "cp-server-connect-operator"
   org.opencontainers.image.description: "Confluent Operator image for cp-server-connect."
   org.opencontainers.image.licenses: "CONFLUENT ENTERPRISE LICENSE"
-  org.opencontainers.image.url: "https://docs.confluent.io/6.1.1/installation/operator/index.html"
+  org.opencontainers.image.url: "https://docs.confluent.io/6.1.2/installation/operator/index.html"
   org.opencontainers.image.vendor: "Confluent"
-  org.opencontainers.image.version: "6.1.1"
+  org.opencontainers.image.version: "6.1.2.1"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.keywords: "confluent,kafka,zookeeper,operator"
   mil.dso.ironbank.image.type: "commercial"
   mil.dso.ironbank.product.name: "Confluent Platform"
@@ -222,111 +223,101 @@ resources:
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-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-common-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+- filename: confluent-common-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-common-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: 3ad1efeceed8b2febedc2534191e92980766ebc88d6a44e665b8febd7978a105
-- filename: confluent-control-center-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-control-center-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: 26c1f0295805e05ec8ff5883c11d4755231f5fddb0b5b9ff49108d0354779244
+- filename: confluent-control-center-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-control-center-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: a5aeb1dab7320b4b7e8bc39722ea30d93a3ef6bfb513bc274b3a374701de680e
-- filename: confluent-control-center-fe-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-control-center-fe-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: 510ed4f5ec779b05942c0ed3baeff4e7183f840725f1cbff58d38335b14a1fab
+- filename: confluent-control-center-fe-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-control-center-fe-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: c1189f5b3525b05240074883b8f483ac55ef378b0230ea3731a3733ff9767e10
-- filename: confluent-rebalancer-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-rebalancer-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: e0d14eaf6e5f4218034aa9e8580fd615c1665eaa13b2f7542e8c78681d5673d0
+- filename: confluent-rebalancer-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-rebalancer-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-rest-utils-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
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+- filename: confluent-rest-utils-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-rest-utils-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-- filename: confluent-security-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-security-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
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+- filename: confluent-security-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-security-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-- filename: confluent-schema-registry-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-schema-registry-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
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+- filename: confluent-schema-registry-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-schema-registry-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
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-- filename: confluent-hub-client-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-hub-client-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: c19a098bf8487a7722d0fc408ceff6a350fc3a990713ed43cae7557ade2449cf
+- filename: confluent-hub-client-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-hub-client-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: 43da2b6c9362043ff12bc436bc325a407ca44e1c90a1794e00e856da4ec17e01
-- filename: confluent-metadata-service-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-metadata-service-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: 539ecc095fc639383d56a5cb823821a489b896f8f7f1921d6dd59caadf09d5e4
+- filename: confluent-metadata-service-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-metadata-service-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
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-- filename: confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: 3e4100be4aa5996b33ad3ab10ef37453d479e08187186c38b36734c97129ac97
+- filename: confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-kafka-connect-replicator-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: fff17926fc2e2e9b631d80c3192f66d7d2767e3a3971c4df7be9fb332ac49a31
-- filename: confluent-server-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-server-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: 2254c4984fa35115e7738c647359bccd93abfbc3eab85e1028a82216c8254842
+- filename: confluent-server-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-server-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
-    value: 3a187333e1b222d61775be372ba88549592e375bf2cd8a496f4608148d7006d9
-- filename: confluent-server-rest-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-server-rest-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: be25eff13dc44fece6a8ef414d59f8e1fe59ee26b503730eef54d15c0f9b14a2
+- filename: confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
     type: sha256
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-- filename: confluent-telemetry-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-telemetry-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
+    value: f16faa923f6c870ccc8509bab96b603ef1f6fd6bdc4a75553ae850f1807d709c
+- filename: confluent-server-rest-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-server-rest-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-- filename: confluent-kafka-rest-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-kafka-rest-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
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+- filename: confluent-telemetry-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-telemetry-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-- filename: confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
-  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-ce-kafka-http-server-6.1.1-1.noarch.rpm
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+- filename: confluent-kafka-rest-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
+  url: https://packages.confluent.io/rpm/6.1/confluent-kafka-rest-6.1.2-1.noarch.rpm
   validation:
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-- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_OptCaas.tar.gz
-  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_OptCaas.tar.gz
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+- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_OptCaas.tar.gz
+  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_OptCaas.tar.gz
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-- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_UsrShareJava.tar.gz
-  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_UsrShareJava.tar.gz
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+- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_UsrShareJava.tar.gz
+  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_UsrShareJava.tar.gz
   validation:
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-- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_UsrShareDoc.tar.gz
-  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_UsrShareDoc.tar.gz
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+- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_UsrShareDoc.tar.gz
+  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_UsrShareDoc.tar.gz
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-- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_EtcConfluent.tar.gz
-  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.1.0_EtcConfluent.tar.gz
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+- filename: cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_EtcConfluent.tar.gz
+  url: https://ironbank-files.s3.amazonaws.com/cp-server-connect-operator-6.1.2.1_EtcConfluent.tar.gz
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-- filename: maven-artifact-3.8.1.jar
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-  validation:
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-- filename: acl-6.1.1_custom.jar
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-  validation:
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-    value: f30b96e1d6a7c1a5e9f613a7772937ce1832c97a927421cb6a706b6b36596d93
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