diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1ed0a4e31e..50d3d19cae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ docs:
 	echo $(PWD)
 	docker run -it -p 3000:3000 -v $(PWD):/retina -w /retina/ node:20-alpine sh ./site/start-dev.sh
 
-.PHONY: docs-pod
+.PHONY: docs-prod
 docs-prod:
 	docker run -i -p 3000:3000 -v $(PWD):/retina -w /retina/ node:20-alpine npm install --prefix site && npm run build --prefix site
 
diff --git a/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/agent/configmap.yaml b/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/agent/configmap.yaml
index 704cf5a9c5..0dd67890c4 100644
--- a/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/agent/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/agent/configmap.yaml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ data:
     metricsInterval: {{ .Values.metricsInterval }}
     metricsIntervalDuration: {{ .Values.metricsIntervalDuration }}
     enableTelemetry: {{ .Values.enableTelemetry }}
-    enablePodLevel: {{ .Values.enablePodLevel }}
+    enablePodLevel: false
     remoteContext: {{ .Values.remoteContext }}
     bypassLookupIPOfInterest: {{ .Values.bypassLookupIPOfInterest }}
 {{- end}}
diff --git a/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/values.yaml b/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/values.yaml
index 0717e0b500..5d93b8e6e3 100644
--- a/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/hubble/manifests/controller/helm/retina/values.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ logLevel: info
 enabledPlugin_linux: '["linuxutil","packetforward","packetparser","dns", "dropreason"]'
 enabledPlugin_win: '["hnsstats"]'
 
-enableTelemetry: true
+enableTelemetry: false
 
 # Interval, in duration, to scrape/publish metrics.
 metricsIntervalDuration: "10s"
diff --git a/deploy/legacy/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deploy/legacy/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/daemonset.yaml
index f4e44332e0..f222ccc2fa 100644
--- a/deploy/legacy/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/legacy/manifests/controller/helm/retina/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -203,7 +203,13 @@ spec:
             containerPort: {{ .Values.retinaPort }}
           workingDir: $env:CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT
           command:
-            - controller.exe --config ./retina/config.yaml 
+            - powershell.exe
+            - -command
+            {{- if semverCompare ">=1.28" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+            - $env:CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT/controller.exe --config ./retina/config.yaml
+            {{- else }}
+            - .\setkubeconfigpath.ps1; ./controller.exe --config ./retina/config.yaml --kubeconfig ./kubeconfig
+            {{- end }}
           env:
           - name: POD_NAME
             valueFrom:
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.mod b/hack/tools/go.mod
index cb1f6e01fb..8058f02578 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.mod
+++ b/hack/tools/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.22.1
 toolchain go1.23.4
 
 require (
-	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.0
+	github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.3
 	github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser v1.26.2
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.16.5
 	go.uber.org/mock v0.5.0
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golangci/go-printf-func-name v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/gofmt v0.0.0-20241223200906-057b0627d9b9 // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/misspell v0.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/golangci/modinfo v0.3.4 // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/plugin-module-register v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/revgrep v0.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golangci/unconvert v0.0.0-20240309020433-c5143eacb3ed // indirect
@@ -280,11 +279,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11 // indirect
 	github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2 // indirect
-	github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.7.1 // indirect
-	github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/leonklingele/grouper v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/letsencrypt/boulder v0.0.0-20231026200631-000cd05d5491 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 // indirect
diff --git a/hack/tools/go.sum b/hack/tools/go.sum
index af8ea8483b..8ef6a53a3b 100644
--- a/hack/tools/go.sum
+++ b/hack/tools/go.sum
@@ -495,12 +495,10 @@ github.com/golangci/go-printf-func-name v0.1.0 h1:dVokQP+NMTO7jwO4bwsRwLWeudOVUP
 github.com/golangci/go-printf-func-name v0.1.0/go.mod h1:wqhWFH5mUdJQhweRnldEywnR5021wTdZSNgwYceV14s=
 github.com/golangci/gofmt v0.0.0-20241223200906-057b0627d9b9 h1:t5wybL6RtO83VwoMOb7U/Peqe3gGKQlPIC66wXmnkvM=
 github.com/golangci/gofmt v0.0.0-20241223200906-057b0627d9b9/go.mod h1:Ag3L7sh7E28qAp/5xnpMMTuGYqxLZoSaEHZDkZB1RgU=
-github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.0 h1:4HZnKnU9nA08TQpzpl5Ngrr79B/tEvv0UJVZ92K0k1k=
-github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.0/go.mod h1:yZsr57ibOW/1CAtgo/R4+H0QqDmLZtRSCOvyc8QBHf8=
+github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.3 h1:Q/UZqLRuqo3mmwA/EN2pq9y+JV4S2IqmqrS3t855ZMc=
+github.com/golangci/golangci-lint v1.63.3/go.mod h1:Hx0B7Lg5/NXbaOHem8+KU+ZUIzMI6zNj/7tFwdnn10I=
 github.com/golangci/misspell v0.6.0 h1:JCle2HUTNWirNlDIAUO44hUsKhOFqGPoC4LZxlaSXDs=
 github.com/golangci/misspell v0.6.0/go.mod h1:keMNyY6R9isGaSAu+4Q8NMBwMPkh15Gtc8UCVoDtAWo=
-github.com/golangci/modinfo v0.3.4 h1:oU5huX3fbxqQXdfspamej74DFX0kyGLkw1ppvXoJ8GA=
-github.com/golangci/modinfo v0.3.4/go.mod h1:wytF1M5xl9u0ij8YSvhkEVPP3M5Mc7XLl1pxH3B2aUM=
 github.com/golangci/plugin-module-register v0.1.1 h1:TCmesur25LnyJkpsVrupv1Cdzo+2f7zX0H6Jkw1Ol6c=
 github.com/golangci/plugin-module-register v0.1.1/go.mod h1:TTpqoB6KkwOJMV8u7+NyXMrkwwESJLOkfl9TxR1DGFc=
 github.com/golangci/revgrep v0.5.3 h1:3tL7c1XBMtWHHqVpS5ChmiAAoe4PF/d5+ULzV9sLAzs=
@@ -722,16 +720,16 @@ github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11 h1:1Z0bcmTypkL3Q4k+IDHMWTcnCliEZcaPiIe0/
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.11/go.mod h1:qkV4UF1zGl6EkF1ox8L5t9SwyeBAZ3qLMd6up458uqA=
 github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2 h1:vZ5uqwvDbyJCnMhmFYimgMZnJMjwljN5VGY0VKbMXb4=
 github.com/lasiar/canonicalheader v1.1.2/go.mod h1:qJCeLFS0G/QlLQ506T+Fk/fWMa2VmBUiEI2cuMK4djI=
-github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.0 h1:iKdMtUedzov89jDvuwmo0qpo+ARpZJg9hMp3428WwNg=
-github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.0/go.mod h1:iZBRYaUmcW5jwCR3KROEZ1KivQQp6PHXbDPk9hqJKCQ=
+github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.1 h1:90yWWoAKMFHeovTK8uzBms9Ppp8Du/xQ20DRO26Ymrw=
+github.com/ldez/exptostd v0.3.1/go.mod h1:iZBRYaUmcW5jwCR3KROEZ1KivQQp6PHXbDPk9hqJKCQ=
 github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0 h1:Jyf1ZdTeiIB4dd+2n4qw+g4aI9IJ6JyfOZ8BityWvnA=
 github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.6.0/go.mod h1:TuwOGYoPAoENDWQpe8DMqEm5nIfjrxZXmxX/CExWyZ4=
 github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.7.0 h1:vh0dI32WhHaq6LLPZ38g7WxXuZ1+RzyrJ7iPG9JMa8c=
 github.com/ldez/grignotin v0.7.0/go.mod h1:uaVTr0SoZ1KBii33c47O1M8Jp3OP3YDwhZCmzT9GHEk=
 github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.7.1 h1:bTgKjjc2sQcsgPiT902+aadvMjCeMHrY7ly2XKFORIk=
 github.com/ldez/tagliatelle v0.7.1/go.mod h1:3zjxUpsNB2aEZScWiZTHrAXOl1x25t3cRmzfK1mlo2I=
-github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.1 h1:T/4Bk3YDX6XUBtdNDDFymlr5GBekKA4j7HUtrv1YaaI=
-github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.1/go.mod h1:eEs46T3PpQ+9RgN9VjpY6qWdiw2/QmfiDeWmdZdrjIQ=
+github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.2 h1:J2WwbrFGk3wx4cZwSMiCQQ00kjGR0+tuuyW0Lqm4lwA=
+github.com/ldez/usetesting v0.4.2/go.mod h1:eEs46T3PpQ+9RgN9VjpY6qWdiw2/QmfiDeWmdZdrjIQ=
 github.com/leonklingele/grouper v1.1.2 h1:o1ARBDLOmmasUaNDesWqWCIFH3u7hoFlM84YrjT3mIY=
 github.com/leonklingele/grouper v1.1.2/go.mod h1:6D0M/HVkhs2yRKRFZUoGjeDy7EZTfFBE9gl4kjmIGkA=
 github.com/letsencrypt/boulder v0.0.0-20231026200631-000cd05d5491 h1:WGrKdjHtWC67RX96eTkYD2f53NDHhrq/7robWTAfk4s=
diff --git a/pkg/capture/crd_to_job_test.go b/pkg/capture/crd_to_job_test.go
index 143f2ad7b5..73989e4374 100644
--- a/pkg/capture/crd_to_job_test.go
+++ b/pkg/capture/crd_to_job_test.go
@@ -820,6 +820,10 @@ func Test_CaptureToPodTranslator_ValidateCapture(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func isIgnorableEnvVar(envVar corev1.EnvVar) bool {
+	return envVar.Name == captureConstants.CaptureStartTimestampEnvKey
+}
+
 func Test_CaptureToPodTranslator_TranslateCaptureToJobs(t *testing.T) {
 	captureName := "capture-test"
 	hostPath := "/tmp/capture"
@@ -1719,6 +1723,15 @@ func Test_CaptureToPodTranslator_TranslateCaptureToJobs(t *testing.T) {
 			job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].VolumeMounts = tt.volumeMounts
 			job.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = tt.volumes
 
+			for _, env := range tt.podEnv {
+				if env.Name == captureConstants.CaptureStartTimestampEnvKey {
+					_, err := file.StringToTimestamp(env.Value)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Errorf("TranslateCaptureToJobs() error with capture timestamp: %v", err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if tt.isWindows {
 				containerAdministrator := "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
 				useHostProcess := true
@@ -1736,7 +1749,15 @@ func Test_CaptureToPodTranslator_TranslateCaptureToJobs(t *testing.T) {
 				job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Command = []string{captureConstants.CaptureContainerEntrypointWin}
 			}
 
-			cmpOption := cmpopts.SortSlices(func(enVar1, enVar2 corev1.EnvVar) bool { return enVar1.Name < enVar2.Name })
+			cmpOption := cmp.Options{
+				cmpopts.SortSlices(func(enVar1, enVar2 corev1.EnvVar) bool { return enVar1.Name < enVar2.Name }),
+				cmp.Comparer(func(x, y corev1.EnvVar) bool {
+					if isIgnorableEnvVar(x) || isIgnorableEnvVar(y) {
+						return true
+					}
+					return x.Name == y.Name && x.Value == y.Value
+				}),
+			}
 
 			if diff := cmp.Diff([]*batchv1.Job{job}, jobs, cmpOption); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("TranslateCaptureToJobs() mismatch (-want, +got):\n%s", diff)
diff --git a/test/goldpinger/deployment.yaml b/test/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
index 8da9761ee1..151b459cca 100644
--- a/test/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
+++ b/test/goldpinger/deployment.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
                   fieldPath: status.podIP
             - name: HOSTS_TO_RESOLVE
               value: "1.1.1.1 8.8.8.8 www.bing.com"
-          image: "docker.io/bloomberg/goldpinger:v3.9.0"
+          image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aks/e2e/bloomberg-goldpinger:v3.7.0"
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
diff --git a/test/scale/example-deployment.yaml b/test/scale/example-deployment.yaml
index ed41a01251..ae0c30f3ad 100644
--- a/test/scale/example-deployment.yaml
+++ b/test/scale/example-deployment.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: status.podIP
-          image: "docker.io/bloomberg/goldpinger:v3.9.0"
+          image: "mcr.microsoft.com/aks/e2e/bloomberg-goldpinger:v3.7.0"
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           securityContext:
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
diff --git a/test/trafficgen/kapinger.yaml b/test/trafficgen/kapinger.yaml
index c8274ac70b..b1476447e5 100644
--- a/test/trafficgen/kapinger.yaml
+++ b/test/trafficgen/kapinger.yaml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: kapinger-sa
       containers:
         - name: kapinger
-          image: ghcr.io/microsoft/retina/kapinger:latest
+          image: acnpublic.azurecr.io/kapinger:20241009.5
           resources:
             limits:
               memory: 20Mi
diff --git a/windows/kubeconfigtemplate.yaml b/windows/kubeconfigtemplate.yaml
index 21a6c054f2..49e6c8ad50 100644
--- a/windows/kubeconfigtemplate.yaml
+++ b/windows/kubeconfigtemplate.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ contexts:
 - name: azure-retina-windows@kubernetes
   context:
     cluster: kubernetes
-    namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
+    namespace: kube-system
     user: azure-retina-windows
 current-context: azure-retina-windows@kubernetes
 users:
diff --git a/windows/manifests/windows.yaml b/windows/manifests/windows.yaml
index 4fd7cb2d5a..62c78ba49c 100644
--- a/windows/manifests/windows.yaml
+++ b/windows/manifests/windows.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: retina
   name: retina-win
-  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
+  namespace: kube-system
   annotations:
     prometheus.io/port: "10093"
     prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: retina-config-win
-  namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
+  namespace: kube-system
 data:
   config.yaml: |-
     apiServer: