diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6206e02ed..619462bc0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/oapi-codegen/nethttp-middleware v1.0.2
 	github.com/oapi-codegen/oapi-codegen/v2 v2.4.1
 	github.com/oapi-codegen/runtime v1.1.1
-	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1
 	k8s.io/api v0.32.2
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.32.1
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8d8883ec5..0c2271d54 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 h1:blXXJkSxSSfBVBlC76pxqeO+LN3aDfLQo+309xJstO0=
 go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0/go.mod h1:20+QtiLqy0Nd6FdQB9TLXag12DsQkrbs3htMFfDN80Y=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.10.0/go.mod h1:vwi/ZaCAaUcBkycHslxD9B2zi4UTXhF60s6SWpuDF0Q=
 go.uber.org/zap v1.17.0/go.mod h1:MXVU+bhUf/A7Xi2HNOnopQOrmycQ5Ih87HtOu4q5SSo=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0 h1:aJMhYGrd5QSmlpLMr2MftRKl7t8J8PTZPA732ud/XR8=
-go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1 h1:08RqriUEv8+ArZRYSTXy1LeBScaMpVSTBhCeaZYfMYc=
+go.uber.org/zap v1.27.1/go.mod h1:GB2qFLM7cTU87MWRP2mPIjqfIDnGu+VIO4V/SdhGo2E=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20180904163835-0709b304e793/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20181029021203-45a5f77698d3/go.mod h1:6SG95UA2DQfeDnfUPMdvaQW0Q7yPrPDi9nlGo2tz2b4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
index ab85eae89..69718c03f 100755
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT! Generated Dockerfile.
 
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.17:cli-artifacts as tools
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/ocp/4.19:cli-artifacts as tools
 
 # Dockerfile to bootstrap build and test in openshift-ci
-FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-8-release-golang-1.23-openshift-4.19 as builder
+FROM registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-9-release-golang-1.23-openshift-4.19 as builder
 
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-COPY --from=tools /usr/share/openshift/linux_$TARGETARCH/oc.rhel8 /usr/bin/oc
+COPY --from=tools /usr/share/openshift/linux_$TARGETARCH/oc.rhel9 /usr/bin/oc
 
 RUN ln -s /usr/bin/oc /usr/bin/kubectl
 
-RUN yum install -y httpd-tools
+RUN dnf install -y httpd-tools
 
 RUN wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 && \
     chmod 700 ./get-helm-3
diff --git a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/eventmesh/Dockerfile b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/eventmesh/Dockerfile
index 32fb0f4d5..2c52ca053 100755
--- a/openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/eventmesh/Dockerfile
+++ b/openshift/ci-operator/knative-images/eventmesh/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DO NOT EDIT! Generated Dockerfile for backends/cmd/eventmesh.
-ARG GO_BUILDER=registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-8-release-golang-1.23-openshift-4.19
-ARG GO_RUNTIME=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal
+ARG GO_BUILDER=registry.ci.openshift.org/openshift/release:rhel-9-release-golang-1.23-openshift-4.19
+ARG GO_RUNTIME=registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-minimal
 
 FROM $GO_BUILDER as builder
 
@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ COPY LICENSE /licenses/
 USER 65532
 
 LABEL \
-      com.redhat.component="openshift-serverless-1-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel8-container" \
-      name="openshift-serverless-1/backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel8" \
+      com.redhat.component="openshift-serverless-1-kn-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel9-container" \
+      name="openshift-serverless-1/kn-backstage-plugins-eventmesh-rhel9" \
       version=$VERSION \
       summary="Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1 Backstage Plugins Eventmesh" \
       maintainer="serverless-support@redhat.com" \
       description="Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1 Backstage Plugins Eventmesh" \
       io.k8s.display-name="Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1 Backstage Plugins Eventmesh" \
       io.k8s.description="Red Hat OpenShift Serverless Backstage Plugins Eventmesh" \
-      io.openshift.tags="eventmesh"
+      io.openshift.tags="eventmesh" \
+      vendor="Red Hat, Inc." \
+      release=$VERSION \
+      cpe="cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_serverless:1.38::el9"
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/eventmesh"]