diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2d7769aa..fc13fccc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -611,9 +611,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-channel"
-version = "0.5.14"
+version = "0.5.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "06ba6d68e24814cb8de6bb986db8222d3a027d15872cabc0d18817bc3c0e4471"
+checksum = "82b8f8f868b36967f9606790d1903570de9ceaf870a7bf9fbbd3016d636a2cb2"
 dependencies = [
  "crossbeam-utils",
 ]
@@ -2034,9 +2034,9 @@ checksum = "945462a4b81e43c4e3ba96bd7b49d834c6f61198356aa858733bc4acf3cbe62e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl"
-version = "0.10.71"
+version = "0.10.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5e14130c6a98cd258fdcb0fb6d744152343ff729cbfcb28c656a9d12b999fbcd"
+checksum = "fedfea7d58a1f73118430a55da6a286e7b044961736ce96a16a17068ea25e5da"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cfg-if",
@@ -2066,9 +2066,9 @@ checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-sys"
-version = "0.9.106"
+version = "0.9.107"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8bb61ea9811cc39e3c2069f40b8b8e2e70d8569b361f879786cc7ed48b777cdd"
+checksum = "8288979acd84749c744a9014b4382d42b8f7b2592847b5afb2ed29e5d16ede07"
 dependencies = [
  "cc",
  "libc",
@@ -3432,9 +3432,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tokio"
-version = "1.43.0"
+version = "1.44.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3d61fa4ffa3de412bfea335c6ecff681de2b609ba3c77ef3e00e521813a9ed9e"
+checksum = "e6b88822cbe49de4185e3a4cbf8321dd487cf5fe0c5c65695fef6346371e9c48"
 dependencies = [
  "backtrace",
  "bytes",
diff --git a/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/_telemetry.tpl b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/_telemetry.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec49f788
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/_telemetry.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{{/*
+Create a list of telemetry related env vars.
+*/}}
+{{- define "telemetry.envVars" -}}
+{{- with .Values.telemetry }}
+{{- if not .consoleLog.enabled }}
+- name: CONSOLE_LOG_DISABLED
+  value: "true"
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .consoleLog.level }}
+- name: CONSOLE_LOG_LEVEL
+  value: {{ .consoleLog.level }}
+{{ end }}
+{{- if .consoleLog.format }}
+- name: CONSOLE_LOG_FORMAT
+  value: {{ .consoleLog.format }}
+{{ end }}
+{{- if .fileLog.enabled }}
+- name: FILE_LOG_DIRECTORY
+  value: /stackable/logs/{{ include "operator.appname" $ }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .fileLog.level }}
+- name: FILE_LOG_LEVEL
+  value: {{ .fileLog.level }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .fileLog.rotationPeriod }}
+- name: FILE_LOG_ROTATION_PERIOD
+  value: {{ .fileLog.rotationPeriod }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .fileLog.maxFiles }}
+- name: FILE_LOG_MAX_FILES
+  value: {{ .fileLog.maxFiles }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelLogExporter.enabled }}
+- name: OTEL_LOG_EXPORTER_ENABLED
+  value: "true"
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelLogExporter.level }}
+- name: OTEL_LOG_EXPORTER_LEVEL
+  value: {{ .otelLogExporter.level }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelLogExporter.endpoint }}
+- name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_ENDPOINT
+  value: {{ .otelLogExporter.endpoint }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelTraceExporter.enabled }}
+- name: OTEL_TRACE_EXPORTER_ENABLED
+  value: "true"
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelTraceExporter.level }}
+- name: OTEL_TRACE_EXPORTER_LEVEL
+  value: {{ .otelTraceExporter.level }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .otelTraceExporter.endpoint }}
+- name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT
+  value: {{ .otelTraceExporter.endpoint }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/daemonset.yaml
index c21281aa..d4732431 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ spec:
             - name: KUBERNETES_CLUSTER_DOMAIN
               value: {{ .Values.kubernetesClusterDomain | quote }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- include "telemetry.envVars" . | nindent 12 }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: csi
               mountPath: /csi
diff --git a/deploy/helm/secret-operator/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/values.yaml
index fdb81ea3..5318679a 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/secret-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/secret-operator/values.yaml
@@ -94,3 +94,17 @@ secretClasses:
     # The namespace that the TLS Certificate Authority is installed into.
     # Defaults to the namespace where secret-op is installed.
     caSecretNamespace: null
+
+# See all available options and detailed explanations about the concept here:
+# https://docs.stackable.tech/home/stable/concepts/telemetry/
+telemetry:
+  consoleLog:
+    enabled: true
+  fileLog:
+    enabled: false
+    rotationPeriod: hourly
+    maxFiles: 6
+  otelLogExporter:
+    enabled: false
+  otelTraceExporter:
+    enabled: false
diff --git a/nix/README.md b/nix/README.md
index d3245031..a74e2402 100644
--- a/nix/README.md
+++ b/nix/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT THIS FILE
 ```shell
 niv update crate2nix
 niv update nixpkgs
-niv update beky.py -b X.Y.Z # Using the release tag
+niv update beku.py -b X.Y.Z # Using the release tag
 ```
 
 ### Test