diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 71a4073b29..4af919296e 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ Kolla provides images to deploy the following OpenStack projects:
 - Skyline (`APIServer <https://docs.openstack.org/skyline-apiserver/latest/>`__ and `Console <https://docs.openstack.org/skyline-console/latest/>`__)
 - `Tacker <https://docs.openstack.org/tacker/latest/>`__
 - `Trove <https://docs.openstack.org/trove/latest/>`__
-- `Venus <https://docs.openstack.org/venus/latest/>`__
 - `Watcher <https://docs.openstack.org/watcher/latest/>`__
 - `Zun <https://docs.openstack.org/zun/latest/>`__
 
diff --git a/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
index dc62aaf2a4..e31a12b326 100644
--- a/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/bifrost/bifrost-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ RUN apt-get --error-on=any update && \
 {%- else %}
 RUN echo " " && \
 {%- endif %}
-    bash -c '$VENV/bin/pip install "ansible>=11,<12" && \
+    bash -c '$VENV/bin/pip install "ansible>=12,<13" && \
     $VENV/bin/ansible-galaxy collection install -r /bifrost/ansible-collections-requirements.yml && \
     $VENV/bin/ansible-playbook -vvvv -i /bifrost/playbooks/inventory/target \
     /bifrost/playbooks/install.yaml \
diff --git a/docker/horizon/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/horizon/Dockerfile.j2
index d73e5702d4..f2cb0b4336 100644
--- a/docker/horizon/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/horizon/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
 # know to which path symlink should point to.
 # NOTE(mnasiadka): pinning setuptools due to https://bugs.launchpad.net/horizon/+bug/2007574
 RUN ln -s horizon-source/* horizon \
-    && {{ macros.install_pip(['setuptools==67.2.*']) }} \
     && {{ macros.upper_constraints_remove("horizon") }} \
     && {{ macros.install_pip(horizon_pip_packages | customizable("pip_packages")) }} \
     && mkdir -p /etc/openstack-dashboard \
diff --git a/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh b/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
index 41695a9d57..dae3ae2db8 100644
--- a/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/horizon/extend_start.sh
@@ -172,14 +172,6 @@ function config_trove_dashboard {
     done
 }
 
-function config_venus_dashboard {
-    for file in ${SITE_PACKAGES}/venus_dashboard/enabled/_*[^__].py; do
-        config_dashboard "${ENABLE_VENUS:-no}" \
-            "${SITE_PACKAGES}/venus_dashboard/enabled/${file##*/}" \
-            "${SITE_PACKAGES}/openstack_dashboard/local/enabled/${file##*/}"
-    done
-}
-
 function config_watcher_dashboard {
     for file in ${SITE_PACKAGES}/watcher_dashboard/local/enabled/_*[^__].py; do
         config_dashboard "${ENABLE_WATCHER:-no}" \
@@ -236,7 +228,6 @@ config_neutron_vpnaas_dashboard
 config_octavia_dashboard
 config_tacker_dashboard
 config_trove_dashboard
-config_venus_dashboard
 config_watcher_dashboard
 config_zun_dashboard
 
diff --git a/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
index b53b45da28..9f97ed3866 100644
--- a/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/kolla-toolbox/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /requirements \
 ENV PATH {{ venv_path }}/bin:$PATH
 
 {% set kolla_toolbox_pip_packages = [
-        'ansible-core==2.18.*',
+        'ansible-core==2.19.*',
         'cmd2',
         'influxdb',
         'openstacksdk',
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2
similarity index 89%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2
rename to docker/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2
index 15b9e48a4e..8d17ff4ff9 100644
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/mariadb-server/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}mariadb-base:{{ tag }}
+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}base:{{ tag }}
 {% block labels %}
 LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
 {% endblock %}
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
 
     {% set mariadb_packages = [
         'expect',
+        'mariadb',
         'mariadb-backup',
         'mariadb-server',
         'mariadb-server-galera',
@@ -34,12 +35,19 @@ RUN ln -s /usr/lib64/galera-4 /usr/lib64/galera
     {% set mariadb_packages = [
         'expect',
         'mariadb-backup',
+        'mariadb-client',
         'mariadb-server'
     ] %}
 {% endif %}
 
 {{ macros.install_packages(mariadb_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
 
+{% block mariadb_healthcheck %}
+ENV MARIADB_VERSION=11.4
+ADD plugins-archive /
+RUN install -m 755 /plugins/mariadb-server-plugin-mariadb-docker-archive*/$MARIADB_VERSION/healthcheck.sh /usr/bin/healthcheck.sh
+{% endblock %}
+
 COPY mariadb_sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/kolla_mariadb_sudoers
 COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
 COPY security_reset.expect /usr/local/bin/kolla_security_reset
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/backup.sh b/docker/mariadb-server/backup.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/backup.sh
rename to docker/mariadb-server/backup.sh
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh b/docker/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh
rename to docker/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh
index ebdcbf6b0b..fe10bc61b1 100644
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh
+++ b/docker/mariadb-server/backup_replica.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ DEFAULT_MY_CNF="/etc/mysql/my.cnf"
 REPLICA_MY_CNF="$(mktemp)"
 RETRY_INTERVAL=5  # Interval between retries (in seconds)
 MAX_RETRIES=12    # Max retries (12 retries * 5 seconds = 60 seconds)
+VERIFY_DB_SERVER_CERT="${VERIFY_DB_SERVER_CERT:=FALSE}"
 
 # Cleanup function to remove the REPLICA_MY_CNF file
 cleanup() {
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ retry_mysql_query() {
     local attempt=1
 
     while [ ${attempt} -le ${MAX_RETRIES} ]; do
-        result=$(mysql -h "${HOST}" -u "${USER}" -p"${PASS}" -s -N -e "${query}" 2>/dev/null || true)
+        result=$(mariadb --ssl-verify-server-cert="${VERIFY_DB_SERVER_CERT}" -h "${HOST}" -u "${USER}" -p"${PASS}" -s -N -e "${query}" 2>/dev/null || true)
         if [ -n "${result}" ]; then
             echo "${result}"
             return 0
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh b/docker/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh
similarity index 68%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh
rename to docker/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh
index 53a54557d6..f14c859492 100644
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh
+++ b/docker/mariadb-server/extend_start.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 : ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR:=/var/log/kolla/mariadb}
 
 function bootstrap_db {
-    mysqld_safe --wsrep-new-cluster --skip-networking --wsrep-on=OFF --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mariadb.pid &
+    mariadbd-safe --wsrep-new-cluster --skip-networking --wsrep-on=OFF --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mariadb.pid &
     # Wait for the mariadb server to be "Ready" before starting the security reset with a max timeout
     # NOTE(huikang): the location of mysql's socket file varies depending on the OS distributions.
     # Querying the cluster status has to be executed after the existence of mysql.sock and mariadb.pid.
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ function bootstrap_db {
     sudo -E kolla_security_reset
 
     set +o xtrace
-    mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
-    mysql -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
-    mysqladmin -uroot -p"${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" shutdown
+    mariadb -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
+    mariadb -u root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'root'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}' WITH GRANT OPTION;"
+    mariadb-admin -uroot -p"${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" shutdown
     set -o xtrace
 }
 
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ fi
 
 # This catches all cases of the BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty
 if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    mysql_install_db 2>&1 | tee -a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}/mariadb-bootstrap.log
+    mariadb-install-db 2>&1 | tee -a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}/mariadb-bootstrap.log
     bootstrap_db 2>&1 | tee -a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}/mariadb-bootstrap.log
     exit 0
 fi
 
 # This catches all cases of the KOLLA_UPGRADE variable being set, including empty
 if [[ "${!KOLLA_UPGRADE[@]}" ]]; then
-    # The mysql_upgrade command treats any directories under /var/lib/mysql as
+    # The mariadb-upgrade command treats any directories under /var/lib/mysql as
     # databases. Somehow we can end up with a .pki directory, which causes the
     # command to fail with this error:
     # Incorrect database name '#mysql50#.pki' when selecting the database
     # There doesn't seem to be anything in the directory, so remove it.
     rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/.pki
 
-    mysql_upgrade --host=${DB_HOST} --port=${DB_PORT} --user=root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" 2>&1 | tee -a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}/mariadb-upgrade.log
+    mariadb-upgrade --host=${DB_HOST} --port=${DB_PORT} --user=root --password="${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}" 2>&1 | tee -a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}/mariadb-upgrade.log
     exit 0
 fi
 
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/healthcheck_mariadb b/docker/mariadb-server/healthcheck_mariadb
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/healthcheck_mariadb
rename to docker/mariadb-server/healthcheck_mariadb
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/mariadb_sudoers b/docker/mariadb-server/mariadb_sudoers
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/mariadb_sudoers
rename to docker/mariadb-server/mariadb_sudoers
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/security_reset.expect b/docker/mariadb-server/security_reset.expect
similarity index 100%
rename from docker/mariadb/mariadb-server/security_reset.expect
rename to docker/mariadb-server/security_reset.expect
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-base/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 51cdadb29f..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block mariadb_base_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{{ macros.configure_user(name='mysql') }}
-
-{# NOTE(mnasiadka): Using AppStream packages on CS10 for now #}
-{% if base_package_type == 'rpm' %}
-    {% set mariadb_base_packages = [
-        'mariadb',
-    ] %}
-
-{% elif base_package_type == 'deb' %}
-{{ macros.enable_extra_repos(['mariadb']) }}
-    {% set mariadb_base_packages = [
-        'mariadb-client',
-    ] %}
-{% endif %}
-
-{{ macros.install_packages(mariadb_base_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
-
-{# NOTE(mnasiadka): Latest clustercheck version as of May 2023 is 10.9 #}
-{% block mariadb_clustercheck_version %}
-ARG mariadb_clustercheck_version=10.9
-ARG mariadb_clustercheck_url=https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/mariadb/raw/${mariadb_clustercheck_version}/f/clustercheck.sh
-{% endblock %}
-
-RUN curl -o /usr/bin/clustercheck ${mariadb_clustercheck_url} \
-    && chmod 755 /usr/bin/clustercheck
-
-{% block mariadb_healthcheck %}
-ENV MARIADB_VERSION=10.11
-ADD plugins-archive /
-RUN install -m 755 /plugins/mariadb-base-plugin-mariadb-docker-archive*/$MARIADB_VERSION/healthcheck.sh /usr/bin/healthcheck.sh
-{% endblock %}
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block mariadb_base_footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 7aee4ef055..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}mariadb-base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block mariadb_clustercheck_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
-COPY socat_wrapper.sh /usr/local/bin/socat_wrapper
-
-RUN chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start && \
-    chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/socat_wrapper
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block mariadb_clustercheck_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 7379abddc6..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/extend_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-: ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR:=/var/log/kolla/mariadb}
-
-# Create log directory, with appropriate permissions
-if [[ ! -d "${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
-fi
-if [[ $(stat -c %a ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}) != "755" ]]; then
-    chmod 755 ${MARIADB_LOG_DIR}
-fi
diff --git a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/socat_wrapper.sh b/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/socat_wrapper.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index bf562e3d5d..0000000000
--- a/docker/mariadb/mariadb-clustercheck/socat_wrapper.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-catch_term() {
-    kill -TERM "$child" 2>/dev/null
-    exit 0
-}
-
-catch_quit() {
-    kill -QUIT "$child" 2>/dev/null
-    exit 0
-}
-
-trap catch_term SIGTERM
-trap catch_quit SIGQUIT
-
-socat "$@" &
-
-child=$!
-wait "$child"
diff --git a/docker/neutron/neutron-linuxbridge-agent/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/neutron/neutron-linuxbridge-agent/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 471325548a..0000000000
--- a/docker/neutron/neutron-linuxbridge-agent/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}neutron-base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block neutron_linuxbridge_agent_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{% set neutron_linuxbridge_agent_packages = [
-    'ebtables'
-] %}
-
-{{ macros.install_packages(neutron_linuxbridge_agent_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block neutron_linuxbridge_agent_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
-
-USER neutron
diff --git a/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/Dockerfile.j2
index 676ee1a850..91c3084051 100644
--- a/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build
 
 {{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
 
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
 {% block neutron_metadata_agent_footer %}{% endblock %}
 {% block footer %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/extend_start.sh b/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..001898f68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/neutron/neutron-metadata-agent/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/neutron" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/neutron
+fi
+if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/neutron) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/neutron
+fi
+
+if [[ "${KOLLA_NEUTRON_WRAPPERS:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
+    echo "Copying neutron agent wrappers to /usr/local/bin"
+    sudo -E /usr/local/lib/neutron-wrappers/copy-wrappers
+else
+    echo "Removing neutron agent wrappers from /usr/local/bin"
+    sudo -E /usr/local/lib/neutron-wrappers/delete-wrappers
+fi
+
+. /usr/local/bin/kolla_neutron_extend_start
diff --git a/docker/valkey/valkey-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/valkey/valkey-base/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d4e6da9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/valkey/valkey-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}base:{{ tag }}
+{% block labels %}
+LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block valkey_base_header %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
+
+{{ macros.configure_user(name='valkey', homedir='/run/valkey') }}
+
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+RUN chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
+{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
+
+{% block valkey_base_footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docker/valkey/valkey-base/extend_start.sh b/docker/valkey/valkey-base/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3a3a321d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/valkey/valkey-base/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/valkey" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/valkey
+fi
+
+if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/valkey) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/valkey
+fi
diff --git a/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9cdfac282f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}valkey-base:{{ tag }}
+{% block labels %}
+LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block valkey_sentinel_header %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
+
+{% if base_package_type == 'rpm' %}
+{{ macros.enable_extra_repos(['epel']) }}
+    {% set valkey_sentinel_packages = ['valkey'] %}
+{% elif base_package_type == 'deb' %}
+    {% set valkey_sentinel_packages = ['valkey-sentinel'] %}
+{% endif %}
+{{ macros.install_packages(valkey_sentinel_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
+
+COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+RUN chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
+
+{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
+
+{% block valkey_sentinel_footer %}{% endblock %}
+{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
+
+USER valkey
diff --git a/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/extend_start.sh b/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/extend_start.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6af42ef6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/valkey/valkey-sentinel/extend_start.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/valkey" ]]; then
+    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/valkey
+fi
+
+if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/valkey) != "755" ]]; then
+    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/valkey
+fi
+
+# The CONFIG REWRITE command rewrites the valkey.conf
+# file the server was started with, applying the minimal
+# changes needed to make it reflect the configuration
+# currently used by the server, which may be different
+# compared to the original one because of the use of
+# the CONFIG SET command.
+#
+# https://valkey.io/commands/config-rewrite/
+#
+# Because of above behaviour it's needed to
+# hack kolla's CMD.
+#
+# Without this hack
+# /usr/local/bin/kolla_set_configs --check
+# is always reporting changed.
+#
+# Therefore valkey-sentinel is always restarted
+# even if configuration is not changed from
+# kolla-ansible side.
+if [ ! -z "${VALKEY_CONF}" ] && [ ! -z ${VALKEY_GEN_CONF} ]; then
+    cp ${VALKEY_CONF} ${VALKEY_GEN_CONF}
+fi
diff --git a/docker/valkey/valkey-server/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/valkey/valkey-server/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..046260d7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/valkey/valkey-server/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}valkey-base:{{ tag }}
+{% block labels %}
+LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block valkey_server_header %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
+
+{% if base_package_type == 'rpm' %}
+{{ macros.enable_extra_repos(['epel']) }}
+    {% set valkey_server_packages = ['valkey'] %}
+{% elif base_package_type == 'deb' %}
+    {% set valkey_server_packages = ['valkey'] %}
+{% endif %}
+{{ macros.install_packages(valkey_server_packages | customizable("packages")) }}
+
+{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
+
+{% block valkey_server_footer %}{% endblock %}
+{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
+
+USER valkey
diff --git a/docker/venus/venus-api/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/venus/venus-api/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 35ac69dca2..0000000000
--- a/docker/venus/venus-api/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}venus-base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block venus_api_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_venus_extend_start
-RUN chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_venus_extend_start
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block venus_api_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
-
-USER venus
diff --git a/docker/venus/venus-api/extend_start.sh b/docker/venus/venus-api/extend_start.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index bbe03bbbcc..0000000000
--- a/docker/venus/venus-api/extend_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Bootstrap and exit if KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable is set. This catches all cases
-# of the KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP variable being set, including empty.
-if [[ "${!KOLLA_BOOTSTRAP[@]}" ]]; then
-    venus_manager db sync
-    exit 0
-fi
diff --git a/docker/venus/venus-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/venus/venus-base/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 729ae6bd4d..0000000000
--- a/docker/venus/venus-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}openstack-base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block venus_base_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{{ macros.configure_user(name='venus') }}
-
-ADD venus-base-archive /venus-base-source
-
-{% set venus_base_pip_packages = [
-    '/venus'
-] %}
-
-COPY extend_start.sh /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start
-
-RUN ln -s venus-base-source/* venus \
-    && {{ macros.install_pip(venus_base_pip_packages | customizable("pip_packages")) }} \
-    && mkdir -p /etc/venus \
-    && cp -r /venus/etc/venus/* /etc/venus/ \
-    && touch /usr/local/bin/kolla_venus_extend_start \
-    && chmod 644 /usr/local/bin/kolla_extend_start /usr/local/bin/kolla_venus_extend_start
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block venus_base_footer %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/docker/venus/venus-base/extend_start.sh b/docker/venus/venus-base/extend_start.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index fa7bbe54b0..0000000000
--- a/docker/venus/venus-base/extend_start.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [[ ! -d "/var/log/kolla/venus" ]]; then
-    mkdir -p /var/log/kolla/venus
-fi
-if [[ $(stat -c %a /var/log/kolla/venus) != "755" ]]; then
-    chmod 755 /var/log/kolla/venus
-fi
-
-. /usr/local/bin/kolla_venus_extend_start
diff --git a/docker/venus/venus-manager/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/venus/venus-manager/Dockerfile.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 35575adb64..0000000000
--- a/docker/venus/venus-manager/Dockerfile.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-FROM {{ namespace }}/{{ image_prefix }}venus-base:{{ tag }}
-{% block labels %}
-LABEL maintainer="{{ maintainer }}" name="{{ image_name }}" build-date="{{ build_date }}"
-{% endblock %}
-
-{% block venus_manager_header %}{% endblock %}
-
-{% import "macros.j2" as macros with context %}
-
-{{ macros.kolla_patch_sources() }}
-
-{% block venus_manager_footer %}{% endblock %}
-{% block footer %}{% endblock %}
-
-USER venus
diff --git a/kolla/common/sources.py b/kolla/common/sources.py
index ea8df7c570..4073ae12ae 100644
--- a/kolla/common/sources.py
+++ b/kolla/common/sources.py
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@
         'type': 'url',
         'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/trove-dashboard/'
                      'trove-dashboard-${openstack_branch}.tar.gz')},
-    'horizon-plugin-venus-dashboard': {
-        'type': 'url',
-        'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/venus-dashboard/'
-                     'venus-dashboard-${openstack_branch}.tar.gz')},
     'horizon-plugin-watcher-dashboard': {
         'type': 'url',
         'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/watcher-dashboard/'
@@ -193,7 +189,7 @@
         'type': 'url',
         'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/manila/'
                      'manila-${openstack_branch}.tar.gz')},
-    'mariadb-base-plugin-mariadb-docker': {
+    'mariadb-server-plugin-mariadb-docker': {
         # NOTE(seunghun1ee): This repo is needed to get MariaDB healthcheck.sh
         'type': 'git',
         'reference': 'master',
@@ -415,10 +411,6 @@
         'type': 'url',
         'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/trove/'
                      'trove-${openstack_branch}.tar.gz')},
-    'venus-base': {
-        'type': 'url',
-        'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/venus/'
-                     'venus-${openstack_branch}.tar.gz')},
     'watcher-base': {
         'type': 'url',
         'location': ('$tarballs_base/openstack/watcher/'
diff --git a/kolla/common/users.py b/kolla/common/users.py
index 95aefa4b6e..de8fc315cd 100644
--- a/kolla/common/users.py
+++ b/kolla/common/users.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
         'uid': 42488,
         'gid': 42488,
     },
-    'venus-user': {
+    'venus-user': {  # unused user (venus dropped)
         'uid': 42489,
         'gid': 42489,
     },
@@ -345,5 +345,9 @@
     'hsmusers-user': {
         'uid': 42493,  # This is not used, but the group ID is required.
         'gid': 42493,
-    }
+    },
+    'valkey-user': {
+        'uid': 42494,
+        'gid': 42494,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/kolla/template/methods.py b/kolla/template/methods.py
index 53e0da95b2..42b7399bbc 100644
--- a/kolla/template/methods.py
+++ b/kolla/template/methods.py
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ def handle_repos(context, reponames, mode):
     commands = ''
 
     try:
-        repo_list = repo_data[base_distro] | \
-                    repo_data['%s-%s' % (base_distro, base_arch)]
+        repo_list = repo_data.get(base_package_type, dict()) | \
+                    repo_data.get(base_distro, dict()) | \
+                    repo_data.get('%s-%s' % (base_distro, base_arch), dict())
     except KeyError:
         # NOTE(hrw): Fallback to distro list
         repo_list = repo_data[base_distro]
diff --git a/kolla/template/repos.yaml b/kolla/template/repos.yaml
index c9ba633b89..6739c9bd1e 100644
--- a/kolla/template/repos.yaml
+++ b/kolla/template/repos.yaml
@@ -1,107 +1,8 @@
 ---
-centos:
-  ceph:
-    gpgkey: "https://www.centos.org/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Storage"
-    metalink: "https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-storage-sig-ceph-squid-9-stream&arch=$basearch"
-    name: "centos-ceph-squid"
-  crb:
-    distro: True
-    name: "crb"
-  docker-ce:
-    gpgkey: "https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/gpg"
-    baseurl: "https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/$releasever/$basearch/stable"
-    name: "docker-ce"
-  epel:
-    gpgkey: "https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-$releasever"
-    metalink: "https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=epel-$releasever&arch=$basearch&infra=$infra&content=$contentdir"
-    name: "epel"
-  erlang:
-    baseurl: |
-      https://yum1.rabbitmq.com/erlang/el/9/$basearch
-      https://yum2.rabbitmq.com/erlang/el/9/$basearch
-    gpgkey: "https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-erlang.E495BB49CC4BBE5B.key"
-    name: "rabbitmq_rabbitmq-erlang"
-  extras:
-    distro: True
-    name: "extras"
-  fluentd:
-    baseurl: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/lts/6/redhat/$releasever/$basearch"
-    gpgkey: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/GPG-KEY-fluent-package"
-    name: "fluent-package-lts"
-  grafana:
-    baseurl: "https://rpm.grafana.com"
-    gpgkey: "https://rpm.grafana.com/gpg.key"
-    name: "grafana"
-  hacluster:
-    name: "highavailability"
-    distro: true
-  influxdb:
-    baseurl: "https://repos.influxdata.com/rhel/9/$basearch/stable"
-    gpgkey: "https://repos.influxdata.com/influxdata-archive_compat.key"
-    name: "influxdb"
-  kolla_el10:
-    baseurl: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/el10-missing/epel-10-$basearch/"
-    gpgkey: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/el10-missing/pubkey.gpg"
-    name: "kolla_el10"
-  mariadb:
-    baseurl: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/10.11/yum/rhel/$releasever/$basearch"
-    gpgkey: "https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB"
-    name: "mariadb"
-  opensearch:
-    baseurl: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch/3.x/yum"
-    gpgkey: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/publickeys/opensearch-release.pgp"
-    repo_gpgcheck: 1
-    name: "opensearch32.x"
-  opensearch-dashboards:
-    baseurl: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch-dashboards/3.x/yum"
-    gpgkey: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/publickeys/opensearch-release.pgp"
-    repo_gpgcheck: 1
-    name: "opensearch-dashboards-3.x"
-  openvswitch:
-    gpgkey: "https://www.centos.org/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-NFV"
-    metalink: "https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-nfv-sig-openvswitch-2-$stream&arch=$basearch&protocol=https,http"
-    name: "centos-nfv-openvswitch"
-  opstools:
-    distro: True
-    name: "opstools"
-  proxysql:
-    baseurl: "https://repo.proxysql.com/ProxySQL/proxysql-3.0.x/almalinux/9"
-    gpgkey: "https://repo.proxysql.com/ProxySQL/proxysql-3.0.x/repo_pub_key"
-    name: "proxysql"
-  rabbitmq:
-    baseurl: |
-      https://yum1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/el/9/noarch
-      https://yum2.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/el/9/noarch
-    gpgkey: |
-      https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/cloudsmith.rabbitmq-server.9F4587F226208342.key
-      https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
-    name: "rabbitmq_rabbitmq-server"
-
-centos-aarch64:
-  erlang:
-    baseurl: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/rhel-$releasever-aarch64/"
-    gpgkey: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/pubkey.gpg"
-    name: "copr-rabbitmq-erlang"
-
 # NOTE(mnasiadka): For RabbitMQ Debuntu suite names is following:
 # https://www.rabbitmq.com/install-debian.html#apt-cloudsmith
 
-debian:
-  docker-ce:
-    url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/debian"
-    suite: "bookworm"
-    component: "stable"
-    gpg_key: "docker-ce.asc"
-  erlang:
-    url: "https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/ubuntu"
-    suite: "jammy"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "erlang-ppa.gpg"
-  fluentd:
-    url: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/lts/6/debian/bookworm"
-    suite: "bookworm"
-    component: "contrib"
-    gpg_key: "fluentd.asc"
+deb:
   grafana:
     url: "https://apt.grafana.com"
     suite: "stable"
@@ -112,11 +13,6 @@ debian:
     suite: "jammy"
     component: "stable"
     gpg_key: "influxdb.asc"
-  mariadb:
-    url: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/10.11/repo/debian"
-    suite: "bookworm"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "mariadb.gpg"
   opensearch:
     url: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch/3.x/apt/"
     suite: "stable"
@@ -127,6 +23,28 @@ debian:
     suite: "stable"
     component: "main"
     gpg_key: "opensearch.asc"
+
+debian:
+  erlang:
+    url: "https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/ubuntu"
+    suite: "jammy"
+    component: "main"
+    gpg_key: "erlang-ppa.gpg"
+  docker-ce:
+    url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/debian"
+    suite: "bookworm"
+    component: "stable"
+    gpg_key: "docker-ce.asc"
+  fluentd:
+    url: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/lts/6/debian/bookworm"
+    suite: "bookworm"
+    component: "contrib"
+    gpg_key: "fluentd.asc"
+  mariadb:
+    url: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/11.4/repo/debian"
+    suite: "bookworm"
+    component: "main"
+    gpg_key: "mariadb.gpg"
   proxysql:
     url: "https://repo.proxysql.com/ProxySQL/proxysql-3.0.x/bookworm/"
     suite: "./"
@@ -148,7 +66,49 @@ debian-aarch64:
     arch: "amd64"
     gpg_key: "rabbitmq.gpg"
 
-rocky:
+ubuntu:
+  erlang:
+    url: "https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/ubuntu"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "main"
+    gpg_key: "erlang-ppa.gpg"
+  docker-ce:
+    url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "stable"
+    gpg_key: "docker-ce.asc"
+  fluentd:
+    url: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/lts/6/ubuntu/noble"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "contrib"
+    gpg_key: "fluentd.asc"
+  mariadb:
+    url: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/11.4/repo/ubuntu"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "main"
+    gpg_key: "mariadb.gpg"
+  proxysql:
+    url: "https://repo.proxysql.com/ProxySQL/proxysql-3.0.x/noble/"
+    suite: "./"
+    component: ""
+    gpg_key: "proxysql.asc"
+  rabbitmq:
+    url: "https://ppa1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/ubuntu"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "main"
+    gpg_key: "rabbitmq.gpg"
+
+ubuntu-aarch64:
+  rabbitmq:
+    url: "https://ppa1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/ubuntu"
+    suite: "noble"
+    component: "main"
+    # NOTE(mnasiadka): Since rabbitmq is really noarch and community mirror is not
+    # syncing binary-aarch64 - we're using amd64 here.
+    arch: "amd64"
+    gpg_key: "rabbitmq.gpg"
+
+rpm:
   ceph:
     gpgkey: "https://www.centos.org/keys/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Storage"
     metalink: "https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-storage-sig-ceph-squid-9-stream&arch=$basearch"
@@ -193,7 +153,7 @@ rocky:
     gpgkey: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/el10-missing/pubkey.gpg"
     name: "kolla_el10"
   mariadb:
-    baseurl: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/10.11/yum/rhel/$releasever/$basearch"
+    baseurl: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/11.4/yum/rhel/$releasever/$basearch"
     gpgkey: "https://downloads.mariadb.com/MariaDB/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB"
     name: "mariadb"
   opensearch:
@@ -226,71 +186,14 @@ rocky:
       https://github.com/rabbitmq/signing-keys/releases/download/3.0/rabbitmq-release-signing-key.asc
     name: "rabbitmq_rabbitmq-server"
 
-rocky-aarch64:
+centos-aarch64:
   erlang:
     baseurl: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/rhel-$releasever-aarch64/"
     gpgkey: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/pubkey.gpg"
     name: "copr-rabbitmq-erlang"
 
-ubuntu:
-  docker-ce:
-    url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "stable"
-    gpg_key: "docker-ce.asc"
+rocky-aarch64:
   erlang:
-    url: "https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-erlang/ubuntu"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "erlang-ppa.gpg"
-  fluentd:
-    url: "https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/lts/6/ubuntu/noble"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "contrib"
-    gpg_key: "fluentd.asc"
-  grafana:
-    url: "https://apt.grafana.com"
-    suite: "stable"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "grafana.asc"
-  influxdb:
-    url: "https://repos.influxdata.com/ubuntu"
-    # TODO(mnasiadka): Switch to noble when available
-    suite: "jammy"
-    component: "stable"
-    gpg_key: "influxdb.asc"
-  mariadb:
-    url: "https://dlm.mariadb.com/repo/mariadb-server/10.11/repo/ubuntu"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "mariadb.gpg"
-  opensearch:
-    url: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch/3.x/apt/"
-    suite: "stable"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "opensearch.asc"
-  opensearch-dashboards:
-    url: "https://artifacts.opensearch.org/releases/bundle/opensearch-dashboards/3.x/apt/"
-    suite: "stable"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "opensearch.asc"
-  proxysql:
-    url: "https://repo.proxysql.com/ProxySQL/proxysql-3.0.x/noble/"
-    suite: "./"
-    component: ""
-    gpg_key: "proxysql.asc"
-  rabbitmq:
-    url: "https://ppa1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/ubuntu"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "main"
-    gpg_key: "rabbitmq.gpg"
-
-ubuntu-aarch64:
-  rabbitmq:
-    url: "https://ppa1.rabbitmq.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/deb/debian"
-    suite: "noble"
-    component: "main"
-    # NOTE(mnasiadka): Since rabbitmq is really noarch and community mirror is not
-    # syncing binary-aarch64 - we're using amd64 here.
-    arch: "amd64"
-    gpg_key: "rabbitmq.gpg"
+    baseurl: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/rhel-$releasever-aarch64/"
+    gpgkey: "https://download.copr.fedorainfracloud.org/results/@openstack-kolla/rabbitmq-erlang-27/pubkey.gpg"
+    name: "copr-rabbitmq-erlang"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-neutron-linuxbridge-agent-5c4596f148c143ed.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-neutron-linuxbridge-agent-5c4596f148c143ed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4d951f539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-neutron-linuxbridge-agent-5c4596f148c143ed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for building ``neutron-linuxbridge-agent`` container image has
+    been dropped following removal in Neutron.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/drop-venus-435234b3bff7f209.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/drop-venus-435234b3bff7f209.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..879e494a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/drop-venus-435234b3bff7f209.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Support for building ``Venus`` container images has been dropped,
+    following it's inactivity and producing breaking Horizon plugin builds.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-11.4-b66b5baf9f5e6cd0.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-11.4-b66b5baf9f5e6cd0.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17c0f9845f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/mariadb-11.4-b66b5baf9f5e6cd0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    ``MariaDB`` version has been updated to ``11.4 LTS``.
+    This version will be supported until 29th May 2029.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/neutron-metadata-agent-wrapper-scripts-d6163080d169ea14.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-metadata-agent-wrapper-scripts-d6163080d169ea14.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8155aa5683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/neutron-metadata-agent-wrapper-scripts-d6163080d169ea14.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The neutron wrapper scripts, which were introduced in
+    I679ac66186d457ae53f89469fe22c5662089019a, are now included in the
+    ``neutron-metadata-agent`` container, making it possible to run
+    haproxy processes as separate containers.
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-clustercheck-427a6cfb3f39c508.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-clustercheck-427a6cfb3f39c508.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a6fcadba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-mariadb-clustercheck-427a6cfb3f39c508.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Dropped support for building MariaDB clustercheck container image as it
+    will not be compatible with MariaDB 11.4 (the next LTS version).
diff --git a/roles/kolla-build-config/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kolla-build-config/defaults/main.yml
index e8c6f7841f..81313edaf5 100644
--- a/roles/kolla-build-config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolla-build-config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ kolla_build_sources:
     - tacker-base
     - mistral-base-plugin-tacker
   openstack/trove: trove-base
-  openstack/venus: venus-base
   openstack/watcher: watcher-base
   openstack/zun: zun-base
 
@@ -77,6 +76,5 @@ kolla_build_sources:
   openstack/octavia-dashboard: horizon-plugin-octavia-dashboard
   openstack/tacker-horizon: horizon-plugin-tacker-dashboard
   openstack/trove-dashboard: horizon-plugin-trove-dashboard
-  openstack/venus-dashboard: horizon-plugin-venus-dashboard
   openstack/watcher-dashboard: horizon-plugin-watcher-dashboard
   openstack/zun-ui: horizon-plugin-zun-ui
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 30c980fb33..7e3178bd66 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-ansible-core>=2.17,<2.19 # GPLv3
+# NOTE(mnasiadka): Keeping 2.17 to satisfy py310 job
+ansible-core>=2.17; python_version < '3.11' # GPLv3
+ansible-core>=2.18,<2.20; python_version >= '3.11' # GPLv3
 ansible-lint<26 # MIT
 bandit!=1.6.0,>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 bashate>=0.5.1 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/zuul.d/debian.yaml b/zuul.d/debian.yaml
index 66b0badacf..847a0b4d17 100644
--- a/zuul.d/debian.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/debian.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       kolla_namespace: openstack.kolla
     secrets:
       - kolla_quay_io_creds
-      - kolla_quay_io_api
+      - kolla_quay_io_api_oct_2025
 
 - job:
     name: kolla-publish-debian-bookworm-arm64-quay
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       kolla_namespace: openstack.kolla
     secrets:
       - kolla_quay_io_creds
-      - kolla_quay_io_api
+      - kolla_quay_io_api_oct_2025
 
 - job:
     name: kolla-build-debian-bookworm-no-infra-wheels
diff --git a/zuul.d/rocky.yaml b/zuul.d/rocky.yaml
index f854cca6e2..1306998e9a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/rocky.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/rocky.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       kolla_namespace: openstack.kolla
     secrets:
       - kolla_quay_io_creds
-      - kolla_quay_io_api
+      - kolla_quay_io_api_oct_2025
 
 - project-template:
     name: kolla-build-rocky
diff --git a/zuul.d/scenarios/cephadm.yaml b/zuul.d/scenarios/cephadm.yaml
index 1a56c81ff9..93578439ae 100644
--- a/zuul.d/scenarios/cephadm.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/scenarios/cephadm.yaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - kolla-ansible-debian-bookworm-cephadm:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb-server|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
         - kolla-ansible-debian-bookworm-cephadm-upgrade:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb-server|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-noble-cephadm:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb-server|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-noble-cephadm-upgrade:
-            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
+            files: ^docker\/(base|cinder|glance|mariadb-server|openstack-base|rabbitmq)\/.*
diff --git a/zuul.d/scenarios/mariadb.yaml b/zuul.d/scenarios/mariadb.yaml
index 42b4535dfa..3627e11a4a 100644
--- a/zuul.d/scenarios/mariadb.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/scenarios/mariadb.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
     check:
       jobs:
         - kolla-ansible-debian-bookworm-mariadb:
-            files: ^docker/(base|mariadb)/
+            files: ^docker/(base|mariadb-server)/
         - kolla-ansible-ubuntu-noble-mariadb:
-            files: ^docker/(base|mariadb)/
+            files: ^docker/(base|mariadb-server)/
diff --git a/zuul.d/ubuntu.yaml b/zuul.d/ubuntu.yaml
index 258b98f6c7..28a6ac3bbc 100644
--- a/zuul.d/ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/ubuntu.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       kolla_namespace: openstack.kolla
     secrets:
       - kolla_quay_io_creds
-      - kolla_quay_io_api
+      - kolla_quay_io_api_oct_2025
 
 - job:
     name: kolla-build-ubuntu-noble-no-infra-wheels