diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 83bb5d405..aaad2ecac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ jobs:
 
       # ==================== Operator-Bundle ====================
       - name: Modify Bundle CSV Metadata
-        run: ./operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh
+        working-directory: target/checkout
+        run: ./operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh "VERSION=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}" "SKIP_RANGE=>=0.0.1 <${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}"
 
       - name: Build and Push Operator Bundle Image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
@@ -115,8 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x opm
           sudo cp -v opm /usr/bin/
           rm -vf opm
-          VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-          operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh ${VERSION}
+          operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
 
       - name: Build and Push Operator Catalog Image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
index 7c3d15d07..fc204737b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # ==================== Operator-Bundle ====================
       - name: Modify Bundle CSV Metadata
-        run: ./operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh "SKIP_RANGE=>=0.0.1 <${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}"
+        run: ./operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh "VERSION=${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}" "SKIP_RANGE=>=0.0.1 <${{ env.NEXT_VERSION }}"
 
       - name: Build and Push Operator Bundle Image
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 355a3cbb6..413772f9f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include *compose.env
 IMAGE_REGISTRY ?= quay.io
 IMAGE_GROUP ?= streamshub
 VERSION ?= $(shell mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+CSV_VERSION ?= $(VERSION)
 
 CONSOLE_API_IMAGE ?= $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_GROUP)/console-api:$(VERSION)
 CONSOLE_UI_IMAGE ?= $(IMAGE_REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_GROUP)/console-ui:$(VERSION)
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ container-image-api-push: container-image-api
 
 container-image-operator:
 	mvn package -am -pl operator -Pcontainer-image -DskipTests -Dquarkus.container-image.image=$(CONSOLE_OPERATOR_IMAGE)
-	operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh SKOPEO_TRANSPORT=$(SKOPEO_TRANSPORT)
-	operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh $(VERSION)
+	operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh "VERSION=$(CSV_VERSION)" "SKIP_RANGE=$(SKIP_RANGE)" "SKOPEO_TRANSPORT=$(SKOPEO_TRANSPORT)"
+	operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh $(CSV_VERSION)
 	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) build --platform=$(ARCH) -t $(CONSOLE_OPERATOR_BUNDLE_IMAGE) -f operator/target/bundle/console-operator/bundle.Dockerfile
 	$(CONTAINER_RUNTIME) build --platform=$(ARCH) -t $(CONSOLE_OPERATOR_CATALOG_IMAGE) -f operator/target/catalog.Dockerfile
 
diff --git a/operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh b/operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh
index 41b0a0a6a..fa3b07a81 100755
--- a/operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh
+++ b/operator/bin/generate-catalog.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 SCRIPT_PATH="$(cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P)"
-source ${SCRIPT_PATH}/common.sh
+
 export VERSION="${1}"
 
+source ${SCRIPT_PATH}/common.sh
+
 echo "[INFO] Generate catalog"
 
 rm -rvf ${CATALOG_PATH} ${CATALOG_PATH}.Dockerfile
diff --git a/operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh b/operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh
index 0ea28546d..a101a62ec 100755
--- a/operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh
+++ b/operator/bin/modify-bundle-metadata.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 SCRIPT_PATH="$(cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; pwd -P)"
-source ${SCRIPT_PATH}/common.sh
 
+VERSION=""
 SKIP_RANGE=""
 SKOPEO_TRANSPORT="docker://"
 
@@ -12,19 +12,27 @@ do
   VALUE=$(echo "$ARGUMENT" | sed 's/^[^=]*=//')
 
   case "$KEY" in
-    SKIP_RANGE)                            SKIP_RANGE=${VALUE};;
-    ORIGINAL_OPERATOR_NAME)                ORIGINAL_OPERATOR_NAME=${VALUE};;
-    SKOPEO_TRANSPORT)                      SKOPEO_TRANSPORT=${VALUE};;
+    VERSION)                            VERSION=${VALUE};;
+    SKIP_RANGE)                         SKIP_RANGE=${VALUE};;
+    ORIGINAL_OPERATOR_NAME)             ORIGINAL_OPERATOR_NAME=${VALUE};;
+    SKOPEO_TRANSPORT)                   SKOPEO_TRANSPORT=${VALUE};;
     *)
   esac
 done
 
+source ${SCRIPT_PATH}/common.sh
+
 api_name="console-api"
 ui_name="console-ui"
 operator_name="console-operator"
 
 echo "[INFO] Modify values and replace placeholders in ${CSV_FILE_PATH}"
 
+if [[ -n "$VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "[DEBUG] Setting version = \"${VERSION}\""
+    ${YQ} eval -o yaml -i ".spec.version = \"${VERSION}\"" "${CSV_FILE_PATH}"
+fi
+
 # Delete any namespaces set on the CSV deployment(s), possibly added by `quarkus.kubernetes.namespace`
 ${YQ} eval -o yaml -i 'del(.spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.metadata.namespace)' "${CSV_FILE_PATH}"
 
@@ -69,6 +77,10 @@ ${YQ} eval -o yaml -i ".spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.cont
 ${YQ} eval -o yaml -i ".spec.install.spec.deployments[0].spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName = \"${OPERATOR_NAME}\"" "${CSV_FILE_PATH}"
 ${YQ} eval -o yaml -i ".spec.install.spec.clusterPermissions.[].serviceAccountName = \"${OPERATOR_NAME}\"" "${CSV_FILE_PATH}"
 
+echo "[DEBUG] Updating package name annotation and image label to ${OPERATOR_NAME}"
+${YQ} eval -o yaml -i ".annotations.[\"operators.operatorframework.io.bundle.package.v1\"] = \"${OPERATOR_NAME}\"" "${BUNDLE_PATH}/metadata/annotations.yaml"
+sed -i 's/'${ORIGINAL_OPERATOR_NAME}'/'${OPERATOR_NAME}'/' "${BUNDLE_PATH}/bundle.Dockerfile"
+
 # Add Env for operator deployment that references API and UI images with digest instead of tag
 echo "[DEBUG] Add UI and API images to CSV"