diff --git a/.github/workflows/katib_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/katib_test.yaml
index 21879a87ca..762f983a06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/katib_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/katib_test.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+    - name: Free up disk space
+      run: ./tests/free-disk-space.sh
 
     - name: Install KinD, Create KinD cluster and Install kustomize
       run: ./tests/install_KinD_create_KinD_cluster_install_kustomize.sh
@@ -55,10 +58,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Katib
       run: ./tests/katib_install.sh
 
-
-    - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: pip install pytest kubernetes kfp==2.13.0 requests
-
     - name: Port-forward the istio-ingress gateway
       run: ./tests/port_forward_gateway.sh
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16ce1a5f2f..eea1a44e53 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ This repository periodically synchronizes all official Kubeflow components from
 | Jupyter Web Application | applications/jupyter/jupyter-web-app/upstream | [v1.10.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.10.0/components/crud-web-apps/jupyter/manifests) | 4m | 231Mi | 0GB |
 | Tensorboards Web Application | applications/tensorboard/tensorboards-web-app/upstream | [v1.10.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.10.0/components/crud-web-apps/tensorboards/manifests) |  |  |  |
 | Volumes Web Application | applications/volumes-web-app/upstream | [v1.10.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow/tree/v1.10.0/components/crud-web-apps/volumes/manifests) | 4m | 226Mi | 0GB |
-| Katib | applications/katib/upstream | [v0.18.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/katib/tree/v0.18.0/manifests/v1beta1) | 13m | 476Mi | 10GB |
+| Katib | applications/katib/upstream | [v0.19.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/katib/tree/v0.19.0/manifests/v1beta1) | 13m | 476Mi | 10GB |
 | KServe | applications/kserve/kserve | [v0.15.0](https://github.com/kserve/kserve/releases/tag/v0.15.0/install/v0.15.0) | 600m | 1200Mi | 0GB |
 | KServe Models Web Application | applications/kserve/models-web-app | [v0.15.0](https://github.com/kserve/models-web-app/tree/v0.15.0/config) | 6m | 259Mi  | 0GB |
 | Kubeflow Pipelines | applications/pipeline/upstream | [2.15.0](https://github.com/kubeflow/pipelines/tree/2.15.0/manifests/kustomize) | 970m | 3552Mi | 35GB |
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/rbac.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/rbac.yaml
index ccc867a2ee..6a62becf92 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/rbac.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/rbac.yaml
@@ -91,15 +91,23 @@ rules:
       - "create"
       - "delete"
   - apiGroups:
-    - trainer.kubeflow.org
+      - jobset.x-k8s.io
     resources:
-    - trainjobs
+      - jobsets
     verbs:
-    - "get"
-    - "list"
-    - "watch"
-    - "create"
-    - "delete"
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+  - apiGroups:
+      - trainer.kubeflow.org
+    resources:
+      - trainjobs
+    verbs:
+      - "create"
+      - "get"
+      - "list"
+      - "watch"
+      - "delete"
   - apiGroups:
       - kubeflow.org
     resources:
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/trial-templates.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/trial-templates.yaml
index 1b0f3bba2e..8387e3ec9a 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/trial-templates.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/components/controller/trial-templates.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ data:
         spec:
           containers:
             - name: training-container
-              image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.18.0
+              image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.19.0
               command:
                 - "python3"
                 - "/opt/pytorch-mnist/mnist.py"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ data:
         spec:
           containers:
             - name: training-container
-              image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/enas-cnn-cifar10-cpu:v0.18.0
+              image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/enas-cnn-cifar10-cpu:v0.19.0
               command:
                 - python3
                 - -u
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ data:
             spec:
               containers:
                 - name: pytorch
-                  image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.18.0
+                  image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.19.0
                   command:
                     - "python3"
                     - "/opt/pytorch-mnist/mnist.py"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ data:
             spec:
               containers:
                 - name: pytorch
-                  image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.18.0
+                  image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.19.0
                   command:
                     - "python3"
                     - "/opt/pytorch-mnist/mnist.py"
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/components/ui/ui.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/components/ui/ui.yaml
index f836f976a9..00bc0a3441 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/components/ui/ui.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/components/ui/ui.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ spec:
         katib.kubeflow.org/component: ui
         sidecar.istio.io/inject: "false"
     spec:
-      securityContext:
-        seccompProfile:
-          type: RuntimeDefault
       containers:
         - name: katib-ui
           image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
@@ -39,6 +36,8 @@ spec:
             runAsNonRoot: true
             allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
             runAsUser: 1000
+            seccompProfile:
+              type: RuntimeDefault
             capabilities:
               drop:
               - ALL
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/certificate.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/certificate.yaml
index cdd7b41b52..8132867e3a 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/certificate.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/certificate.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ metadata:
   name: katib-webhook-cert
 spec:
   isCA: true
-  commonName: $(KATIB_SERVICE_NAME).$(KATIB_NAMESPACE).svc
+  commonName: KATIB_SERVICE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.KATIB_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER.svc
   dnsNames:
-    - $(KATIB_SERVICE_NAME).$(KATIB_NAMESPACE).svc
-    - $(KATIB_SERVICE_NAME).$(KATIB_NAMESPACE).svc.cluster.local
+    - KATIB_SERVICE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.KATIB_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER.svc
+    - KATIB_SERVICE_NAME_PLACEHOLDER.KATIB_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER.svc.cluster.local
   issuerRef:
     kind: Issuer
     name: katib-selfsigned-issuer
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/katib-config.yaml
index a97d2887c5..81e7f4c391 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/katib-config.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ init:
   controller:
     webhookPort: 8443
     trialResources:
+      - TrainJob.v1alpha1.trainer.kubeflow.org
       - Job.v1.batch
       - TFJob.v1.kubeflow.org
       - PyTorchJob.v1.kubeflow.org
@@ -13,40 +14,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -55,4 +56,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
index d4296a12fe..41ae7d6b77 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,69 +1,158 @@
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: kubeflow
 resources:
-  # Namespace.
-  - ../../components/namespace
-  # Katib controller.
-  - ../../components/controller/
-  # Katib CRDs.
-  - ../../components/crd/
-  # Katib DB manager.
-  - ../../components/db-manager/
-  # Katib DB mysql.
-  - ../../components/mysql/
-  # Katib UI.
-  - ../../components/ui/
-  # Katib webhooks.
-  - ../../components/webhook/
-  # Cert-manager certificate for webhooks
-  - certificate.yaml
+# Namespace.
+- ../../components/namespace
+# Katib controller.
+- ../../components/controller/
+# Katib CRDs.
+- ../../components/crd/
+# Katib DB manager.
+- ../../components/db-manager/
+# Katib DB mysql.
+- ../../components/mysql/
+# Katib UI.
+- ../../components/ui/
+ # Katib webhooks.
+- ../../components/webhook/
+# Cert-manager certificate for webhooks
+- certificate.yaml
 images:
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newTag: v0.19.0
 
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml
 
-vars:
-  - fieldref:
-      fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-    name: KATIB_NAMESPACE
-    objref:
-      apiVersion: v1
-      kind: Service
-      name: katib-controller
-  - fieldref:
-      fieldPath: metadata.name
-    name: KATIB_SERVICE_NAME
-    objref:
-      apiVersion: v1
-      kind: Service
-      name: katib-controller
-  - name: KATIB_CERT_NAME
-    objref:
-      kind: Certificate
-      group: cert-manager.io
-      version: v1
-      name: katib-webhook-cert
-    fieldref:
-      fieldpath: metadata.name
 
 configurations:
-  - params.yaml
+- params.yaml
 
 configMapGenerator:
-  - name: katib-config
-    behavior: create
-    files:
-      - katib-config.yaml
+- behavior: create
+  files:
+  - katib-config.yaml
+  name: katib-config
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
+patches:
+- path: patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml
+replacements:
+- source:
+    fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+    kind: Service
+    name: katib-controller
+    version: v1
+  targets:
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.commonName
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+      index: 1
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.dnsNames.0
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+      index: 1
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.dnsNames.1
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+      index: 1
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+    options:
+      delimiter: /
+      create: true
+    select: 
+      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+      kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
     options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+      delimiter: /
+      create: true
+    select:
+      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+      kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
+      version: v1
+- source:
+    fieldPath: metadata.name
+    kind: Service
+    name: katib-controller
+    version: v1
+  targets:
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.commonName
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.dnsNames.0
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.dnsNames.1
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+    select:
+      group: cert-manager.io
+      kind: Certificate
+      name: katib-webhook-cert
+      version: v1
+- source:
+    fieldPath: metadata.name
+    kind: Certificate
+    name: katib-webhook-cert
+  targets:
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+    options:
+      delimiter: /
+      index: 1
+      create: true
+    select:
+      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+      kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+      version: v1
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+    options:
+      delimiter: /
+      index: 1
+      create: true
+    select:
+      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+      kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
+      version: v1
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml
index ec259194e0..e5b03ce8af 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-cert-manager/patches/katib-cert-injection.yaml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
 metadata:
   name: katib.kubeflow.org
   annotations:
-    cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: $(KATIB_NAMESPACE)/$(KATIB_CERT_NAME)
+    cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: KATIB_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER/KATIB_CERT_NAME_PLACEHOLDER
 ---
 apiVersion: admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1
 kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
 metadata:
   name: katib.kubeflow.org
   annotations:
-    cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: $(KATIB_NAMESPACE)/$(KATIB_CERT_NAME)
+    cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: KATIB_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER/KATIB_CERT_NAME_PLACEHOLDER
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/katib-config.yaml
index f4d5226e32..b57861f515 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/katib-config.yaml
@@ -15,40 +15,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/kustomization.yaml
index 3e9667188a..724f2f6e85 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-external-db/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,45 +1,44 @@
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: kubeflow
 resources:
-  # Namespace.
-  - ../../components/namespace/
-  # Katib controller.
-  - ../../components/controller/
-  # Katib CRDs.
-  - ../../components/crd/
-  # Katib DB manager.
-  - ../../components/db-manager/
-  # Katib UI.
-  - ../../components/ui/
-  # Katib webhooks.
-  - ../../components/webhook/
+# Namespace.
+- ../../components/namespace/
+# Katib controller.
+- ../../components/controller/
+# Katib CRDs.
+- ../../components/crd/
+# Katib DB manager.
+- ../../components/db-manager/
+# Katib UI.
+- ../../components/ui/
+# Katib webhooks.
+- ../../components/webhook/
 images:
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - patches/db-manager.yaml
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newTag: v0.19.0
 # Modify katib-mysql-secrets with parameters for the DB.
-secretGenerator:
-  - name: katib-mysql-secrets
-    envs:
-      - secrets.env
   # Secret for webhooks certs.
-  - name: katib-webhook-cert
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+secretGenerator:
+- envs:
+  - secrets.env
+  name: katib-mysql-secrets
+- name: katib-webhook-cert
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
 configMapGenerator:
-  - name: katib-config
-    behavior: create
-    files:
-      - katib-config.yaml
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+- behavior: create
+  files:
+  - katib-config.yaml
+  name: katib-config
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
+patches:
+- path: patches/db-manager.yaml
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/katib-config.yaml
index 5e4bcfafe1..981c92067b 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/katib-config.yaml
@@ -16,40 +16,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/kustomization.yaml
index 64b8a1554b..a8c7d3dd51 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-leader-election/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: kubeflow
-resources:
-  - ../katib-standalone
   # rbac for leader-election
-  - leader-election-rbac.yaml
+resources:
+- ../katib-standalone
+- leader-election-rbac.yaml
 replicas:
-  - name: katib-controller
-    count: 2
+- count: 2
+  name: katib-controller
 configMapGenerator:
-  - name: katib-config
-    behavior: replace
-    files:
-      - katib-config.yaml
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+- behavior: replace
+  files:
+  - katib-config.yaml
+  name: katib-config
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/katib-config.yaml
index a97d2887c5..019e4345ca 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/katib-config.yaml
@@ -13,40 +13,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/kustomization.yaml
index f384b556c3..c24b3accef 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-openshift/kustomization.yaml
@@ -8,65 +8,62 @@
 # To achieve this, run:
 #
 # `kustomize build ./manifests/v1beta1/installs/katib-openshift | oc apply -f - -l type!=local`
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: kubeflow
 resources:
-  # Namespace.
-  - ../../components/namespace/
-  # Katib controller.
-  - ../../components/controller/
-  # Katib CRDs.
-  - ../../components/crd/
-  # Katib DB manager.
-  - ../../components/db-manager/
-  # Katib DB mysql.
-  - ../../components/mysql/
-  # Katib UI.
-  - ../../components/ui/
-  # Katib webhooks.
-  - ../../components/webhook/
+# Namespace.
+- ../../components/namespace/
+# Katib controller.
+- ../../components/controller/
+# Katib CRDs.
+- ../../components/crd/
+# Katib DB manager.
+- ../../components/db-manager/
+# Katib DB mysql.
+- ../../components/mysql/
+# Katib UI.
+- ../../components/ui/
+# Katib webhooks.
+- ../../components/webhook/
 images:
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-
-patchesJson6902:
-  # Annotate Service to delegate TLS-secret generation to OpenShift service controller
-  # https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/security/certificates/service-serving-certificate.html#add-service-certificate_service-serving-certificate
-  - target:
-      group: ""
-      version: v1
-      kind: Service
-      name: katib-controller
-      namespace: kubeflow
-    path: patches/service-serving-cert.yaml
-  # Annotate WebhookConfigurations to delegate `caBundle` population to OpenShift service controller
-  # https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/security/certificates/service-serving-certificate.html#add-service-certificate-mutating-webhook_service-serving-certificate
-  - target:
-      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
-      version: v1
-      kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
-      name: katib.kubeflow.org
-    path: patches/webhook-inject-cabundle.yaml
-  - target:
-      group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
-      version: v1
-      kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
-      name: katib.kubeflow.org
-    path: patches/webhook-inject-cabundle.yaml
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newTag: v0.19.0
 
 configMapGenerator:
-  - name: katib-config
-    behavior: create
-    files:
-      - katib-config.yaml
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+- behavior: create
+  files:
+  - katib-config.yaml
+  name: katib-config
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
+patches:
+# Annotate Service to delegate TLS-secret generation to OpenShift service controller
+# https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/security/certificates/service-serving-certificate.html#add-service-certificate_service-serving-certificate
+- path: patches/service-serving-cert.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: Service
+    name: katib-controller
+    namespace: kubeflow
+    version: v1
+ # Annotate WebhookConfigurations to delegate `caBundle` population to OpenShift service controller
+# https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.6/security/certificates/service-serving-certificate.html#add-service-certificate-mutating-webhook_service-serving-certificate
+- path: patches/webhook-inject-cabundle.yaml
+  target:
+    group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+    kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+    name: katib.kubeflow.org
+    version: v1
+- path: patches/webhook-inject-cabundle.yaml
+  target:
+    group: admissionregistration.k8s.io
+    kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
+    name: katib.kubeflow.org
+    version: v1
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/katib-config.yaml
index f4d5226e32..b57861f515 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/katib-config.yaml
@@ -15,40 +15,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/kustomization.yaml
index 7e7a105703..2d1f7fbbf7 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone-postgres/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,48 +1,47 @@
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
-namespace: kubeflow
+namespace: kubeflow 
 resources:
-  # Namespace.
-  - ../../components/namespace/
-  # Katib controller.
-  - ../../components/controller/
-  # Katib CRDs.
-  - ../../components/crd/
-  # Katib DB manager.
-  - ../../components/db-manager/
-  # Katib DB postgres.
-  - ../../components/postgres/
-  # Katib UI.
-  - ../../components/ui/
-  # Katib webhooks.
-  - ../../components/webhook/
+# Namespace.
+- ../../components/namespace/
+# Katib controller.
+- ../../components/controller/
+# Katib CRDs.
+- ../../components/crd/
+# Katib DB manager.
+- ../../components/db-manager/
+# Katib DB postgres.
+- ../../components/postgres/
+# Katib UI.
+- ../../components/ui/
+# Katib webhooks.
+- ../../components/webhook/
 images:
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-patchesJson6902:
-  - target:
-      group: apps
-      version: v1
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: katib-db-manager
-    path: ./patches/db-manager.yaml
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newTag: v0.19.0
 configMapGenerator:
-  - name: katib-config
-    behavior: create
-    files:
-      - katib-config.yaml
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+- behavior: create
+  files:
+  - katib-config.yaml
+  name: katib-config
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
 # Secret for webhooks certs.
 secretGenerator:
-  - name: katib-webhook-cert
-    options:
-      disableNameSuffixHash: true
+- name: katib-webhook-cert
+  options:
+    disableNameSuffixHash: true
+patches:
+- path: ./patches/db-manager.yaml
+  target:
+    group: apps
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: katib-db-manager
+    version: v1
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/katib-config.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/katib-config.yaml
index da9736f573..666fbc87f3 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/katib-config.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/katib-config.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ init:
   controller:
     webhookPort: 8443
     trialResources:
+      - TrainJob.v1alpha1.trainer.kubeflow.org
       - Job.v1.batch
       - TFJob.v1.kubeflow.org
       - PyTorchJob.v1.kubeflow.org
@@ -14,40 +15,40 @@ init:
 runtime:
   metricsCollectors:
     - kind: StdOut
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: File
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/file-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
     - kind: TensorFlowEvent
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/tfevent-metrics-collector:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 1Gi
   suggestions:
     - algorithmName: random
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: grid
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: hyperband
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-hyperband:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: bayesianoptimization
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-skopt:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: cmaes
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: sobol
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-goptuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: multivariate-tpe
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-optuna:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: enas
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-enas:v0.19.0
       resources:
         limits:
           memory: 400Mi
     - algorithmName: darts
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-darts:v0.19.0
     - algorithmName: pbt
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/suggestion-pbt:v0.19.0
       persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteMany
@@ -56,4 +57,4 @@ runtime:
             storage: 5Gi
   earlyStoppings:
     - algorithmName: medianstop
-      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.18.0
+      image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/earlystopping-medianstop:v0.19.0
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/kustomization.yaml
index 9882be63d2..166c7bd002 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-standalone/kustomization.yaml
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ resources:
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
     newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
+    newTag: v0.19.0
   - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
     newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
+    newTag: v0.19.0
   - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
     newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
+    newTag: v0.19.0
 configMapGenerator:
   - name: katib-config
     behavior: create
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/kustomization.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
index a1ab26aa90..91d6026472 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,56 +1,63 @@
----
 apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: kubeflow
 resources:
-  - ../katib-cert-manager
-  # Kubeflow Katib components.
-  - kubeflow-katib-roles.yaml
-  - ui-virtual-service.yaml
-  - istio-authorizationpolicy.yaml
+- ../katib-cert-manager
+# Kubeflow Katib components.
+- kubeflow-katib-roles.yaml
+- ui-virtual-service.yaml
+- istio-authorizationpolicy.yaml
 images:
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-  - name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
-    newTag: v0.18.0
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - patches/remove-namespace.yaml
-
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-controller
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-db-manager
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+- name: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newName: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/katib-ui
+  newTag: v0.19.0
+  
 patches:
-  # Extend RBAC permission list of katib-ui so it can
-  # create SubjectAccessReview resources.
-  - target:
-      kind: ClusterRole
-      name: katib-ui
-      group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-      version: v1
-    path: patches/ui-rbac.yaml
-  # Enable RBAC authz checks in UI's backend.
-  - target:
-      version: v1
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: katib-ui
-    path: patches/enable-ui-authz-checks.yaml
-  # Allow istio sidecar injection in katib-UI Pod.
-  - target:
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: katib-ui
-    path: patches/istio-sidecar-injection.yaml
+# Extend RBAC permission list of katib-ui so it can
+# create SubjectAccessReview resources.
+- path: patches/ui-rbac.yaml
+  target:
+    group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+    kind: ClusterRole
+    name: katib-ui
+    version: v1
+# Enable RBAC authz checks in UI's backend.
+- path: patches/enable-ui-authz-checks.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: katib-ui
+    version: v1
+# Allow istio sidecar injection in katib-UI Pod.
+- path: patches/istio-sidecar-injection.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: katib-ui
+- path: patches/remove-namespace.yaml
 
-vars:
-  - fieldref:
-      fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-    name: KATIB_UI_NAMESPACE
-    objref:
-      apiVersion: apps/v1
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: katib-ui
 
 configurations:
-  - params.yaml
+- params.yaml
+replacements:
+- source:
+    fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+    group: apps
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: katib-ui
+    version: v1
+  targets:
+  - fieldPaths:
+    - spec.http.0.route.0.destination.host
+    options:
+      delimiter: .
+      index: 1
+    select:
+      group: networking.istio.io
+      kind: VirtualService
+      name: katib-ui
+      version: v1alpha3
diff --git a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/ui-virtual-service.yaml b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/ui-virtual-service.yaml
index 4ed0f3d1b5..fec5aa06c2 100644
--- a/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/ui-virtual-service.yaml
+++ b/applications/katib/upstream/installs/katib-with-kubeflow/ui-virtual-service.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ spec:
         uri: /katib/
       route:
         - destination:
-            host: katib-ui.$(KATIB_UI_NAMESPACE).svc.cluster.local
+            host: katib-ui.KATIB_UI_NAMESPACE_PLACEHOLDER.svc.cluster.local
             port:
               number: 80
diff --git a/scripts/synchronize-katib-manifests.sh b/scripts/synchronize-katib-manifests.sh
index cd80ffe787..be3e90e7dc 100644
--- a/scripts/synchronize-katib-manifests.sh
+++ b/scripts/synchronize-katib-manifests.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ setup_error_handling
 COMPONENT_NAME="katib"
 REPOSITORY_NAME="kubeflow/katib"
 REPOSITORY_URL="https://github.com/kubeflow/katib.git"
-COMMIT="v0.18.0"
+COMMIT="v0.19.0"
 REPOSITORY_DIRECTORY="katib"
 SOURCE_DIRECTORY=${SOURCE_DIRECTORY:=/tmp/kubeflow-${COMPONENT_NAME}}
 BRANCH_NAME=${BRANCH_NAME:=synchronize-${COMPONENT_NAME}-manifests-${COMMIT?}}
diff --git a/tests/katib_test.sh b/tests/katib_test.sh
index 42e941a179..cfc11fc901 100755
--- a/tests/katib_test.sh
+++ b/tests/katib_test.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ kubectl wait --for=condition=Running experiments.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE --a
 echo "Waiting for all Trials to be Completed..."
 kubectl wait --for=condition=Created trials.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE --all --timeout=60s
 kubectl get trials.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE
-kubectl wait --for=condition=Succeeded trials.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE --all --timeout 900s
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Succeeded trials.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE --all --timeout 600s
 kubectl get trials.kubeflow.org -n $KF_PROFILE
diff --git a/tests/katib_test.yaml b/tests/katib_test.yaml
index 7635ab0066..e369c5f559 100644
--- a/tests/katib_test.yaml
+++ b/tests/katib_test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
----
----
 apiVersion: kubeflow.org/v1beta1
 kind: Experiment
 metadata:
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
           spec:
             containers:
             - name: training-container
-              image: docker.io/kubeflowkatib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:latest
+              image: ghcr.io/kubeflow/katib/pytorch-mnist-cpu:v0.19.0
               command:
               - "python3"
               - "/opt/pytorch-mnist/mnist.py"