diff --git a/pkg/data_collector/data_collector.go b/pkg/data_collector/data_collector.go
index 340caba..8fbec5a 100644
--- a/pkg/data_collector/data_collector.go
+++ b/pkg/data_collector/data_collector.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 
 	helmClient "github.com/mittwald/go-helm-client"
 	"github.com/nginxinc/nginx-k8s-supportpkg/pkg/crds"
-	"github.com/nginxinc/nginx-k8s-supportpkg/pkg/version"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	crdClient "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -94,12 +93,14 @@ type CommandTiming struct {
 type ProductInfo struct {
 	Product string `json:"product"`
 	Version string `json:"version"`
+	Build   string `json:"build"`
 }
 
 type PlatformInfo struct {
 	// Add platform-specific fields as needed
-	K8sVersion string   `json:"k8s_version,omitempty"`
-	Namespaces []string `json:"namespaces,omitempty"`
+	PlatformType string `json:"platform_type,omitempty"`
+	Hostname     string `json:"hostname,omitempty"`
+	SerialNumber string `json:"serial_number,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type SubPackage struct {
@@ -328,22 +329,43 @@ func (c *DataCollector) AllNamespacesExist() bool {
 }
 
 func (c *DataCollector) GenerateManifest(product string, startTime time.Time, jobsRun, jobsFailed int, jobTimings []JobInfo) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Read and parse product_info.json
+	filename := filepath.Join(c.BaseDir, "product_info.json")
+	file, err := os.Open(filename)
+	var info ProductInfo
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Printf("Warning: failed to open product_info.json: %v. Using default values.", err)
+	} else {
+		defer file.Close()
+		decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
+		if err := decoder.Decode(&info); err != nil {
+			c.Logger.Printf("Warning: failed to decode product_info.json: %v. Using default values.", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	filename = filepath.Join(c.BaseDir, "platform_info.json")
+	file, err = os.Open(filename)
+	var platformInfo PlatformInfo
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Logger.Printf("Warning: failed to open platform_info.json: %v. Using default values.", err)
+	} else {
+		defer file.Close()
+		decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
+		if err = decoder.Decode(&platformInfo); err != nil {
+			c.Logger.Printf("Warning: failed to decode platform_info.json: %v. Using default values.", err)
+		}
+	}
 	manifest := Manifest{
 		Version: "1.2", // Match the schema version
 		Timestamp: TimestampInfo{
 			Start: startTime.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 			Stop:  time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
 		},
-		PackageType: "root", // As defined in schema enum
-		RootDir:     ".",
-		ProductInfo: ProductInfo{
-			Product: product,
-			Version: version.Version,
-		},
-		PlatformInfo: PlatformInfo{
-			Namespaces: c.Namespaces,
-		},
-		Commands: []Command{},
+		PackageType:  "root", // As defined in schema enum
+		RootDir:      ".",
+		ProductInfo:  info,
+		PlatformInfo: platformInfo,
+		Commands:     []Command{},
 	}
 
 	// Convert job timings to commands format
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/common_job_list.go b/pkg/jobs/common_job_list.go
index f2e0aa5..6b6ce23 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/common_job_list.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/common_job_list.go
@@ -433,6 +433,42 @@ func CommonJobList() []Job {
 				} else {
 					jsonResult, _ := json.MarshalIndent(result, "", "  ")
 					jobResult.Files[filepath.Join(dc.BaseDir, "k8s", "nodes.json")] = jsonResult
+					nodeList := result
+
+					var hostname string
+					var platformType string
+					for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
+						labels := node.ObjectMeta.Labels
+						// If the node does NOT have the control-plane label, include its name
+						if _, exists := labels["node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"]; exists {
+							hostname = node.ObjectMeta.Name
+							osImage := node.Status.NodeInfo.OSImage
+							osType := node.Status.NodeInfo.OperatingSystem
+							osArch := node.Status.NodeInfo.Architecture
+
+							platformType = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s/%s", osImage, osType, osArch)
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					const platformInfoFilename = "platform_info.json"
+					versionInfo, err := dc.K8sCoreClientSet.Discovery().ServerVersion()
+					k8sVersion := ""
+					if err == nil && versionInfo != nil {
+						k8sVersion = versionInfo.GitVersion
+					}
+
+					platformInfo := data_collector.PlatformInfo{
+						PlatformType: fmt.Sprintf("%s, k8s version: %s", platformType, k8sVersion),
+						Hostname:     hostname,
+						SerialNumber: "N/A",
+					}
+
+					platformInfoBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(platformInfo, "", "  ")
+					if err != nil {
+						dc.Logger.Printf("\tCould not marshal platformInfo: %v\n", err)
+					} else {
+						jobResult.Files[filepath.Join(dc.BaseDir, platformInfoFilename)] = platformInfoBytes
+					}
 				}
 				ch <- jobResult
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/jobs/nic_job_list.go b/pkg/jobs/nic_job_list.go
index 4538191..f28556e 100644
--- a/pkg/jobs/nic_job_list.go
+++ b/pkg/jobs/nic_job_list.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,6 +33,27 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+// Extracts ProductInfo from nginx-ingress --version output
+func ParseNginxIngressProductInfo(res []byte) data_collector.ProductInfo {
+	productInfo := data_collector.ProductInfo{
+		Version: "unknown",
+		Product: "NGINX Ingress Controller",
+		Build:   "unknown",
+	}
+
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`Version=([^\s]+)`)
+	matches := re.FindSubmatch(res)
+	if len(matches) > 1 {
+		productInfo.Version = string(matches[1])
+	}
+	re = regexp.MustCompile(`Commit=([^\s]+)`)
+	matches = re.FindSubmatch(res)
+	if len(matches) > 1 {
+		productInfo.Build = string(matches[1])
+	}
+	return productInfo
+}
+
 func NICJobList() []Job {
 	jobList := []Job{
 		{
@@ -182,6 +204,44 @@ func NICJobList() []Job {
 				ch <- jobResult
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Name:    "collect-product-platform-info",
+			Timeout: time.Second * 10,
+			Execute: func(dc *data_collector.DataCollector, ctx context.Context, ch chan JobResult) {
+				jobResult := JobResult{Files: make(map[string][]byte), Error: nil}
+				command := []string{"./nginx-ingress", "--version"}
+				for _, namespace := range dc.Namespaces {
+					pods, err := dc.K8sCoreClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+					if err != nil {
+						dc.Logger.Printf("\tCould not retrieve pod list for namespace %s: %v\n", namespace, err)
+					} else {
+						for _, pod := range pods.Items {
+							if strings.Contains(pod.Name, "ingress") {
+								for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+									if container.Name == "nginx-ingress" {
+										res, err := dc.PodExecutor(namespace, pod.Name, container.Name, command, ctx)
+										if err != nil {
+											jobResult.Error = err
+											dc.Logger.Printf("\tCommand execution %s failed for pod %s in namespace %s: %v\n", command, pod.Name, namespace, err)
+										} else {
+											productInfo := ParseNginxIngressProductInfo(res)
+											fileName := "product_info.json"
+											jsonBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(productInfo, "", "  ")
+											if err != nil {
+												jobResult.Error = err
+											} else {
+												jobResult.Files[filepath.Join(dc.BaseDir, fileName)] = jsonBytes
+											}
+											ch <- jobResult
+										}
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	return jobList
 }