diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 580cae5..6099971 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 * @upbound/team-solutions
+* @haarchri
diff --git a/.github/renovate.json5 b/.github/renovate.json5
index 5d750ec..44f1491 100644
--- a/.github/renovate.json5
+++ b/.github/renovate.json5
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
     'helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests',
     ':semanticCommits',
   ],
-  rebaseWhen: 'conflicted',
+  rebaseWhen: 'auto',
+  rebaseLabel: 'rebase',
   prConcurrentLimit: 5,
+  autoApprove: true,
+  automerge: true,
+  automergeType: 'pr',
   baseBranches: [
     'main',
   ],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 01a3776..df1b755 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_ARGS: "--load"
 
       - name: Publish Artifacts to GitHub
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
           name: output
           path: _output/**
 
       - name: Login to Upbound
-        uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3
+        uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3
         if: env.XPKG_ACCESS_ID != ''
         with:
           registry: xpkg.upbound.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index d310447..885d97a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ name: End to End Testing
 on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
-
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled]
 jobs:
   e2e:
     uses: upbound/official-providers-ci/.github/workflows/pr-comment-trigger.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
index acbb91b..f159c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yamllint.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
       - name: yamllint
-        uses: reviewdog/action-yamllint@1dca3ad811867be18fbe293a9818d715a6c2cd46 # v1.20.0
+        uses: reviewdog/action-yamllint@f01d8a48fd8d89f89895499fca2cff09f9e9e8c0 # v1.21.0
         with:
           reporter: github-pr-review
           filter_mode: nofilter
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c7bca19..1c6cba0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ PLATFORMS ?= linux_amd64
 
 # Tool Versions
 # ------------------
-UP_VERSION = v0.38.0
+UP_VERSION = v0.39.0
 UP_CHANNEL = stable
 CROSSPLANE_CLI_VERSION = v1.18.0
 CROSSPLANE_VERSION = v1.18.0-up.1
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ UPTEST_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT ?= 2400s
 KCL_COMPOSITION_PATH ?= apis/kcl/generate.k
 LANG_KCL := $(shell find ./apis -type f -name '*.k')
 
+# Overwrite example list if it is set by CI
+# For example with comment `/test-examples="path/to/example.yaml"`
+ifdef UPTEST_EXAMPLE_LIST
+       UPTEST_INPUT_MANIFESTS=$(UPTEST_EXAMPLE_LIST)
+endif
+
 # Include makelib files
 # ------------------
 -include build/makelib/common.mk