diff --git a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
index ed1315516..6a284f542 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/operator-test.yaml
@@ -74,4 +74,5 @@ jobs:
           kubectl wait --timeout=5m --for=condition=available deployment my-opentelemetry-operator -n opentelemetry-operator-system
 
       - name: Run e2e tests
-        run:  kubectl kuttl test ./opentelemetry-operator/tests/e2e --config ./charts/opentelemetry-operator/kuttl-test.yaml
+        working-directory: ./opentelemetry-operator
+        run:  kubectl kuttl test ./tests/e2e --config ../charts/opentelemetry-operator/kuttl-test.yaml --crd-dir ../charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/Chart.yaml
index c302e8b4a..f6b4970ab 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: opentelemetry-operator
-version: 0.43.1
+version: 0.44.0
 description: OpenTelemetry Operator Helm chart for Kubernetes
 type: application
 home: https://opentelemetry.io/
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ maintainers:
   - name: dmitryax
   - name: TylerHelmuth
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cncf/artwork/a718fa97fffec1b9fd14147682e9e3ac0c8817cb/projects/opentelemetry/icon/color/opentelemetry-icon-color.png
-appVersion: 0.89.0
+appVersion: 0.90.0
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetry.io_opampbridges.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetry.io_opampbridges.yaml
index 913746b37..439d923de 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetry.io_opampbridges.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetry.io_opampbridges.yaml
@@ -900,6 +900,13 @@ spec:
                       x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                   type: object
                 type: array
+              headers:
+                additionalProperties:
+                  type: string
+                description: Headers is an optional map of headers to use when connecting
+                  to the OpAMP Server, typically used to set access tokens or other
+                  authorization headers.
+                type: object
               hostNetwork:
                 description: HostNetwork indicates if the pod should run in the host
                   networking namespace.
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetrycollector.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetrycollector.yaml
index de4a47805..6bc2e810e 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetrycollector.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/crds/crd-opentelemetrycollector.yaml
@@ -3704,9 +3704,9 @@ spec:
                     description: Metrics defines the metrics configuration for operands.
                     properties:
                       enableMetrics:
-                        description: EnableMetrics specifies if ServiceMonitor should
-                          be created for the OpenTelemetry Collector and Prometheus
-                          Exporters. The operator.observability.
+                        description: EnableMetrics specifies if ServiceMonitor or
+                          PodMonitor(for sidecar mode) should be created for the OpenTelemetry
+                          Collector and Prometheus Exporters. The operator.observability.
                         type: boolean
                     type: object
                 type: object
@@ -5047,6 +5047,134 @@ spec:
                           resources required.
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  securityContext:
+                    description: SecurityContext configures the container security
+                      context for the targetallocator.
+                    properties:
+                      fsGroup:
+                        description: "A special supplemental group that applies to
+                          all containers in a pod. Some volume types allow the Kubelet
+                          to change the ownership of that volume to be owned by the
+                          pod: \n 1."
+                        format: int64
+                        type: integer
+                      fsGroupChangePolicy:
+                        description: fsGroupChangePolicy defines behavior of changing
+                          ownership and permission of the volume before being exposed
+                          inside Pod.
+                        type: string
+                      runAsGroup:
+                        description: The GID to run the entrypoint of the container
+                          process. Uses runtime default if unset. May also be set
+                          in SecurityContext.
+                        format: int64
+                        type: integer
+                      runAsNonRoot:
+                        description: Indicates that the container must run as a non-root
+                          user.
+                        type: boolean
+                      runAsUser:
+                        description: The UID to run the entrypoint of the container
+                          process. Defaults to user specified in image metadata if
+                          unspecified. May also be set in SecurityContext.
+                        format: int64
+                        type: integer
+                      seLinuxOptions:
+                        description: The SELinux context to be applied to all containers.
+                          If unspecified, the container runtime will allocate a random
+                          SELinux context for each container.  May also be set in
+                          SecurityContext.
+                        properties:
+                          level:
+                            description: Level is SELinux level label that applies
+                              to the container.
+                            type: string
+                          role:
+                            description: Role is a SELinux role label that applies
+                              to the container.
+                            type: string
+                          type:
+                            description: Type is a SELinux type label that applies
+                              to the container.
+                            type: string
+                          user:
+                            description: User is a SELinux user label that applies
+                              to the container.
+                            type: string
+                        type: object
+                      seccompProfile:
+                        description: The seccomp options to use by the containers
+                          in this pod. Note that this field cannot be set when spec.os.name
+                          is windows.
+                        properties:
+                          localhostProfile:
+                            description: localhostProfile indicates a profile defined
+                              in a file on the node should be used. The profile must
+                              be preconfigured on the node to work.
+                            type: string
+                          type:
+                            description: "type indicates which kind of seccomp profile
+                              will be applied. Valid options are: \n Localhost - a
+                              profile defined in a file on the node should be used."
+                            type: string
+                        required:
+                        - type
+                        type: object
+                      supplementalGroups:
+                        description: A list of groups applied to the first process
+                          run in each container, in addition to the container's primary
+                          GID, the fsGroup (if specified), and group memberships defined
+                          in the container image for th
+                        items:
+                          format: int64
+                          type: integer
+                        type: array
+                      sysctls:
+                        description: Sysctls hold a list of namespaced sysctls used
+                          for the pod. Pods with unsupported sysctls (by the container
+                          runtime) might fail to launch. Note that this field cannot
+                          be set when spec.os.
+                        items:
+                          description: Sysctl defines a kernel parameter to be set
+                          properties:
+                            name:
+                              description: Name of a property to set
+                              type: string
+                            value:
+                              description: Value of a property to set
+                              type: string
+                          required:
+                          - name
+                          - value
+                          type: object
+                        type: array
+                      windowsOptions:
+                        description: The Windows specific settings applied to all
+                          containers. If unspecified, the options within a container's
+                          SecurityContext will be used.
+                        properties:
+                          gmsaCredentialSpec:
+                            description: GMSACredentialSpec is where the GMSA admission
+                              webhook (https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/windows-gmsa)
+                              inlines the contents of the GMSA credential spec named
+                              by the GMSACredentialSpecName field.
+                            type: string
+                          gmsaCredentialSpecName:
+                            description: GMSACredentialSpecName is the name of the
+                              GMSA credential spec to use.
+                            type: string
+                          hostProcess:
+                            description: HostProcess determines if a container should
+                              be run as a 'Host Process' container.
+                            type: boolean
+                          runAsUserName:
+                            description: The UserName in Windows to run the entrypoint
+                              of the container process. Defaults to the user specified
+                              in image metadata if unspecified. May also be set in
+                              PodSecurityContext.
+                            type: string
+                        type: object
+                    type: object
                   serviceAccount:
                     description: ServiceAccount indicates the name of an existing
                       service account to use with this instance. When set, the operator
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/admission-webhooks/operator-webhook-with-cert-manager.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/admission-webhooks/operator-webhook-with-cert-manager.yaml
index aeb6ea9a3..53b961608 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/admission-webhooks/operator-webhook-with-cert-manager.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/admission-webhooks/operator-webhook-with-cert-manager.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: default/example-opentelemetry-operator-serving-cert
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: webhook
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: default/example-opentelemetry-operator-serving-cert
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: webhook
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/certmanager.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/certmanager.yaml
index 7bb8114ac..5ea54e531 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/certmanager.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/certmanager.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
 kind: Certificate
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: webhook
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ apiVersion: cert-manager.io/v1
 kind: Issuer
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: webhook
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrole.yaml
index 32871087d..8dac12fec 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrolebinding.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrolebinding.yaml
index 55afffd87..8826d20ad 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/deployment.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/deployment.yaml
index 6c620f46c..dcbba4205 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ spec:
             - --enable-leader-election
             - --health-probe-addr=:8081
             - --webhook-port=9443
-            - --collector-image=otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.89.0
+            - --collector-image=otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.90.1
           command:
             - /manager
           env:
             - name: ENABLE_WEBHOOKS
               value: "true"
-          image: "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/opentelemetry-operator:v0.89.0"
+          image: "ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/opentelemetry-operator:v0.90.0"
           name: manager
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/role.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/role.yaml
index 551877ce4..c7db3bd7c 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/role.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/role.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/rolebinding.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/rolebinding.yaml
index b5e343988..22c348c85 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/rolebinding.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/rolebinding.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/service.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/service.yaml
index 4fda3547d..8117f9c5f 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/service.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/serviceaccount.yaml
index 2ab4b00fb..927d3f2a6 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ metadata:
   name: opentelemetry-operator
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-certmanager-connection.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-certmanager-connection.yaml
index f03f5aaf7..9d434267e 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-certmanager-connection.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-certmanager-connection.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ metadata:
   name: "example-opentelemetry-operator-cert-manager"
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: webhook
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-service-connection.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
index 32d349d9d..0ef02fb81 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/examples/default/rendered/tests/test-service-connection.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ metadata:
   name: "example-opentelemetry-operator-metrics"
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ metadata:
   name: "example-opentelemetry-operator-webhook"
   namespace: default
   labels:
-    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.43.1
+    helm.sh/chart: opentelemetry-operator-0.44.0
     app.kubernetes.io/name: opentelemetry-operator
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.89.0"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "0.90.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: example
     app.kubernetes.io/component: controller-manager
diff --git a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/values.yaml b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/values.yaml
index 96d939446..eb279c307 100644
--- a/charts/opentelemetry-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opentelemetry-operator/values.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ pdb:
 manager:
   image:
     repository: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/opentelemetry-operator
-    tag: v0.89.0
+    tag: v0.90.0
   collectorImage:
     repository: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib
-    tag: 0.89.0
+    tag: 0.90.1
   opampBridgeImage:
     repository: ""
     tag: ""