diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 9eb906e3..434fb0fe 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
                                  
                                  Apache License
                            Version 2.0, January 2004
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56edcc59..0349d5fd 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # To re-generate a bundle for another specific version without changing the standard setup, you can:
 # - use the VERSION as arg of the bundle target (e.g make bundle VERSION=0.0.2)
 # - use environment variables to overwrite this value (e.g export VERSION=0.0.2)
-VERSION ?= 1.1.0
+VERSION ?= 1.1.1
 
 # VERIFY_HUGE_PAGES defines if hugepages test is enabled or not for e2e test
 VERIFY_HUGE_PAGES ?= false
diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 395f6271..e348ad4a 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MarkLogic® Operator for Kubernetes
 
-Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
  
 This project is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this project except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e26fd183..5a6c674b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ helm repo update
 
 2. Install or upgrade the Helm Chart for MarkLogic Operator: 
 ```sh
-helm upgrade marklogic-operator marklogic-operator/marklogic-operator-kubernetes --version=1.1.0 --install --namespace marklogic-operator-system --create-namespace
+helm upgrade marklogic-operator marklogic-operator/marklogic-operator-kubernetes --version=1.1.1 --install --namespace marklogic-operator-system --create-namespace
 ```
 
 3. Make sure the Marklogic Operator pod is running:
diff --git a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/Chart.yaml b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/Chart.yaml
index 65726708..e1495047 100644
--- a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.1.0
+version: 1.1.1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "1.1.0"
+appVersion: "1.1.1"
diff --git a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/values.yaml b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/values.yaml
index b77e9dfd..8082ded1 100644
--- a/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/marklogic-operator-kubernetes/values.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ controllerManager:
       runAsNonRoot: true
     image:
       repository: progressofficial/marklogic-operator-kubernetes
-      tag: 1.1.0
+      tag: 1.1.1
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
index a3a364a5..705f89f5 100644
--- a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ kind: Kustomization
 images:
 - name: controller
   newName: progressofficial/marklogic-operator-kubernetes
-  newTag: 1.1.0
+  newTag: 1.1.1
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/configmap.go b/pkg/k8sutil/configmap.go
index 3908d928..2f59c1ce 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/configmap.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 
 package k8sutil
 
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/poststart-hook.sh b/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/poststart-hook.sh
index 7febcbcd..7230bdb8 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/poststart-hook.sh
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/poststart-hook.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ else
     echo "IS_BOOTSTRAP_HOST false"
 fi
 
-pid=$(pgrep start.marklogic)
-
 ###############################################################
 # Logging utility
 ###############################################################
@@ -45,13 +43,8 @@ error() {
 
 log () {
     local TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T.%3N")
-    # Check to make sure pod doesn't terminate if PID value is empty for any reason
-    # If PID value is empty postStart hook logs are not recorded
     message="${TIMESTAMP} [postStart] $@"
-    if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
-        echo $message  > /proc/$pid/fd/1
-    fi
-    
+    echo $message  > /proc/1/fd/1
     echo $message >> /tmp/script.log
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/prestop-hook.sh b/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/prestop-hook.sh
index f3f828fd..b649bbd7 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/prestop-hook.sh
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/scripts/prestop-hook.sh
@@ -6,14 +6,9 @@ MARKLOGIC_ADMIN_PASSWORD="$(< /run/secrets/ml-secrets/password)"
 
 log () {
     local TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %T.%3N")
-    # Check to make sure pod doesn't terminate if PID value is empty for any reason
-    # If PID value is empty preStart hook logs are not recorded
-    if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
-        echo "${TIMESTAMP} $@" > /proc/$pid/fd/1
-    fi
+    echo "${TIMESTAMP} $@" > /proc/1/fd/1
 }
 
-pid=$(pgrep -fn start.marklogic)
 log "Info: [prestop] Prestop Hook Execution"
 
 my_host=$(hostname -f)
diff --git a/pkg/k8sutil/statefulset.go b/pkg/k8sutil/statefulset.go
index 513ade78..47170e1d 100644
--- a/pkg/k8sutil/statefulset.go
+++ b/pkg/k8sutil/statefulset.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 
 package k8sutil
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/4_tls_test.go b/test/e2e/4_tls_test.go
index 921d70f1..f7798374 100644
--- a/test/e2e/4_tls_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/4_tls_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 
 package e2e
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/6_log_collection_test.go b/test/e2e/6_log_collection_test.go
index 558b161e..94382265 100644
--- a/test/e2e/6_log_collection_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/6_log_collection_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
 
 package e2e