diff --git a/apps/velero/manifests/DaemonSet-node-agent.yml b/apps/velero/manifests/DaemonSet-node-agent.yml
index d413b521..dbf03a77 100644
--- a/apps/velero/manifests/DaemonSet-node-agent.yml
+++ b/apps/velero/manifests/DaemonSet-node-agent.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ spec:
             - node-agent
             - server
             - --features=EnableCSI
+            - --log-level=warning
             - --log-format=json
           volumeMounts:
             - name: host-pods
diff --git a/apps/velero/manifests/Deployment-velero.yml b/apps/velero/manifests/Deployment-velero.yml
index 597c94cd..b7c03f30 100644
--- a/apps/velero/manifests/Deployment-velero.yml
+++ b/apps/velero/manifests/Deployment-velero.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ spec:
             ### Flags
             - --uploader-type=kopia
             - --log-format=json
+            - --log-level=warning
             ### Global Flags
             - --features=EnableCSI
             - --repo-maintenance-job-configmap=velero-repo-maintenance
diff --git a/apps/velero/manifests/Job-velero-cleanup-crds.yml b/apps/velero/manifests/Job-velero-cleanup-crds.yml
index 162fb72e..c26ca837 100644
--- a/apps/velero/manifests/Job-velero-cleanup-crds.yml
+++ b/apps/velero/manifests/Job-velero-cleanup-crds.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: velero-server
       initContainers:
         - name: delete-restore
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
             - restore
             - --all
         - name: delete-backup
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
             - backup
             - --all
         - name: delete-backupstoragelocation
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ spec:
             - backupstoragelocation
             - --all
         - name: delete-volumesnapshotlocation
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
             - volumesnapshotlocation
             - --all
         - name: delete-podvolumerestore
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ spec:
             - --all
       containers:
         - name: kubectl
-          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.36.0"
+          image: "registry.k8s.io/kubectl:v1.37.0"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - /bin/kubectl
diff --git a/apps/velero/release.yaml b/apps/velero/release.yaml
index 79f344f8..3f9df4f6 100644
--- a/apps/velero/release.yaml
+++ b/apps/velero/release.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ spec:
         accessMode: ${flux_velero_access_mode}
       features: EnableCSI
       logFormat: json
+      logLevel: warning
       volumeSnapshotLocation:
       - config:
           region: ${flux_aws_region}