diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 28360f2d8..599249271 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ EKSCTL_VERSION=v0.215.0
 EKS_CLUSTER_K8_VERSION=1.34
 EKS_INSTANCE_TYPE=m5.2xlarge
 EKS_INSTANCE_TYPE_ARM64=c6g.4xlarge
-SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:10.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
+SPLUNK_ENTERPRISE_RELEASE_IMAGE=splunk/splunk:10.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
index 3c9bd63d1..5896b1ede 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-release-workflow.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      id-token: write
       pull-requests: write
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     env:
@@ -111,16 +112,18 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Sign Splunk Operator image with a key
       run: |
-        cosign sign --yes --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}
+        cosign sign --yes --recursive --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}
       env:
         COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
 
     - name: Verify Splunk Operator image with a key
       run: |
         cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}
       env:
         COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+        COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
 
     - name: Promote Distroless RC Image to Release
       run: |
@@ -128,14 +131,16 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Sign Distroless Splunk Operator image with a key
       run: |
-        cosign sign --yes --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}-distroless
+        cosign sign --yes --recursive --key env://COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}-distroless
       env:
         COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PASSWORD }}
+        COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"
 
     - name: Verify Distroless Splunk Operator image with a key
       run: |
         cosign verify --key env://COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY  splunk/splunk-operator:${{ github.event.inputs.operator_image_tag }}-distroless
       env:
         COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.COSIGN_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+        COSIGN_DOCKER_MEDIA_TYPES: "1"