diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 78ec898c3..7ed7441dc 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
       "name": "uds-core",
       "version": "0.4.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "pepr": "0.31.0"
+        "pepr": "0.31.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
         "jest": "29.7.0",
-        "ts-jest": "29.1.2"
+        "ts-jest": "29.1.3"
       },
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=20.0.0"
@@ -4700,9 +4700,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/kubernetes-fluent-client": {
-      "version": "2.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kubernetes-fluent-client/-/kubernetes-fluent-client-2.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-qxascLHTHjGnEl/ulhKl114nHhb8mSsreZXW5gluFvQVhDW3KBSBKzPEZZUwLE7/UergnDvh/sy1uvqUrspHLQ==",
+      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kubernetes-fluent-client/-/kubernetes-fluent-client-2.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sE8i6Yjlne/KWr2klZTOih0RADMHmVZQt7L7+x+RPYT4JHXQUlY8w43y4/4PXq9XkVR5cwj52oj7ouqWTZ3SCw==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@kubernetes/client-node": "1.0.0-rc4",
@@ -5305,15 +5305,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/pepr": {
-      "version": "0.31.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pepr/-/pepr-0.31.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ONmuuUgXCdQrxXRsmsJ5p+senj6DWQydY3I9/iOiC7VVi1wJwDdfDEc2rx1rVVSYdXWX48sSsuLUdIrh12V8LQ==",
+      "version": "0.31.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pepr/-/pepr-0.31.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KntHXENr9hLQL8S03kULkdV97oz8UCsKO0xil9DSBY3njMPNstvr7+7dKA5aMiv7wjN9+oBd32LTT1NeRnH6gw==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/ramda": "0.30.0",
         "express": "4.19.2",
         "fast-json-patch": "3.1.1",
-        "kubernetes-fluent-client": "2.5.1",
+        "kubernetes-fluent-client": "2.6.0",
         "pino": "9.1.0",
         "pino-pretty": "11.0.0",
         "prom-client": "15.1.2",
@@ -6405,10 +6405,11 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ts-jest": {
-      "version": "29.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-br6GJoH/WUX4pu7FbZXuWGKGNDuU7b8Uj77g/Sp7puZV6EXzuByl6JrECvm0MzVzSTkSHWTihsXt+5XYER5b+g==",
+      "version": "29.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-jest/-/ts-jest-29.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6L9qz3ginTd1NKhOxmkP0qU3FyKjj5CPoY+anszfVn6Pmv/RIKzhiMCsH7Yb7UvJR9I2A64rm4zQl531s2F1iw==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bs-logger": "0.x",
         "fast-json-stable-stringify": "2.x",
@@ -6423,10 +6424,11 @@
         "ts-jest": "cli.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
+        "node": "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "@babel/core": ">=7.0.0-beta.0 <8",
+        "@jest/transform": "^29.0.0",
         "@jest/types": "^29.0.0",
         "babel-jest": "^29.0.0",
         "jest": "^29.0.0",
@@ -6436,6 +6438,9 @@
         "@babel/core": {
           "optional": true
         },
+        "@jest/transform": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
         "@jest/types": {
           "optional": true
         },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1ebd280ec..457b9be1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@
     "k3d-setup": "k3d cluster delete pepr-dev && k3d cluster create pepr-dev --k3s-arg '--debug@server:0'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "pepr": "0.31.0"
+    "pepr": "0.31.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
-    "ts-jest": "29.1.2"
+    "ts-jest": "29.1.3"
   },
   "jest": {
     "preset": "ts-jest",
diff --git a/tasks/create.yaml b/tasks/create.yaml
index dabbca799..4363a9fb5 100644
--- a/tasks/create.yaml
+++ b/tasks/create.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 includes:
-  - common: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/defenseunicorns/uds-common/v0.4.2/tasks/create.yaml
+  - common: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/defenseunicorns/uds-common/v0.4.3/tasks/create.yaml
 
 variables:
   - name: FLAVOR
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variables:
 
   - name: REGISTRY1_PEPR_IMAGE
     # renovate: datasource=docker depName=registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller versioning=semver
-    default: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller:v0.31.0
+    default: registry1.dso.mil/ironbank/opensource/defenseunicorns/pepr/controller:v0.31.1
 
 tasks:
   - name: standard-package