diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index af3a8d86..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# =============
-# This file is automatically generated from the templates in stackabletech/operator-templating
-# DON'T MANUALLY EDIT THIS FILE
-# =============
-name: Docker
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build Docker image
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2.4.0
-      - shell: bash
-        env:
-          NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
-        run: make docker
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_dev_artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_dev_artifacts.yml
index f3c9630e..c5db218c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_dev_artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_dev_artifacts.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,28 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Set up Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v1
         with:
           version: v3.6.2
+
+      - name Set up Python and update cargo version. ("mr" = "merge request")
+        - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+          with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+        - run: pip install -r ./python/requirements.txt
+        - run: python ./python/cargo-version.py -m mr${{ github.event.number }}
+
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        - shell: bash
+          env:
+            NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          run: make docker
+
       - name: Compile chart
         run: make compile-chart
+
       - name: Package Chart
         run: mkdir -p target/helm && helm package --destination target/helm deploy/helm/${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-operator
       - name: Publish Chart
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_release_artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_release_artifacts.yml
index 7a1659ab..84f84bc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_release_artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_release_artifacts.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: v3.6.2
       - name: Compile chart
+      - name: Build Docker image
+        - shell: bash
+          env:
+            NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          run: make docker
         run: make compile-chart
       - name: Package Chart
         run: mkdir -p target/helm && helm package --destination target/helm deploy/helm/${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }}-operator
diff --git a/deploy/helm/druid-operator/templates/roles.yaml b/deploy/helm/druid-operator/templates/roles.yaml
index 26c7d272..1847b7b2 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/druid-operator/templates/roles.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/druid-operator/templates/roles.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,6 @@ rules:
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
-  - apiGroups:
-      - hive.stackable.tech
-    resources:
-      - hiveclusters
-    verbs:
-      - get
-      - list
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources:
diff --git a/python/cargo-version.py b/python/cargo-version.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..474240dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/cargo-version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Utility for viewing and managing versions of cargo workspaces and crates.
+# For workspaces, it assumes that all crate members use a single shared version.
+#
+# usage: cargo-version.py [-h] [-p PROJECT] [-r] [-n {major,minor,patch}] [-s SET] [-o]
+# 
+# Change versions of cargo projects.
+# 
+# optional arguments:
+#   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
+#   -p PROJECT, --project PROJECT
+#                         Project folder
+#   -r, --release         Version
+#   -n {major,minor,patch}, --next {major,minor,patch}
+#                         Version
+#   -s SET, --set SET     Version
+#   -o, --show            Version
+# 
+
+import toml
+import semver
+import argparse
+
+class Crate:
+    def __init__(self, path, name, version, dependencies):
+        self.path = path
+        self.name = name
+        self.version = version
+        self.dependencies = dependencies
+
+    def with_dependencies(self, names):
+        deps = {k:v for k,v in self.dependencies.items() if k in names}
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, self.version, deps)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def finalize(cls, version):
+        return str(semver.VersionInfo.parse(version).finalize_version())
+
+    @classmethod
+    def bump_level(cls, version, level):
+        v = semver.VersionInfo.parse(version)
+        if level == 'major':
+            return str(v.bump_major())
+        elif level == 'minor':
+            return str(v.bump_minor())
+        elif level == 'patch':
+            return str(v.bump_patch())
+        else:
+            return str(v.bump_prerelease('nightly'))[:-2] ### remove the .1 suffix that semver always adds to the prererelease.
+
+    @classmethod
+    def prerelease(cls, version, prerelease):
+        v = semver.VersionInfo.parse(version)
+        return str(semver.VersionInfo(v.major, v.minor, v.patch, prerelease))
+
+    def finalize_version(self):
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, Crate.finalize(self.version), self.dependencies.copy())
+
+    def bump_version(self, level):
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, Crate.bump_level(self.version, level), self.dependencies.copy())
+
+    def set_version(self, version):
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, version, self.dependencies.copy())
+
+    def set_prerelease(self, prerelease):
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, Crate.prerelease(self.version, prerelease), self.dependencies.copy())
+
+    def next_version(self):
+        return Crate(self.path, self.name, str(semver.VersionInfo.parse(self.version).next_version('patch')), self.dependencies.copy())
+
+    def show_version(self):
+        return self.version
+
+    def save(self, previous):
+        contents = []
+        cargo_file = f"{self.path}/Cargo.toml"
+        with open(cargo_file, 'r') as r:
+            for line in r.readlines():
+                if line.startswith("version"):
+                    line = line.replace(previous.version, self.version)
+                else:
+                    for dname, dversion in self.dependencies.items():
+                        if line.startswith(dname):
+                            line = line.replace(previous.dependencies[dname], dversion)
+                contents.append(line)
+
+        with open(cargo_file, 'w') as w:
+            w.write(''.join(contents))
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'Crate({self.path}, {self.name}, {self.version}, {self.dependencies})'
+
+class Workspace:
+    def __init__(self, crates):
+        names = set([c.name for c in crates])
+        self.crates = {c.name: c.with_dependencies(names) for c in crates}
+
+    def finalize_version(self):
+        crates = {c.name: c.finalize_version() for c in self.crates.values()}
+        return Workspace(Workspace.update_dependencies(crates).values())
+
+    def bump_version(self, level):
+        crates = {c.name: c.bump_version(level) for c in self.crates.values()}
+        return Workspace(Workspace.update_dependencies(crates).values())
+
+    def set_version(self, version):
+        crates = {c.name: c.set_version(version) for c in self.crates.values()}
+        return Workspace(Workspace.update_dependencies(crates).values())
+
+    def set_prerelease(self, prerelease):
+        crates = {c.name: c.set_prerelease(prerelease) for c in self.crates.values()}
+        return Workspace(Workspace.update_dependencies(crates).values())
+
+    def next_version(self):
+        crates = {c.name: c.next_version() for c in self.crates.values()}
+        return Workspace(Workspace.update_dependencies(crates).values())
+
+    def show_version(self):
+        for c in self.crates.values():
+            return c.show_version()
+        return "0.0.0"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def update_dependencies(cls, crate_dict):
+        for crate in crate_dict.values():
+            for dep in crate.dependencies.keys():
+                crate.dependencies[dep] = crate_dict[dep].version
+        return crate_dict
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'Workspace({[str(c) for c in self.crates.values()]})'
+
+    def save(self, previous):
+        for cn in self.crates.keys():
+            self.crates[cn].save(previous.crates[cn])
+
+def load(root):
+    r = toml.load(f"{root}/Cargo.toml")
+    if "workspace" in r:
+        return Workspace([load(f"{root}/{path}") for path in r["workspace"]["members"]]) 
+    else:
+        return Crate(path=root, name=r["package"]["name"], version=r["package"]["version"], dependencies={dn: r["dependencies"][dn]["version"] for dn in r["dependencies"] if "version" in r["dependencies"][dn]})
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Change versions of cargo projects.")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--project", help="Project folder", default=".")
+    parser.add_argument("-r", "--release", help="Version", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-n", "--next", help="Version", choices=['major', 'minor', 'patch'])
+    parser.add_argument("-s", "--set", help="Version" )
+    parser.add_argument("-o", "--show", help="Version", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-m", "--prerelease", help="Set pre-prelease string." )
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = parse_args()
+
+    old = load(args.project.rstrip('/'))
+
+    if args.release:
+        new = old.finalize_version()
+        new.save(old)
+    elif args.next:
+        new = old.bump_version(args.next).bump_version("prerelease")
+        new.save(old)
+    elif args.set:
+        # sanity check
+        semver.VersionInfo.parse(args.set)
+        new = old.set_version(args.set)
+        new.save(old)
+    elif args.prerelease:
+        new = old.set_prerelease(args.prerelease)
+        new.save(old)
+    elif args.show:
+        print(old.show_version())
+
+
diff --git a/python/requirements.txt b/python/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..143c5421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+semver==2.13.0
+toml==0.10.2