diff --git a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/deployment.yaml b/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/deployment.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 062896de7b..0000000000
--- a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/deployment.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    application: kubernetes
-    component: cronjob-monitor
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      deployment: cronjob-monitor
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        deployment: cronjob-monitor
-        application: kubernetes
-        component: cronjob-monitor
-      annotations:
-        logging/destination: "{{.Cluster.ConfigItems.log_destination_infra}}"
-    spec:
-      dnsConfig:
-        options:
-          - name: ndots
-            value: "1"
-      serviceAccountName: cronjob-monitor
-      containers:
-        - name: cronjob-monitor
-          image: "container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/cronjob-monitor:master-8"
-          resources:
-            limits:
-              cpu: 5m
-              memory: 4Gi
-            requests:
-              cpu: 5m
-              memory: 4Gi
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/rbac.yaml b/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/rbac.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b1153e398..0000000000
--- a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/rbac.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-  namespace: kube-system
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-rules:
-- apiGroups: ["batch"]
-  resources: ["cronjobs"]
-  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "patch", "update"]
-- apiGroups: ["batch"]
-  resources: ["jobs"]
-  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-roleRef:
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-subjects:
-- kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-  namespace: kube-system
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/vpa.yaml b/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/vpa.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index a6d896712a..0000000000
--- a/cluster/manifests/cronjob-monitor/vpa.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: autoscaling.k8s.io/v1beta2
-kind: VerticalPodAutoscaler
-metadata:
-  name: cronjob-monitor
-  namespace: kube-system
-  labels:
-    application: kubernetes
-    component: cronjob-monitor
-spec:
-  targetRef:
-    apiVersion: apps/v1
-    kind: Deployment
-    name: cronjob-monitor
-  updatePolicy:
-    updateMode: Auto
-  resourcePolicy:
-    containerPolicies:
-    - containerName: cronjob-monitor
-      maxAllowed:
-        memory: 4Gi
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
index 87a5c8a111..31f973e709 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,22 @@ pre_apply:
 - name: "routegroup-admitter.teapot.zalan.do"
   kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
 {{ end }}
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  namespace: kube-system
+  kind: Deployment
 
 # everything defined under here will be deleted after applying the manifests
 post_apply:
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  namespace: kube-system
+  kind: VerticalPodAutoscaler
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  kind: ClusterRole
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+- name: cronjob-monitor
+  namespace: kube-system
+  kind: ServiceAccount
 {{ if eq .ConfigItems.teapot_admission_controller_process_resources "true" }}
 - name: limits
   namespace: default
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/controller-statefulset.yaml b/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/controller-statefulset.yaml
index a7f102e3d0..429468ecb0 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/controller-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/controller-statefulset.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 300
       containers:
         - name: "deployment-service-controller"
-          image: "container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/deployment-controller:master-118"
+          image: "container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/deployment-controller:master-123"
           args:
             - "--config-namespace=kube-system"
           env:
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/status-service-deployment.yaml b/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/status-service-deployment.yaml
index 8b3765c9d2..7fd39c6a63 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/status-service-deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/deployment-service/status-service-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{ $image   := "container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/deployment-status-service" }}
-{{ $version := "master-118" }}
+{{ $version := "master-123" }}
 
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/metrics-server/deployment.yaml b/cluster/manifests/metrics-server/deployment.yaml
index 360bd04232..234be9325e 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/metrics-server/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/metrics-server/deployment.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: metrics-server
       containers:
       - name: metrics-server
-        image: container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/metrics-server:v0.6.2-master-13
+        image: container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/metrics-server:v0.6.3-master-14
         args:
         - --cert-dir=/tmp
         - --secure-port=4443
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/prometheus/statefulset.yaml b/cluster/manifests/prometheus/statefulset.yaml
index f149ddc06d..fd7b7c3e64 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/prometheus/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/prometheus/statefulset.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     application: kubernetes
     component: prometheus
-    version: v2.41.0
 {{- if ne .ConfigItems.prometheus_csi_ebs "true" }}
   name: prometheus
 {{- else }}
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ spec:
         statefulset: prometheus
         application: kubernetes
         component: prometheus
-        version: v2.41.0
       annotations:
         config/hash: {{"configmap.yaml" | manifestHash}}
         logging/destination: "{{.Cluster.ConfigItems.log_destination_infra}}"
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
           value: "1"
       initContainers:
       - name: generate-config
-        image: container-registry.zalando.net/library/alpine-3:3-20230102
+        image: container-registry.zalando.net/library/alpine-3:3-20230320
         command:
         - /bin/sh
         args:
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ spec:
           mountPath: /prometheus
       containers:
       - name: prometheus
-        image: container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/prometheus:v2.41.0-master-43
+        image: container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/prometheus:v2.43.0-master-45
         args:
         - "--config.file=/prometheus/prometheus.yaml"
         - "--storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus/"