During May 2026, this developer upgraded the ELK stack images to version 9.4.1 within the Kong/official-images repository, ensuring that Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash were aligned with the latest compatible releases. The work focused on maintaining synchronized tags and consistent Git metadata, which improved release hygiene and traceability for downstream deployments. Using Docker, Dockerfile, and containerization best practices, the developer validated compatibility with updated dependencies to support downstream workloads. Although the contribution centered on a single feature without bug fixes, the approach demonstrated attention to detail in DevOps workflows and emphasized reliable, maintainable image releases for production environments.