diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2 b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
index 524067fc40..534cca1dd2 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/production.ini.j2
@@ -543,8 +543,9 @@ critpath.jsonpath = /etc/bodhi/critpath
 # files. This is used if critpath.type is not defined.
 # critpath_pkgs =
 
-# The net karma required to submit a critial path update to a pending release.
-min_karma = 2
+# The net karma required to submit updates to a pending release.
+min_karma = 1
+critpath.min_karma = 2
 
 # Allow critpath to submit for stable after 2 weeks with no negative karma
 critpath.mandatory_days_in_testing = 14
@@ -574,16 +575,19 @@ fedora_modular.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.status = pre_beta
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.mandatory_days_in_testing = 0
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.min_karma = 0
+f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.min_karma = 0
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.mandatory_days_in_testing = 0
 {% elif FedoraBranchedBodhi is defined and FedoraBranchedBodhi == 'prebeta' %}
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.status = pre_beta
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.mandatory_days_in_testing = 3
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.min_karma = 1
+f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.min_karma = 1
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.mandatory_days_in_testing = 3
 {% elif FedoraBranchedBodhi is defined and FedoraBranchedBodhi == 'postbeta' %}
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.status = post_beta
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.post_beta.mandatory_days_in_testing = 7
-f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.post_beta.min_karma = 2
+f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.post_beta.min_karma = 1
+f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.post_beta.critpath.min_karma = 2
 f{{ FedoraBranchedNumber }}.post_beta.critpath.mandatory_days_in_testing = 14
 {% endif %}
 
@@ -595,6 +599,7 @@ f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}c.pre_beta.mandatory_days_in_testing = 0
 f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}.status = pre_beta
 f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}.pre_beta.mandatory_days_in_testing = 0
 f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}.pre_beta.min_karma = 0
+f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.min_karma = 0
 f{{ FedoraRawhideNumber }}.pre_beta.critpath.mandatory_days_in_testing = 0
 
 # ELN gating - Updates in ELN don't require any days in testing.
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-base b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-base
index 3022856e26..8d949361fc 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-base
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-base
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if env == "staging" %}
 FROM fedora:41
 {% else %}
-FROM fedora:40
+FROM fedora:41
 {% endif %}
 LABEL \
     name="bodhi-base" \
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-critpathcron b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-critpathcron
index 3625abe3b5..4a2136581f 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-critpathcron
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/bodhi/templates/dockerfile-critpathcron
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% if env == "staging" %}
 FROM fedora:41
 {% else %}
-FROM fedora:40
+FROM fedora:41
 {% endif %}
 LABEL \
     name="bodhi-critpathcron" \
diff --git a/vars/apps/bodhi.yml b/vars/apps/bodhi.yml
index afb4262f4c..ca60a42b1f 100644
--- a/vars/apps/bodhi.yml
+++ b/vars/apps/bodhi.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
 # Set the Bodhi variables
-bodhi_version: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary('8.2.0', '8.2.0') }}"
+bodhi_version: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary('8.3.0', '8.3.0') }}"
 bodhi_openshift_pods: 1
 bodhi_sent_topics: ^org\.fedoraproject\.{{ env_short }}\.(bodhi|pungi)\..*