diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index f7574d6a50..5359486120 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ envsubst
 envtest
 errorlint
 Etco
+euo
 evaluatemetrics
 evaluationdefinition
 evaluationhandler
diff --git a/.github/workflows/htmltest.yaml b/.github/workflows/htmltest.yaml
index de0c76db61..f6abc51c0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/htmltest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/htmltest.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: |
             tmp/.htmltest
-          key: htmltest-{{ hashFiles('tmp/.htmltest/refcache.json') }}
+          key: htmltest-${{ hashFiles('tmp/.htmltest/refcache.json') }}
 
       - name: Check HTML
         run: make htmltest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
index 8d151a637e..38521ddbea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test.yml
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: .
         run: make chainsaw-integration-test-allowed-namespaces
 
-      # - name: (Chainsaw) Run Integration Tests
-      #   if: inputs.allowed-namespaces == 'allowed_ns_off'
-      #   working-directory: .
-      #   run: make integration-test
+      - name: (Chainsaw) Run Integration Tests
+        if: inputs.allowed-namespaces == 'allowed_ns_off'
+        working-directory: .
+        run: make chainsaw-integration-test
 
       - name: Create reports
         if: failure()
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fa6b9fbb4b..e96dd5899b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   ".": "0.9.0",
   "keptn-cert-manager": "1.2.0",
-  "runtimes/python-runtime": "1.0.1",
+  "runtimes/python-runtime": "1.0.2",
   "runtimes/deno-runtime": "2.0.0",
   "lifecycle-operator": "0.8.3",
   "scheduler": "0.8.3",
diff --git a/.sonarcloud.properties b/.sonarcloud.properties
index 28c412839f..2a64e4df32 100644
--- a/.sonarcloud.properties
+++ b/.sonarcloud.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 sonar.projectKey=keptn_lifecycle-toolkit
 sonar.projectName=lifecycle-toolkit
 sonar.exclusions=test/kuttl/**/*.yaml,\
+  test/chainsaw/**/*.yaml,\
   docs/docs/**/*.yaml,\
   test/prometheus/**/*.yaml,\
   examples/**/*.yaml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2181dd2b1a..0c85c0bee4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,6 +60,22 @@ integration-test-allowed-namespaces-local: install-prometheus
 # CHAINSAW #
 ############
 
+.PHONY: chainsaw-integration-test #these tests should run on a real cluster!
+chainsaw-integration-test:
+	kubectl apply -f ./lifecycle-operator/config/crd/bases
+# chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/integration/
+	chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testmetrics/
+# chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testanalysis/
+	chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testcertificate/
+
+.PHONY: chainsaw-integration-test-local #these tests should run on a real cluster!
+chainsaw-integration-test-local:
+	kubectl apply -f ./lifecycle-operator/config/crd/bases
+# chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/integration/ --config ./.chainsaw-local.yaml
+	chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testmetrics/ --config ./.chainsaw-local.yaml
+# chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testanalysis/ --config ./.chainsaw-local.yaml
+	chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/testcertificate/ --config ./.chainsaw-local.yaml
+
 .PHONY: chainsaw-integration-test-scheduling-gates #these tests should run on a real cluster!
 chainsaw-integration-test-scheduling-gates:
 	chainsaw test --test-dir ./test/chainsaw/scheduling-gates/
diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 9a0d418203..d8cd87f435 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ROOT_DIR := $(dir $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 
 # renovate: datasource=docker depName=squidfunk/mkdocs-material
-MKDOCS_DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION=9.5.5
+MKDOCS_DOCKER_IMAGE_VERSION=9.5.7
 MKDOCS_DOCKER_IMAGE=squidfunk/mkdocs-material
 
 INTERACTIVE:=$(shell [ -t 0 ] && echo 1)
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysis.md b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysis.md
index 2e7d15d535..5b3026763d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysis.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysis.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ that are used in the `AnalysisDefinition` query.
 apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
 kind: Analysis
 metadata:
-  name: analysis-sample
+  name: <name-of-analysis>
 spec:
   timeframe: from: <start-time> to: <end-time> | `recent <timespan>`
   args:
@@ -35,52 +35,55 @@ status:
 ```
 
 ## Fields
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD007 -->
 
 * **apiVersion** -- API version being used
 * **kind** -- Resource type.
    Must be set to `Analysis`
 * **metadata**
-  * **name** -- Unique name of this analysis.
-    Names must comply with the
-    [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
-    specification.
+     * **name** -- Unique name of this analysis.
+       Names must comply with the
+       [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
+       specification.
 * **spec**
-  * **timeframe** (required) -- Specifies the range  for the corresponding query
-    in the AnalysisValueTemplate.
-    This can be populated as one of the following:
-
-    * A combination of ‘from’ and ’to’
-      to specify the start and stop times for the analysis.
-      These fields follow the
-      [RFC 3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt)
-      timestamp format.
-    * Set the ‘recent’ property to a time span.
-      This causes the Analysis to use data going back that amount of time.
-      For example, if `recent: 10m` is set,
-      the Analysis studies data from the last ten minutes.
-    If neither is set, the Analysis can not be added to the cluster.
-  * **args** -- Map of key/value pairs that can be used
-    to substitute variables in the `AnalysisValueTemplate` query.
-  * **analysisDefinition** (required) -- Identify the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
-    that stores the `AnalysisValuesTemplate` associated with this `Analysis`
-    * **name** -- Name of the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
-    * **namespace** (optional) --
-      Namespace of the `AnalysisDefinition` resource.
-      The `AnalysisDefinition` resource can be located in any namespace.
-      If the namespace is not specified,
-      the analysis controller looks for the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
-      in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
-  * **status** -- results of this Analysis run,
-    added to the resource by Keptn,
-    based on criteria defined in the `AnalysisDefinition` resource.
-    <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
-    * **warning** -- Whether the analysis returned a warning.
-    * **raw** --  String-encoded JSON object that reports the results
-      of evaluating one or more objectives or metrics.
-      See
-      [Interpreting Analysis results](#interpreting-analysis-results)
-      for details.
-    * **state** -- Set to `Completed` or `Progressing` as appropriate.
+     * **timeframe** (required) -- Specifies the range  for the corresponding query
+       in the AnalysisValueTemplate.
+       This can be populated as one of the following:
+
+          * A combination of ‘from’ and ’to’
+            to specify the start and stop times for the analysis.
+            These fields follow the
+            [RFC 3339](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3339.txt)
+            timestamp format.
+          * Set the ‘recent’ property to a time span.
+            This causes the Analysis to use data going back that amount of time.
+            For example, if `recent: 10m` is set,
+            the Analysis studies data from the last ten minutes.
+
+          If neither is set, the Analysis can not be added to the cluster.
+
+     * **args** -- Map of key/value pairs that can be used
+       to substitute variables in the `AnalysisValueTemplate` query.
+     * **analysisDefinition** (required) -- Identify the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
+       that stores the `AnalysisValuesTemplate` associated with this `Analysis`
+          * **name** -- Name of the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
+          * **namespace** (optional) --
+            Namespace of the `AnalysisDefinition` resource.
+            The `AnalysisDefinition` resource can be located in any namespace.
+            If the namespace is not specified,
+            the analysis controller looks for the `AnalysisDefinition` resource
+            in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
+     * **status** -- results of this Analysis run,
+       added to the resource by Keptn,
+       based on criteria defined in the `AnalysisDefinition` resource.
+          > **Warning** -- Whether the analysis returned a warning.
+          * **raw** --  String-encoded JSON object that reports the results
+            of evaluating one or more objectives or metrics.
+            See
+            [Interpreting Analysis results](#interpreting-analysis-results)
+            for details.
+          * **state** -- Set to `Completed` or `Progressing` as appropriate.
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Interpreting Analysis results
 
@@ -260,6 +263,7 @@ based on the objectives evaluated (totalScore: 2).
 <!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line -->
 **`warning`** -- Indicates whether any warnings have been issued
 during the evaluation (false in this case).
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -332,25 +336,10 @@ API reference: [Analysis](../api-reference/metrics/v1beta1/index.md#analysis)
 
 ## Differences between versions
 
-Keptn v0.8.3 and v0.9.0 include a preliminary release
-of the Keptn Analysis feature
-but it is hidden behind a feature flag.
-To preview these features, do one of the following for your Keptn cluster:
-
-* Set the environment variable `ENABLE_ANALYSIS` to `true`
-  in the `metrics-operator` deployment
-* Add the following to your `helm upgrade` command line:
-
-  ```shell
-  --set metricsOperator.env.enableKeptnAnalysis=true
-  ```
-* Set `enableKeptnAnalysis: "true"` in the
-  [keptn-metrics-operator/values.yaml](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit-charts/blob/main/charts/keptn-metrics-operator/values.yaml)
-  file
-
-See
-[Customizing the configuration of components](../../installation/index.md#customizing-the-configuration-of-components)
-for more information.
+The Keptn Analysis feature is an official part of Keptn v0.10.0 and later.
+Keptn v0.8.3 included a preliminary release of this feature
+but it was hidden behind a feature flag.
+The behavior of this feature is unchanged since v0.8.3.
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisdefinition.md b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisdefinition.md
index 3cc821d2cc..bf0dd46734 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisdefinition.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisdefinition.md
@@ -41,84 +41,89 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 ## Fields
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD007 -->
 
 * **apiVersion** -- API version being used
 * **kind** -- Resource type.
   Must be set to `AnalysisDefinition`.
-* **metadata**
-  * **name** -- Unique name of this analysis definition.
-    Names must comply with the
-    [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
-    specification.
-  * **namespace** -- Namespace where this resource is located.
-    `Analysis` resources must specify this namespace
-    when referencing this definition,
-    unless it resides in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
+   * **metadata**
+     * **name** -- Unique name of this analysis definition.
+       Names must comply with the
+       [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
+       specification.
+     * **namespace** -- Namespace where this resource is located.
+       `Analysis` resources must specify this namespace
+       when referencing this definition,
+       unless it resides in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
 * **spec**
-  * **objectives**
-    A list of objectives whose results are combined
-    to determine whether the analysis fails, passes, or passes with a warning.
-    * **analysisValueTemplateRef** (required) --
-      This string marks the beginning of each objective
-      * **name** (required) -- The `metadata.name` value of the
-      [AnalysisValueTemplateRef](analysisvaluetemplate.md)
-      resource that defines the SLI used for this objective.
-      That resource defines the data provider and the query to use.
-      * **namespace** --
-        Namespace of the `analysisValueTemplateRef` resource.
-        If the namespace is not specified,
-        the analysis controller looks for the `AnalysisValueTemplateRef` resource
-        in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
-      * **target** -- defines failure or, optionally, warning criteria.
-        Values not specified for failure or warning result in a pass.
-        Keptn writes the results of the analysis to the `status` section
-        of the
-        [Analysis](analysis.md)
-        resource after the analysis runs.
-
-        To use a value that includes a fraction, use a Kubernetes
-        [quantity](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/common-definitions/quantity/)
-        value rather than a `float`.
-        For example, use the `3m` quantity
-        rather than the `0.003` float;
-        a `float` value here causes `Invalid value` errors.
-        A whole number (integer) is also a legal `quantity` value.
-        * **failure** -- criteria for failure, specified as
-          `operator: <quantity>`.
-          This can be specified either as an absolute `quantity` value
-          or as a range of values.
-
-          Valid operators for absolute values are:
-          * `lessThan` -- `<` operator
-          * `lessThanOrEqual` -- `<=` operator
-          * `greaterThan` -- `>` operator
-          * `greaterThanOrEqual` -- `>=` operator
-          * `equalTo` -- `==` operator
-
-          Valid operators for specifying ranges are:
-          * `inRange` -- value is inclusively in the defined range
-          * `notInRange` --  value is exclusively out of the defined range
-
-            Each of these operators require two arguments:
-
-            * `lowBound` -- minimum `quantity` value
-              of the range included or excluded
-            * `highBound` -- maximum `quantity` value
-              of the range included or excluded
-        <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
-        * **warning** -- criteria for a warning,
-          specified in the same way as the `failure` field.
-      * **weight**  -- used to emphasize the importance
-        of one `objective` over others
-      * **keyObjective** -- If set to `true`,
-        the entire analysis fails if this particular objective fails,
-        no matter what the actual `score` of the analysis is
-  * **totalScore** (required) --
-    * **passPercentage** -- threshold to reach for the full analysis
-      (all objectives) to pass
-    <!-- markdownlint-disable -->
-    * **warningPercentage** -- threshold to reach
-      for the full analysis (all objectives) to pass with  `warning` status
+     * **objectives**
+       A list of objectives whose results are combined
+       to determine whether the analysis fails, passes, or passes with a warning.
+          * **analysisValueTemplateRef** (required) --
+            This string marks the beginning of each objective
+            * **name** (required) -- The `metadata.name` value of the
+               [AnalysisValueTemplateRef](analysisvaluetemplate.md)
+               resource that defines the SLI used for this objective.
+               That resource defines the data provider and the query to use.
+            * **namespace** --
+              Namespace of the `analysisValueTemplateRef` resource.
+              If the namespace is not specified,
+              the analysis controller looks for the `AnalysisValueTemplateRef` resource
+              in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
+
+          * **target** -- defines failure or, optionally, warning criteria.
+            Values not specified for failure or warning result in a pass.
+            Keptn writes the results of the analysis to the `status` section
+            of the
+            [Analysis](analysis.md)
+            resource after the analysis runs.
+
+               To use a value that includes a fraction, use a Kubernetes
+               [quantity](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubernetes-api/common-definitions/quantity/)
+               value rather than a `float`.
+               For example, use the `3m` quantity
+               rather than the `0.003` float;
+               a `float` value here causes `Invalid value` errors.
+               A whole number (integer) is also a legal `quantity` value.
+
+              * **failure** -- criteria for failure, specified as
+                `operator: <quantity>`.
+                This can be specified either as an absolute `quantity` value
+                or as a range of values.
+
+                   Valid operators for absolute values are:
+
+                   * `lessThan` -- `<` operator
+                   * `lessThanOrEqual` -- `<=` operator
+                   * `greaterThan` -- `>` operator
+                   * `greaterThanOrEqual` -- `>=` operator
+                   * `equalTo` -- `==` operator
+
+                   Valid operators for specifying ranges are:
+
+                   * `inRange` -- value is inclusively in the defined range
+                   * `notInRange` --  value is exclusively out of the defined range
+
+                     Each of these operators require two arguments:
+
+                     * `lowBound` -- minimum `quantity` value
+                       of the range included or excluded
+                     * `highBound` -- maximum `quantity` value
+                       of the range included or excluded
+              > **Warning** -- criteria for a warning,
+                specified in the same way as the `failure` field.
+
+     * **weight**  -- used to emphasize the importance
+       of one `objective` over others
+     * **keyObjective** -- If set to `true`,
+       the entire analysis fails if this particular objective fails,
+       no matter what the actual `score` of the analysis is
+* **totalScore** (required) --
+  * **passPercentage** -- threshold to reach for the full analysis
+    (all objectives) to pass
+  > **Warning** Percentage
+    for the full analysis (all objectives) to pass with  `warning` status
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -150,11 +155,10 @@ API reference:
 
 ## Differences between versions
 
-A preliminary release of the Keptn Analysis feature
-is included in Keptn v0.8.3 and v0.9.0 but is hidden behind a feature flag.
-See the
-[Analysis](analysis.md/#differences-between-versions)
-reference page for instructions to activate the preview of this feature.
+The Keptn Analysis feature is an official part of Keptn v0.10.0 and later.
+Keptn v0.8.3 included a preliminary release of this feature
+but it was hidden behind a feature flag.
+The behavior of this feature is unchanged since v0.8.3.
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisvaluetemplate.md b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisvaluetemplate.md
index 1f1a09f46c..de129ca2a9 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisvaluetemplate.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/analysisvaluetemplate.md
@@ -26,47 +26,40 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 ## Fields
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD007 -->
 
 * **apiVersion** -- API version being used
 * **kind** -- Resource type.
   Must be set to `AnalysisValueTemplate`
 * **metadata**
-  * **labels** -- The Analysis feature uses the
-    `name` and `part-of` labels that are discussed in
-    [Basic annotations](../../guides/integrate.md#basic-annotations)
-    plus the following:
-    * **app.kubernetes.io/instance** analysis-sample
-    * **app.kubernetes.io/managed-by** -- Tool used to manage
-      the operation of the application.
-      Valid values are `helm` and `kustomize`.
-    * **app.kubernetes.io/created-by** metrics-operator
-
-      TODO: Need to clarify how to use these annotations
-  * **name** -- Unique name of this template.
-    Names must comply with the
-    [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
-    specification.
-  * **namespace** (optional) -- Namespace where this template lives.
-    `Analysis` resources must specify this namespace
-    when referencing this definition,
-    unless it resides in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
+
+     * **name** -- Unique name of this template.
+       Names must comply with the
+       [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
+       specification.
+     * **namespace** (optional) -- Namespace where this template lives.
+       `Analysis` resources must specify this namespace
+       when referencing this definition,
+       unless it resides in the same namespace as the `Analysis` resource.
+
 * **spec**
-  * **provider** (required) -- the KeptnMetricProvider
-    * **name** -- The `spec.name` value of the
-      [KeptnMetricsProvider](metricsprovider.md) resource to use.
-      Note that each `AnalysisValueTemplate` resource
-      can use only one data source.
-      However, an `Analysis` resource
-      can use multiple `AnalysisValueTemplate` resources,
-      each of which uses a different data source.
-  * **query** (required) -- query to be made.
-    This is done in the data provider's query language.
-    It can include variables that use the go templating syntax
-    to insert a placeholder in the query.
-    For example, the query might include `{{.nodename}}'}`;
-    the value to substitute for that variable for this Analysis
-    is defined in the `spec.args` section of the `AnalysisTemplate` resource,
-    which might be set to `nodename: test`.
+     * **provider** (required) -- the KeptnMetricProvider
+          * **name** -- The `spec.name` value of the
+            [KeptnMetricsProvider](metricsprovider.md) resource to use.
+            Note that each `AnalysisValueTemplate` resource
+            can use only one data source.
+            However, an `Analysis` resource
+            can use multiple `AnalysisValueTemplate` resources,
+            each of which uses a different data source.
+     * **query** (required) -- query to be made.
+       This is done in the data provider's query language.
+       It can include variables that use the go templating syntax
+       to insert a placeholder in the query.
+       For example, the query might include `{{.nodename}}'}`;
+       the value to substitute for that variable for this Analysis
+       is defined in the `spec.args` section of the `AnalysisTemplate` resource,
+       which might be set to `nodename: test`.
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -100,11 +93,10 @@ API reference:
 
 ## Differences between versions
 
-A preliminary release of the Keptn Analysis feature
-is included in Keptn v0.8.3 and v0.9.0 but is hidden behind a feature flag.
-See the
-[Analysis](analysis.md#differences-between-versions)
-reference page for instructions to activate the preview of this feature.
+The Keptn Analysis feature is an official part of Keptn v0.10.0 and later.
+Keptn v0.8.3 included a preliminary release of this feature
+but it was hidden behind a feature flag.
+The behavior of this feature is unchanged since v0.8.3.
 
 ## See also
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/config.md b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/config.md
index c9b40ac806..8a7c33f5df 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/config.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/config.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ comments: true
 ## Yaml Synopsis
 
 ```yaml
-apiVersion: options.keptn.sh/v?alpha?
+apiVersion: options.keptn.sh/v1alpha1
 kind: KeptnConfig
 metadata:
   name: <configuration-name>
@@ -20,27 +20,29 @@ spec:
 ```
 
 ## Fields
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD007 -->
 
 * **apiVersion** -- API version being used.
 * **kind** -- Resource type.
    Must be set to `KeptnConfig`.
 
 * **metadata**
-  * **name** -- Unique name of this set of configurations.
-    Names must comply with the
-    [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
-    specification.
+     * **name** -- Unique name of this set of configurations.
+       Names must comply with the
+       [Kubernetes Object Names and IDs](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#dns-subdomain-names)
+       specification.
 
 * **spec**
-  * **OTelCollectorUrl** -- The URL and port of the OpenTelemetry collector
-    This field must be populated
-    in order to export traces to the OpenTelemetry Collector.
-  * **keptnAppCreationRequestTimeoutSeconds** --
-    Interval in which automatic app discovery searches for [workloads](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/)
-    to put into the same auto-generated [KeptnApp](app.md).
-    The default value is 30 (seconds).
-  * **cloudEventsEndpoint** --
-    Endpoint where the lifecycle operator posts Cloud Events.
+     * **OTelCollectorUrl** -- The URL and port of the OpenTelemetry collector
+       This field must be populated
+       in order to export traces to the OpenTelemetry Collector.
+     * **keptnAppCreationRequestTimeoutSeconds** --
+       Interval in which automatic app discovery searches for [workloads](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/)
+       to put into the same auto-generated [KeptnApp](app.md).
+       The default value is 30 (seconds).
+     * **cloudEventsEndpoint** --
+       Endpoint where the lifecycle operator posts Cloud Events.
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/metricsprovider.md b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/metricsprovider.md
index 953f20277b..682aced6fd 100644
--- a/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/metricsprovider.md
+++ b/docs/docs/reference/crd-reference/metricsprovider.md
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ spec:
 
      * **type** (required) -- The type of data provider for this instance
      * **targetServer** (required) -- URL of the data provider, enclosed in double quotes
-        * **secretKeyRef**
-             * **name:** -- Name of the Secret used by the provider
-             * **key:** -- Key of the Secret from which to select
-             * **optional** -- Specify whether the Secret or its key are required
+     * **secretKeyRef**
+          * **name:** -- Name of the Secret used by the provider
+          * **key:** -- Key of the Secret from which to select
+          * **optional** -- Specify whether the Secret or its key must be defined
+
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD007 -->
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 44c5444a31..8359637f2b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 mkdocs==1.5.3
 mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin==1.2.2
 mkdocs-include-markdown-plugin==6.0.4
-mkdocs-material==9.5.5
+mkdocs-material==9.5.7
 mkdocs-material-extensions==1.3.1
 pymdown-extensions==10.7
-mkdocs-material[imaging]==9.5.5
+mkdocs-material[imaging]==9.5.7
diff --git a/runtimes/python-runtime/CHANGELOG.md b/runtimes/python-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
index 611d05c7b6..9596c8f320 100644
--- a/runtimes/python-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/runtimes/python-runtime/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.2](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/compare/python-runtime-v1.0.1...python-runtime-v1.0.2) (2024-02-06)
+
+
+### Other
+
+* rename Keptn default namespace to 'keptn-system' ([#2565](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/2565)) ([aec1148](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/aec11489451ab1b0bcd69a6b90b0d45f69c5df7c))
+
+
+### Docs
+
+* mention `KEPTN_CONTEXT` env var in runtime readmes files ([#2588](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/2588)) ([dfefc90](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/dfefc90e9e5075ef130e3962b1ded983b2b213f4))
+* remove Scarf transparent pixels ([#2590](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/2590)) ([95851fa](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/95851fa52cb3a6565a4b52ae0e8b00dcc9861a3b))
+
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+* update python docker tag to v3.12.1 ([#2673](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/issues/2673)) ([4dae93f](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/commit/4dae93f48c0dfb391a7628c05bbe97404cc6a9da))
+
 ## [1.0.1](https://github.com/keptn/lifecycle-toolkit/compare/python-runtime-v1.0.0...python-runtime-v1.0.1) (2023-10-30)
 
 
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/00-assert.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/00-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05a31f9cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/00-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# certificate is recreated and there are operators instances available
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: keptn-certs
+  namespace: keptn-system
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  labels:
+    control-plane: metrics-operator
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  labels:
+    control-plane: lifecycle-operator
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-assert.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05a31f9cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# certificate is recreated and there are operators instances available
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: keptn-certs
+  namespace: keptn-system
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  labels:
+    control-plane: metrics-operator
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  labels:
+    control-plane: lifecycle-operator
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-delete.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-delete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e287393aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/01-delete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# second scenario: certificate is removed with no restart
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: keptn-certs
+  namespace: keptn-system
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-assert.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19f43f6912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# certificate is recreated and there are operators instances available
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: keptn-certs
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  annotations:
+    mycert: "true"  # make sure this is the latest secret
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: metrics-operator
+  namespace: keptn-system
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: lifecycle-operator
+  namespace: keptn-system
+status:
+  readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-install.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-install.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd4821a4b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/02-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# third scenario: certificate is invalid/expired
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: keptn-certs
+  namespace: keptn-system
+  annotations:
+    mycert: "true"
+data:
+  # yamllint disable rule:line-length
+  tls.crt: "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUNkekNDQWg2Z0F3SUJBZ0lRZUpBWkJMcmxCY2VqNzh3cm4wV1ZIekFLQmdncWhrak9QUVFEQWpDQmlURUwKa0ZGY1FpY29hdE8yRFJnPQotLS0tLUVORCBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0t"
+  # yamllint disable rule:line-length
+  tls.key: "LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUNkekNDQWg2Z0F3SUJBZ0lRZUpBWkJMcmxCY2VqNzh3cm4wV1ZIekFLQmdncWhrak9QUVFEQWpDQmlURUwKa0ZGY1FpY29hdE8yRFJnPQotLS0tLUVORCBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0t"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ad67557087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testcertificate/cert-recreates/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  name: cert-recreates
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: step-00
+      try:
+        - delete:
+            ref:
+              apiVersion: v1
+              kind: Secret
+              namespace: keptn-system
+              name: keptn-certs
+        - script:
+            content: |
+              set -e
+              kubectl rollout restart deployment -n keptn-system -l control-plane=lifecycle-operator
+              kubectl rollout restart deployment -n keptn-system -l control-plane=metrics-operator
+        - assert:
+            file: 00-assert.yaml
+    - name: step-01
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 01-delete.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: 01-assert.yaml
+    - name: step-02
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 02-install.yaml
+        - script:
+            content: |
+              str1=$(kubectl get secret keptn-certs -n keptn-system -o=go-template='{{index .data "tls.crt"}}')
+              str2="LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUNkekNDQWg2Z0F3SUJBZ0lRZUpBWkJMcmxCY2VqNzh3cm4wV1ZIekFLQmdncWhrak9QUVFEQWpDQmlURUwKa0ZGY1FpY29hdE8yRFJnPQotLS0tLUVORCBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0t"
+              if [ "$str1" == "$str2" ]; then
+              echo "Strings are equal" $str1
+              exit 1
+              else
+              echo "Strings are not equal" $str1 "!=" $str2
+              fi
+        - assert:
+            file: 02-assert.yaml
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/00-install.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/00-install.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fde10dabe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/00-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head-entry
+  labels:
+    app: podtato-head
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      component: podtato-head-entry
+  replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        component: podtato-head-entry
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 5
+      containers:
+        - name: server
+          image: ghcr.io/podtato-head/entry:0.2.8
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 10m
+              memory: 128Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 5m
+              memory: 64Mi
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 9000
+          env:
+            - name: PODTATO_PORT
+              value: "9000"
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head-entry
+  labels:
+    app: podtato-head
+spec:
+  selector:
+    component: podtato-head-entry
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 9000
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 9000
+  type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..44e2d8ce8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: metrics-hpa
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: step-00
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 00-install.yaml
+        - script:
+            content: |
+              kubectl apply -f mock-server.yaml -n $NAMESPACE
+        - script:
+            content: |
+              echo "registering the metric"
+              envsubst < metric.yaml | kubectl apply -f - -n $NAMESPACE
+              echo "configuring HPA"
+              kubectl apply -f hpa.yaml -n $NAMESPACE
+      catch:
+        - podLogs:
+            selector: app=podtato-head
+        - script:
+            content: |
+              kubectl logs -l app=metrics-operator -n keptn-system
+              kubectl describe keptnmetric podtatometric -n $NAMESPACE
+              kubectl describe keptnmetricsprovider dynatrace -n $NAMESPACE
+              kubectl describe pods -l app=podtato-head -n $NAMESPACE
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/deployment.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c56170d909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head-entry
+  labels:
+    app: podtato-head
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      component: podtato-head-entry
+  replicas: 3
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        component: podtato-head-entry
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/hpa.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/hpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3107b7a4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/hpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-metrics-hpa
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: podtato-head-entry
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 3
+  metrics:
+    - type: Object
+      object:
+        metric:
+          name: cpu-throttling
+        describedObject:
+          apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+          kind: KeptnMetric
+          name: cpu-throttling
+        target:
+          type: Value
+          value: "0.05"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/metric.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/metric.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c72b1c91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/metric.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetricsProvider
+metadata:
+  name: my-provider
+spec:
+  type: prometheus
+  targetServer: "http://mockserver.$NAMESPACE.svc.cluster.local:1080"
+---
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: cpu-throttling
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: my-provider
+  query: 'avg(rate(container_cpu_cfs_throttled_seconds_total{container="server", namespace="podtato-metrics"}))'
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 10
+  range:
+    interval: "1m"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/mock-server.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/mock-server.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ad8365e0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-hpa/mock-server.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: mockserver
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: serviceport
+      port: 1080
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: serviceport
+  selector:
+    app: mockserver
+  sessionAffinity: None
+  type: ClusterIP
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: mockserver
+  name: mockserver
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: mockserver
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: mockserver
+      name: mockserver
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - env:
+            - name: MOCKSERVER_LOG_LEVEL
+              value: INFO
+            - name: SERVER_PORT
+              value: "1080"
+          image: mockserver/mockserver:mockserver-5.13.0
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          livenessProbe:
+            failureThreshold: 10
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            successThreshold: 1
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: serviceport
+            timeoutSeconds: 1
+          name: mockserver
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 1080
+              name: serviceport
+              protocol: TCP
+          readinessProbe:
+            failureThreshold: 10
+            initialDelaySeconds: 2
+            periodSeconds: 2
+            successThreshold: 1
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: serviceport
+            timeoutSeconds: 1
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /config
+              name: config-volume
+            - mountPath: /libs
+              name: libs-volume
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
+      volumes:
+        - configMap:
+            defaultMode: 420
+            name: mockserver-config
+            optional: true
+          name: config-volume
+        - configMap:
+            defaultMode: 420
+            name: mockserver-config
+            optional: true
+          name: libs-volume
+---
+kind: ConfigMap
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: mockserver-config
+data:
+  initializerJson.json: |-
+    [
+      {
+        "httpRequest": {
+          "path": "/api/v1/query_range",
+          "method": "POST"
+        },
+        "httpResponse": {
+          "body": {
+            "status": "success",
+            "data": {
+              "resultType": "matrix",
+              "result": [
+                {
+                  "metric": {
+                    "__name__": "cpu-throttling",
+                    "job": "",
+                    "instance": ""
+                  },
+                  "values": [[1669714193.275, "4.0"]]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "statusCode": 200
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  mockserver.properties: |-
+    ###############################
+    # MockServer & Proxy Settings #
+    ###############################
+    # Socket & Port Settings
+    # socket timeout in milliseconds (default 120000)
+    mockserver.maxSocketTimeout=120000
+    # Certificate Generation
+    # dynamically generated CA key pair (if they don't already exist in
+    specified directory)
+    mockserver.dynamicallyCreateCertificateAuthorityCertificate=true
+    # save dynamically generated CA key pair in working directory
+    mockserver.directoryToSaveDynamicSSLCertificate=.
+    # certificate domain name (default "localhost")
+    mockserver.sslCertificateDomainName=localhost
+    # comma separated list of ip addresses for Subject Alternative Name domain
+    names (default empty list)
+    mockserver.sslSubjectAlternativeNameDomains=www.example.com,www.another.com
+    # comma separated list of ip addresses for Subject Alternative Name ips
+    (default empty list)
+    mockserver.sslSubjectAlternativeNameIps=127.0.0.1
+    # CORS
+    # enable CORS for MockServer REST API
+    mockserver.enableCORSForAPI=true
+    # enable CORS for all responses
+    mockserver.enableCORSForAllResponses=true
+    # Json Initialization
+    mockserver.initializationJsonPath=/config/initializerJson.json
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/00-install.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/00-install.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0144dc52d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/00-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: dynatrace
+  namespace: keptn-system
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  DT_TOKEN: dG9rZW46IG15dG9rZW4=
+---
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtatometric
+  namespace: keptn-system
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "dynatrace"
+  query: "query"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+
+---
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetricsProvider
+metadata:
+  name: dynatrace
+  namespace: keptn-system
+spec:
+  secretKeyRef:
+    key: DT_TOKEN
+    name: dynatrace
+  type: dynatrace
+  targetServer: "http://localhost:8080"  # string
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..88fedf6d08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  name: metrics-provider
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: step-00
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 00-install.yaml
+    - name: step-01
+      try:
+        - script:
+            timeout: 5m
+            content: ./logs.sh
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/logs.sh b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/logs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5674082879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics-provider/logs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+NAMESPACE="keptn-system"
+RETRY_COUNT=3
+SLEEP_TIME=5
+
+for i in $(seq 1 $RETRY_COUNT); do
+    VAR=$(kubectl logs -n $NAMESPACE deployments/lifecycle-operator | grep -c "Error while parsing response")
+    # shellcheck disable=SC1072
+    if [ "$VAR" -ge 1 ]; then
+      echo "Controller could access secret"
+      exit 0
+    fi
+    if [ "$i" -lt "$RETRY_COUNT" ]; then
+            echo "Sleeping for ${SLEEP_TIME} seconds before retrying..."
+            sleep ${SLEEP_TIME}
+    fi
+done
+echo "Retried ${RETRY_COUNT} times, but custom metric value did not meet the condition. Exiting..."exit 1
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/00-install.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/00-install.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6916e95967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/00-install.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetricsProvider
+metadata:
+  name: my-provider
+spec:
+  type: prometheus
+  targetServer: "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9090"
+---
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetricsProvider
+metadata:
+  name: my-provider2
+spec:
+  type: prometheus
+  targetServer: "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9090"
+---
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetricsProvider
+metadata:
+  name: prometheus
+spec:
+  type: prometheus
+  targetServer: "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc.cluster.local:9090"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric1.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96fef3d6c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head1
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5mins"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric2.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5fd1ccbe0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head1
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
+    step: "1mins"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric3.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dbbc08d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/badmetric3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head1
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
+    step: "1m"
+    aggregation: "p91"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/chainsaw-test.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/chainsaw-test.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a393e6f211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/chainsaw-test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/main/.schemas/json/test-chainsaw-v1alpha1.json
+apiVersion: chainsaw.kyverno.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Test
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: metrics
+spec:
+  steps:
+    - name: step-00
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: 00-install.yaml
+    - name: step-01
+      try:
+        - apply:
+            file: badmetric1.yaml
+            expect:
+              - check:
+                  ($error != null): true
+        - apply:
+            file: badmetric2.yaml
+            expect:
+              - check:
+                  ($error != null): true
+        - apply:
+            file: badmetric3.yaml
+            expect:
+              - check:
+                  ($error != null): true
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric1.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric2.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric3.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric4.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric5.yaml
+        - apply:
+            file: goodmetric6.yaml
+    - name: step-02
+      try:
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric1.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric2.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric3.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric4.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric5.yaml
+        - assert:
+            file: goodmetric6.yaml
+        - error:
+            file: badmetric1.yaml
+        - error:
+            file: badmetric2.yaml
+        - error:
+            file: badmetric3.yaml
+    - name: step-03
+      try:
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head1"
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head2"
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head3"
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head4"
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head5"
+        - script:
+            content: ./retrieve-metrics.sh "podtato-head6"
+    - name: step-04
+      try:
+        - script:
+            content: ./check-active-metrics.sh "keptn_lifecycle_active"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/check-active-metrics.sh b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/check-active-metrics.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..dacd571298
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/check-active-metrics.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Usage: ./retrieve-metrics.sh <component_name>
+
+component_name=$1
+
+metrics_url="http://lifecycle-operator-metrics-service.keptn-system.svc.cluster.local:2222/metrics"
+
+# Fetch keptn_lifecycle_active metrics
+metrics=$(curl -s $metrics_url | grep "${component_name}")
+
+echo "$metrics"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric1.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e0b73f3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head1
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric2.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a03242714c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head2
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "prometheus"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric3.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b531508f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head3
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider2"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric4.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83375eebf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head4
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "prometheus"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric5.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72ade8cc6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head5
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider2"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
+    step: "1m"
+    aggregation: "p90"
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric6.yaml b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cfdce1104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/goodmetric6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: metrics.keptn.sh/v1beta1
+kind: KeptnMetric
+metadata:
+  name: podtato-head6
+spec:
+  provider:
+    name: "my-provider2"
+  query: "sum(kube_pod_container_resource_limits{resource='cpu'})"
+  fetchIntervalSeconds: 5
+  range:
+    interval: "5m"
+    step: "1m"
+    aggregation: "p90"
+    storedResults: 5
diff --git a/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/retrieve-metrics.sh b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/retrieve-metrics.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..777f096727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/chainsaw/testmetrics/metrics/retrieve-metrics.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+METRIC_NAME=$1
+RETRY_COUNT=3
+SLEEP_TIME=5
+
+for i in $(seq 1 $RETRY_COUNT); do
+    # Retrieve the custom metric value
+    METRIC_VALUE=$(kubectl get --raw "/apis/custom.metrics.k8s.io/v1beta1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/keptnmetrics.metrics.sh/${METRIC_NAME}/${METRIC_NAME}")
+
+    LENGTH_ITEMS=$(echo $METRIC_VALUE | jq '.items | length')
+
+    if [[ $LENGTH_ITEMS == 1 ]]; then
+        echo "Found the expected metric $METRIC_NAME"
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "The length of the property .items of $METRIC_NAME is not 1, it is: $LENGTH_ITEMS"
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$i" -lt "$RETRY_COUNT" ]; then
+        echo "Sleeping for ${SLEEP_TIME} seconds before retrying..."
+        sleep ${SLEEP_TIME}
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "Retried ${RETRY_COUNT} times, but custom metric value did not meet the condition. Exiting..."
+exit 1