diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/Manifest b/addons/velero/1.15.0/Manifest
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+image velero velero/velero:v1.15.0
+image velero-restore-helper velero/velero-restore-helper:v1.15.0
+image velero-restore-helper-gcr gcr.io/velero-gcp/velero-restore-helper:v1.15.0
+image velero-aws velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.11.0
+image velero-gcp velero/velero-plugin-for-gcp:v1.11.0
+image velero-azure velero/velero-plugin-for-microsoft-azure:v1.11.0
+image local-volume-provider replicated/local-volume-provider:v0.6.7
+image s3cmd kurlsh/s3cmd:20230406-9a6d89f
+
+asset velero.tar.gz https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v1.15.0/velero-v1.15.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
+
+yum nfs-utils
+apt nfs-common
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/install.sh b/addons/velero/1.15.0/install.sh
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+# shellcheck disable=SC2148
+function velero_pre_init() {
+    if [ -z "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" ]; then
+        VELERO_NAMESPACE=velero
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$VELERO_LOCAL_BUCKET" ]; then
+        VELERO_LOCAL_BUCKET=velero
+    fi
+    # TODO (dans): make this configurable from the installer spec
+    # if [ -z "$VELERO_REQUESTED_CLAIM_SIZE" ]; then
+    #     VELERO_REQUESTED_CLAIM_SIZE="50Gi"
+    # fi
+
+    # If someone is trying to use only Rook 1.0.4, RWX volumes are not supported
+    if [ "$ROOK_VERSION" = "1.0.4" ] && [ -z "$LONGHORN_VERSION" ] && [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" == 1 ]; then
+        bail "Rook 1.0.4 does not support RWX volumes used for Internal snapshot storage. Please upgrade to Rook 1.4.3 or higher."
+    fi
+
+    # If someone uses OpenEBS as their primary CSI provider, bail because it doesn't support RWX volumes
+    if [ -z "$ROOK_VERSION" ] && [ -z "$LONGHORN_VERSION" ] && [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" == 1 ]; then
+        bail "Only Rook and Longhorn are supported for Velero Internal backup storage."
+    fi
+
+    velero_host_init
+}
+
+# runs on first install, and on version upgrades only
+function velero() {
+    local src="$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+    local dst="$DIR/kustomize/velero"
+
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-troubleshoot.yaml" > "$dst/troubleshoot.yaml"
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-kustomization.yaml" > "$dst/kustomization.yaml"
+
+    velero_binary
+
+    determine_velero_pvc_size
+
+    velero_install "$src" "$dst"
+
+    velero_patch_node_agent_privilege "$src" "$dst"
+
+    velero_patch_args "$src" "$dst"
+
+    velero_kotsadm_restore_config "$src" "$dst"
+
+    velero_patch_http_proxy "$src" "$dst"
+
+    velero_change_storageclass "$src" "$dst"
+
+    # Remove restic resources since they've been replaced by node agent
+    kubectl delete daemonset -n "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" restic --ignore-not-found
+    kubectl delete secret -n "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" velero-restic-credentials --ignore-not-found
+    kubectl delete crd resticrepositories.velero.io --ignore-not-found
+
+    # If we already migrated, or we on a new install that has the disableS3 flag set, we need a PVC attached
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" pvc velero-internal-snapshots || [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" == "1" ]; then
+        velero_patch_internal_pvc_snapshots "$src" "$dst"
+    fi
+
+    # Check if we need a migration
+    if velero_should_migrate_from_object_store; then
+        velero_migrate_from_object_store "$src" "$dst"
+    fi
+
+    kubectl apply -k "$dst"
+
+    kubectl label -n default --overwrite service/kubernetes velero.io/exclude-from-backup=true
+
+    # Bail if the migration fails, preventing the original object store from being deleted
+    if velero_did_migrate_from_object_store; then
+        logWarn "Velero will migrate from object store to pvc"
+        if ! try_5m velero_pvc_migrated ; then
+            velero_pvc_migrated_debug_info
+            bail "Velero migration failed"
+        fi
+        logSuccess "Velero migration complete"
+    fi
+
+    # Patch snapshots volumes to "Retain" in case of deletion
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" pvc velero-internal-snapshots; then
+
+        local velero_pv_name
+        echo "Patching internal snapshot volume Reclaim Policy to RECLAIM"
+        try_1m velero_pvc_bound
+        velero_pv_name=$(kubectl get pvc velero-internal-snapshots -n ${VELERO_NAMESPACE} -ojsonpath='{.spec.volumeName}')
+        kubectl patch pv "$velero_pv_name" -p '{"spec":{"persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy":"Retain"}}'
+    fi
+
+    spinner_until 120 deployment_fully_updated velero velero
+}
+
+function velero_join() {
+    velero_binary
+    velero_host_init
+}
+
+function velero_host_init() {
+    install_nfs_utils_if_missing_common "$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+}
+
+function velero_install() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    # Pre-apply CRDs since kustomize reorders resources. Grep to strip out sailboat emoji.
+    "$src"/assets/velero-v"${VELERO_VERSION}"-linux-amd64/velero install --crds-only | grep -v 'Velero is installed'
+
+    local nodeAgentArgs="--use-node-agent --uploader-type=restic"
+    if [ "$VELERO_DISABLE_RESTIC" = "1" ]; then
+        nodeAgentArgs=""
+    fi
+
+    # detect if we need to use object store or pvc
+    local bslArgs="--no-default-backup-location"
+    if ! kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" backupstoragelocation default; then
+
+        # Only use the PVC backup location for new installs where disableS3 is set to TRUE and
+        # there is a RWX storage class available (rook-cephfs or longhorn)
+        if [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" == 1 ] && { kubectl get storageclass | grep "longhorn" || kubectl get storageclass | grep "rook-cephfs" ; } ; then
+            bslArgs="--provider replicated.com/pvc --bucket velero-internal-snapshots --backup-location-config storageSize=${VELERO_PVC_SIZE},resticRepoPrefix=/var/velero-local-volume-provider/velero-internal-snapshots/restic"
+        elif object_store_exists; then
+            local ip=$($DIR/bin/kurl netutil format-ip-address $OBJECT_STORE_CLUSTER_IP)
+            bslArgs="--provider aws --bucket $VELERO_LOCAL_BUCKET --backup-location-config region=us-east-1,s3Url=${OBJECT_STORE_CLUSTER_HOST},publicUrl=http://${ip},s3ForcePathStyle=true"
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # we need a secret file if it's already set for some other provider, OR
+    # If we have object storage AND are NOT actively opting out of the existing functionality
+    local secretArgs="--no-secret"
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" secret cloud-credentials || { object_store_exists && ! [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" == 1 ]; }; then
+        velero_credentials
+        secretArgs="--secret-file velero-credentials"
+    fi
+
+    "$src"/assets/velero-v"${VELERO_VERSION}"-linux-amd64/velero install \
+        $nodeAgentArgs \
+        $bslArgs \
+        $secretArgs \
+        --namespace $VELERO_NAMESPACE \
+        --plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.11.0,velero/velero-plugin-for-gcp:v1.11.0,velero/velero-plugin-for-microsoft-azure:v1.11.0,replicated/local-volume-provider:v0.6.7,"$KURL_UTIL_IMAGE" \
+        --use-volume-snapshots=false \
+        --dry-run -o yaml > "$dst/velero.yaml"
+
+    rm -f velero-credentials
+}
+
+# This runs when re-applying the same version to a cluster
+function velero_already_applied() {
+    local src="$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+    local dst="$DIR/kustomize/velero"
+
+    # If we need to migrate, we're going to need to basically reconstruct the original install
+    # underneath the migration
+    if velero_should_migrate_from_object_store; then
+
+        render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-kustomization.yaml" > "$dst/kustomization.yaml"
+
+        determine_velero_pvc_size
+
+        velero_binary
+        velero_install "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_patch_node_agent_privilege "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_patch_args "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_kotsadm_restore_config "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_patch_internal_pvc_snapshots "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_patch_http_proxy "$src" "$dst"
+        velero_migrate_from_object_store "$src" "$dst"
+    fi
+
+    # If we didn't need to migrate, reset the kustomization file and only apply the configmap
+    # This function will create a new, blank kustomization file.
+    velero_change_storageclass "$src" "$dst"
+
+    # In the case this is a rook re-apply, no changes might be required
+    if [ -f "$dst/kustomization.yaml" ]; then
+        kubectl apply -k "$dst"
+    fi
+
+    # Bail if the migration fails, preventing the original object store from being deleted
+    if velero_did_migrate_from_object_store; then
+        logWarn "Velero will migrate from object store to pvc"
+        if ! try_5m velero_pvc_migrated ; then
+            velero_pvc_migrated_debug_info
+            bail "Velero migration failed"
+        fi
+        logSuccess "Velero migration complete"
+    fi
+
+    # Patch snapshots volumes to "Retain" in case of deletion
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" pvc velero-internal-snapshots && velero_should_migrate_from_object_store; then
+        local velero_pv_name
+        echo "Patching internal snapshot volume Reclaim Policy to RECLAIM"
+        try_1m velero_pvc_bound
+        velero_pv_name=$(kubectl get pvc velero-internal-snapshots -n ${VELERO_NAMESPACE} -ojsonpath='{.spec.volumeName}')
+        kubectl patch pv "$velero_pv_name" -p '{"spec":{"persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy":"Retain"}}'
+    fi
+}
+
+# The --secret-file flag should be used so that the generated velero deployment uses the
+# cloud-credentials secret. Use the contents of that secret if it exists to avoid overwriting
+# any changes.
+function velero_credentials() {
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" secret cloud-credentials; then
+        kubectl -n velero get secret cloud-credentials -ojsonpath='{ .data.cloud }' | base64 -d > velero-credentials
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "$OBJECT_STORE_CLUSTER_IP" ]; then
+        try_1m object_store_create_bucket "$VELERO_LOCAL_BUCKET"
+    fi
+
+    cat >velero-credentials <<EOF
+[default]
+aws_access_key_id=$OBJECT_STORE_ACCESS_KEY
+aws_secret_access_key=$OBJECT_STORE_SECRET_KEY
+EOF
+}
+
+function velero_patch_node_agent_privilege() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    if [ "${VELERO_DISABLE_RESTIC}" = "1" ]; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ "${VELERO_RESTIC_REQUIRES_PRIVILEGED}" = "1" ]; then
+        render_yaml_file "$src/node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml" > "$dst/node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml"
+        insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml
+    fi
+}
+
+function velero_patch_args() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    # if the user has specified any additional velero server flags, add them to the velero deployment
+    if [ -n "$VELERO_SERVER_FLAGS" ]; then
+        # iterate over the flags in reverse order since they are prepended to the list of kustomize patches
+        IFS=',' read -ra flags <<< "$VELERO_SERVER_FLAGS"
+        for ((i=${#flags[@]}-1; i>=0; i--)); do
+            velero_insert_arg "${flags[i]}" "$dst/kustomization.yaml"
+        done
+    fi
+
+    # if the user has not disabled restic and specified a restic timeout, add it to the velero deployment
+    if [ "${VELERO_DISABLE_RESTIC}" != "1" ] && [ -n "$VELERO_RESTIC_TIMEOUT" ]; then
+        velero_insert_arg "--fs-backup-timeout=$VELERO_RESTIC_TIMEOUT" "$dst/kustomization.yaml"
+    fi
+}
+
+function velero_insert_arg() {
+    local arg="$1"
+    local kustomization_file="$2"
+
+    local patch_file="velero-args-json-patch_$arg.yaml"
+    cat > "$dst/$patch_file" <<EOF
+- op: add
+  path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
+  value: $arg
+EOF
+
+    insert_patches_json_6902 $kustomization_file $patch_file apps v1 Deployment velero ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+}
+
+function velero_binary() {
+    local src="$DIR/addons/velero/$VELERO_VERSION"
+
+    if ! kubernetes_is_master; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -f "$src/assets/velero.tar.gz" ] && [ "$AIRGAP" != "1" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$src/assets"
+        curl -L "https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v${VELERO_VERSION}/velero-v${VELERO_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz" > "$src/assets/velero.tar.gz"
+    fi
+
+    pushd "$src/assets" || exit 1
+    tar xf "velero.tar.gz"
+    if [ "$VELERO_DISABLE_CLI" != "1" ]; then
+        cp velero-v${VELERO_VERSION}-linux-amd64/velero /usr/local/bin/velero
+    fi
+    popd || exit 1
+}
+
+function velero_kotsadm_restore_config() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-kotsadm-restore-config.yaml" > "$dst/kotsadm-restore-config.yaml"
+    insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" kotsadm-restore-config.yaml
+}
+
+function velero_patch_http_proxy() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+    if [ -n "$PROXY_ADDRESS" ] || [ -n "$PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS" ]; then
+        if [ -z "$PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS" ]; then
+            PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS="$PROXY_ADDRESS"
+        fi
+        render_yaml_file_2 "$src/tmpl-velero-deployment-proxy.yaml" > "$dst/velero-deployment-proxy.yaml"
+        insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" velero-deployment-proxy.yaml
+        if [ "$VELERO_DISABLE_RESTIC" != "1" ]; then
+            render_yaml_file_2 "$src/tmpl-node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml" > "$dst/node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml"
+            insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# If this cluster is used to restore a snapshot taken on a cluster where Rook or OpenEBS was the
+# default storage provisioner, the storageClassName on PVCs will need to be changed from "default"
+# to "longhorn" by velero
+# https://velero.io/docs/v1.6/restore-reference/#changing-pvpvc-storage-classes
+function velero_change_storageclass() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    if kubectl get sc longhorn &> /dev/null && \
+    [ "$(kubectl get sc longhorn -o jsonpath='{.metadata.annotations.storageclass\.kubernetes\.io/is-default-class}')" = "true" ]; then
+
+        # when re-applying the same velero version, this might not exist.
+        if [ ! -f "$dst/kustomization.yaml" ]; then
+            cat > "$dst/kustomization.yaml" <<EOF
+namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+
+resources:
+EOF
+        fi
+
+        render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-change-storageclass.yaml" > "$dst/change-storageclass.yaml"
+        insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" change-storageclass.yaml
+
+    fi
+}
+
+function velero_should_migrate_from_object_store() {
+    # If KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3 is set, force the migration
+    if [ "$KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3" != 1 ]; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # if the PVC already exists, we've already migrated
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "${VELERO_NAMESPACE}" pvc velero-internal-snapshots; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # if an object store isn't installed don't migrate
+    # TODO (dans): this doeesn't support minio in a non-standard namespace
+    if (! kubernetes_resource_exists rook-ceph deployment rook-ceph-rgw-rook-ceph-store-a) && (! kubernetes_resource_exists minio deployment minio); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # If there isn't a cloud-credentials, this isn't an existing install or it isn't using object storage; there is nothing to migrate.
+    if ! kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" secret cloud-credentials; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+function velero_did_migrate_from_object_store() {
+
+    # If KOTSADM_DISABLE_S3 is set, force the migration
+    if [ -f "$DIR/kustomize/velero/kustomization.yaml" ] && cat "$DIR/kustomize/velero/kustomization.yaml" | grep -q "s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml"; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+function velero_migrate_from_object_store() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    export VELERO_S3_HOST=
+    export VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=
+    export VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists rook-ceph deployment rook-ceph-rgw-rook-ceph-store-a; then
+        echo "Previous installation of Rook Ceph detected."
+        VELERO_S3_HOST="rook-ceph-rgw-rook-ceph-store.rook-ceph"
+        VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secret rook-ceph-object-user-rook-ceph-store-kurl -o yaml | grep AccessKey | head -1 | awk '{print $2}' | base64 --decode)
+        VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=$(kubectl -n rook-ceph get secret rook-ceph-object-user-rook-ceph-store-kurl -o yaml | grep SecretKey | head -1 | awk '{print $2}' | base64 --decode)
+    else
+        echo "Previous installation of Minio detected."
+        VELERO_S3_HOST="minio.minio"
+        VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID=$(kubectl -n minio get secret minio-credentials -ojsonpath='{ .data.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY }' | base64 --decode)
+        VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET=$(kubectl -n minio get secret minio-credentials -ojsonpath='{ .data.MINIO_SECRET_KEY }' | base64 --decode)
+    fi
+
+    # TODO (dans): figure out if there is enough space create a new volume with all the snapshot data
+
+    # create secret for migration init container to pull from object store
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-s3-migration-secret.yaml" > "$dst/s3-migration-secret.yaml"
+    insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" s3-migration-secret.yaml
+
+    # create configmap that holds the migration script
+    cp "$src/s3-migration-configmap.yaml" "$dst/s3-migration-configmap.yaml"
+    insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" s3-migration-configmap.yaml
+
+    # add patch to add init container for migration
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml" > "$dst/s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml"
+    insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml
+
+    # update the BackupstorageLocation
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-s3-migration-bsl.yaml" > "$dst/s3-migration-bsl.yaml"
+    insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" s3-migration-bsl.yaml
+}
+
+# add patches for the velero and node-agent to the current kustomization file that setup the PVC setup like the
+# velero LVP plugin requires
+function velero_patch_internal_pvc_snapshots() {
+    local src="$1"
+    local dst="$2"
+
+    # If we are migrating from Rook to Longhorn, longhorn is not yet the default storage class.
+    export VELERO_PVC_STORAGE_CLASS="rook-cephfs" # this is the rook-ceph storage class for RWX access
+    if [ -n "$LONGHORN_VERSION" ]; then
+        export VELERO_PVC_STORAGE_CLASS="longhorn"
+    fi
+
+    # create the PVC if it does not already exist
+    if (! kubernetes_resource_exists "$VELERO_NAMESPACE" pvc velero-internal-snapshots ) ; then
+          render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-internal-snaps-pvc.yaml" > "$dst/internal-snaps-pvc.yaml"
+          insert_resources "$dst/kustomization.yaml" internal-snaps-pvc.yaml
+    fi
+
+    # add patch to add the pvc in the correct location for the velero deployment
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml" > "$dst/internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml"
+    insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml
+
+    # add patch to add the pvc in the correct location for the node-agent daemonset
+    render_yaml_file "$src/tmpl-internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml" > "$dst/internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml"
+    insert_patches_strategic_merge "$dst/kustomization.yaml" internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml
+
+}
+
+function velero_pvc_bound() {
+    kubectl get pvc velero-internal-snapshots -n ${VELERO_NAMESPACE} -ojsonpath='{.status.phase}' | grep -q "Bound"
+}
+
+# if the PVC size has already been set we should not reduce it
+function determine_velero_pvc_size() {
+    local velero_pvc_size="50Gi"
+    if kubernetes_resource_exists "${VELERO_NAMESPACE}" pvc velero-internal-snapshots; then
+        velero_pvc_size=$( kubectl get pvc -n "${VELERO_NAMESPACE}" velero-internal-snapshots -o jsonpath='{.spec.resources.requests.storage}')
+    fi
+
+    export VELERO_PVC_SIZE=$velero_pvc_size
+}
+
+function velero_pvc_migrated() {
+    local velero_pod=
+    velero_pod=$(kubectl get pods -n velero -l component=velero -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.spec.containers[0].name=="velero")].metadata.name}')
+    if kubectl -n velero logs "$velero_pod" -c migrate-s3 | grep -q "migration ran successfully" &>/dev/null; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if kubectl -n velero logs "$velero_pod" -c migrate-s3 | grep -q "migration has already run" &>/dev/null; then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
+function velero_pvc_migrated_debug_info() {
+    kubectl get pods -n velero -l component=velero
+    local velero_pod=
+    velero_pod=$(kubectl get pods -n velero -l component=velero -o jsonpath='{.items[?(@.spec.containers[0].name=="velero")].metadata.name}')
+    kubectl -n velero logs "$velero_pod" -c migrate-s3
+}
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b2daf4f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/node-agent-daemonset-privileged.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: node-agent
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: node-agent
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: true
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/s3-migration-configmap.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/s3-migration-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6e640189f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/s3-migration-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: velero-migrate-s3-config
+  labels:
+    app: velero
+data:
+  migrate-s3.sh: |-
+    #!/bin/sh
+    set -euo pipefail
+    export S3_HOST=$OBJECT_STORE_CLUSTER_IP
+
+    export ARCHIVES_DIR=/var/lib/velero
+    export MIGRATION_FILE=$ARCHIVES_DIR/s3-migration.txt
+    if [ -f $MIGRATION_FILE ]; then
+        echo 'migration has already run. no-op.'
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    export S3CMD_FLAGS="--access_key=$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID --secret_key=$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY --host=$S3_HOST --no-ssl --host-bucket=$S3_BUCKET_NAME.$S3_HOST"
+
+    if s3cmd $S3CMD_FLAGS ls s3://$S3_BUCKET_NAME 2>&1 | grep -q 'NoSuchBucket'
+    then
+        echo "bucket $S3_BUCKET_NAME bucket not found, skipping migration ..."
+        exit 0
+    fi
+
+    echo 'object store detected, running migration ...'
+    s3cmd $S3CMD_FLAGS sync s3://$S3_BUCKET_NAME $ARCHIVES_DIR
+    echo 'migration ran successfully ...'
+    echo 'recording that the migration ran ...'
+    echo 'migration completed successfully $(date)'  > $MIGRATION_FILE
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-change-storageclass.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-change-storageclass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15105deed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-change-storageclass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: change-storage-class-config
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+  labels:
+    velero.io/plugin-config: \"\"
+    velero.io/change-storage-class: RestoreItemAction
+data:
+  default: longhorn
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c48b6727be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-deployment-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: velero
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      securityContext:
+        runAsUser: 1001
+        runAsGroup: 1001
+        fsGroup: 1001
+      containers:
+      - name: velero
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /var/velero-local-volume-provider/velero-internal-snapshots
+          name: velero-internal-snapshots
+        env:
+        - name: POD_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: "status.podIP"
+      volumes:
+      - name: velero-internal-snapshots
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: velero-internal-snapshots
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b975ad749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-ds-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: node-agent
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: node-agent
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /var/velero-local-volume-provider/velero-internal-snapshots
+          name: velero-internal-snapshots
+      volumes:
+      - name: velero-internal-snapshots
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: velero-internal-snapshots
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-pvc.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-pvc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96a09d3fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-internal-snaps-pvc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: velero-internal-snapshots
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+  labels:
+    velero.io/exclude-from-backup: \"true\"
+spec:
+  storageClassName: ${VELERO_PVC_STORAGE_CLASS}
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteMany
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: ${VELERO_PVC_SIZE}
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kotsadm-restore-config.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kotsadm-restore-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74e99d3e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kotsadm-restore-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kotsadm-restore-config
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+  labels:
+    velero.io/plugin-config: \"\"
+    kurl.sh/restore-kotsadm-plugin: RestoreItemAction
+data:
+  HTTP_PROXY: ${PROXY_ADDRESS:-'""'}
+  HTTPS_PROXY: ${PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS:-'""'}
+  NO_PROXY: ${NO_PROXY_ADDRESSES:-'""'}
+  hostCAPath: ${KOTSADM_TRUSTED_CERT_MOUNT:-'""'}
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kustomization.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb0315696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+
+resources:
+- velero.yaml
+- troubleshoot.yaml
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05a933e231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-node-agent-daemonset-proxy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: node-agent
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: node-agent
+          env:
+          - name: HTTP_PROXY
+            value: "${PROXY_ADDRESS}"
+          - name: HTTPS_PROXY
+            value: "${PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS}"
+          - name: NO_PROXY
+            value: "${NO_PROXY_ADDRESSES}"
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-bsl.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-bsl.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e7e36fe6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-bsl.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: velero.io/v1
+kind: BackupStorageLocation
+metadata:
+  name: default
+spec:
+  provider: replicated.com/pvc
+  objectStorage:
+    bucket: velero-internal-snapshots
+  config:
+    storageClassName: longhorn
+    storageSize: ${VELERO_PVC_SIZE}
+    resticRepoPrefix: /var/velero-local-volume-provider/velero-internal-snapshots/restic
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ed92112de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-deployment-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: velero
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+  labels:
+    app: velero
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      initContainers:
+      - name: migrate-s3
+        image: kurlsh/s3cmd:20230406-9a6d89f
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        command:
+        - /migrate-s3.sh
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /var/lib/velero
+          name: velero-internal-snapshots
+        - name: velero-migrate-s3-config
+          mountPath: /migrate-s3.sh
+          subPath: migrate-s3.sh
+        env:
+        - name: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              key: access-key-id
+              name: velero-s3-migration
+        - name: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              key: secret-access-key
+              name: velero-s3-migration
+        - name: OBJECT_STORE_CLUSTER_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              key: object-store-cluster-ip
+              name: velero-s3-migration
+        - name: S3_BUCKET_NAME  
+          value: ${VELERO_LOCAL_BUCKET}
+      volumes:
+      - name: velero-migrate-s3-config
+        configMap:
+          name: velero-migrate-s3-config
+          defaultMode: 0777
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-secret.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aba87ed9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-s3-migration-secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: velero-s3-migration 
+  labels:
+    app: velero
+type: Opaque
+stringData:
+  access-key-id: ${VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
+  secret-access-key: ${VELERO_S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET}
+  object-store-cluster-ip: ${VELERO_S3_HOST}
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-troubleshoot.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-troubleshoot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e0c2b786a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-troubleshoot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: kurl-velero-supportbundle-spec
+  labels:
+    troubleshoot.io/kind: support-bundle
+data:
+  support-bundle-spec: |
+    apiVersion: troubleshoot.sh/v1beta2
+    kind: SupportBundle
+    spec:
+      collectors:
+        - clusterResources: {}
+        - logs:
+            namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+            name: velero/logs
+      analyzers:
+        - velero: {}
diff --git a/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-velero-deployment-proxy.yaml b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-velero-deployment-proxy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4f056f686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/velero/1.15.0/tmpl-velero-deployment-proxy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: velero
+  namespace: ${VELERO_NAMESPACE}
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: velero
+          env:
+          - name: HTTP_PROXY
+            value: "${PROXY_ADDRESS}"
+          - name: HTTPS_PROXY
+            value: "${PROXY_HTTPS_ADDRESS}"
+          - name: NO_PROXY
+            value: "${NO_PROXY_ADDRESSES}"
diff --git a/web/src/installers/versions.js b/web/src/installers/versions.js
index 9bb2197458..c49d133247 100644
--- a/web/src/installers/versions.js
+++ b/web/src/installers/versions.js
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ module.exports.InstallerVersions = {
   ],
   velero: [
     // cron-velero-update
+    "1.15.0",
     "1.14.0",
     "1.13.2",
     "1.13.1",