diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-code2parquet-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-code2parquet-kfp.yml
index 710654571a..882e5b65ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-code2parquet-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-code2parquet-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/code2parquet/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/code2parquet/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-code_quality-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-code_quality-kfp.yml
index c07bc1d2d6..f6ccb3a9ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-code_quality-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-code_quality-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/code_quality/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/code_quality/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-header_cleanser-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-header_cleanser-kfp.yml
index 7c419fd14d..755393e5db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-header_cleanser-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-header_cleanser-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/header_cleanser/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/header_cleanser/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-license_select-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-license_select-kfp.yml
index d72a85dd44..7b6b69ef93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-license_select-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-license_select-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/license_select/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/license_select/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-malware-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-malware-kfp.yml
index 89bf472391..e68eb175e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-malware-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-malware-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/malware/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/malware/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-proglang_select-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-proglang_select-kfp.yml
index 31328f3d5c..edbf09ea11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-proglang_select-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-proglang_select-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/proglang_select/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/proglang_select/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-code-repo_level_ordering-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-code-repo_level_ordering-kfp.yml
index 4e328f53e7..26374677ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-code-repo_level_ordering-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-code-repo_level_ordering-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/code/repo_level_ordering/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-kfp-transform.template b/.github/workflows/test-kfp-transform.template
index f12511118f..bed645bed6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-kfp-transform.template
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-kfp-transform.template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "@TARGET_TRANSFORM_DIR@/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "@TARGET_TRANSFORM_DIR@/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_chunk-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_chunk-kfp.yml
index 985f79b978..fe347dc616 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_chunk-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_chunk-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/doc_chunk/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/doc_chunk/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_quality-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_quality-kfp.yml
index 6842a18595..33910778a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_quality-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-doc_quality-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/doc_quality/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/doc_quality/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-html2parquet-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-html2parquet-kfp.yml
index c7a1cecc56..5da0463479 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-html2parquet-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-html2parquet-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/html2parquet/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/html2parquet/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-lang_id-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-lang_id-kfp.yml
index 936ba8e45f..562c383624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-lang_id-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-lang_id-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/lang_id/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/lang_id/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-pdf2parquet-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-pdf2parquet-kfp.yml
index f232d78e48..a304e22ec9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-pdf2parquet-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-pdf2parquet-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/pdf2parquet/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/pdf2parquet/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-pii_redactor-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-pii_redactor-kfp.yml
index 451ac79617..3982c2f67d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-pii_redactor-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-pii_redactor-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/pii_redactor/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/pii_redactor/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-language-text_encoder-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-language-text_encoder-kfp.yml
index 96b8308d1f..fdc085058b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-language-text_encoder-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-language-text_encoder-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/text_encoder/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/language/text_encoder/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-doc_id-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-doc_id-kfp.yml
index fadcc64030..194b5b65f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-doc_id-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-doc_id-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/doc_id/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/doc_id/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-ededup-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-ededup-kfp.yml
index 225d7539ea..48d3a14696 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-ededup-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-ededup-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/ededup/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/ededup/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-fdedup-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-fdedup-kfp.yml
index b36df964d2..cb2055bfc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-fdedup-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-fdedup-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/fdedup/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/fdedup/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-filter-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-filter-kfp.yml
index cab769f11a..2fe6d33f7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-filter-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-filter-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/filter/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/filter/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-hap-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-hap-kfp.yml
index d5d6aa63c0..c69077368b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-hap-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-hap-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/hap/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/hap/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-noop-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-noop-kfp.yml
index 9322ea9b66..2be2a6e877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-noop-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-noop-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/noop/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/noop/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-profiler-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-profiler-kfp.yml
index f31543ad32..63631e4d64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-profiler-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-profiler-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/profiler/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/profiler/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-resize-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-resize-kfp.yml
index 3e099bba5e..c502cb4b9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-resize-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-resize-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/resize/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/resize/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-universal-tokenization-kfp.yml b/.github/workflows/test-universal-tokenization-kfp.yml
index e4a5b56930..887dd4eb32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-universal-tokenization-kfp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-universal-tokenization-kfp.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ on:
             - "*"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/tokenization/**"
             - "!kfp/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ on:
             - "releases/**"
         paths:
             - ".make.*"
+            - "scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env"
             - "transforms/.make.workflows"
             - "transforms/universal/tokenization/**"
             - "!data-processing-lib/**" # This is tested in separate workflow
diff --git a/scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env b/scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env
index 756cd69e45..9fbc5f9de1 100644
--- a/scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env
+++ b/scripts/k8s-setup/requirements.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 KUBERAY_OPERATOR=1.0.0
-KUBERAY_APISERVER=1.1.0
+KUBERAY_APISERVER=1.2.2
 
 KIND_VERSION=0.22.0
 HELM_VERSION=3.10.0
diff --git a/scripts/k8s-setup/tools/install_kuberay.sh b/scripts/k8s-setup/tools/install_kuberay.sh
index 341ad2c853..30563b9319 100755
--- a/scripts/k8s-setup/tools/install_kuberay.sh
+++ b/scripts/k8s-setup/tools/install_kuberay.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ MAX_RETRIES="${MAX_RETRIES:-5}"
 EXIT_CODE=0
 
 deploy() {
-	sed -i.back "s/tag: v[0-9].*/tag: v${KUBERAY_APISERVER}/" ${K8S_SETUP_SCRIPTS}/ray_api_server_values.yaml
 	helm repo add kuberay https://ray-project.github.io/kuberay-helm/
 	helm repo update kuberay
 	helm install kuberay-operator kuberay/kuberay-operator -n kuberay --version ${KUBERAY_OPERATOR} --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent --create-namespace
+	sed -i.back "s/tag: v[0-9].*/tag: v${KUBERAY_APISERVER}/" ${K8S_SETUP_SCRIPTS}/ray_api_server_values.yaml
 	helm install -f ${K8S_SETUP_SCRIPTS}/ray_api_server_values.yaml kuberay-apiserver kuberay/kuberay-apiserver -n kuberay --version ${KUBERAY_APISERVER} --set image.pullPolicy=IfNotPresent
 	echo "Finished KubeRay deployment."
 }