diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-test-cases.yml b/.github/workflows/run-test-cases.yml
index 5eabf3590..81acf0db1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-test-cases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-test-cases.yml
@@ -105,58 +105,40 @@ jobs:
         kube:
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.16
             version: 1.16/stable
-            crictl: v1.16.0
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.17
             version: 1.17/stable
-            crictl: v1.16.0
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.18
             version: 1.18/stable
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.19
             version: 1.19/stable
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.20
             version: 1.20/stable
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: MicroK8s-1.21
             version: 1.21/stable
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.16
             version: v1.16.14+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.16.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.17
             version: v1.17.17+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.16.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.18
             version: v1.18.9+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.19
             version: v1.19.10+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.20
             version: v1.20.6+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: K3s-1.21
             version: v1.21.5+k3s1
-            crictl: v1.17.0
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.16
             version: 1.16.15-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.17
             version: 1.17.14-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.18
             version: 1.18.12-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.19
             version: 1.19.4-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.20
             version: 1.20.1-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
           - runtime: Kubernetes-1.21
             version: 1.21.0-00
-            crictl: UNUSED
         test:
           - case: end-to-end
             file: test/run-end-to-end.py
@@ -209,10 +191,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo chmod g+r /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
           sudo chmod 666 /etc/rancher/k3s/*
           mkdir -p ~/.kube/ && cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml ~/.kube/config
-          curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}/crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          sudo tar zxvf crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
-          rm -f crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          echo "--set agent.host.crictl=/usr/local/bin/crictl --set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock" > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
+          echo "--set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock" > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
           echo 'kubectl' > /tmp/runtime_cmd_to_test.txt
           echo '~/.kube/config' > /tmp/kubeconfig_path_to_test.txt
           until kubectl get node ${HOSTNAME,,} -o jsonpath='{@.metadata.name}:{range @.status.conditions[*]}{@.type}={@.status}' | grep 'Ready=True'; do echo "waiting for k3s to become ready"; sleep 10; done
@@ -249,7 +228,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo cp -i /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config
           sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config
           kubectl taint nodes --all node-role.kubernetes.io/master-
-          echo '--set agent.host.crictl=/usr/bin/crictl --set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/var/run/dockershim.sock' > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
+          echo '--set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/var/run/dockershim.sock' > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
           echo 'kubectl' > /tmp/runtime_cmd_to_test.txt
           echo '~/.kube/config' > /tmp/kubeconfig_path_to_test.txt
           until kubectl get node ${HOSTNAME,,} -o jsonpath='{@.metadata.name}:{range @.status.conditions[*]}{@.type}={@.status}' | grep 'Ready=True'; do echo "waiting for kubernetes to become ready"; sleep 10; done
@@ -277,10 +256,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo sed -i 's/memory.available<100Mi,nodefs.available<1Gi,imagefs.available<1Gi/memory.available<25Mi,nodefs.available<50Mi,imagefs.available<50Mi/' /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/kubelet
           sudo systemctl restart snap.microk8s.daemon-kubelet
           until sudo microk8s.status --wait-ready; do sleep 5s; echo "Try again"; done
-          curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}/crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          sudo tar zxvf crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin
-          rm -f crictl-${{ matrix.kube.crictl }}-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-          echo '--set agent.host.crictl=/usr/local/bin/crictl --set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/var/snap/microk8s/common/run/containerd.sock' > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
+          echo '--set agent.host.dockerShimSock=/var/snap/microk8s/common/run/containerd.sock' > /tmp/cri_args_to_test.txt
           echo 'microk8s kubectl' > /tmp/runtime_cmd_to_test.txt
           echo '~/.kube/config' > /tmp/kubeconfig_path_to_test.txt
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0c4aedcd7..371ddfded 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-debug-echo",
  "akri-discovery-utils",
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-debug-echo"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-discovery-utils"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "anyhow",
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-onvif"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-opcua"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-shared",
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-shared"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "akri-udev"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "anyhow",
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ checksum = "f92cfa0fd5690b3cf8c1ef2cabbd9b7ef22fa53cf5e1f92b05103f6d5d1cf6e7"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "controller"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "debug-echo-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-debug-echo",
  "akri-discovery-utils",
@@ -2428,7 +2428,7 @@ checksum = "692fcb63b64b1758029e0a96ee63e049ce8c5948587f2f7208df04625e5f6b56"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "onvif-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-onvif",
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opcua-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-opcua",
@@ -4343,7 +4343,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "udev-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-discovery-utils",
  "akri-udev",
@@ -4354,7 +4354,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "udev-video-broker"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "akri-shared",
  "env_logger",
@@ -4617,7 +4617,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "webhook-configuration"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 dependencies = [
  "actix",
  "actix-rt 2.3.0",
diff --git a/agent/Cargo.toml b/agent/Cargo.toml
index 391f65886..659b787c3 100644
--- a/agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "agent"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>", "<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent b/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent
index a89f8e278..e64123df3 100644
--- a/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent
+++ b/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ RUN echo "Using Rust binaries from ${CROSS_BUILD_TARGET}/${BUILD_TYPE}"
 # Link the container to the Akri repository
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl-dev openssl && apt-get clean
+# Install crictl and openssl dependencies
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl-dev openssl curl ca-certificates && \
+    VERSION="v1.17.0" && \
+    curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    tar zxvf crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin && \
+    rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    apt-get remove -y curl ca-certificates && apt-get clean
+
 COPY ./target/${CROSS_BUILD_TARGET}/${BUILD_TYPE}/agent /agent
 ENV RUST_LOG agent,akri_shared
 CMD ["./agent"]
diff --git a/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent-full b/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent-full
index 877bdea3f..d841f65ff 100644
--- a/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent-full
+++ b/build/containers/Dockerfile.agent-full
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ RUN echo "Using Rust binaries from ${CROSS_BUILD_TARGET}/${BUILD_TYPE}"
 # Link the container to the Akri repository
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.source https://github.com/project-akri/akri
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl-dev openssl && apt-get clean
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl-dev openssl curl ca-certificates && \
+    VERSION="v1.17.0" && \
+    curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-tools/releases/download/$VERSION/crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz --output crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    tar zxvf crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/bin && \
+    rm -f crictl-$VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz && \
+    apt-get remove -y curl ca-certificates && apt-get clean
+    
 COPY ./target/${CROSS_BUILD_TARGET}/${BUILD_TYPE}/agent-full /agent
 ENV RUST_LOG agent,akri_shared,akri_debug_echo
 CMD ["./agent"]
diff --git a/controller/Cargo.toml b/controller/Cargo.toml
index 7479aaf05..ea285030a 100644
--- a/controller/Cargo.toml
+++ b/controller/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "controller"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
index d65721c1b..4d68c8a67 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.7.5
+version: 0.7.6
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
-appVersion: 0.7.5
+appVersion: 0.7.6
diff --git a/deployment/helm/templates/agent.yaml b/deployment/helm/templates/agent.yaml
index 478857530..abfc45481 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/templates/agent.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/templates/agent.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ spec:
             value: {{ .Values.debugEcho.configuration.shared | quote }}
           {{- end }}
           - name: HOST_CRICTL_PATH
-            value: /host/usr/bin/crictl
+            value: /usr/local/bin/crictl
           - name: HOST_RUNTIME_ENDPOINT
             value: unix:///host/var/run/dockershim.sock
           - name: HOST_IMAGE_ENDPOINT
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ spec:
             mountPath: /var/lib/akri
           - name: device-plugin
             mountPath: /var/lib/kubelet/device-plugins
-          - name: usr-bin-crictl
-            mountPath: /host/usr/bin/crictl
           - name: var-run-dockershim
             mountPath: /host/var/run/dockershim.sock
           {{- if .Values.agent.host.udev }}
@@ -103,9 +101,6 @@ spec:
       - name: device-plugin
         hostPath:
           path: "{{ .Values.agent.host.kubeletDevicePlugins }}"
-      - name: usr-bin-crictl
-        hostPath:
-          path: "{{ .Values.agent.host.crictl }}"
       - name: var-run-dockershim
         hostPath:
           path: "{{ .Values.agent.host.dockerShimSock }}"
diff --git a/deployment/helm/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/values.yaml
index bd202ceae..6f61a7348 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/values.yaml
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ agent:
     discoveryHandlers: /var/lib/akri
     # kubeletDevicePlugins is the location of the kubelet device-plugin sockets
     kubeletDevicePlugins: /var/lib/kubelet/device-plugins
-    # crictl is the node path to crictl
-    crictl: /usr/bin/crictl
     # dockerShimSock is the node path of the docker socket
     dockerShimSock: /var/run/dockershim.sock
     # udev is the node path of udev, usually at `/run/udev`
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index 2d58ee5b3..577a89f22 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/debug-echo-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "debug-echo-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index c0ef3edfe..412108eb5 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/onvif-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "onvif-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index 474e2c90e..58635080c 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/opcua-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "opcua-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
index 8b9e35886..92b18c7b0 100644
--- a/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handler-modules/udev-discovery-handler/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "udev-discovery-handler"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
index e8adc89e7..03ce35a58 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/debug-echo/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-debug-echo"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
index 3cf365d78..7aae915c3 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/onvif/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-onvif"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
index a459e3ef9..fb1fccdf0 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/opcua/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-opcua"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml b/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
index 2b1c80f5c..f65958440 100644
--- a/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-handlers/udev/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-udev"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml b/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
index 5e0fa7596..88728bafc 100644
--- a/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/discovery-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-discovery-utils"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml b/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
index 8ab08106b..7f45ecc7c 100644
--- a/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/samples/brokers/udev-video-broker/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "udev-video-broker"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["Kate Goldenring <kate.goldenring@microsoft.com>", "<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/shared/Cargo.toml b/shared/Cargo.toml
index aef5116fd..59eee3fb6 100644
--- a/shared/Cargo.toml
+++ b/shared/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "akri-shared"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["<bfjelds@microsoft.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 8bd6ba8c5..c00621855 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.5
+0.7.6
diff --git a/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml b/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
index 159ac517c..297484f3b 100644
--- a/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
+++ b/webhooks/validating/configuration/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "webhook-configuration"
-version = "0.7.5"
+version = "0.7.6"
 authors = ["DazWilkin <daz.wilkin@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"