diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index a146a0d0..b33bdbd8 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -5908,13 +5908,13 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-operator";
-        version = "0.62.0";
+        version = "0.64.0";
         edition = "2021";
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "407cfec12469dba32ac1795a9ce7e62077a0650b";
-          sha256 = "0pvqz1w35vkdwny5dw4gm5d2qrr4dxd9dh7iyy1sx69zywy95sy0";
+          rev = "d988822e7af3d363d52fb35643f0c6ed933f340a";
+          sha256 = "05a4aqb2lv3rkc049zsq5vxxbx4km8l1j6mbn984wjag5fsmrpfp";
         };
         authors = [
           "Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.de>"
@@ -6067,13 +6067,13 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-operator-derive" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-operator-derive";
-        version = "0.62.0";
+        version = "0.64.0";
         edition = "2021";
         workspace_member = null;
         src = pkgs.fetchgit {
           url = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git";
-          rev = "407cfec12469dba32ac1795a9ce7e62077a0650b";
-          sha256 = "0pvqz1w35vkdwny5dw4gm5d2qrr4dxd9dh7iyy1sx69zywy95sy0";
+          rev = "d988822e7af3d363d52fb35643f0c6ed933f340a";
+          sha256 = "05a4aqb2lv3rkc049zsq5vxxbx4km8l1j6mbn984wjag5fsmrpfp";
         };
         procMacro = true;
         authors = [
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1f666296..afa153c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ publish: docker-publish helm-publish
 
 run-dev:
 	kubectl apply -f deploy/stackable-operators-ns.yaml
-	nix run -f. tilt -- up --port 5435 --namespace stackable-operators
+	nix run -f. tilt -- up --port 5430 --namespace stackable-operators
 
 stop-dev:
 	nix run -f. tilt -- down
diff --git a/crate-hashes.json b/crate-hashes.json
index de583fad..8599de7a 100644
--- a/crate-hashes.json
+++ b/crate-hashes.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "product-config 0.6.0 (git+https://github.com/stackabletech/product-config.git?tag=0.6.0#ad2c3ea6a291e415d978eb4271fb309e75861ef0)": "1ixc2x7540sxdmc92hqdcwm24rj8i1ivjsvwk2d57pdsq03j2x41",
-  "stackable-operator 0.62.0 (git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=0.62.0#407cfec12469dba32ac1795a9ce7e62077a0650b)": "0pvqz1w35vkdwny5dw4gm5d2qrr4dxd9dh7iyy1sx69zywy95sy0",
-  "stackable-operator-derive 0.62.0 (git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=0.62.0#407cfec12469dba32ac1795a9ce7e62077a0650b)": "0pvqz1w35vkdwny5dw4gm5d2qrr4dxd9dh7iyy1sx69zywy95sy0"
+  "stackable-operator 0.64.0 (git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=0.64.0#d988822e7af3d363d52fb35643f0c6ed933f340a)": "05a4aqb2lv3rkc049zsq5vxxbx4km8l1j6mbn984wjag5fsmrpfp",
+  "stackable-operator-derive 0.64.0 (git+https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git?tag=0.64.0#d988822e7af3d363d52fb35643f0c6ed933f340a)": "05a4aqb2lv3rkc049zsq5vxxbx4km8l1j6mbn984wjag5fsmrpfp"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/run_tests.sh b/scripts/run_tests.sh
index ab39eb90..85fbbd2b 100755
--- a/scripts/run_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_tests.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ BEKU_TEST_SUITE=""
 KUTTL_TEST=""
 KUTTL_SKIP_DELETE=""
 KUTTL_PARALLEL=""
+KUTTL_NAMESPACE=""
 
 is_installed() {
 	local command="$1"
@@ -79,6 +80,15 @@ run_tests() {
 		OPTS+=("--skip-delete")
 	fi
 
+	if [ -n "$KUTTL_NAMESPACE" ]; then
+		OPTS+=("--namespace $KUTTL_NAMESPACE")
+
+		# Create the namespace if it does not exist.
+		# To avoid an error when the namespace already exists, we use "kubectl describe"
+		# and if that fails we create the namespace.
+		kubectl describe namespace "$KUTTL_NAMESPACE" || kubectl create namespace "$KUTTL_NAMESPACE"
+	fi
+
 	if [ -n "$KUTTL_PARALLEL" ]; then
 		OPTS+=("--parallel $KUTTL_PARALLEL")
 	fi
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@ usage() {
     --skip-delete              Skip resource deletion after the test run.
     --parallel <number>        Run tests in parallel. Default is to run all tests in parallel.
     --skip-release             Skip the operator installation.
+    --namespace <namespace>    Run the tests in the specified namespace.
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -129,6 +140,10 @@ parse_args() {
 			KUTTL_TEST="$2"
 			shift
 			;;
+		--namespace)
+			KUTTL_NAMESPACE="$2"
+			shift
+			;;
 		*)
 			echo "Unknown parameter : $1"
 			usage