diff --git a/deploy-mutate.yml b/deploy-mutate.yml
index a0b230a0e..e51b115a3 100644
--- a/deploy-mutate.yml
+++ b/deploy-mutate.yml
@@ -8758,4 +8758,6 @@ parameters:
   value: quay.io/cloudservices/minio:RELEASE.2020-11-19T23-48-16Z-amd64
 - name: FEATUREFLAGS_IMAGE
   value: quay.io/cloudservices/unleash-docker:5.6.9
+- name: STRIMZI_USE_FINALIZERS
+  value: 'true'
 
diff --git a/deploy.yml b/deploy.yml
index 08d4d721f..b5d034180 100644
--- a/deploy.yml
+++ b/deploy.yml
@@ -8731,4 +8731,6 @@ parameters:
   value: quay.io/cloudservices/minio:RELEASE.2020-11-19T23-48-16Z-amd64
 - name: FEATUREFLAGS_IMAGE
   value: quay.io/cloudservices/unleash-docker:5.6.9
+- name: STRIMZI_USE_FINALIZERS
+  value: 'true'
 
diff --git a/docs/api_ref.md b/docs/api_ref.md
index b22799e12..705e86426 100644
--- a/docs/api_ref.md
+++ b/docs/api_ref.md
@@ -1188,4 +1188,4 @@ Must be one of:
 **Description:** The external hostname of the deployment, where applicable
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Generated using [json-schema-for-humans](https://github.com/coveooss/json-schema-for-humans) on 2024-08-28 at 14:57:43 +0200
+Generated using [json-schema-for-humans](https://github.com/coveooss/json-schema-for-humans) on 2024-08-30 at 12:53:42 +0200
diff --git a/docs/api_reference.md b/docs/api_reference.md
index 38f6b5b02..0cf62ee20 100644
--- a/docs/api_reference.md
+++ b/docs/api_reference.md
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `jobs` _string array_ | Jobs is the set of jobs to be run by the invocation |
 | `testing` _[JobTestingSpec](#jobtestingspec)_ | Testing is the struct for building out test jobs (iqe, etc) in a CJI |
 | `runOnNotReady` _boolean_ | RunOnNotReady is a flag that when true, the job will not wait for the deployment to be ready to run |
+| `disabled` _boolean_ | Disabled is a flag to turn off CJI(s) from running |
 
 
 
diff --git a/template.yml b/template.yml
index 2f9ab5058..265762eb4 100644
--- a/template.yml
+++ b/template.yml
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ parameters:
   value: "quay.io/cloudservices/minio:RELEASE.2020-11-19T23-48-16Z-amd64"
 - name: FEATUREFLAGS_IMAGE
   value: "quay.io/cloudservices/unleash-docker:5.6.9"
+- name: STRIMZI_USE_FINALIZERS
+  value: "true"
 objects: []