diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 3ba33ed4207..1980e5be2f6 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ release:
 before:
   hooks:
     - make clean
-    - go mod tidy -compat=1.21.8
-    - go mod download
 
 builds:
   - goos:
diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index c5ce0ec43f4..24611dc8d30 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -11,15 +11,7 @@ rolling restart for a MinIO Tenant, for example when the MinIO Operator is upgra
 
 This release introduces a readiness probe to prevent kubernetes from routing traffic to a MinIO pod that is not ready
 
-> ⚠️ Upgrading to v6.0.0 will cause all pods to restart upon upgrade.
-
-v6.0.1
----
-
-This release includes improvements to reduce the number of restarts to MinIO including when changes to environment
-variables happen, the operator will perform an in-place update to the MinIO pods without restarting them.
-
-> ⚠️ Upgrading to v6.0.1 will cause all pods to restart upon upgrade due to new sidecar image.
+> [!IMPORTANT]️ Upgrading to v6.0.0 will cause all pods to restart upon upgrade.
 
 v5.0.0
 ---
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ left running as stand-alone
 deployments/statefulset with no connection to the Tenant CR itself, this means that if the Tenant CR is deleted, this
 will not cascade to these deployments.
 
-> ⚠️ It is recommended to create a yaml file to manage these deployments subsequently.
+> [!IMPORTANT]️ It is recommended to create a yaml file to manage these deployments subsequently.
 
 To back up these deployments:
 
diff --git a/pkg/build-constants.go b/pkg/build-constants.go
index 06dfbf4665d..65ab34306e6 100644
--- a/pkg/build-constants.go
+++ b/pkg/build-constants.go
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ var (
 	CommitID = "(dev)"
 	// ShortCommitID - first 12 characters from CommitID.
 	ShortCommitID = "(dev)"
-	// MPSecret - MP Secret
-	MPSecret = "(dev)"
 )
diff --git a/sidecar/.goreleaser.yml b/sidecar/.goreleaser.yml
index f0210d9ca82..73f4d756c3e 100644
--- a/sidecar/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/sidecar/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ release:
 before:
   hooks:
     - make clean
-    - go mod tidy -compat=1.21.8
-    - go mod download
 
 builds:
   - id: minio-operator-sidecar
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ builds:
     binary: minio-operator-sidecar
     main: ./cmd/sidecar/
     ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X github.com/minio/operator/pkg.ReleaseTag={{.Tag}} -X github.com/minio/operator/pkg.CommitID={{.FullCommit}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ShortCommitID={{.ShortCommit}} -X github.com/minio/operator/pkg.ReleaseTime={{.Date}}
+      - -s -w -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ReleaseTag={{.Tag}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.CommitID={{.FullCommit}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.Version={{.Version}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ShortCommitID={{.ShortCommit}} -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ReleaseTime={{.Date}}
     flags:
       - -trimpath
 
diff --git a/sidecar/Makefile b/sidecar/Makefile
index 91c10556316..f75cdaa0535 100644
--- a/sidecar/Makefile
+++ b/sidecar/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ VERSIONV ?= $(shell git describe --tags | sed 's,v,,g')
 endif
 TAG ?= "minio/operator-sidecar:$(VERSION)"
 SHA ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-LDFLAGS ?= "-s -w -X github.com/minio/operator/pkg.ReleaseTag=$(VERSIONV) -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.Version=$(VERSION) -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ShortCommitID=$(SHA)"
+LDFLAGS ?= "-s -w -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ReleaseTag=$(VERSIONV) -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.Version=$(VERSION) -X github.com/minio/operator/sidecar/pkg.ShortCommitID=$(SHA)"
 GOPATH := $(shell go env GOPATH)
 GOARCH := $(shell go env GOARCH)
 GOOS := $(shell go env GOOS)
diff --git a/sidecar/pkg/build-constants.go b/sidecar/pkg/build-constants.go
index 1c01ddba425..aa984d55fac 100644
--- a/sidecar/pkg/build-constants.go
+++ b/sidecar/pkg/build-constants.go
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ var (
 	CommitID = "(dev)"
 	// ShortCommitID - first 12 characters from CommitID.
 	ShortCommitID = "(dev)"
-	// MPSecret - MP Secret
-	MPSecret = "(dev)"
 )