diff --git a/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml b/.github/workflows/updatecli.yml
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+name: "Updatecli: Dependency Management"
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Runs at 06 PM UTC
+    - cron: '0 18 * * *'
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  updatecli:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v3
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.19.4'
+
+      - name: Install Updatecli
+        uses: updatecli/updatecli-action@v2
+
+      - name: Apply Updatecli
+        # Never use '--debug' option, because it might leak the access tokens.
+        run: "updatecli apply --clean --config ./updatecli/updatecli.d/ --values ./updatecli/values.yaml"
+        env:
+          UPDATECLI_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
+          UPDATECLI_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/updatecli/README.md b/updatecli/README.md
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+# Updatecli automation
+
+*Note:* This automation is still work in progress and subject to change. For more information, please consult [PR #6559](https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/pull/6559).
+
+This project uses [Updatecli](https://github.com/updatecli/updatecli) to automate and orchestrate security related updates and versions bumps in K3s.
+
+## Tool
+
+We use Updatecli for this automation, instead of Dependabot or Renovate, because of its extensibility and multiple [plugins resources](https://www.updatecli.io/docs/prologue/introduction/) that allow greater flexibility when automating sequences of conditional update steps across multiple repos.
+
+For detailed information on how to use Updatecli, please consult its [documentation](https://www.updatecli.io/docs/prologue/introduction/) page.
+
+## Scope
+
+The main usage of Updatecli is for:
+
+* Bumping versions in unstructured formats, e.g., environment variables in Dockerfiles and by matching regular expressions.
+* Scripting the automation process, e.g., update package A in repo B after package X in repo Y matches a pre-defined version criteria.
+
+### Not in scope
+
+* Updatecli will only open a pull request in the targeted repo. It's not responsible for approving and merging the PR.
+* The resulting PR must still follow the rules of the targeted repo, e.g., passing checks, QA testing, review process etc.
+
+## Project organization
+
+A manifest or pipeline consists of three stages - source, condition and target - that define how to apply the update strategy.
+
+When adding a new manifest, please follow the example structure defined below.
+
+```
+.
+└── updatecli
+    ├── scripts                            # Contains the auxiliary scripts used in the manifests
+    ├── updatecli.d
+    │   ├── golang-alpine.yaml             # Ideally each pipeline file corresponds to a dependency update
+    │   ├── helm-controller.yaml
+    │   ├── klipper.yaml
+    └── values.yaml                        # Configuration values
+```
+
+## Local testing
+
+Local testing of manifests require:
+
+1. Updatecli binary that can be download from [updatecli/updatecli#releases](https://github.com/updatecli/updatecli/releases). Test only with the latest stable version.
+   1. Always run locally with the command `diff`, that will show the changes without actually applying them.
+2. A GitHub [PAT](https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token) (personal access token). The only required permission scope for Updatecli to work, when targeting only public repos, is `public_repo`.
+   1. For obvious security reasons and to avoid leaking your GH PAT, export it as a local environment variable.
+
+```shell
+export UPDATECLI_GITHUB_TOKEN="your GH PAT"
+updatecli diff --clean --config updatecli/updatecli.d/ --values updatecli/values.yaml            
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+Everyone is free to contribute with new manifests and pipelines for security version bumps targeting Rancher owned repos.
+
+Before contributing, please follow the guidelines provided in this readme and make sure to test locally your changes before opening a PR.
+
diff --git a/updatecli/scripts/run-go-mod-update.sh b/updatecli/scripts/run-go-mod-update.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5fb41d0f37
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+++ b/updatecli/scripts/run-go-mod-update.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eux
+
+go get "${1}" >&2
+go mod tidy >&2
+git diff
+
+exit 0
+
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d62a6fe34f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/golang-alpine.yaml
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+---
+name: "Bump Golang Alpine version"
+scms:
+  k3s:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .k3s.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .k3s.branch }}"
+      commitmessage:
+        title: "Bump golang:alpine version"
+
+actions:
+  github:
+    title: "Bump golang:alpine image version"
+    kind: "github/pullrequest"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+
+sources:
+  # Find Alpine latest semver version in DockerHub
+  alpine-docker-image:
+    name: "Check Alpine image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    spec:
+      image: "alpine"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "semver"
+        strict: true
+    # We want only the major and minor version, because it's the format
+    # used in golang:alpine version.
+    # Example: Alpine latest version is alpine:3.17.0, so we want only
+    # 3.17 to then check for golang:X.Y-alpine3.17 .
+    transformers:
+      - find: '\d+\.\d+'
+  # Dockerfile.dapper is considered the base for the Golang version that we
+  # must use.
+  dockerfile-dapper:
+    name: "Retrieve golang image version used in Dockerfile.dapper"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      file: "Dockerfile.dapper"
+      matchpattern: 'golang:\S+-alpine(\S+)?'
+    # Example: if the version found is golang:1.19.3-alpine3.16, then
+    # we extract only 1.19.3-alpine .
+    transformers:
+      - find: 'v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+-alpine'
+
+conditions:
+  docker-image:
+    name: "Check golang:alpine latest image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      image: "golang"
+      tag: '{{ source "dockerfile-dapper" }}{{ source "alpine-docker-image" }}'
+
+targets:
+  dockerfiles:
+    name: "Bump golang:alpine image version in Dockerfiles"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      files:
+        - "Dockerfile.dapper"
+        - "Dockerfile.test"
+        - "Dockerfile.manifest"
+      matchpattern: 'golang:\S+-alpine(\S+)?'
+      replacepattern: 'golang:{{ source "dockerfile-dapper" }}{{ source "alpine-docker-image" }}'
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12ec68e051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/helm-controller.yaml
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+---
+name: "Bump Helm Controller version"
+scms:
+  k3s:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .k3s.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .k3s.branch }}"
+      commitmessage:
+        title: "Bump Helm Controller version"
+
+actions:
+  github:
+    title: "Bump Helm Controller version"
+    kind: "github/pullrequest"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+      mergemethod: "squash"
+      usetitleforautomerge: true
+
+sources:
+  helm-controller:
+    name: "Get Helm Controller latest release version"
+    kind: "githubrelease"
+    spec:
+      owner: "{{ .helm_controller.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .helm_controller.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .helm_controller.branch }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "latest"
+  get-pwd:
+    name: "Run Updatecli execution directory"
+    kind: "shell"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      command: 'pwd'
+      environments:
+        - name: PATH
+
+conditions:
+  helm-controller:
+    name: "Check Helm Controller usage in go.mod"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      file: "go.mod"
+      matchpattern: 'github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller'
+
+targets:
+  go-mod:
+    name: "Run go mod update"
+    kind: "shell"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      command: '{{ source "get-pwd" }}/updatecli/scripts/run-go-mod-update.sh github.com/k3s-io/helm-controller@{{ source "helm-controller" }}'
+      environments:
+        - name: PATH
+        - name: HOME
+
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..915d77839e
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+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/klipper.yaml
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+---
+name: "Bump Klipper Helm and LB versions"
+scms:
+  k3s:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .k3s.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .k3s.branch }}"
+      commitmessage:
+        title: "Bump Klipper version"
+  klipper-helm:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .klipper_helm.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .klipper_helm.branch }}"
+  klipper-lb:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .klipper_lb.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .klipper_lb.branch }}"
+
+actions:
+  github:
+    title: "Bump Klipper Helm and LB versions"
+    kind: "github/pullrequest"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+      mergemethod: "squash"
+      usetitleforautomerge: true
+
+sources:
+  klipper-helm:
+    name: "Get Klipper Helm latest release version"
+    kind: "githubrelease"
+    spec:
+      owner: "{{ .klipper_helm.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .klipper_helm.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .klipper_helm.branch }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "latest"
+  klipper-lb:
+    name: "Get Klipper LB latest release version"
+    kind: "githubrelease"
+    spec:
+      owner: "{{ .klipper_helm.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .klipper_lb.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .klipper_lb.branch }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "latest"
+
+conditions:
+  klipper-helm:
+    name: "Check rancher/klipper-helm image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    sourceid: "klipper-helm"
+    spec:
+      image: "rancher/klipper-helm"
+  klipper-lb:
+    name: "Check rancher/klipper-lb image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    sourceid: "klipper-lb"
+    spec:
+      image: "rancher/klipper-lb"
+
+targets:
+  klipper-lb:
+    name: "Update rancher/klipper-lb image versions"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    sourceid: "klipper-lb"
+    spec:
+      files:
+        - "pkg/cloudprovider/servicelb.go"
+        - "scripts/airgap/image-list.txt"
+      matchpattern: 'rancher/klipper-lb:v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+)?'
+      replacepattern: 'rancher/klipper-lb:{{ source "klipper-lb" }}'
+  klipper-helm:
+    name: "Update rancher/klipper-helm image versions"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    sourceid: "klipper-helm"
+    spec:
+      file: "scripts/airgap/image-list.txt"
+      matchpattern: 'rancher/klipper-helm:v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+)?'
+      replacepattern: 'rancher/klipper-helm:{{ source "klipper-helm" }}'
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..401c472623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/local-path-provisioner.yaml
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+---
+name: "Bump Local Path Provisioner version"
+scms:
+  k3s:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .k3s.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .k3s.branch }}"
+      commitmessage:
+        title: "Bump Local Path Provisioner version"
+  local-path-provisioner:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.branch }}"
+
+actions:
+  github:
+    title: "Bump Local Path Provisioner version"
+    kind: "github/pullrequest"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+      mergemethod: "squash"
+      usetitleforautomerge: true
+
+sources:
+  local-path-provisioner:
+    name: "Get Local Path Provisioner latest release version"
+    kind: "githubrelease"
+    spec:
+      owner: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .local_path_provisioner.branch }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "latest"
+
+conditions:
+  local-path-provisioner:
+    name: "Check rancher/local-path-provisioner image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    sourceid: "local-path-provisioner"
+    spec:
+      image: "rancher/local-path-provisioner"
+
+targets:
+  local-path-provisioner:
+    name: "Update rancher/local-path-provisioner image version"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    sourceid: "local-path-provisioner"
+    spec:
+      files:
+        - "manifests/local-storage.yaml"
+        - "scripts/airgap/image-list.txt"
+      matchpattern: 'rancher/local-path-provisioner:v\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+)?'
+      replacepattern: 'rancher/local-path-provisioner:{{ source `local-path-provisioner` }}'
diff --git a/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml b/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51758d717e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatecli/updatecli.d/sonobuoy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+---
+name: "Bump Sonobuoy version"
+scms:
+  k3s:
+    kind: "github"
+    spec:
+      user: "{{ .github.user }}"
+      email: "{{ .github.email }}"
+      username: "{{ .github.username }}"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      owner: "{{ .k3s.org }}"
+      repository: "{{ .k3s.repo }}"
+      branch: "{{ .k3s.branch }}"
+
+actions:
+  github:
+    title: "Bump Sonobuoy version"
+    kind: "github/pullrequest"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    spec:
+      automerge: false
+
+sources:
+  sonobuoy:
+    name: "Get Sonobuoy latest release version"
+    kind: "githubrelease"
+    spec:
+      owner: "vmware-tanzu"
+      repository: "sonobuoy"
+      token: "{{ requiredEnv .github.token }}"
+      branch: "main"
+      versionfilter:
+        kind: "latest"
+    transformers:
+      - trimprefix: "v"
+
+conditions:
+  docker-image:
+    name: "Check sonobuoy/sonobuoy image version in DockerHub"
+    kind: "dockerimage"
+    sourceid: "sonobuoy"
+    spec:
+      image: "sonobuoy/sonobuoy"
+    transformers:
+      - addprefix: "v"
+  dockerfiles:
+    name: "Check if 'ENV SONOBUOY_VERSION' is set in Dockerfiles"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    disablesourceinput: true
+    spec:
+      files:
+        - "Dockerfile.test"
+        - "conformance/Dockerfile"
+      matchpattern: 'ENV SONOBUOY_VERSION \d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+)?'
+
+targets:
+  sonobuoy:
+    name: "Update sonobuoy image versions"
+    kind: "file"
+    scmid: "k3s"
+    sourceid: "sonobuoy"
+    spec:
+      files:
+        - "Dockerfile.test"
+        - "conformance/Dockerfile"
+      matchpattern: 'ENV SONOBUOY_VERSION \d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+)?'
+      replacepattern: 'ENV SONOBUOY_VERSION {{ source "sonobuoy" }}'
diff --git a/updatecli/values.yaml b/updatecli/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b46fade56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatecli/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+github:
+  user: "github-actions[bot]"
+  email: "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+  username: "UPDATECLI_GITHUB_ACTOR"
+  token: "UPDATECLI_GITHUB_TOKEN"
+k3s:
+  org: "k3s-io"
+  repo: "k3s"
+  branch: "master"
+klipper_helm:
+  org: "k3s-io"
+  repo: "klipper-helm"
+  branch: "master"
+klipper_lb:
+  org: "k3s-io"
+  repo: "klipper-lb"
+  branch: "master"
+local_path_provisioner:
+  org: "rancher"
+  repo: "local-path-provisioner"
+  branch: "master"
+helm_controller:
+  org: "k3s-io"
+  repo: "helm-controller"
+  branch: "master"