diff --git a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/cvo/reconcile.go b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/cvo/reconcile.go
index af0f4f41ad..d801c2e918 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/cvo/reconcile.go
+++ b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/cvo/reconcile.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cvo
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ func buildCVOContainerBootstrap(image, clusterID string) func(*corev1.Container)
 		c.Command = []string{"/bin/bash"}
 		c.Args = []string{
 			"-c",
-			cvoBootrapScript(clusterID),
+			cvoBootstrapScript(clusterID),
 		}
 		c.Resources.Requests = corev1.ResourceList{
 			corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
@@ -303,31 +304,54 @@ func preparePayloadScript(platformType hyperv1.PlatformType, oauthEnabled bool)
 	return strings.Join(stmts, "\n")
 }
 
-func cvoBootrapScript(clusterID string) string {
+func cvoBootstrapScript(clusterID string) string {
+	enabledCaps := sets.New[configv1.ClusterVersionCapability](
+		configv1.ClusterVersionCapabilitySets[configv1.ClusterVersionCapabilitySetCurrent]...)
+	enabledCaps = enabledCaps.Delete(configv1.ClusterVersionCapabilityImageRegistry)
+
+	capabilities := strings.Builder{}
+	capList := enabledCaps.UnsortedList()
+	for i, capability := range capList {
+		capabilities.WriteString(string(capability))
+		if i != len(capList)-1 {
+			capabilities.WriteString(",")
+		}
+	}
+
 	payloadDir := volumeMounts.Path(cvoContainerBootstrap().Name, cvoVolumePayload().Name)
 	var scriptTemplate = `#!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
-cat > /tmp/clusterversion.yaml <<EOF
+MANIFEST_DIR=%s/manifests
+cat > /tmp/clusterversion.yaml <<-EOF
 apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
 kind: ClusterVersion
 metadata:
   name: version
 spec:
+  capabilities:
+    baselineCapabilitySet: 'None'
+    additionalEnabledCapabilities: [%s]
   clusterID: %s
+
 EOF
+
 oc get ns openshift-config &> /dev/null || oc create ns openshift-config
 oc get ns openshift-config-managed &> /dev/null || oc create ns openshift-config-managed
+
+oc apply -f ${MANIFEST_DIR}/0000_00_cluster-version-operator_01_clusterversions-Default.crd.yaml
+oc create -f /tmp/clusterversion.yaml
+oc get config/version -oyaml
+
 while true; do
   echo "Applying CVO bootstrap manifests"
-  if oc apply -f %s/manifests; then
+  if oc apply -f ${MANIFEST_DIR}; then
     echo "Bootstrap manifests applied successfully."
     break
   fi
   sleep 1
 done
-oc get clusterversion/version &> /dev/null || oc create -f /tmp/clusterversion.yaml
 `
-	return fmt.Sprintf(scriptTemplate, clusterID, payloadDir)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(scriptTemplate, payloadDir, capabilities.String(), clusterID)
 }
 
 func buildCVOContainerMain(image, releaseImage, namespace string, updateService configv1.URL, enableCVOManagementClusterMetricsAccess bool) func(c *corev1.Container) {
diff --git a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
index df5f9c23d4..4aac886558 100644
--- a/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
+++ b/control-plane-operator/controllers/hostedcontrolplane/hostedcontrolplane_controller.go
@@ -1289,10 +1289,10 @@ func (r *HostedControlPlaneReconciler) reconcile(ctx context.Context, hostedCont
 	}
 
 	// Reconcile image registry operator
-	r.Log.Info("Reconciling Image Registry Operator")
-	if err := r.reconcileImageRegistryOperator(ctx, hostedControlPlane, releaseImageProvider, userReleaseImageProvider, createOrUpdate); err != nil {
+	/*r.Log.Info("Reconciling Image Registry Operator")
+	 if err := r.reconcileImageRegistryOperator(ctx, hostedControlPlane, releaseImageProvider, userReleaseImageProvider, createOrUpdate); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to reconcile image registry operator: %w", err)
-	}
+	}*/
 
 	if IsStorageAndCSIManaged(hostedControlPlane) {
 		// Reconcile cluster storage operator