diff --git a/java/beam/pom.xml b/java/beam/pom.xml
index aea546d239..199edb96fc 100644
--- a/java/beam/pom.xml
+++ b/java/beam/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hsfs-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
-    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/java/flink/pom.xml b/java/flink/pom.xml
index e51122de22..3b94ab0487 100644
--- a/java/flink/pom.xml
+++ b/java/flink/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hsfs-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
-    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/java/hsfs/pom.xml b/java/hsfs/pom.xml
index c8e99e2a6c..a761fc095e 100644
--- a/java/hsfs/pom.xml
+++ b/java/hsfs/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>hsfs-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
-    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 0cc46465f8..595accc6fd 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hsfs-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
     <modules>
         <module>hsfs</module>
         <module>spark</module>
diff --git a/java/spark/pom.xml b/java/spark/pom.xml
index 4c4dea00e1..834a58c749 100644
--- a/java/spark/pom.xml
+++ b/java/spark/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>hsfs-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+        <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
diff --git a/python/hsfs/engine/spark.py b/python/hsfs/engine/spark.py
index b9f8621cfc..852034d38a 100644
--- a/python/hsfs/engine/spark.py
+++ b/python/hsfs/engine/spark.py
@@ -1086,41 +1086,54 @@ def setup_storage_connector(self, storage_connector, path=None):
             return path
 
     def _setup_s3_hadoop_conf(self, storage_connector, path):
-        FS_S3_ENDPOINT = "fs.s3a.endpoint"
+        # For legacy behaviour set the S3 values at global level
+        self._set_s3_hadoop_conf(storage_connector, "fs.s3a")
+
+        # Set credentials at bucket level as well to allow users to use multiple
+        # storage connector in the same application.
+        self._set_s3_hadoop_conf(
+            storage_connector, f"fs.s3a.bucket.{storage_connector.bucket}"
+        )
+        return path.replace("s3", "s3a", 1) if path is not None else None
+
+    def _set_s3_hadoop_conf(self, storage_connector, prefix):
         if storage_connector.access_key:
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.access.key", storage_connector.access_key
+                f"{prefix}.access.key", storage_connector.access_key
             )
         if storage_connector.secret_key:
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.secret.key", storage_connector.secret_key
+                f"{prefix}.secret.key", storage_connector.secret_key
             )
         if storage_connector.server_encryption_algorithm:
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.server-side-encryption-algorithm",
+                f"{prefix}.server-side-encryption-algorithm",
                 storage_connector.server_encryption_algorithm,
             )
         if storage_connector.server_encryption_key:
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.server-side-encryption-key",
+                f"{prefix}.server-side-encryption-key",
                 storage_connector.server_encryption_key,
             )
         if storage_connector.session_token:
+            print(f"session token set for {prefix}")
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.aws.credentials.provider",
+                f"{prefix}.aws.credentials.provider",
                 "org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.TemporaryAWSCredentialsProvider",
             )
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                "fs.s3a.session.token",
+                f"{prefix}.session.token",
                 storage_connector.session_token,
             )
+
+        # This is the name of the property as expected from the user, without the bucket name.
+        FS_S3_ENDPOINT = "fs.s3a.endpoint"
         if FS_S3_ENDPOINT in storage_connector.arguments:
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(
-                FS_S3_ENDPOINT, storage_connector.spark_options().get(FS_S3_ENDPOINT)
+                f"{prefix}.endpoint",
+                storage_connector.spark_options().get(FS_S3_ENDPOINT),
             )
 
-        return path.replace("s3", "s3a", 1) if path is not None else None
-
     def _setup_adls_hadoop_conf(self, storage_connector, path):
         for k, v in storage_connector.spark_options().items():
             self._spark_context._jsc.hadoopConfiguration().set(k, v)
diff --git a/python/hsfs/version.py b/python/hsfs/version.py
index 0a80f3f6ba..79b8fb46ac 100644
--- a/python/hsfs/version.py
+++ b/python/hsfs/version.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 #   limitations under the License.
 #
 
-__version__ = "3.8.0rc1"
+__version__ = "3.8.0rc2"
diff --git a/python/tests/engine/test_spark.py b/python/tests/engine/test_spark.py
index 5c7d76add0..3bc80cd991 100644
--- a/python/tests/engine/test_spark.py
+++ b/python/tests/engine/test_spark.py
@@ -4085,7 +4085,7 @@ def test_setup_storage_connector_jdbc(self, mocker):
         assert mock_spark_engine_setup_adls_hadoop_conf.call_count == 0
         assert mock_spark_engine_setup_gcp_hadoop_conf.call_count == 0
 
-    def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf(self, mocker):
+    def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf_legacy(self, mocker):
         # Arrange
         mock_pyspark_getOrCreate = mocker.patch(
             "pyspark.sql.session.SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate"
@@ -4097,6 +4097,7 @@ def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf(self, mocker):
             id=1,
             name="test_connector",
             featurestore_id=99,
+            bucket="bucket-name",
             access_key="1",
             secret_key="2",
             server_encryption_algorithm="3",
@@ -4115,7 +4116,7 @@ def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf(self, mocker):
         assert result == "s3a_test_path"
         assert (
             mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.call_count
-            == 7
+            == 14
         )
         mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
             "fs.s3a.access.key", s3_connector.access_key
@@ -4141,6 +4142,65 @@ def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf(self, mocker):
             "fs.s3a.endpoint", s3_connector.arguments.get("fs.s3a.endpoint")
         )
 
+    def test_setup_s3_hadoop_conf_bucket_scope(self, mocker):
+        # Arrange
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate = mocker.patch(
+            "pyspark.sql.session.SparkSession.builder.getOrCreate"
+        )
+
+        spark_engine = spark.Engine()
+
+        s3_connector = storage_connector.S3Connector(
+            id=1,
+            name="test_connector",
+            featurestore_id=99,
+            bucket="bucket-name",
+            access_key="1",
+            secret_key="2",
+            server_encryption_algorithm="3",
+            server_encryption_key="4",
+            session_token="5",
+            arguments=[{"name": "fs.s3a.endpoint", "value": "testEndpoint"}],
+        )
+
+        # Act
+        result = spark_engine._setup_s3_hadoop_conf(
+            storage_connector=s3_connector,
+            path="s3_test_path",
+        )
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result == "s3a_test_path"
+        assert (
+            mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.call_count
+            == 14
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.access.key", s3_connector.access_key
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.secret.key", s3_connector.secret_key
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.server-side-encryption-algorithm",
+            s3_connector.server_encryption_algorithm,
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.server-side-encryption-key",
+            s3_connector.server_encryption_key,
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.aws.credentials.provider",
+            "org.apache.hadoop.fs.s3a.TemporaryAWSCredentialsProvider",
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.session.token", s3_connector.session_token
+        )
+        mock_pyspark_getOrCreate.return_value.sparkContext._jsc.hadoopConfiguration.return_value.set.assert_any_call(
+            "fs.s3a.bucket.bucket-name.endpoint",
+            s3_connector.arguments.get("fs.s3a.endpoint"),
+        )
+
     def test_setup_adls_hadoop_conf(self, mocker):
         # Arrange
         mock_pyspark_getOrCreate = mocker.patch(
diff --git a/utils/java/pom.xml b/utils/java/pom.xml
index 6366083f53..77b6a1d69d 100644
--- a/utils/java/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/java/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.logicalclocks</groupId>
     <artifactId>hsfs-utils</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.0-RC1</version>
+    <version>3.8.0-RC2</version>
 
     <properties>
         <hops.version>3.2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</hops.version>