diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/Dockerfile b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/Dockerfile
index f62807860..219a1947e 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/Dockerfile
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/Dockerfile
@@ -15,21 +15,42 @@ LABEL name="jupyter-datascience-anaconda-python-3.8:latest" \
 
 ENV JUPYTER_ENABLE_LAB="1"
 USER root
-
 # Use the NodeJS from Anaconda > 12.0
-RUN yum remove -y nodejs
+RUN yum remove -y nodejs && \
+    yum install -y jq
+
+# Install usefull OS packages
+RUN dnf install -y jq unixODBC git-lfs libsndfile
+
+# Disable announcement plugin of jupyterlab
+RUN jupyter labextension disable "@jupyterlab/apputils-extension:announcements"
+
+# Install MongoDB Client, We need a special repo for MongoDB as they do their own distribution
+COPY mongodb-org-6.0.repo-x86_64 /etc/yum.repos.d/mongodb-org-6.0.repo
+
+RUN dnf install -y mongocli
+
+# Install MSSQL Client, We need a special repo for MSSQL as they do their own distribution
+COPY mssql-2022.repo-x86_64 /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-2022.repo
+
+RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y dnf install -y mssql-tools18 unixODBC-devel
+
+ENV PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"
+
+# Other apps and tools installed as default user
+USER 1001
 
 WORKDIR /opt/app-root/bin
 
-COPY utils utils/
+COPY utils ./utils/
 
 # Install Python packages and Jupyterlab extensions from conda environment file
 COPY environment.yml start-notebook.sh ./
 # Copy Elyra setup to utils so that it's sourced at startup
-COPY jupyter_elyra_config.py setup-elyra.sh pipeline-flow.svg ./utils/
+COPY setup-elyra.sh ./utils/
 
 RUN echo "Installing softwares and packages" && \
-    /opt/anaconda3/bin/conda env update -p "${APP_ROOT}" --file environment.yml && \
+    /opt/anaconda3/bin/conda env create --file environment.yml -p "${APP_ROOT}" && \
     rm -f ./environment.yml && \
     # setup path for runtime configuration \
     mkdir /opt/app-root/runtimes && \
@@ -37,9 +58,26 @@ RUN echo "Installing softwares and packages" && \
     cp utils/pipeline-flow.svg /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/static/icons/kubeflow.svg && \
     sed -i "s/Kubeflow Pipelines/Data Science/g" /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/pipeline/runtime_type.py && \
     sed -i "s/Kubeflow Pipelines/Data Science Pipelines/g" /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/kfp.json && \
+    sed -i "s/kubeflow-service/data-science-pipeline-service/g" /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/kfp.json && \
     sed -i "s/\"default\": \"Argo\",/\"default\": \"Tekton\",/g" /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/kfp.json && \
+    # Workaround for passing ssl_sa_cert
+    patch /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/pipeline/kfp/kfp_authentication.py -i utils/kfp_authentication.patch && \
+    patch /opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/pipeline/kfp/processor_kfp.py -i utils/processor_kfp.patch && \
+    # switch to Data Science Pipeline in component catalog \
+    DIR_COMPONENT="/opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/local-directory-catalog.json" && \
+    FILE_COMPONENT="/opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/local-file-catalog.json" && \
+    URL_COMPONENT="/opt/app-root/lib/python3.8/site-packages/elyra/metadata/schemas/url-catalog.json" && \
+    tmp=$(mktemp) && \
+    jq '.properties.metadata.properties.runtime_type = input' $DIR_COMPONENT utils/component_runtime.json > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" $DIR_COMPONENT && \
+    jq '.properties.metadata.properties.runtime_type = input' $FILE_COMPONENT utils/component_runtime.json > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" $FILE_COMPONENT && \
+    jq '.properties.metadata.properties.runtime_type = input' $URL_COMPONENT utils/component_runtime.json > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" $URL_COMPONENT && \
+    sed -i "s/metadata.metadata.runtime_type/\"DATA_SCIENCE_PIPELINES\"/g" /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/labextensions/@elyra/pipeline-editor-extension/static/lib_index_js.*.js && \
+    # Explicitly enable jupyterlab_s3_browser plugin \
+    jupyter serverextension enable --py jupyterlab_s3_browser && \
+    # Remove Elyra logo from JupyterLab because this is not a pure Elyra image \
+    sed -i 's/widget\.id === \x27jp-MainLogo\x27/widget\.id === \x27jp-MainLogo\x27 \&\& false/' /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/labextensions/@elyra/theme-extension/static/lib_index_js.*.js && \
     # Replace Notebook's launcher, "(ipykernel)" with Python's version 3.x.y \
-    sed -i -e "s/Python.*/$(python --version)\",/" /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/kernels/python3/kernel.json && \
+    sed -i -e "s/Python.*/$(python --version| cut -d '.' -f-2)\",/" /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/kernels/python3/kernel.json && \
     # Remove default Elyra runtime-images \
     rm /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/metadata/runtime-images/*.json && \
     # Fix permissions to support pip in Openshift environments \
@@ -47,12 +85,10 @@ RUN echo "Installing softwares and packages" && \
     fix-permissions /opt/app-root -P
 
 # Copy Elyra runtime-images definitions and set the version
-COPY runtime-images/ /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/metadata/runtime-images/
+# COPY runtime-images/ /opt/app-root/share/jupyter/metadata/runtime-images/
 
 USER root
 RUN mkdir /etc/conda
 COPY condarc /etc/conda/condarc
 
-USER 1001
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["start-notebook.sh"]
+# ENTRYPOINT ["start-notebook.sh"]
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/README.md b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28db75267
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Conda Notebook Images
+
+This Notebooks image are managed with [Anaconda](https://anaconda.org/).
+
+## Manage the conda environment
+
+```
+cd base/anaconda-python-3.8
+podman build -t conda-base . 
+
+cd jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8
+podman run -it localhost/conda-base bash
+
+(on a different terminal) podman cp environment.yml <container_id>/environment.yml
+
+conda env update -n workbench --file environment.yml --prune
+conda env export > environment.yml
+
+(on a different terminal) podman cp <container_id>/environment.yml .
+```
+
+
+Reference docs: https://conda.io/projects/conda/en/latest/user-guide/tasks/manage-environments.html#activating-an-environment 
+
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/environment.in b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/environment.in
index a7c0979ab..5d28e8757 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/environment.in
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/environment.in
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ plotly~=5.16
 scikit-learn~=1.3
 scipy~=1.10
 skl2onnx~=1.15
+codeflare-sdk~=0.12
 pymongo~=4.5
 psycopg~=3.1
 pyodbc~=4.0
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mongodb-org-6.0.repo-x86_64 b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mongodb-org-6.0.repo-x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88e6eee51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mongodb-org-6.0.repo-x86_64
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[mongodb-org-6.0]
+name=MongoDB Repository
+baseurl=https://repo.mongodb.org/yum/redhat/8/mongodb-org/6.0/x86_64/
+gpgcheck=1
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-6.0.asc
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mssql-2022.repo-x86_64 b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mssql-2022.repo-x86_64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d211db5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/mssql-2022.repo-x86_64
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[packages-microsoft-com-prod]
+name=packages-microsoft-com-prod
+baseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/8/prod/
+enabled=1
+gpgcheck=1
+gpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/datascience-ubi8-py38.json b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/datascience-ubi8-py38.json
index 5b74dfff7..806597ddb 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/datascience-ubi8-py38.json
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/datascience-ubi8-py38.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "display_name": "Datascience with Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
     "metadata": {
-        "tags": [],
-        "display_name": "Datascience with Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
-        "image_name": "quay.io/opendatahub/workbench-images@sha256:eccc4077d1251042cafb00d788c0b4f3109f9efa612781acec149a2b73aab994",
-        "pull_policy": "IfNotPresent"
+    "tags": ["datascience"],
+    "display_name": "Datascience with Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
+    "image_name": "quay.io/opendatahub/workbench-images@sha256:eccc4077d1251042cafb00d788c0b4f3109f9efa612781acec149a2b73aab994",
+    "pull_policy": "IfNotPresent"
     },
     "schema_name": "runtime-image"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/pytorch-ubi8-py38.json b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/pytorch-ubi8-py38.json
index 51c5e948f..127a5bb2d 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/pytorch-ubi8-py38.json
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/pytorch-ubi8-py38.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "display_name": "Pytorch with CUDA and Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
     "metadata": {
-        "tags": [],
+        "tags": ["pytorch"],
         "display_name": "Pytorch with CUDA and Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
         "image_name": "quay.io/opendatahub/workbench-images@sha256:6f6925fbbf2cbfb131d00cfa39bc9217c41462e153ca14421d5ef3ba99114179",
         "pull_policy": "IfNotPresent"
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/tensorflow-ubi8-py38.json b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/tensorflow-ubi8-py38.json
index fbae808c2..fcbb872ba 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/tensorflow-ubi8-py38.json
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/tensorflow-ubi8-py38.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "display_name": "TensorFlow with CUDA and Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
     "metadata": {
-        "tags": [],
+        "tags": ["tensorflow"],
         "display_name": "TensorFlow with CUDA and Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
         "image_name": "quay.io/opendatahub/workbench-images@sha256:a53da08eb87b117de0386b10ee1c55d8b889a552af6050f5f3fcb234f51b7333",
         "pull_policy": "IfNotPresent"
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/ubi8-py38.json b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/ubi8-py38.json
index 66f8c651f..3ba5bdf8b 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/ubi8-py38.json
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/runtime-images/ubi8-py38.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "display_name": "Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
     "metadata": {
-        "tags": [],
+        "tags": ["minimal"],
         "display_name": "Python 3.8 (UBI8)",
         "image_name": "quay.io/opendatahub/workbench-images@sha256:531f61fde893546b819aaf776025c2fc4fd17b4bf1229639cb9d595cf0054a2c",
         "pull_policy": "IfNotPresent"
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/setup-elyra.sh b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/setup-elyra.sh
index e800f3dd9..d9b08b397 100644
--- a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/setup-elyra.sh
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/setup-elyra.sh
@@ -1,49 +1,24 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -x
 
-replace_invalid_characters (){
-  python -c 'import sys;print(sys.argv[1].translate ({ord(c): "-" for c in "!@#$%^&*()[]{};:,/<>?\|`~=_+"}))' "$1"
-}
-
-# Assumptions are existing kubeflow installation is in the kubeflow namespace
-DEFAULT_RUNTIME_FILE=$(jupyter --data-dir)/metadata/runtimes/test.json
-
-if [ -f "/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace" ]; then
-  SA_NAMESPACE=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace)
-fi
-
-COS_BUCKET=$(replace_invalid_characters "$COS_BUCKET")
-export COS_BUCKET=${COS_BUCKET:-default}
-
-# If Kubeflow credentials are not supplied, use default Kubeflow installation credentials
-KF_DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE="${SA_NAMESPACE:=default}"
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID="${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:=minio}"
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY="${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:=minio123}"
-
-if [[ ! -f "$DEFAULT_RUNTIME_FILE" ]]; then
-  elyra-metadata install runtimes --schema_name=kfp \
-                                  --name=test \
-                                  --display_name=Test \
-                                  --auth_type=NO_AUTHENTICATION \
-                                  --api_endpoint=http://ml-pipeline."$KF_DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE".svc.cluster.local:3000/pipeline \
-                                  --cos_endpoint=http://minio-service."$KF_DEPLOYMENT_NAMESPACE".svc.cluster.local:9000 \
-                                  --cos_auth_type=USER_CREDENTIALS \
-                                  --cos_username="$AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID" \
-                                  --cos_password="$AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY" \
-                                  --cos_bucket="$COS_BUCKET" \
-                                  --engine=Tekton
-fi
-
 # Set the elyra config on the right path
 jupyter elyra --generate-config
 cp /opt/app-root/bin/utils/jupyter_elyra_config.py /opt/app-root/src/.jupyter/
 
-# Set runtime config from volume mount
+# create the elyra runtime directory if not present
+if [ ! -d $(jupyter --data-dir)/metadata/runtimes/ ]; then
+  mkdir -p $(jupyter --data-dir)/metadata/runtimes/
+fi
+# Set elyra runtime config from volume mount
 if [ "$(ls -A /opt/app-root/runtimes/)" ]; then
   cp -r /opt/app-root/runtimes/..data/*.json $(jupyter --data-dir)/metadata/runtimes/
 fi
 
 # Environment vars set for accessing ssl_sa_certs and sa_token
-export KF_PIPELINES_SSL_SA_CERTS="/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt"
+# export PIPELINES_SSL_SA_CERTS="/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt"
 export KF_PIPELINES_SA_TOKEN_ENV="/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token"
-export KF_PIPELINES_SA_TOKEN_PATH="/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token"
\ No newline at end of file
+export KF_PIPELINES_SA_TOKEN_PATH="/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token"
+# Environment vars set for accessing following dependencies for air-gapped enviroment
+export ELYRA_BOOTSTRAP_SCRIPT_URL="file:///opt/app-root/bin/utils/bootstrapper.py"
+export ELYRA_PIP_CONFIG_URL="file:///opt/app-root/bin/utils/pip.conf"
+export ELYRA_REQUIREMENTS_URL="file:///opt/app-root/bin/utils/requirements-elyra.txt"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/component_runtime.json b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/component_runtime.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1e84196e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/component_runtime.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "title": "Runtime Type",
+    "description": "The type of runtime associated with this Component Catalog",
+    "type": "string",
+    "enum": ["KUBEFLOW_PIPELINES"],
+    "default": "KUBEFLOW_PIPELINES",
+    "uihints": {
+        "hidden": true
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/jupyter_elyra_config.py b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/jupyter_elyra_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/jupyter_elyra_config.py
rename to jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/jupyter_elyra_config.py
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/kfp_authentication.patch b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/kfp_authentication.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b4b776d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/kfp_authentication.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- a/kfp_authentication.py	2023-06-09 10:13:11.412910808 -0400
++++ b/kfp_authentication.py	2023-06-09 10:14:39.879565175 -0400
+@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
+         """
+ 
+         kf_url = urlsplit(api_endpoint)._replace(path="").geturl()
++        kf_pipelines_ssl_sa_cert = os.getenv("PIPELINES_SSL_SA_CERTS", None)
+ 
+         # return data structure for successful requests
+         auth_info = {
+@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@
+             "cookies": None,  # passed to KFP SDK client as "cookies" param value
+             "credentials": None,  # passed to KFP SDK client as "credentials" param value
+             "existing_token": None,  # passed to KFP SDK client as "existing_token" param value
++            "ssl_ca_cert": kf_pipelines_ssl_sa_cert,  # passed to KFP SDK Client as "ssl_ca_cert" param value
+         }
+ 
+         try:
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/pipeline-flow.svg b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline-flow.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/pipeline-flow.svg
rename to jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline-flow.svg
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_app.patch b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_app.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d65b3a86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_app.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/pipeline_app.py	2023-11-09 13:36:35
++++ b/pipeline_app.py	2023-11-09 12:10:35
+@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@
+         _validate_pipeline_definition(pipeline_definition)
+     except Exception:
+         raise click.ClickException("Pipeline validation FAILED.")
+-
++    
++    print_info("Pipeline validation SUCCEEDED.", [])
+ 
+ def validate_timeout_option(ctx, param, value):
+     """Callback for monitor-timeout parameter validation"""
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_definition.patch b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_definition.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6110b643f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/pipeline_definition.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/pipeline_definition.py	2023-11-09 13:36:35
++++ b/pipeline_definition.py	2023-11-07 20:07:49
+@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
+         if parameter_class is None:
+             return None  # runtime type does not support parameters, skip
+ 
++        if not ElyraProperty.subclass_exists_for_property(parameter_class.property_id):
++            ElyraProperty.build_property_map()
++
+         # Convert pipeline parameters to runtime-specific instances
+         converted_value = ElyraProperty.create_instance(parameter_class.property_id, self.pipeline_parameters)
+         if converted_value is not None:
diff --git a/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/processor_kfp.patch b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/processor_kfp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b8353a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jupyter/datascience/anaconda-python-3.8/utils/processor_kfp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/processor_kfp.py	2023-06-09 10:19:08.882563609 -0400
++++ b/processor_kfp.py	2023-07-13 19:31:43.572407879 -0400
+@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
+                     credentials=auth_info.get("credentials", None),
+                     existing_token=auth_info.get("existing_token", None),
+                     namespace=user_namespace,
++                    ssl_ca_cert=auth_info.get("ssl_ca_cert", None),
+                 )
+             else:
+                 client = ArgoClient(
+@@ -416,7 +417,7 @@
+ 
+                 # create pipeline run (or specified pipeline version)
+                 run = client.run_pipeline(
+-                    experiment_id=experiment.id, job_name=job_name, pipeline_id=pipeline_id, version_id=version_id
++                    experiment_id=experiment.id, job_name=job_name, pipeline_id=pipeline_id, version_id=pipeline_id
+                 )
+ 
+             except Exception as ex:
+@@ -435,7 +436,7 @@
+ 
+             self.log_pipeline_info(
+                 pipeline_name,
+-                f"pipeline submitted: {public_api_endpoint}/#/runs/details/{run.id}",
++                f"pipeline submitted: {public_api_endpoint}/{run.id}",
+                 duration=time.time() - t0,
+             )
+ 
+@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@
+ 
+         return KfpPipelineProcessorResponse(
+             run_id=run.id,
+-            run_url=f"{public_api_endpoint}/#/runs/details/{run.id}",
++            run_url=f"{public_api_endpoint}/{run.id}",
+             object_storage_url=object_storage_url,
+             object_storage_path=object_storage_path,
+
+         )
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