diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index a118886..e5b55f2 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func newRootCmd() *cobra.Command {
 Requires a configuration file (typically bloom.yaml). Use --playbook to specify which playbook to run.`,
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			checkRootPrivileges("ansible")
 			runAnsible(args[0])
 		},
 	}
@@ -145,6 +146,7 @@ This command performs the equivalent of Bloom v1 cleanup operations:
 
 By default, this command requires confirmation before proceeding. Use --force to skip confirmation.`,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			checkRootPrivileges("cleanup")
 			// Check if force flag is used to bypass confirmation
 			if !forceCleanup {
 				if !confirmCleanupOperation() {
@@ -293,6 +295,25 @@ func confirmCleanupOperation() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// checkRootPrivileges verifies that the current process is running with root privileges
+func checkRootPrivileges(commandName string) {
+	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "❌ Error: %s requires root privileges\n\n", commandName)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Please run this command with root privileges:\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "  sudo bloom %s", commandName)
+
+		// Add the original arguments
+		if len(os.Args) > 2 {
+			for _, arg := range os.Args[2:] {
+				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, " %s", arg)
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n\n")
+
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 func runClusterCleanup() {
 	fmt.Println("🧹 Starting Bloom cluster cleanup...")
 
diff --git a/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-config.yaml b/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-config.yaml
index a6e9c3a..6e8c6d6 100644
--- a/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-config.yaml
+++ b/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-config.yaml
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ data:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: helper-pod
-        image: busybox
+        image: ghcr.io/silogen/cluster-busybox:1.37.0
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-provisioner.yaml b/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-provisioner.yaml
index 7eaf14b..5017716 100644
--- a/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-provisioner.yaml
+++ b/pkg/ansible/runtime/manifests/local-path/local-path-provisioner.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: local-path-provisioner
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: local-path-provisioner
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.0.29
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: v0.0.34
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   strategy:
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: local-path-provisioner-service-account
       containers:
         - name: local-path-provisioner
-          image: rancher/local-path-provisioner:v0.0.29
+          image: ghcr.io/silogen/cluster-lpr:v0.0.34
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command:
             - local-path-provisioner
diff --git a/pkg/ansible/runtime/playbooks/tasks/setup_local_path.yml b/pkg/ansible/runtime/playbooks/tasks/setup_local_path.yml
index cf6e3a9..9074857 100644
--- a/pkg/ansible/runtime/playbooks/tasks/setup_local_path.yml
+++ b/pkg/ansible/runtime/playbooks/tasks/setup_local_path.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         spec:
           containers:
           - name: test-container
-            image: busybox
+            image: ghcr.io/silogen/cluster-busybox:1.37.0
             command:
             - sh
             - -c