diff --git a/amqp.reflect/README.md b/amqp.reflect/README.md
index 4cbc61e1..875f5bc6 100644
--- a/amqp.reflect/README.md
+++ b/amqp.reflect/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Listens on amqps port `7171` and will echo back whatever is sent to the server,
 ### Requirements
 
 - bash, jq, nc
-- Zilla docker image local incubator build, `develop-SNAPSHOT` version
 - Kubernetes (e.g. Docker Desktop with Kubernetes enabled)
 - kubectl
 - helm 3.0+
diff --git a/amqp.reflect/setup.sh b/amqp.reflect/setup.sh
index 5005ac0c..fe2f9fa3 100755
--- a/amqp.reflect/setup.sh
+++ b/amqp.reflect/setup.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -ex
 
-# Verify zilla:develop-SNAPSHOT image already available locally
-docker image inspect ghcr.io/aklivity/zilla:develop-SNAPSHOT --format 'Image Found {{.RepoTags}}'
-
 # Install Zilla to the Kubernetes cluster with helm and wait for the pod to start up
 ZILLA_CHART=oci://ghcr.io/aklivity/charts/zilla
 NAMESPACE=zilla-amqp-reflect
diff --git a/amqp.reflect/values.yaml b/amqp.reflect/values.yaml
index 26ef249f..8933c31e 100644
--- a/amqp.reflect/values.yaml
+++ b/amqp.reflect/values.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-image:
-  tag: develop-SNAPSHOT
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
     value: generated
+  - name: JAVA_OPTIONS
+    value: "-Dzilla.incubator.enabled=true"
 
 livenessProbePort: 7171
 readinessProbePort: 7171
diff --git a/http.kafka.schema.registry/values.yaml b/http.kafka.schema.registry/values.yaml
index e6491d24..a0e17250 100644
--- a/http.kafka.schema.registry/values.yaml
+++ b/http.kafka.schema.registry/values.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-image:
-  tag: develop-SNAPSHOT
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
     value: generated
+  - name: JAVA_OPTIONS
+    value: "-Dzilla.incubator.enabled=true"
 
 livenessProbePort: 7114
 readinessProbePort: 7114
diff --git a/http.proxy.schema.inline/values.yaml b/http.proxy.schema.inline/values.yaml
index 089ab6e9..aa8bddd0 100644
--- a/http.proxy.schema.inline/values.yaml
+++ b/http.proxy.schema.inline/values.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-image:
-  tag: develop-SNAPSHOT
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
     value: generated
+  - name: JAVA_OPTIONS
+    value: "-Dzilla.incubator.enabled=true"
 
 livenessProbePort: 7143
 readinessProbePort: 7143
diff --git a/mqtt.kafka.broker.jwt/values.yaml b/mqtt.kafka.broker.jwt/values.yaml
index c98a5ad8..4c54afc4 100644
--- a/mqtt.kafka.broker.jwt/values.yaml
+++ b/mqtt.kafka.broker.jwt/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-args: ["start", "-v", "-e"]
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
     value: generated
diff --git a/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/teardown.sh b/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/teardown.sh
index 383d2734..570e7c63 100755
--- a/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/teardown.sh
+++ b/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/teardown.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ pgrep kubectl && killall kubectl
 
 # Uninstall Zilla and Kafka
 NAMESPACE=zilla-mqtt-kafka-broker
-helm uninstall zilla kafka --namespace $NAMESPACE
+helm uninstall zilla --namespace $NAMESPACE
 kubectl delete namespace $NAMESPACE
diff --git a/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/values.yaml b/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/values.yaml
index 5f0e5a75..d250a9dc 100644
--- a/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/mqtt.kafka.broker/k8s/helm/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-args: ["start", "-v", "-e"]
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
     value: generated
diff --git a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/README.md b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/README.md
index cf2fea84..6cd8259e 100644
--- a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/README.md
+++ b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ For example:
 
 ```bash
 cat asyncapi.yaml | \
-  docker run -i ghcr.io/aklivity/zilla:develop-SNAPSHOT \
+  docker run --rm -e JAVA_OPTIONS='-Dzilla.incubator.enabled=true' -i ghcr.io/aklivity/zilla \
     generate --template asyncapi.mqtt.proxy --input /dev/stdin --output /dev/stdout | \
   tee zilla.yaml
 ```
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ cat asyncapi.yaml | \
 ### Requirements
 
 - bash, jq, nc
-- Zilla docker image local incubator build, `develop-SNAPSHOT` version
 - Kubernetes (e.g. Docker Desktop with Kubernetes enabled)
 - kubectl
 - helm 3.0+
diff --git a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/setup.sh b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/setup.sh
index 11ec26e4..9ab9e1ec 100755
--- a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/setup.sh
+++ b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/setup.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -ex
 
-# Verify zilla:develop-SNAPSHOT image already available locally
-docker image inspect ghcr.io/aklivity/zilla:develop-SNAPSHOT --format 'Image Found {{.RepoTags}}'
-
 # Install Zilla to the Kubernetes cluster with helm and wait for the pod to start up
 ZILLA_CHART=oci://ghcr.io/aklivity/charts/zilla
 NAMESPACE=mqtt-proxy-asyncapi
diff --git a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/values.yaml b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/values.yaml
index cb4233f9..e6ab865b 100644
--- a/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/values.yaml
+++ b/mqtt.proxy.asyncapi/values.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-image:
-  tag: develop-SNAPSHOT
-
-args: ["start", "-v", "-e"]
-
 extraEnv:
   - name: MOSQUITTO_BROKER_HOST
     value: mosquitto
   - name: MOSQUITTO_BROKER_PORT
     value: "1883"
+  - name: JAVA_OPTIONS
+    value: "-Dzilla.incubator.enabled=true"
 
 livenessProbePort: 7183
 readinessProbePort: 7183