diff --git a/.scripts/upload_new_nodejs_version.sh b/.scripts/upload_new_nodejs_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ff3d09b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/upload_new_nodejs_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION=${1:?"Missing version number argument (arg 1)"}
+NEXUS_USER=${2:?"Missing Nexus username argument (arg 2)"}
+
+# Architecture names as used by the Node.js release tarballs and expected by the
+# product Dockerfiles (the Dockerfiles map TARGETARCH amd64 -> x64).
+ARCHITECTURES=(
+    x64
+    arm64
+)
+
+read -r -s -p "Nexus Password: " NEXUS_PASSWORD
+echo ""
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4632028/how-to-create-a-temporary-directory
+# Find the directory name of the script
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+
+# the temp directory used, within $DIR
+WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d -p "$DIR")
+
+# check if tmp dir was created
+if [[ ! "$WORK_DIR" || ! -d "$WORK_DIR" ]]; then
+  echo "Could not create temp dir"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# deletes the temp directory
+function cleanup {
+  rm -rf "$WORK_DIR"
+}
+
+# register the cleanup function to be called on the EXIT signal
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+cd "$WORK_DIR" || exit
+
+for arch in "${ARCHITECTURES[@]}"; do
+    file=node-v$VERSION-linux-$arch.tar.xz
+
+    echo "Downloading $file from nodejs.org"
+    curl --fail -LO --progress-bar "https://nodejs.org/dist/v$VERSION/$file"
+
+    echo "Uploading $file to Nexus"
+    curl --fail -o /dev/null --progress-bar -u "$NEXUS_USER:$NEXUS_PASSWORD" \
+        --upload-file "$file" \
+        'https://repo.stackable.tech/repository/packages/node/'
+done
+
+echo "Successfully uploaded new version $VERSION to Nexus"
+echo "https://repo.stackable.tech/service/rest/repository/browse/packages/node/"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65c81162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/alerting-dashboards-plugin"
+base = "0d76fe609e325ecbf3fea72736a8c53704f871e5"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3579d0b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin"
+base = "7520a60aba6a254c4ff7558fd39558ed8b921b5f"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/boil-config.toml
index b3c46b890..c3332f7df 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/boil-config.toml
@@ -50,3 +50,28 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 nodejs-version = "20.19.6"
 yarn-version = "1.22.22"
 cdxgen-version = "12.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/alerting-dashboards-plugin" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/anomaly-detection-dashboards-plugin" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin" = "3.6.0.0"
+"opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build" = "3.6.0"
+"vector" = "0.55.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0".build-arguments]
+nodejs-version = "22.22.0"
+yarn-version = "1.22.22"
+cdxgen-version = "12.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..189d87ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-assistant/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-assistant"
+base = "b0a243fc8a543bd66d1bc663a15607a197a43328"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7458c455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-flow-framework/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-flow-framework"
+base = "196ef597dbb902cfbe68c372e2514034ba1fdcdf"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2dce100a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-maps/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-maps"
+base = "deb431f6fa38e1d3568a1d625b1ee7ddc74c242f"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc5331cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-notifications/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-notifications"
+base = "17a8106bc7ef58507c573225e3d0c2afc8b50bd1"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1151b1c2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-observability/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-observability"
+base = "e3feaa11ec785b8c1716ad69edce2471db064c97"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5875663be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-query-workbench/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-query-workbench"
+base = "7b97ee6810b1d6dca969df58b311237246c8f513"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..719e225d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-reporting/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-reporting"
+base = "2875d6bd674d6adcf348ae00df443afa154fa45d"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..436781c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/dashboards-search-relevance/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/dashboards-search-relevance"
+base = "e27b21d8953ad41ccc21decdfef7985603537607"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65fe3b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/index-management-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/index-management-dashboards-plugin"
+base = "9a122ceb626802bdf2fdb9d8cad0bcbfd66898cf"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0522d8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/ml-commons-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/ml-commons-dashboards"
+base = "30d37e707e7d6be66f21ee581b1852b34c7d50fd"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/boil-config.toml
index 83fa76d0e..36a3c061e 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35f00aa5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-build/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/opensearch-build"
+base = "18761b2bc0e7c224ff402da1380a5c6e56330f0f"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b71574ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/query-insights-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/query-insights-dashboards"
+base = "da1f321fce29baa679991137fb7830e50079ab03"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3cc069d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/security-analytics-dashboards-plugin"
+base = "2d245ec918f6ef1a8a460968ca8927e2ca6bed43"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
index cd19998b9..c70ad7c55 100644
--- a/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/boil-config.toml
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
 
 [versions."3.4.0.0".local-images]
 stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
+
+[versions."3.6.0.0".local-images]
+stackable-devel = "1.0.0"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da1a6895e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/security-dashboards-plugin/stackable/patches/3.6.0.0/patchable.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/security-dashboards-plugin"
+base = "0c1699d43896e5e4facf146e21526d029c7a4ba3"
diff --git a/opensearch-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml b/opensearch-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18a74d484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opensearch-dashboards/stackable/patches/3.6.0/patchable.toml
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+mirror = "https://github.com/stackabletech/opensearch-dashboards"
+base = "47091b2bb937be28e29cde7c3d2c3c9ee6803c27"