diff --git a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/jaeger-injector.yaml b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/jaeger-injector.yaml
index 6d6a9462b8413..2c0afe49bbc62 100644
--- a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/jaeger-injector.yaml
+++ b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/jaeger-injector.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ spec:
         - -linkerd-namespace={{.Values.linkerdNamespace}}
         - -enable-pprof={{.Values.enablePprof | default false}}
         image: {{.Values.webhook.image.name}}:{{default .Values.webhook.image.version .Values.linkerdVersion}}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.webhook.image.pullPolicy}}
+        {{- with .Values.webhook.image.pullPolicy }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{.}}
+        {{- end }}
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /ping
diff --git a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/namespace-metadata.yaml b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/namespace-metadata.yaml
index ed0a475d4a5d7..e280c872b707c 100644
--- a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/namespace-metadata.yaml
+++ b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/namespace-metadata.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: namespace-metadata
         image: {{.Values.namespaceMetadata.image.registry}}/{{.Values.namespaceMetadata.image.name}}:{{.Values.namespaceMetadata.image.tag}}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.namespaceMetadata.image.pullPolicy | default .Values.imagePullPolicy}}
+        {{- with .Values.namespaceMetadata.image.pullPolicy }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{.}}
+        {{- end }}
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
diff --git a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/tracing.yaml b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/tracing.yaml
index 6037c452afe35..a38f8a10c2ea2 100644
--- a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/tracing.yaml
+++ b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/templates/tracing.yaml
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml $value | nindent 10 }}
         {{- end }}
         image: {{.Values.collector.image.name}}:{{.Values.collector.image.version}}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.collector.image.pullPolicy}}
+        {{- with .Values.collector.image.pullPolicy }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{.}}
+        {{- end }}
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /
@@ -226,7 +228,9 @@ spec:
         - {{ . -}}
         {{ end }}
         image: {{.Values.jaeger.image.name}}:{{.Values.jaeger.image.version}}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{.Values.jaeger.image.pullPolicy}}
+        {{- with .Values.jaeger.image.pullPolicy }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{.}}
+        {{- end }}
         name: jaeger
         ports:
         - containerPort: 14269
diff --git a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/values.yaml b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/values.yaml
index d8000e06dcf98..53566a2cc3898 100644
--- a/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/values.yaml
+++ b/jaeger/charts/linkerd-jaeger/values.yaml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ podLabels: {}
 # -- Labels to apply to all resources
 commonLabels: {}
 
-# -- Docker imagePullPolicy for all jaeger components
-imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-
 # -- Default nodeSelector section, See the
 # [K8S documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#nodeselector) for more information
 nodeSelector: &default_node_selector
@@ -41,8 +38,8 @@ collector:
   enabled: true
   image:
     name: otel/opentelemetry-collector
-    version: 0.59.0
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    version: 0.83.0
+    pullPolicy: ""
 
   resources:
     cpu:
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ jaeger:
   image:
     name: jaegertracing/all-in-one
     version: 1.31
-    pullPolicy: Always
+    pullPolicy: ""
 
   # -- CLI arguments for Jaeger, See [Jaeger AIO Memory CLI reference](https://www.jaegertracing.io/docs/1.24/cli/#jaeger-all-in-one-memory)
   args:
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ webhook:
   image:
     name: cr.l5d.io/linkerd/jaeger-webhook
     version: *linkerd_version
-    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    pullPolicy: ""
   logLevel: info
 
   namespaceSelector:
diff --git a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_collector_disabled.golden b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_collector_disabled.golden
index 661af96b015be..f3fcdb4000ff1 100644
--- a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_collector_disabled.golden
+++ b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_collector_disabled.golden
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ spec:
         - -linkerd-namespace=linkerd
         - -enable-pprof=false
         image: cr.l5d.io/linkerd/jaeger-webhook:dev-undefined
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /ping
@@ -293,7 +292,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --query.base-path=/jaeger
         image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.31
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: jaeger
         ports:
         - containerPort: 14269
diff --git a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_default.golden b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_default.golden
index f80d4d6f26477..50eba83d69f99 100644
--- a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_default.golden
+++ b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_default.golden
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ spec:
         - -linkerd-namespace=linkerd
         - -enable-pprof=false
         image: cr.l5d.io/linkerd/jaeger-webhook:dev-undefined
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /ping
@@ -368,13 +367,16 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: GOGC
           value: "80"
+        - name: HOST_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               apiVersion: v1
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector:0.59.0
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector:0.83.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /
@@ -476,7 +478,6 @@ spec:
       - args:
         - --query.base-path=/jaeger
         image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.31
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: jaeger
         ports:
         - containerPort: 14269
diff --git a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_jaeger_disabled.golden b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_jaeger_disabled.golden
index 012eace9d80d7..687f302b430da 100644
--- a/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_jaeger_disabled.golden
+++ b/jaeger/cmd/testdata/install_jaeger_disabled.golden
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ spec:
         - -linkerd-namespace=linkerd
         - -enable-pprof=false
         image: cr.l5d.io/linkerd/jaeger-webhook:dev-undefined
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /ping
@@ -357,13 +356,16 @@ spec:
         env:
         - name: GOGC
           value: "80"
+        - name: HOST_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.hostIP
         - name: POD_NAMESPACE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               apiVersion: v1
               fieldPath: metadata.namespace
-        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector:0.59.0
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        image: otel/opentelemetry-collector:0.83.0
         livenessProbe:
           httpGet:
             path: /