diff --git a/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
index 09faefb8a45..74cc33d8594 100644
--- a/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/e2e/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 2024.10.09-2-g429e445
+_commit: 2024.10.10
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-e2e-batch
 data_quality_checks: true
 email: info@zenml.io
diff --git a/examples/llm_finetuning/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/llm_finetuning/.copier-answers.yml
index ba14a720770..09cb600a5fa 100644
--- a/examples/llm_finetuning/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/llm_finetuning/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 2024.08.29-1-ge25e9e0
+_commit: 2024.09.24
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-llm-finetuning
 bf16: true
 cuda_version: cuda11.8
diff --git a/examples/mlops_starter/.copier-answers.yml b/examples/mlops_starter/.copier-answers.yml
index 0c5cf3dc861..8b1fb8187ed 100644
--- a/examples/mlops_starter/.copier-answers.yml
+++ b/examples/mlops_starter/.copier-answers.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Changes here will be overwritten by Copier
-_commit: 2024.09.23-1-g9128c4b
+_commit: 2024.09.24
 _src_path: gh:zenml-io/template-starter
 email: info@zenml.io
 full_name: ZenML GmbH
diff --git a/src/zenml/integrations/kaniko/image_builders/kaniko_image_builder.py b/src/zenml/integrations/kaniko/image_builders/kaniko_image_builder.py
index 1a4aaac3ad8..311a8f3da34 100644
--- a/src/zenml/integrations/kaniko/image_builders/kaniko_image_builder.py
+++ b/src/zenml/integrations/kaniko/image_builders/kaniko_image_builder.py
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ def _generate_spec_overrides(
             "--image-name-with-digest-file=/dev/termination-log",
         ] + self.config.executor_args
 
-        optional_container_args: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        optional_spec_args: Dict[str, Any] = {}
         if self.config.service_account_name:
-            optional_container_args["serviceAccountName"] = (
+            optional_spec_args["serviceAccountName"] = (
                 self.config.service_account_name
             )
 
@@ -218,10 +218,10 @@ def _generate_spec_overrides(
                         "env": self.config.env,
                         "envFrom": self.config.env_from,
                         "volumeMounts": self.config.volume_mounts,
-                        **optional_container_args,
                     }
                 ],
                 "volumes": self.config.volumes,
+                **optional_spec_args,
             },
         }