diff --git a/controllers/libs/logging/logging.go b/controllers/libs/logging/logging.go
index 2a47eae..092b276 100644
--- a/controllers/libs/logging/logging.go
+++ b/controllers/libs/logging/logging.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func CreateForwarderEnvVars(name string, extraLabels []FluentBitLabel) []apiv1.E
 	return forwarderEnvVars
 }
 
-func CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys(name string, component string) []FluentBitLabel {
+func CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys(name string, component string, container string, namespace string) []FluentBitLabel {
 	baseExtraKeys := []FluentBitLabel{
 		{
 			Key:   "labels_app",
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ func CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys(name string, component string) []FluentBitLabel
 			Key:   "component",
 			Value: component,
 		},
+		{
+			Key:   "namespace",
+			Value: namespace,
+		},
+		{
+			Key:   "container",
+			Value: container,
+		},
 	}
 	return baseExtraKeys
 }
diff --git a/controllers/nodepool.go b/controllers/nodepool.go
index bbb8d79..86c8683 100644
--- a/controllers/nodepool.go
+++ b/controllers/nodepool.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (r *SFController) mkLoggingTemplate(serviceName string) (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	var loggingParams = logging.CreateForwarderConfigTemplateParams("nodepool."+serviceName, r.cr.Spec.FluentBitLogForwarding)
-	var loggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("nodepool-"+serviceName, "nodepool")
+	var loggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("nodepool-"+serviceName, "nodepool", serviceName, r.ns)
 	// Change logLevel to what we actually want
 	loggingParams.LogLevel = string(selectedLogLevel)
 
diff --git a/controllers/zuul.go b/controllers/zuul.go
index a6d7809..34266f8 100644
--- a/controllers/zuul.go
+++ b/controllers/zuul.go
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func (r *SFController) computeLoggingConfig() map[string]string {
 	}
 
 	var zeloggingParams = logging.CreateForwarderConfigTemplateParams("zuul.executor", r.cr.Spec.FluentBitLogForwarding)
-	var zeloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-executor", "zuul")
+	var zeloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-executor", "zuul", "zuul-executor", r.ns)
 	// Change logLevel to what we actually want
 	zeloggingParams.LogLevel = string(zuulExecutorLogLevel)
 	loggingData["zuul-executor-logging.yaml"], _ = utils.ParseString(
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (r *SFController) computeLoggingConfig() map[string]string {
 		}{zeloggingExtraKeys, zeloggingParams})
 
 	var zsloggingParams = logging.CreateForwarderConfigTemplateParams("zuul.scheduler", r.cr.Spec.FluentBitLogForwarding)
-	var zsloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-scheduler", "zuul")
+	var zsloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-scheduler", "zuul", "zuul-scheduler", r.ns)
 	// Change logLevel to what we actually want
 	zsloggingParams.LogLevel = string(zuulSchedulerLogLevel)
 	loggingData["zuul-scheduler-logging.yaml"], _ = utils.ParseString(
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ func (r *SFController) computeLoggingConfig() map[string]string {
 		}{zsloggingExtraKeys, zsloggingParams})
 
 	var zwloggingParams = logging.CreateForwarderConfigTemplateParams("zuul.web", r.cr.Spec.FluentBitLogForwarding)
-	var zwloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-web", "zuul")
+	var zwloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-web", "zuul", "zuul-web", r.ns)
 	// Change logLevel to what we actually want
 	zwloggingParams.LogLevel = string(zuulWebLogLevel)
 	loggingData["zuul-web-logging.yaml"], _ = utils.ParseString(
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (r *SFController) computeLoggingConfig() map[string]string {
 		}{zwloggingExtraKeys, zwloggingParams})
 
 	var zmloggingParams = logging.CreateForwarderConfigTemplateParams("zuul.merger", r.cr.Spec.FluentBitLogForwarding)
-	var zmloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-merger", "zuul")
+	var zmloggingExtraKeys = logging.CreateBaseLoggingExtraKeys("zuul-merger", "zuul", "zuul-merger", r.ns)
 	// Change logLevel to what we actually want
 	zmloggingParams.LogLevel = string(zuulMergerLogLevel)
 	loggingData["zuul-merger-logging.yaml"], _ = utils.ParseString(
diff --git a/doc/deployment/logging.md b/doc/deployment/logging.md
index fd64cdf..241af1f 100644
--- a/doc/deployment/logging.md
+++ b/doc/deployment/logging.md
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ The log JSON payload that is sent to your Fluent Bit collector is enriched with
 |--------|------------------|
 | labels_run    | the "run" label in the pod's metadata; ie the name of the microservice emitting the log line |
 | labels_app    | the "app" label, it is always set to "sf" |
-| podip     | the IP address of the pod |
+| podip     | [DEPRECATED] the IP address of the pod |
 | namespace | the namespace where the pod is running |
-| nodename | the node where the pod is running |
-| podname | the name of the pod where the service is running |
+| nodename | [DEPRECATED] the node where the pod is running |
+| podname | [DEPRECATED] the name of the pod where the service is running |
 | log    | the actual log line collected |
 | component | the name of the component running the microservice; typically "zuul" or "nodepool" |
 | container | the name of the container emitting the logs |
diff --git a/doc/reference/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/reference/CHANGELOG.md
index 5338595..5a7a9c0 100644
--- a/doc/reference/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/reference/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,13 +7,28 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Added
 ### Removed
 ### Changed
+### Fixed
+### Security
+
+## [v0.0.44] - 2024-10-08
+
+### Added
 
 - log forwarding - Added support for the [forward input](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/inputs/forward).
-  The HTTP input is deprecated and support for it will be removed at a later point.
+- log forwarding - improved fluent bit sidecar containers' resilience to OOM killing and backpressure issues.
+
+### Removed
+### Changed
+
+
+- log forwarding - The HTTP input is **deprecated** and support for it will be removed at a later point.
+- log forwarding - The predefined labels `podip`, `nodename` and `podname` are **deprecated**.
+  They are not supported in the Forward input for the Zuul and Nodepool components, and will
+  be removed for all components at a later point.
 
 ### Fixed
 
-SF bootstrap-tenant command - fix the base pre-run playbook for container based job (wrong condition check)
+- SF bootstrap-tenant command - fix the base pre-run playbook for container based job (wrong condition check)
 
 ### Security