diff --git a/.package-version b/.package-version
index f138478cef4..e1fbaf798fa 100644
--- a/.package-version
+++ b/.package-version
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
+<<<<<<< HEAD
   "version": "9.0.8-SNAPSHOT",
-  "build_id": "9.0.8-2b9f4fc8",
-  "manifest_url": "https://snapshots.elastic.co/9.0.8-2b9f4fc8/manifest-9.0.8-SNAPSHOT.json",
-  "summary_url": "https://snapshots.elastic.co/9.0.8-2b9f4fc8/summary-9.0.8-SNAPSHOT.html",
+  "build_id": "9.0.8-ae254220",
+  "manifest_url": "https://snapshots.elastic.co/9.0.8-ae254220/manifest-9.0.8-SNAPSHOT.json",
+  "summary_url": "https://snapshots.elastic.co/9.0.8-ae254220/summary-9.0.8-SNAPSHOT.html",
   "core_version": "9.0.8",
-  "stack_build_id": "9.0.8-2b9f4fc8-SNAPSHOT"
+  "stack_build_id": "9.0.8-ae254220-SNAPSHOT"
 }
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diff --git a/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-input.yml b/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-input.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dd1f3bfa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-input.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+outputs:
+  default:
+    type: elasticsearch
+    hosts:
+      - ${ES_HOST}
+    username: ${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}
+    password: ${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD}
+
+agent:
+  monitoring:
+    enabled: false
+
+inputs:
+  - id: journald
+    log_level: debug
+    type: journald
+    data_stream:
+      namespace: "${EA_POLICY_NAMESPACE}"
+    streams:
+      - id: journald-input-id
+        paths:
+          - "/opt/journald/"
+        merge: true
diff --git a/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-otel.yml b/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-otel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d965ae0a018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/integration/k8s/testdata/journald-otel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+receivers:
+  filebeatreceiver:
+    filebeat:
+      inputs:
+        - type: journald
+          id: journald-input
+          paths:
+            - /opt/journal/
+          merge: true
+
+    output:
+      otelconsumer:
+    logging:
+      level: debug
+      selectors:
+        - '*'
+
+processors:
+  resource:
+    attributes:
+    - key: data_stream.namespace
+      action: insert
+      value: "${EA_POLICY_NAMESPACE}"
+
+exporters:
+  elasticsearch:
+    endpoint: "${ES_HOST}"
+    api_key: "${ES_API_KEY_ENCODED}"
+
+service:
+  pipelines:
+    logs:
+      receivers: [filebeatreceiver]
+      processors: [resource]
+      exporters:
+        - elasticsearch