diff --git a/etc/init_cloudnative_pg.sh b/etc/init_cloudnative_pg.sh
index f262c89..6f5b948 100755
--- a/etc/init_cloudnative_pg.sh
+++ b/etc/init_cloudnative_pg.sh
@@ -65,8 +65,12 @@ else
 fi
 
 SECRETS_DIR="$PROLE_SERVICE/secrets"
-ADMIN_PRIV="$SECRETS_DIR/admin_ed25519.key"
-ADMIN_PUB="$SECRETS_DIR/admin_ed25519.pub"
+# Resolving CNPG admin keys. 
+# We prefer names without algorithm suffixes to be more generic, matching install.py fallback strategy.
+ADMIN_PRIV_ED25519="$SECRETS_DIR/admin_ed25519.key"
+ADMIN_PUB_ED25519="$SECRETS_DIR/admin_ed25519.pub"
+ADMIN_PRIV_GENERIC="$SECRETS_DIR/admin.key"
+ADMIN_PUB_GENERIC="$SECRETS_DIR/admin.pub"
 OPENBAO_TOKEN_FILE="$SECRETS_DIR/openbao-root-token"
 
 ensure_tools() {
@@ -110,9 +114,18 @@ fetch_admin_keys_and_db_pass_from_bao_or_local() {
       local priv_b64 pub_b64
       priv_b64=$(curl -sS -H "X-Vault-Token: $token" "$url/v1/kv/data/prole/admin" | jq -r '.data.data.admin_private_key_b64')
       pub_b64=$(curl -sS -H "X-Vault-Token: $token" "$url/v1/kv/data/prole/admin" | jq -r '.data.data.admin_public_key_b64')
-      printf "%s" "$priv_b64" | base64 -d >"$ADMIN_PRIV"
-      printf "%s" "$pub_b64" | base64 -d >"$ADMIN_PUB"
-      chmod 0600 "$ADMIN_PRIV"
+      # Use a temporary file to determine where to save based on existing legacy or generic preference
+      local target_priv="$ADMIN_PRIV_GENERIC"
+      local target_pub="$ADMIN_PUB_GENERIC"
+      
+      # If legacy keys exist, we might want to overwrite them too for compatibility
+      printf "%s" "$priv_b64" | base64 -d >"$target_priv"
+      printf "%s" "$pub_b64" | base64 -d >"$target_pub"
+      chmod 0600 "$target_priv"
+      
+      # Mirror to legacy path if it was expected by other scripts
+      cp "$target_priv" "$ADMIN_PRIV_ED25519" 2>/dev/null || true
+      cp "$target_pub" "$ADMIN_PUB_ED25519" 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
 
     echo "Attempting to read database password from OpenBao kv/prole/db ..."
@@ -135,10 +148,17 @@ fetch_admin_keys_and_db_pass_from_bao_or_local() {
     fi
   fi
 
-  if [[ -f "$ADMIN_PRIV" && -f "$ADMIN_PUB" ]]; then
+  if [[ -f "$ADMIN_PRIV_GENERIC" && -f "$ADMIN_PUB_GENERIC" ]]; then
     echo "Using local admin key pair at $SECRETS_DIR"
     return 0
   fi
+  if [[ -f "$ADMIN_PRIV_ED25519" && -f "$ADMIN_PUB_ED25519" ]]; then
+    echo "Using local legacy admin key pair at $SECRETS_DIR"
+    # Link or copy to generic for consistent use below
+    cp "$ADMIN_PRIV_ED25519" "$ADMIN_PRIV_GENERIC"
+    cp "$ADMIN_PUB_ED25519" "$ADMIN_PUB_GENERIC"
+    return 0
+  fi
   echo "ERROR: Could not obtain admin key pair from OpenBao and no local files found." >&2
   exit 1
 }
@@ -146,8 +166,8 @@ fetch_admin_keys_and_db_pass_from_bao_or_local() {
 apply_cnpg_admin_secret() {
   echo "Creating/updating Secret cnpg-admin-key ..."
   kubectl create secret generic cnpg-admin-key -n "$NAMESPACE" \
-    --from-file=admin.key="$ADMIN_PRIV" \
-    --from-file=admin.pub="$ADMIN_PUB" \
+    --from-file=admin.key="$ADMIN_PRIV_GENERIC" \
+    --from-file=admin.pub="$ADMIN_PUB_GENERIC" \
     --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 }
 
@@ -227,6 +247,17 @@ patch_cnpg_cluster_for_auth() {
   }" >/dev/null || echo "Note: patch may need adjustment for your CNPG version."
 }
 
+# Resolve latest CNPG version from GitHub if possible, fallback to a sensible default.
+get_latest_cnpg_version() {
+  local version
+  version=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name' | sed 's/^v//' || echo "")
+  if [[ -z "$version" || "$version" == "null" ]]; then
+    echo "1.27.0"
+  else
+    echo "$version"
+  fi
+}
+
 initialize() {
   ensure_tools
   ensure_namespace
@@ -263,8 +294,13 @@ case "$ACTION" in
   create)
     ensure_tools
     ensure_namespace
-    echo "Installing CloudNative-PG operator ..."
-    kubectl apply --server-side -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/release-1.27/releases/cnpg-1.27.0.yaml
+    
+    LATEST_VERSION=$(get_latest_cnpg_version)
+    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo "$LATEST_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1,2)
+    YAML_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/release-${MINOR_VERSION}/releases/cnpg-${LATEST_VERSION}.yaml"
+    
+    echo "Installing CloudNative-PG operator version ${LATEST_VERSION} ..."
+    kubectl apply --server-side -f "$YAML_URL"
     
     echo "Creating CloudNative-PG cluster and resources for '$CNPG_CLUSTER_NAME' ..."