diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/files/check-services-installed.sh b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/files/check-services-installed.sh
index 1c9b18a4f..dc2142d95 100755
--- a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/files/check-services-installed.sh
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/files/check-services-installed.sh
@@ -135,7 +135,30 @@ for c in $(echo $cartridges | jq -r '.[].name');do
   fi
 done
 
-if [ $exit_code -ne 0 ];then
+# 
+log "Log status of pods in project ${project} to file ${status_dir}/log/${project}-pods.out"
+oc get po -n ${project} > ${status_dir}/log/${project}-pods.out
+
+# Check if there are any pods in Pending state for > 15 minutes
+CURRENT_TIME=$(date +%s)
+while read -r line;do
+  if [ ! -z "${line}" ];then
+    read -r POD_NAME POD_START POD_STATE <<< "${line}"
+    POD_START_EPOCH=$(date -d "${POD_START}" +%s)
+    TIME_DIFF=$((CURRENT_TIME-POD_START_EPOCH))
+    if [ ${TIME_DIFF} -gt 900 ];then
+      log "Pod ${POD_NAME} in project ${project} has been Pending for more than 15 minutes"
+      exit_code=4
+    fi
+  fi
+done <<< $(oc get po -n ${project} -o jsonpath='{range .items[?(@.status.phase=="Pending")]}{.metadata.name}{"\t"}{.metadata.creationTimestamp}{"\t"}{.status.phase}{"\n"}{end}')
+
+if [ "${exit_code}" == "4" ];then
+  log "Pods have been in Pending state for more than 15 minutes. Most-likely the OpenShift cluster does not have enough capacity for all selected services."
+fi
+
+if [ "${exit_code}" != "0" ];then
+  log "Exiting because of error."
   exit $exit_code
 fi
 
diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wd.yml b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wd.yml
index 70c9134cf..43b4f09f8 100644
--- a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wd.yml
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wd.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - block:
   - debug:
-      var: current_cp4d_cluster
+      var: _p_current_cp4d_cluster
 
   - name: Prepare yaml file for network policy 
     template:
diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wks-45.yml b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wks-45.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0267e8be1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/tasks/cp4d-pre-wks-45.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+- block:
+  - debug:
+      var: _p_current_cp4d_cluster
+
+  - name: Prepare yaml file for Watson Knowledge Studio CR
+    template:
+      src: watson-ks-cr-45.j2
+      dest: "{{ status_dir }}/cp4d/watson-ks-cr-45-{{ _p_current_cp4d_cluster.project }}.yml"
+
+  - name: Create Watson Knowledge Studio CR
+    shell: |
+      oc apply -f {{ status_dir }}/cp4d/watson-ks-cr-45-{{ _p_current_cp4d_cluster.project }}.yml
+  when: _p_current_cp4d_cluster.cp4d_version >= "4.5.0"
diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/apply-cr-cartridges.j2 b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/apply-cr-cartridges.j2
index 3856622b4..0d4cce2ab 100644
--- a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/apply-cr-cartridges.j2
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/apply-cr-cartridges.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     -v \
     --cpd_instance_ns={{ _p_current_cp4d_cluster.project }} \
     --components={% for c in _cartridges_to_install -%}
-{%- if (c.state | default('installed')) == 'installed' -%}
+{%- if (c.state | default('installed')) == 'installed' and c.name != 'watson-ks' -%}
 {%- if not loop.first -%},{% endif -%}
 {{ c.olm_utils_name }}
 {%- endif -%}
diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/watson-ks-cr-45.j2 b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/watson-ks-cr-45.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05b6788e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-cartridge-install/templates/watson-ks-cr-45.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: knowledgestudio.watson.ibm.com/v1
+kind: KnowledgeStudio
+metadata:
+  name: wks
+  namespace: {{ _p_current_cp4d_cluster.project }}
+spec:
+  license:
+    accept: {{ _cpd_accept_licenses | default(False) }}
+  global:
+    storageClassName: {{ ocp_storage_class_block }}
+    size: {{ _current_cp4d_cartridge.size }}
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diff --git a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-variables/vars/vars-cp4d-installation.yml b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-variables/vars/vars-cp4d-installation.yml
index c2dc2571c..68a80510a 100644
--- a/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-variables/vars/vars-cp4d-installation.yml
+++ b/automation-roles/50-install-cloud-pak/cp4d/cp4d-variables/vars/vars-cp4d-installation.yml
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ cartridge_cr:
     cr_file_prefix: watson-ks
     olm_utils_name: watson_ks
     cartridge_label: operators.coreos.com/ibm-watson-ks-operator.ibm-common-services
+    cr_preprocessing_script: cp4d-pre-wks-45.yml
     inventory: wksOperatorSetup
     search_string: ibm-watson-ks
     package_manifest: ibm-watson-ks-operator
diff --git a/docker-scripts/run_automation.sh b/docker-scripts/run_automation.sh
index a78b30ec2..e10fe0a4e 100755
--- a/docker-scripts/run_automation.sh
+++ b/docker-scripts/run_automation.sh
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ if [[ error -ne 0 ]];then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-echo ""
-echo "Starting Automation script..."
-echo ""
+# Change to base directory
 cd ${SCRIPT_DIR}/..
 
 # Ensure /tmp/work exists
 mkdir -p /tmp/work
 
+# Retrieve version by checking the git log
+DEPLOYER_VERSION_INFO=$(git log -n1 --pretty='format:%h %cd |%s' --date=format:'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S' 2> /dev/null)
+COMMIT_HASH=$(echo $DEPLOYER_VERSION_INFO  | awk '{print $1}')
+COMMIT_TIMESTAMP=$(echo $DEPLOYER_VERSION_INFO  | awk '{print $2}')
+COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(echo $DEPLOYER_VERSION_INFO  | cut -d'|' -f2)
+
 # Check that subcommand is valid
 export SUBCOMMAND=${SUBCOMMAND,,}
 export ACTION=${ACTION,,}
@@ -97,6 +101,9 @@ env|environment)
   mkdir -p ${STATUS_DIR}/log
   echo "===========================================================================" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
   echo "Starting deployer" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
+  echo "  Commit ID       : ${COMMIT_HASH}" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
+  echo "  Commit timestamp: ${COMMIT_TIMESTAMP}" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
+  echo "  Commit message  : ${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
   echo "===========================================================================" | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log
   run_cmd+=" 2>&1 | tee -a ${STATUS_DIR}/log/cloud-pak-deployer.log"
   echo "$run_cmd" >> /tmp/deployer_run_cmd.log
diff --git a/scripts/cp4d/cp4d-delete-instance.sh b/scripts/cp4d/cp4d-delete-instance.sh
index e692f800b..da32e3c90 100755
--- a/scripts/cp4d/cp4d-delete-instance.sh
+++ b/scripts/cp4d/cp4d-delete-instance.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ while read -r line;do
         ;;
         *)
         log "Deleting $CR $CR_NAME"
-        oc delete -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR} ${CR_NAME} --wait=false
-        oc patch -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR}/${CR_NAME} --type=merge -p '{"metadata": {"finalizers":null}}'
+        oc delete -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR} ${CR_NAME} --wait=false --ignore-not-found
+        oc patch -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR}/${CR_NAME} --type=merge -p '{"metadata": {"finalizers":null}}' 2> /dev/null
         resource_deleted=true
         ;;
     esac
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ while read -r line;do
     case $CR in
         Ibmcpd|CommonService|OperandRequest)
         log "Deleting $CR $CR_NAME"
-        oc delete -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR} ${CR_NAME} --wait=false
-        oc patch -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR}/${CR_NAME} --type=merge -p '{"metadata": {"finalizers":null}}'
+        oc delete -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR} ${CR_NAME} --wait=false --ignore-not-found
+        oc patch -n ${CP4D_PROJECT} ${CR}/${CR_NAME} --type=merge -p '{"metadata": {"finalizers":null}}' 2> /dev/null
         resource_deleted=true
         ;;
         *)
@@ -79,20 +79,20 @@ oc delete ns ${CP4D_PROJECT}
 
 log "Deleting everything in the ibm-common-services project"
 oc project ibm-common-services
-oc delete CommonService  -n ibm-common-services common-service
-oc delete sub -n ibm-common-services -l operators.coreos.com/ibm-common-service-operator.ibm-common-services
-oc delete csv -n ibm-common-services -l operators.coreos.com/ibm-common-service-operator.ibm-common-services
+oc delete CommonService  -n ibm-common-services common-service --ignore-not-found
+oc delete sub -n ibm-common-services -l operators.coreos.com/ibm-common-service-operator.ibm-common-services --ignore-not-found
+oc delete csv -n ibm-common-services -l operators.coreos.com/ibm-common-service-operator.ibm-common-services --ignore-not-found
 
-oc delete operandrequest -n ibm-common-services --all
+oc delete operandrequest -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
 
-oc delete operandconfig -n ibm-common-services --all
+oc delete operandconfig -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
 
-oc delete operandregistry -n ibm-common-services --all
+oc delete operandregistry -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
 
-oc delete nss -n ibm-common-services --all
+oc delete nss -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
 
-oc delete sub -n ibm-common-services --all
-oc delete csv -n ibm-common-services --all
+oc delete sub -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
+oc delete csv -n ibm-common-services --all --ignore-not-found
 
 log "Deleting ibm-common-services project"
 oc delete ns ibm-common-services
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ oc delete ns ibm-common-services
 log "Deleting IBM catalog sources"
 oc delete catsrc -n openshift-marketplace \
     $(oc get catsrc -n openshift-marketplace \
-    --no-headers | grep -E 'IBM|MANTA' | awk '{print $1}')
+    --no-headers | grep -E 'IBM|MANTA' | awk '{print $1}') --ignore-not-found
 
 exit 0
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