diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-bootstrap.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-bootstrap.yaml
index 12e2249c..cb84f777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-bootstrap.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
           ./bin/flux reconcile image repository podinfo
           ./bin/flux reconcile image update flux-system
           ./bin/flux get images all
+          ./bin/flux -n flux-system events --for ImageUpdateAutomation/flux-system
+          kubectl -n flux-system get -o yaml ImageUpdateAutomation flux-system
           kubectl -n flux-system get -o yaml ImageUpdateAutomation flux-system | \
            yq '.status.lastPushCommit | length > 1' | grep 'true'
         env:
diff --git a/tests/image-automation/auto.yaml b/tests/image-automation/auto.yaml
index a0f7bce2..cd291856 100644
--- a/tests/image-automation/auto.yaml
+++ b/tests/image-automation/auto.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
   image: ghcr.io/stefanprodan/podinfo
-  interval: 1m0s
+  interval: 10m
 ---
 apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
 kind: ImagePolicy
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ metadata:
   name: podinfo
   namespace: flux-system
 spec:
+  interval: 10m
   imageRepositoryRef:
     name: podinfo
   policy:
     semver:
-      range: 5.2.x
+      range: 6.x
+  digestReflectionPolicy: Always
 ---
 apiVersion: image.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1beta2
 kind: ImageUpdateAutomation
@@ -37,7 +39,22 @@ spec:
       author:
         email: fluxcdbot@users.noreply.github.com
         name: fluxcdbot
-      messageTemplate: '{{range .Updated.Images}}{{println .}}{{end}}'
+      messageTemplate: |
+        Automated image update
+
+        Automation name: {{ .AutomationObject }}
+
+        Files:
+        {{ range $filename, $_ := .Changed.FileChanges -}}
+        - {{ $filename }}
+        {{ end -}}
+
+        Changes:
+        {{ range $resource, $changes := .Changed.Objects -}}
+        {{- range $_, $change := $changes }}
+        - {{ $change.OldValue }} -> {{ $change.NewValue }}
+        {{ end -}}
+        {{ end -}}
     push:
       branch: main
   update:
diff --git a/tests/image-automation/kustomization.yaml b/tests/image-automation/kustomization.yaml
index 64cb51fc..6c3d8a57 100644
--- a/tests/image-automation/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/tests/image-automation/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 namespace: flux-system
 resources:
-  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stefanprodan/podinfo/5.2.0/kustomize/deployment.yaml
+  - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stefanprodan/podinfo/6.8.0/kustomize/deployment.yaml
   - auto.yaml
 images:
   - name: ghcr.io/stefanprodan/podinfo
-    newName: ghcr.io/stefanprodan/podinfo
-    newTag: 5.2.0 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:podinfo:tag"}
+    newName: ghcr.io/stefanprodan/podinfo # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:podinfo:name"}
+    newTag: 6.8.0 # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:podinfo:tag"}
+    digest: "sha256:6c1975b871efb327528c84d46d38e6dd7906eecee6402bc270eeb7f1b1a506df" # {"$imagepolicy": "flux-system:podinfo:digest"}
diff --git a/tests/integration/go.mod b/tests/integration/go.mod
index 836e0fd9..f8e628a6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go.mod
+++ b/tests/integration/go.mod
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ require (
 	cloud.google.com/go/pubsub v1.49.0
 	github.com/Azure/azure-event-hubs-go/v3 v3.6.2
 	github.com/chainguard-dev/git-urls v1.0.2
-	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.2.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.40.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.34.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.5.1
-	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.5.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.3.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.41.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.35.1
+	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.6.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.6.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.17.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/meta v1.12.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.31.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git/gogit v0.33.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/runtime v0.60.0
-	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.5.0
+	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.0
 	github.com/fluxcd/test-infra/tftestenv v0.0.0-20250519112614-4450eea17b00
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.0
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.3
diff --git a/tests/integration/go.sum b/tests/integration/go.sum
index 5e1c3a66..bc39d73d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/go.sum
+++ b/tests/integration/go.sum
@@ -113,16 +113,16 @@ github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0 h1:iNg5LTx6ePo+Pl0ZwqHTAkhbUHxGVSY3YCxCdw7VIFg=
 github.com/fluxcd/gitkit v0.6.0/go.mod h1:svOHuKi0fO9HoawdK4HfHAJJseZDHHjk7I3ihnCIqNo=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.2.0 h1:cjpHBpJQv+8WyYQNwoujoNMFOQx2llllv4peLIiWyxU=
-github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.2.0/go.mod h1:3NZts/4n6PpD4sONSDJWXPQzfPpBk3YpknIFA6rLW3I=
-github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.40.0 h1:AgObtp2/bnOraIkkzkAl5kJDmDsBMOx/wDPQd6Yv7Is=
-github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.40.0/go.mod h1:jqFjp75nUHQBeZp2cj2GZYE08l6/4Fz20PBXo41XYyM=
-github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.34.0 h1:+0AGoaYzHYXzVDQO9xq2eGZKkPl81Bfz6xFI7rElBzs=
-github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.34.0/go.mod h1:C6742RYyZVt2KIyJv16lb4gYbsK+P1RGQeaQ8C8huec=
-github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.5.1 h1:SLVMIk/3E/GkK610S85zDBfX/TQhpE2ym+516ONXtU4=
-github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.5.1/go.mod h1:SnQ5blin2e25GOCvd9JqYezYhqcM7beyK1aLq9Iw0So=
-github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.5.0 h1:UFrOuaOrnQYhOg/i/Ylvs7TKJV5ggwVIt0zsiZy+rVA=
-github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.5.0/go.mod h1:6RrjQrvIAAmi9fUfhqnQKTgxLvKzI0z6Lvzj6c5RyX4=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.3.0 h1:PupXPuQbksmU0g2Lc6NjIYal2HJGL+6xohsf82eGVjo=
+github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v1.3.0/go.mod h1:4b8PfdH0e/9Pfol2ogdMYbQ1nLjcVu9gAv27cQzIPK4=
+github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.41.0 h1:wItzHTo0w50NKaJ4wV6iXKbWo5vvjDpl6bY9NOK6Rs8=
+github.com/fluxcd/image-automation-controller/api v0.41.0/go.mod h1:u1L/gztaeJgwRQrPEx2DqE4mlYoAfSeKTWx/JLUxRbA=
+github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.35.1 h1:QpnLjPR4BMRQN2C+cL6NhjvsUCQoQS00Qq40DC85OtY=
+github.com/fluxcd/image-reflector-controller/api v0.35.1/go.mod h1:mjpokoQhFs2RxfFjY4rHpn3ZAUvee8TiELyROFN4wiA=
+github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.6.0 h1:8p230vpJy7giisoBNuI3CX99O+XKKVLLxXuJmv3sOHQ=
+github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v1.6.0/go.mod h1:b0i/KVz28tV8iuqlNHx7MW6ZtTcIbBELGLoKdaK+X8M=
+github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.6.0 h1:t0k662zxnUZlnDvFrk4DBDl6iivFmJxbwuRdyhH9Ot4=
+github.com/fluxcd/notification-controller/api v1.6.0/go.mod h1:b1gwfsygqnasQVdn/iMCFDI81LeOeY/ibLul+Z6W8U0=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.7.0 h1:dMhZJH+g6ZRPjs4zVOAN9vHBd1DcavFgcIFkg5ooOE0=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/acl v0.7.0/go.mod h1:uv7pXXR/gydiX4MUwlQa7vS8JONEDztynnjTvY3JxKQ=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/apis/event v0.17.0 h1:foEINE++pCJlWVhWjYDXfkVmGKu8mQ4BDBlbYi5NU7M=
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.18.0 h1:SB0RrZ/YZIla3chTUulsfVmiCzJv5pEWfHM3dHMC8AU
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.18.0/go.mod h1:G5o0ZD7iR3KFoG5gPnFelX243ciI/PIiVW7J4eBrt5Y=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.7.0 h1:jZT5I6WFy1KlM40nHCSqlHmjC1VT1/DfmbAdOkIVVJc=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/version v0.7.0/go.mod h1:3BjQDJXIZJmeJLXnfa2yG/sNAT1t5oeLAPfnSjOHNuA=
-github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.5.0 h1:caSR+u/r2Vh0jq/0pNR0r1zLxyvgatWuGSV2mxgTB/I=
-github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.5.0/go.mod h1:OZPuHMlLH2E2mnj6Q5DLkWfUOmJ20zA1LIvUVfNsYl8=
+github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.0 h1:IxfjUczJ2pzbXIef6iQ0RHEH4AYA9anJfTGK8dzwODM=
+github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v1.6.0/go.mod h1:ZJcAi0nemsnBxjVgmJl0WQzNvB0rMETxQMTdoFosmMw=
 github.com/fluxcd/test-infra/tftestenv v0.0.0-20250519112614-4450eea17b00 h1:hU0IM9zG6xaasycHPOPdUlDLtg6tfN1bZ8GTv4iwkRQ=
 github.com/fluxcd/test-infra/tftestenv v0.0.0-20250519112614-4450eea17b00/go.mod h1:liFlLEXgambGVdWSJ4JzbIHf1Vjpp1HwUyPazPIVZug=
 github.com/fortytw2/leaktest v1.3.0 h1:u8491cBMTQ8ft8aeV+adlcytMZylmA5nnwwkRZjI8vw=
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200619180055-7c47624df98f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roY
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.1.12/go.mod h1:hNGJHUnrk76NpqgfD5Aqm5Crs+Hm0VOH/i9J2+nxYbc=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.6.0/go.mod h1:Xwgl3UAJ/d3gWutnCtw505GrjyAbvKui8lOU390QaIU=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0 h1:BgcpHewrV5AUp2G9MebG4XPFI1E2W41zU1SaqVA9vJY=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0/go.mod h1:c347cR/OJfw5TI+GfX7RUPNMdDRRbjvYTS0jPyvsVtY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 h1:4qz2S3zmRxbGIhDIAgjxvFutSvH5EfnsYrRBj0UI0bc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0/go.mod h1:CIJMaWEY88juyUfo7UbgPqbC8rU2OqfAV1h2Qp0oMYI=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=