diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e88e92bfc..f0cd0a3f6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/ramendr/ramen
 
-go 1.22.7
+go 1.22.8
 
 toolchain go1.22.9
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ramendr/ramen/api v0.0.0-20240924121439-b7cba82de417
 	github.com/ramendr/recipe v0.0.0-20240918115450-667b9d79599f
 	github.com/stolostron/multicloud-operators-placementrule v1.2.4-1-20220311-8eedb3f.0.20230828200208-cd3c119a7fa0
-	github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.9.1
+	github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.15.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67
 	golang.org/x/time v0.8.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index fa7619800..0c2edd110 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsT
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 h1:9NlTDc1FTs4qu0DDq7AEtTPNw6SVm7uBMsUCUjABIf8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0/go.mod h1:Dk4QP5c2W3ibzajGcXpNraDfq2IrhjMIvMSWPKKo0FU=
-github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.9.1 h1:uZhNMq1Pn8AZjT7HLtKseTq47EeHeIuUxvGPFFp/+Vs=
-github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.9.1/go.mod h1:75v4RUMzs8RK6Kqmrg6jgIOBaHUgAWwWAFiWERw2l4U=
+github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.15.0 h1:+S/lNSDwQqlROGWfmNuZnnabopGmco978COIt3AP09c=
+github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero v1.15.0/go.mod h1:28VhzPJRBo91GBRkgs4Ird0fx2vCpepBWmhF+5Pn/WQ=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4/go.mod h1:14CWIYCyZA/cWjXOioeEpHeN/83MdbZDRQHoFcYsOfg=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
diff --git a/internal/controller/kubeobjects/velero/requests.go b/internal/controller/kubeobjects/velero/requests.go
index 919ea225c..c01c2d1df 100644
--- a/internal/controller/kubeobjects/velero/requests.go
+++ b/internal/controller/kubeobjects/velero/requests.go
@@ -246,9 +246,11 @@ func backupDummyStatusProcessAndRestore(
 		)
 	case velero.BackupPhaseNew,
 		velero.BackupPhaseInProgress,
-		velero.BackupPhaseUploading,
-		velero.BackupPhaseUploadingPartialFailure,
-		velero.BackupPhaseDeleting:
+		velero.BackupPhaseWaitingForPluginOperations,
+		velero.BackupPhaseWaitingForPluginOperationsPartiallyFailed,
+		velero.BackupPhaseDeleting,
+		velero.BackupPhaseFinalizing,
+		velero.BackupPhaseFinalizingPartiallyFailed:
 		return nil, kubeobjects.RequestProcessingErrorCreate("backup" + string(backup.Status.Phase))
 	case velero.BackupPhaseFailedValidation:
 		return nil, errors.New("backup" + string(backup.Status.Phase))
@@ -282,7 +284,11 @@ func restoreStatusProcess(
 	case velero.RestorePhaseCompleted:
 		return nil
 	case velero.RestorePhaseNew,
-		velero.RestorePhaseInProgress:
+		velero.RestorePhaseInProgress,
+		velero.RestorePhaseWaitingForPluginOperations,
+		velero.RestorePhaseWaitingForPluginOperationsPartiallyFailed,
+		velero.RestorePhaseFinalizing,
+		velero.RestorePhaseFinalizingPartiallyFailed:
 		return kubeobjects.RequestProcessingErrorCreate("restore" + string(restore.Status.Phase))
 	case velero.RestorePhaseFailed,
 		velero.RestorePhaseFailedValidation,
@@ -396,9 +402,11 @@ func backupRealStatusProcess(
 		return nil
 	case velero.BackupPhaseNew,
 		velero.BackupPhaseInProgress,
-		velero.BackupPhaseUploading,
-		velero.BackupPhaseUploadingPartialFailure,
-		velero.BackupPhaseDeleting:
+		velero.BackupPhaseWaitingForPluginOperations,
+		velero.BackupPhaseWaitingForPluginOperationsPartiallyFailed,
+		velero.BackupPhaseDeleting,
+		velero.BackupPhaseFinalizing,
+		velero.BackupPhaseFinalizingPartiallyFailed:
 		return kubeobjects.RequestProcessingErrorCreate("backup" + string(backup.Status.Phase))
 	case velero.BackupPhaseFailedValidation,
 		velero.BackupPhasePartiallyFailed,