diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 0ba19c11bc5..bda5e2310a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -89,11 +89,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Template scaffold
         run: ./gradlew :airbyte-integrations:connector-templates:generator:testScaffoldTemplates --scan
 
+      # TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this once fix has been merged into upstream library. Rely on caching and only load credentials once.
       - name: Format
-        run: SUB_BUILD=CONNECTORS_BASE ./gradlew format --scan --info --stacktrace
+        run: ./tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh && GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" SUB_BUILD=CONNECTORS_BASE ./gradlew format --scan --info --stacktrace
+        env:
+          GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_CREDS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_TEST_CREDS }}
 
       - name: Build
-        run: SUB_BUILD=CONNECTORS_BASE ./gradlew build --scan
+        run: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" SUB_BUILD=CONNECTORS_BASE ./gradlew build --scan
 
       - name: Ensure no file change
         run: git status --porcelain && test -z "$(git status --porcelain)"
@@ -220,14 +223,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Pyenv
         run: python3 -m pip install virtualenv==16.7.9 --user
 
+      # TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this once fix has been merged into upstream library. Rely on caching and only load credentials once.
       - name: Format
-        run: SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew format --scan --info --stacktrace
+        run: ./tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh && GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew format --scan --info --stacktrace
+        env:
+          GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_CREDS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_TEST_CREDS }}
 
       - name: Ensure no file change
         run: git status --porcelain && test -z "$(git status --porcelain)"
 
       - name: Build
-        run: SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew build --scan
+        run: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" && SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew build --scan
 
       - name: Ensure no file change
         run: git status --porcelain && test -z "$(git status --porcelain)"
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build Platform Docker Images
         if: success() && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
-        run: SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew composeBuild --scan
+        run: GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" ./gradlew composeBuild --scan
         env:
           GIT_REVISION: ${{ github.sha }}
 
@@ -360,8 +366,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Cypress Test Dependencies
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libgbm-dev libnotify-dev libgconf-2-4 libnss3 libxss1 libasound2 libxtst6 xauth xvfb
 
+      # TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this once fix has been merged into upstream library. Rely on caching and only load credentials once.
       - name: Build Platform Docker Images
-        run: SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew --no-daemon composebuild --scan
+        run: ./tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh && GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew --no-daemon composebuild --scan
+        env:
+          GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_CREDS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_TEST_CREDS }}
 
       - name: Run End-to-End Frontend Tests
         run: ./tools/bin/e2e_test.sh
@@ -455,8 +464,11 @@ jobs:
           HOME: /home/runner
           CHANGE_MINIKUBE_NONE_USER: true
 
+      # TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this once fix has been merged into upstream library. Rely on caching and only load credentials once.
       - name: Build Platform Docker Images
-        run: SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew composeBuild --scan
+        run: ./tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh && GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS="/tmp/gcs.json" SUB_BUILD=PLATFORM ./gradlew composeBuild --scan
+        env:
+          GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_CREDS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_TEST_CREDS }}
 
       - name: Run Logging Tests
         run: ./tools/bin/cloud_storage_logging_test.sh
diff --git a/airbyte-commons/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml b/airbyte-commons/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
index a1f3a91d61f..84456bcbaf3 100644
--- a/airbyte-commons/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
+++ b/airbyte-commons/src/main/resources/log4j2.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                     <Log4j2Appender name="${ctx:job_log_path}-cloud"
                       verbose="true"
                       stagingBufferAge="1"
-                      s3Bucket="${s3-bucket}" s3Path="job-logging${ctx:job_log_path}" s3SigningRegion="${s3-region}"
+                      s3Bucket="${s3-bucket}" s3Path="job-logging${ctx:job_log_path}" s3Region="${s3-region}"
                       s3AwsKey="${s3-aws-key}" s3AwsSecret="${s3-aws-secret}"
                       s3ServiceEndpoint="${s3-minio-endpoint}" s3PathStyleAccess="${s3-path-style-access}"
                       gcpStorageBucket="${gcp-storage-bucket}" gcpStorageBlobNamePrefix="job-logging${ctx:job_log_path}">
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                 <Route>
                     <Log4j2Appender name="app-logging/${ctx:workspace_app_root}-cloud/"
                       stagingBufferAge="1"
-                      s3Bucket="${s3-bucket}" s3Path="app-logging${ctx:workspace_app_root}" s3SigningRegion="${s3-region}"
+                      s3Bucket="${s3-bucket}" s3Path="app-logging${ctx:workspace_app_root}" s3Region="${s3-region}"
                       s3AwsKey="${s3-aws-key}" s3AwsSecret="${s3-aws-secret}"
                       s3ServiceEndpoint="${s3-minio-endpoint}" s3PathStyleAccess="${s3-path-style-access}"
                       gcpStorageBucket="${gcp-storage-bucket}" gcpStorageBlobNamePrefix="app-logging${ctx:workspace_app_root}">
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-http/acceptance-test-config.yml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-http/acceptance-test-config.yml
index 2cdd5f01a67..40df43930d3 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-http/acceptance-test-config.yml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-http/acceptance-test-config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tests:
   basic_read:
     - config_path: "secrets/config.json"
       configured_catalog_path: "integration_tests/configured_catalog.json"
-      validate_output_from_all_streams: yes
+      empty_streams: []
 # TODO uncomment this block to specify that the tests should assert the connector outputs the records provided in the input file a file
 #      expect_records:
 #        path: "integration_tests/expected_records.txt"
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-python/acceptance-test-config.yml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-python/acceptance-test-config.yml
index c52d0e3b37f..fc351f93d2d 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-python/acceptance-test-config.yml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-scaffold-source-python/acceptance-test-config.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ tests:
   basic_read:
     - config_path: "secrets/config.json"
       configured_catalog_path: "integration_tests/configured_catalog.json"
-      validate_output_from_all_streams: yes
+      empty_streams: []
 # TODO uncomment this block to specify that the tests should assert the connector outputs the records provided in the input file a file
 #      expect_records:
 #        path: "integration_tests/expected_records.txt"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1ed691650a0..13401b32e79 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ subprojects {
 
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
+        // TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this once fix has been merged into upstream library.
+        maven {
+            name 'GcsRepository'
+            url 'gcs://airbyte-test-public-bucket/'
+        }
     }
 
     pmd {
@@ -213,7 +218,7 @@ subprojects {
         implementation 'org.slf4j:log4j-over-slf4j:1.7.30' // log4j1.2 bridge
 
         // Dependencies for logging to cloud storage, as well as the various clients used to do so.
-        implementation 'com.therealvan:appender-log4j2:3.1.0'
+        implementation 'com.therealvan:appender-log4j2:3.1.2-SNAPSHOT'
         implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-s3:1.12.6'
         implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-storage:1.115.0'
 
diff --git a/docs/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes.md b/docs/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes.md
index 8c5627a5962..5ff1db85716 100644
--- a/docs/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes.md
+++ b/docs/deploying-airbyte/on-kubernetes.md
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=
 # Endpoint where Minio is deployed at.
 S3_MINIO_ENDPOINT=
 ```
-The `S3_PATH_STYLE_ACCESS` should remain `true`. Although `S3_LOG_BUCKET_REGION` is used to create the Minio client, it's value is not actually used
-and can remain untouched.
+The `S3_PATH_STYLE_ACCESS` variable should remain `true`. The `S3_LOG_BUCKET_REGION` variable should remain empty.
 
 #### Configuring Custom S3 Log Location
 Replace the following variables in the `.env` file in the `kube/overlays/stable` directory:
diff --git a/kube/overlays/dev/.env b/kube/overlays/dev/.env
index ffaf8413e54..2966a14dc6f 100644
--- a/kube/overlays/dev/.env
+++ b/kube/overlays/dev/.env
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 
 # S3/Minio Log Configuration
 S3_LOG_BUCKET=airbyte-dev-logs
-S3_LOG_BUCKET_REGION=us-east-1
+S3_LOG_BUCKET_REGION=
 AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=minio
 AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=minio123
 S3_MINIO_ENDPOINT=http://airbyte-minio-svc:9000
diff --git a/tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh b/tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..44a403c061e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/bin/setup_gcs_creds.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# TODO(Issue-4915): Remove this hook as part of #4915.
+
+echo "$GOOGLE_CLOUD_STORAGE_CREDS" > "/tmp/gcs.json"
+