diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 8b7859545..112b08545 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func InitCmd() {
 	AddCommands()
 
 	// the `OnInitialize` callbacks are called right before PreRun
-	cobra.OnInitialize(initGlobalConfig, createLogger, task.NewRunner().Run)
+	cobra.OnInitialize(initGlobalConfig, createLogger, task.RunTasks)
 }
 
 // initConfig reads in config file and ENV variables if set.
diff --git a/constants/db.go b/constants/db.go
index ba22d699a..10018126c 100644
--- a/constants/db.go
+++ b/constants/db.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 // constants for installing db and fdw images
 const (
 	DatabaseVersion = "12.1.0"
-	FdwVersion      = "0.0.27-rc.1"
+	FdwVersion      = "0.0.27-rc.2"
 
 	// The 12.1.0 image uses the older jar format 12.1.0-v2 is the same version of postgres,
 	// just packaged as gzipped tar files (consistent with oras, faster to unzip).  Once everyone is
diff --git a/task/runner.go b/task/runner.go
index 6601183e0..2ec9a34c3 100644
--- a/task/runner.go
+++ b/task/runner.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ type Runner struct {
 	shouldRun    bool
 }
 
+func RunTasks() {
+	NewRunner().Run()
+}
+
 func NewRunner() *Runner {
 	r := new(Runner)
 	r.currentState, _ = statefile.LoadState()