diff --git a/.github/version/versions.txt b/.github/version/versions.txt
index d0043c5b4..5c15f2909 100644
--- a/.github/version/versions.txt
+++ b/.github/version/versions.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.48.43
+0.48.44
diff --git a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager.go b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager.go
index 3da207669..044b6e5cb 100644
--- a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager.go
+++ b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager.go
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ func NewCampaignTaskHandler(manager *StageManager, triggerData v1alpha2.Activati
 	}
 }
 
+func structToMap(v any) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var m map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &m); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func mapToStruct(m map[string]interface{}, dst any) error {
+	b, err := json.Marshal(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return json.Unmarshal(b, dst)
+}
+
 func (h *CampaignTaskHandler) HandleTask(ctx context.Context, task model.TaskSpec, inputs map[string]interface{}, siteName string) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	// Create task-specific inputs
 	taskInputs := utils.MergeCollection_StringAny(inputs, task.Inputs)
@@ -94,6 +114,25 @@ func (h *CampaignTaskHandler) HandleTask(ctx context.Context, task model.TaskSpe
 		taskInputs[k] = val
 	}
 
+	if task.Config != nil {
+		configMap, err := structToMap(task.Config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for k, v := range configMap {
+			var val interface{}
+			val, err := h.manager.traceValue(ctx, v, h.triggerData.Namespace, taskInputs, h.triggers, h.triggerData.Outputs)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			configMap[k] = val
+		}
+		err = mapToStruct(configMap, &task.Config)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create task provider
 	factory := symproviders.SymphonyProviderFactory{}
 	taskProvider, err := factory.CreateProvider(task.Provider, task.Config)
@@ -859,6 +898,41 @@ func (s *StageManager) HandleTriggerEvent(ctx context.Context, campaign model.Ca
 		// 5. If campaign.provider exists, initialize a provider
 		var provider providers.IProvider
 		if triggerData.Provider != "" {
+
+			if triggerData.Config != nil {
+				//evaluate config expressions
+				configMap, err := structToMap(triggerData.Config)
+				if err != nil {
+					status.Status = v1alpha2.InternalError
+					status.StatusMessage = v1alpha2.InternalError.String()
+					status.ErrorMessage = err.Error()
+					status.IsActive = false
+					log.ErrorfCtx(ctx, " M (Stage): failed to convert config to map: %v", err)
+					return status, activationData
+				}
+				for k, v := range configMap {
+					var val interface{}
+					val, err = s.traceValue(ctx, v, triggerData.Namespace, snapshotInputs, triggers, triggerData.Outputs)
+					if err != nil {
+						status.Status = v1alpha2.InternalError
+						status.StatusMessage = v1alpha2.InternalError.String()
+						status.ErrorMessage = err.Error()
+						status.IsActive = false
+						log.ErrorfCtx(ctx, " M (Stage): failed to evaluate config: %v", err)
+						return status, activationData
+					}
+					configMap[k] = val
+				}
+				err = mapToStruct(configMap, &triggerData.Config)
+				if err != nil {
+					status.Status = v1alpha2.InternalError
+					status.StatusMessage = v1alpha2.InternalError.String()
+					status.ErrorMessage = err.Error()
+					status.IsActive = false
+					log.ErrorfCtx(ctx, " M (Stage): failed to convert config map to struct: %v", err)
+					return status, activationData
+				}
+			}
 			factory := symproviders.SymphonyProviderFactory{}
 			provider, err = factory.CreateProvider(triggerData.Provider, triggerData.Config)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager_test.go b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager_test.go
index ef19c34a0..2ab6fda32 100644
--- a/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager_test.go
+++ b/api/pkg/apis/v1alpha1/managers/stage/stage-manager_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func TestCampaignWithSingleMockStageLoop(t *testing.T) {
 	// assert.Equal(t, "test", status.Outputs["__stage"])
 	// assert.Equal(t, "fake", status.Outputs["__site"])
 }
+
 func TestCampaignWithSingleCounterStageLoop(t *testing.T) {
 	stateProvider := &memorystate.MemoryStateProvider{}
 	stateProvider.Init(memorystate.MemoryStateProviderConfig{})
diff --git a/cli/cmd/up.go b/cli/cmd/up.go
index 6c8d4bc9a..b30f6ff4c 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/up.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // The version is auto updated by the release pipeline, do not change it manually
-const SymphonyAPIVersion = "0.48.43"
+const SymphonyAPIVersion = "0.48.44"
 const KANPortalVersion = "0.39.0-main-603f4b9-amd64"
 
 var (
diff --git a/packages/helm/symphony/Chart.yaml b/packages/helm/symphony/Chart.yaml
index 395e03de4..33bf9a0ac 100644
--- a/packages/helm/symphony/Chart.yaml
+++ b/packages/helm/symphony/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ name: symphony
 description: A Helm chart for Symphony control plane
 type: application
 # The version is auto updated by the release pipeline, do not change it manually
-version: "0.48.43"
+version: "0.48.44"
 # The version is auto updated by the release pipeline, do not change it manually
-appVersion: "0.48.43"
+appVersion: "0.48.44"
 dependencies:
   - name: cert-manager
     version: "1.13.1"