diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 03a6e862b6..286e41f2d8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 version: '3.2'
+
+volumes:
+  broker: {}
+
 services:
   api-db:
     image: ${IMAGE_REPO:-lagoon}/api-db
@@ -26,6 +30,17 @@ services:
     ports:
       - '15672:15672'
       - '5672:5672'
+    hostname: broker
+    volumes:
+      - broker:/var/lib/rabbitmq
+  broker-ff-enable:
+    image: ${IMAGE_REPO:-lagoon}/broker
+    entrypoint: /enable-feature-flags.sh
+    environment:
+      - SERVICE_NAME=broker
+    depends_on:
+      broker:
+        condition: service_started
   logs2notifications:
     image: ${IMAGE_REPO:-lagoon}/logs2notifications
     environment:
diff --git a/services/broker/Dockerfile b/services/broker/Dockerfile
index c9c177d77d..52c27634c0 100644
--- a/services/broker/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/broker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 ARG UPSTREAM_REPO
 ARG UPSTREAM_TAG
 FROM ${UPSTREAM_REPO:-uselagoon}/commons:${UPSTREAM_TAG:-latest} as commons
-FROM rabbitmq:3.10.25-management-alpine
+FROM rabbitmq:3.11.28-management-alpine
 
 ARG LAGOON_VERSION
 ENV LAGOON_VERSION=$LAGOON_VERSION
 
-ENV RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER='guest' \
-    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS='guest'\
-    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_HA_PATTERN='^$'\
+ENV SERVICE_NAME='0.0.0.0' \
+    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER='guest' \
+    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS='guest' \
+    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_HA_PATTERN='^$' \
     RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_VHOST='/' \
-    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_HA_PATTERN='^lagoon-'\
+    RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_HA_PATTERN='^lagoon-' \
     RABBITMQ_ERLANG_COOKIE=5188fd99edf19acfefcbb29a16f3d373aa01f66bfe89929852dfad2674d36af2
 
 COPY --from=commons /bin/ep /bin/fix-permissions /bin/
 
-RUN wget -P /plugins https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-delayed-message-exchange/releases/download/3.10.2/rabbitmq_delayed_message_exchange-3.10.2.ez \
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+      gojq \
+      curl
+
+RUN wget -P /plugins https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-delayed-message-exchange/releases/download/3.11.1/rabbitmq_delayed_message_exchange-3.11.1.ez \
     && chown rabbitmq:rabbitmq /plugins/rabbitmq_delayed_message_exchange-*
 
 # override sticky bit set in upstream whilst we still ep the files in /etc/rabbitmq
@@ -24,8 +29,8 @@ RUN chmod 0777 /var/lib/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq /etc/rabbitmq/conf.d /tmp/rabbitm
 COPY definitions.json enabled_plugins rabbitmq.conf /etc/rabbitmq/
 RUN fix-permissions /etc/rabbitmq
 
-COPY start-rabbit.sh /
-RUN fix-permissions start-rabbit.sh && chmod +x /start-rabbit.sh
+COPY start-rabbit.sh enable-feature-flags.sh /
+RUN fix-permissions start-rabbit.sh enable-feature-flags.sh && chmod +x /start-rabbit.sh /enable-feature-flags.sh
 
 # Copy the new entrypoint for b/c reasons
 COPY /start-rabbit.sh /cluster-rabbit.sh
diff --git a/services/broker/enable-feature-flags.sh b/services/broker/enable-feature-flags.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..74ffebf75c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/broker/enable-feature-flags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script needs to be run after a minor version update (or prior to one)
+# to ensure that any disabled feature_flags are correctly enabled.
+
+function is_broker_running {
+  local http_code=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -u "${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}:${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}" "http://${SERVICE_NAME}:15672/api/health/checks/virtual-hosts/")
+  if [[ $http_code -eq 200 ]]; then
+    return 0
+  else
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+echo check broker is running
+until is_broker_running; do
+  echo Broker not running, waiting 2 seconds
+  sleep 2
+done
+
+echo enabling any disabled feature flags
+for feature in $(curl -s -u "${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}:${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}" "http://${SERVICE_NAME}:15672/api/feature-flags/" | gojq -r '.[] | select(.state=="disabled") | .name'); do
+  echo " - enabling ${feature}"
+  curl -X PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" -s -u "${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_USER}:${RABBITMQ_DEFAULT_PASS}" -d '{"name":"'${feature}'"}' http://${SERVICE_NAME}:15672/api/feature-flags/${feature}/enable
+done
+
+echo all feature flags enabled