diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
index 132e960885..2e854061d5 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ body:
       label: Version
       description: What version are you running? Look to OpenPype Tray
       options:
+        - 3.18.3-nightly.1
         - 3.18.2
         - 3.18.2-nightly.6
         - 3.18.2-nightly.5
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ body:
         - 3.15.6-nightly.3
         - 3.15.6-nightly.2
         - 3.15.6-nightly.1
-        - 3.15.5
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: dropdown
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
index 1b8826a932..9d1c7bc90d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_redshift_rop.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
     icon = "magic"
     ext = "exr"
 
+    # Default to split export and render jobs
+    split_render = True
+
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
 
         instance_data.pop("active", None)
@@ -36,12 +39,15 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
         # Also create the linked Redshift IPR Rop
         try:
             ipr_rop = instance_node.parent().createNode(
-                "Redshift_IPR", node_name=basename + "_IPR"
+                "Redshift_IPR", node_name=f"{basename}_IPR"
             )
-        except hou.OperationFailed:
+        except hou.OperationFailed as e:
             raise plugin.OpenPypeCreatorError(
-                ("Cannot create Redshift node. Is Redshift "
-                 "installed and enabled?"))
+                (
+                    "Cannot create Redshift node. Is Redshift "
+                    "installed and enabled?"
+                )
+            ) from e
 
         # Move it to directly under the Redshift ROP
         ipr_rop.setPosition(instance_node.position() + hou.Vector2(0, -1))
@@ -74,8 +80,15 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             for node in self.selected_nodes:
                 if node.type().name() == "cam":
                     camera = node.path()
-            parms.update({
-                "RS_renderCamera": camera or ""})
+            parms["RS_renderCamera"] = camera or ""
+
+        export_dir = hou.text.expandString("$HIP/pyblish/rs/")
+        rs_filepath = f"{export_dir}{subset_name}/{subset_name}.$F4.rs"
+        parms["RS_archive_file"] = rs_filepath
+
+        if pre_create_data.get("split_render", self.split_render):
+            parms["RS_archive_enable"] = 1
+
         instance_node.setParms(parms)
 
         # Lock some Avalon attributes
@@ -102,6 +115,9 @@ class CreateRedshiftROP(plugin.HoudiniCreator):
             BoolDef("farm",
                     label="Submitting to Farm",
                     default=True),
+            BoolDef("split_render",
+                    label="Split export and render jobs",
+                    default=self.split_render),
             EnumDef("image_format",
                     image_format_enum,
                     default=self.ext,
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
index 0acddab011..aec7e07fbc 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     families = ["redshift_rop"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
-
         rop = hou.node(instance.data.get("instance_node"))
 
         # Collect chunkSize
@@ -43,13 +42,29 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         default_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "RS_outputFileNamePrefix")
         beauty_suffix = rop.evalParm("RS_outputBeautyAOVSuffix")
-        render_products = []
+        # Store whether we are splitting the render job (export + render)
+        split_render = bool(rop.parm("RS_archive_enable").eval())
+        instance.data["splitRender"] = split_render
+        export_products = []
+        if split_render:
+            export_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(
+                rop, "RS_archive_file", pad_character="0"
+            )
+            beauty_export_product = self.get_render_product_name(
+                prefix=export_prefix,
+                suffix=None)
+            export_products.append(beauty_export_product)
+            self.log.debug(
+                "Found export product: {}".format(beauty_export_product)
+            )
+            instance.data["ifdFile"] = beauty_export_product
+            instance.data["exportFiles"] = list(export_products)
 
         # Default beauty AOV
         beauty_product = self.get_render_product_name(
             prefix=default_prefix, suffix=beauty_suffix
         )
-        render_products.append(beauty_product)
+        render_products = [beauty_product]
         files_by_aov = {
             "_": self.generate_expected_files(instance,
                                               beauty_product)}
@@ -59,11 +74,11 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             i = index + 1
 
             # Skip disabled AOVs
-            if not rop.evalParm("RS_aovEnable_%s" % i):
+            if not rop.evalParm(f"RS_aovEnable_{i}"):
                 continue
 
-            aov_suffix = rop.evalParm("RS_aovSuffix_%s" % i)
-            aov_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, "RS_aovCustomPrefix_%s" % i)
+            aov_suffix = rop.evalParm(f"RS_aovSuffix_{i}")
+            aov_prefix = evalParmNoFrame(rop, f"RS_aovCustomPrefix_{i}")
             if not aov_prefix:
                 aov_prefix = default_prefix
 
@@ -85,7 +100,7 @@ class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         instance.data["attachTo"] = []      # stub required data
 
         if "expectedFiles" not in instance.data:
-            instance.data["expectedFiles"] = list()
+            instance.data["expectedFiles"] = []
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
 
         # update the colorspace data
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py
index b3fbfb2ed9..40385f34d6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ class RedshiftProxyLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
         cmds.connectAttr("{}.outMesh".format(rs_mesh),
                          "{}.inMesh".format(mesh_shape))
 
+        # TODO: use the assigned shading group as shaders if existed
+        # assign default shader to redshift proxy
+        if cmds.ls("initialShadingGroup", type="shadingEngine"):
+            cmds.sets(mesh_shape, forceElement="initialShadingGroup")
+
         group_node = cmds.group(empty=True, name="{}_GRP".format(name))
         mesh_transform = cmds.listRelatives(mesh_shape,
                                             parent=True, fullPath=True)
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
index a25b149f11..9ee079b892 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/collect_pools.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""Collect Deadline pools. Choose default one from Settings
-
-"""
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.lib import TextDef
 from openpype.pipeline.publish import OpenPypePyblishPluginMixin
@@ -9,11 +6,35 @@ from openpype.pipeline.publish import OpenPypePyblishPluginMixin
 
 class CollectDeadlinePools(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
                            OpenPypePyblishPluginMixin):
-    """Collect pools from instance if present, from Setting otherwise."""
+    """Collect pools from instance or Publisher attributes, from Setting
+    otherwise.
+
+    Pools are used to control which DL workers could render the job.
+
+    Pools might be set:
+    - directly on the instance (set directly in DCC)
+    - from Publisher attributes
+    - from defaults from Settings.
+
+    Publisher attributes could be shown even for instances that should be
+    rendered locally as visibility is driven by product type of the instance
+    (which will be `render` most likely).
+    (Might be resolved in the future and class attribute 'families' should
+    be cleaned up.)
+
+    """
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.420
     label = "Collect Deadline Pools"
-    families = ["rendering",
+    hosts = ["aftereffects",
+             "fusion",
+             "harmony"
+             "nuke",
+             "maya",
+             "max"]
+
+    families = ["render",
+                "rendering",
                 "render.farm",
                 "renderFarm",
                 "renderlayer",
@@ -30,7 +51,6 @@ class CollectDeadlinePools(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         cls.secondary_pool = settings.get("secondary_pool", None)
 
     def process(self, instance):
-
         attr_values = self.get_attr_values_from_data(instance.data)
         if not instance.data.get("primaryPool"):
             instance.data["primaryPool"] = (
@@ -60,8 +80,12 @@ class CollectDeadlinePools(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
         return [
             TextDef("primaryPool",
                     label="Primary Pool",
-                    default=cls.primary_pool),
+                    default=cls.primary_pool,
+                    tooltip="Deadline primary pool, "
+                            "applicable for farm rendering"),
             TextDef("secondaryPool",
                     label="Secondary Pool",
-                    default=cls.secondary_pool)
+                    default=cls.secondary_pool,
+                    tooltip="Deadline secondary pool, "
+                            "applicable for farm rendering")
         ]
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
index c8960185b2..bf7fb45a8b 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_houdini_render_deadline.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from openpype.lib import (
     NumberDef
 )
 
+
 @attr.s
 class DeadlinePluginInfo():
     SceneFile = attr.ib(default=None)
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ class VrayRenderPluginInfo():
     SeparateFilesPerFrame = attr.ib(default=True)
 
 
+@attr.s
+class RedshiftRenderPluginInfo():
+    SceneFile = attr.ib(default=None)
+    Version = attr.ib(default=None)
+
+
 class HoudiniSubmitDeadline(
     abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
     OpenPypePyblishPluginMixin
@@ -262,6 +269,25 @@ class HoudiniSubmitDeadline(
                 plugin_info = VrayRenderPluginInfo(
                     InputFilename=instance.data["ifdFile"],
                 )
+            elif family == "redshift_rop":
+                plugin_info = RedshiftRenderPluginInfo(
+                    SceneFile=instance.data["ifdFile"]
+                )
+                # Note: To use different versions of Redshift on Deadline
+                #       set the `REDSHIFT_VERSION` env variable in the Tools
+                #       settings in the AYON Application plugin. You will also
+                #       need to set that version in `Redshift.param` file
+                #       of the Redshift Deadline plugin:
+                #           [Redshift_Executable_*]
+                #           where * is the version number.
+                if os.getenv("REDSHIFT_VERSION"):
+                    plugin_info.Version = os.getenv("REDSHIFT_VERSION")
+                else:
+                    self.log.warning((
+                        "REDSHIFT_VERSION env variable is not set"
+                        " - using version configured in Deadline"
+                    ))
+
             else:
                 self.log.error(
                     "Family '%s' not supported yet to split render job",
diff --git a/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py b/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
index 4ea2f932f1..40cb94e2bf 100644
--- a/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/pipeline/publish/lib.py
@@ -58,41 +58,13 @@ def get_template_name_profiles(
     if not project_settings:
         project_settings = get_project_settings(project_name)
 
-    profiles = (
+    return copy.deepcopy(
         project_settings
         ["global"]
         ["tools"]
         ["publish"]
         ["template_name_profiles"]
     )
-    if profiles:
-        return copy.deepcopy(profiles)
-
-    # Use legacy approach for cases new settings are not filled yet for the
-    #   project
-    legacy_profiles = (
-        project_settings
-        ["global"]
-        ["publish"]
-        ["IntegrateAssetNew"]
-        ["template_name_profiles"]
-    )
-    if legacy_profiles:
-        if not logger:
-            logger = Logger.get_logger("get_template_name_profiles")
-
-        logger.warning((
-            "Project \"{}\" is using legacy access to publish template."
-            " It is recommended to move settings to new location"
-            " 'project_settings/global/tools/publish/template_name_profiles'."
-        ).format(project_name))
-
-    # Replace "tasks" key with "task_names"
-    profiles = []
-    for profile in copy.deepcopy(legacy_profiles):
-        profile["task_names"] = profile.pop("tasks", [])
-        profiles.append(profile)
-    return profiles
 
 
 def get_hero_template_name_profiles(
@@ -121,36 +93,13 @@ def get_hero_template_name_profiles(
     if not project_settings:
         project_settings = get_project_settings(project_name)
 
-    profiles = (
+    return copy.deepcopy(
         project_settings
         ["global"]
         ["tools"]
         ["publish"]
         ["hero_template_name_profiles"]
     )
-    if profiles:
-        return copy.deepcopy(profiles)
-
-    # Use legacy approach for cases new settings are not filled yet for the
-    #   project
-    legacy_profiles = copy.deepcopy(
-        project_settings
-        ["global"]
-        ["publish"]
-        ["IntegrateHeroVersion"]
-        ["template_name_profiles"]
-    )
-    if legacy_profiles:
-        if not logger:
-            logger = Logger.get_logger("get_hero_template_name_profiles")
-
-        logger.warning((
-            "Project \"{}\" is using legacy access to hero publish template."
-            " It is recommended to move settings to new location"
-            " 'project_settings/global/tools/publish/"
-            "hero_template_name_profiles'."
-        ).format(project_name))
-    return legacy_profiles
 
 
 def get_publish_template_name(
diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
index 9f0f7fe7f3..59dc6b5c64 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/integrate_hero_version.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersion(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # permissions error on files (files were used or user didn't have perms)
     # *but all other plugins must be sucessfully completed
 
-    template_name_profiles = []
     _default_template_name = "hero"
 
     def process(self, instance):
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
index ac2d9e190d..64f292a140 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
@@ -1023,49 +1023,6 @@
                 {
                     "type": "label",
                     "label": "<b>NOTE:</b> Hero publish template profiles settings were moved to <a href=\"settings://project_settings/global/tools/publish/hero_template_name_profiles\"><b>Tools/Publish/Hero template name profiles</b></a>. Please move values there."
-                },
-                {
-                    "type": "list",
-                    "key": "template_name_profiles",
-                    "label": "Template name profiles (DEPRECATED)",
-                    "use_label_wrap": true,
-                    "object_type": {
-                        "type": "dict",
-                        "children": [
-                            {
-                                "key": "families",
-                                "label": "Families",
-                                "type": "list",
-                                "object_type": "text"
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "type": "hosts-enum",
-                                "key": "hosts",
-                                "label": "Hosts",
-                                "multiselection": true
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "key": "task_types",
-                                "label": "Task types",
-                                "type": "task-types-enum"
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "key": "task_names",
-                                "label": "Task names",
-                                "type": "list",
-                                "object_type": "text"
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "type": "separator"
-                            },
-                            {
-                                "type": "text",
-                                "key": "template_name",
-                                "label": "Template name",
-                                "tooltip": "Name of template from Anatomy templates"
-                            }
-                        ]
-                    }
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 38236f88bc..ee8e8017e3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -181,3 +181,8 @@ reportMissingTypeStubs = false
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
 docs = ["Sphinx", "furo", "sphinxcontrib-napoleon"]
+
+[tool.pydocstyle]
+inherit = false
+convetion = "google"
+match = "(?!test_).*\\.py"
diff --git a/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index ef52416369..0c9b9c96ef 100644
--- a/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -697,13 +697,6 @@ class IntegrateHeroVersionModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     optional: bool = Field(False, title="Optional")
     active: bool = Field(True, title="Active")
     families: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list, title="Families")
-    # TODO remove when removed from client code
-    template_name_profiles: list[IntegrateHeroTemplateNameProfileModel] = (
-        Field(
-            default_factory=list,
-            title="Template name profiles"
-        )
-    )
 
 
 class CleanUpModel(BaseSettingsModel):
@@ -1049,19 +1042,6 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_VALUES = {
             "layout",
             "mayaScene",
             "simpleUnrealTexture"
-        ],
-        "template_name_profiles": [
-            {
-                "product_types": [
-                    "simpleUnrealTexture"
-                ],
-                "hosts": [
-                    "standalonepublisher"
-                ],
-                "task_types": [],
-                "task_names": [],
-                "template_name": "simpleUnrealTextureHero"
-            }
         ]
     },
     "CleanUp": {
diff --git a/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py b/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
index 1276d0254f..0a8da88258 100644
--- a/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/deadline/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.5"
+__version__ = "0.1.6"
diff --git a/server_addon/houdini/server/version.py b/server_addon/houdini/server/version.py
index 6232f7ab18..5635676f6b 100644
--- a/server_addon/houdini/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/houdini/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.10"
+__version__ = "0.2.11"
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index ead9b25164..f0f754fb24 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ max-complexity = 30
 [pylint.'MESSAGES CONTROL']
 disable = no-member
 
-[pydocstyle]
-convention = google
-ignore = D107
-
 [coverage:run]
 branch = True
 omit = /tests