diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index e92006e..3ee68f7 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/connect"
-
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
@@ -54,6 +52,7 @@ import (
 	onepasswordcomv1 "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/api/v1"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/internal/controller"
 	op "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword"
+	opclient "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/version"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
@@ -153,16 +152,16 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Setup One Password Client
-	opConnectClient, err := connect.NewClientFromEnvironment()
+	opClient, err := opclient.NewClient(version.OperatorVersion)
 	if err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create Connect client")
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create 1Password client")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	if err = (&controller.OnePasswordItemReconciler{
-		Client:          mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme:          mgr.GetScheme(),
-		OpConnectClient: opConnectClient,
+		Client:   mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:   mgr.GetScheme(),
+		OpClient: opClient,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "OnePasswordItem")
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ func main() {
 	if err = (&controller.DeploymentReconciler{
 		Client:             mgr.GetClient(),
 		Scheme:             mgr.GetScheme(),
-		OpConnectClient:    opConnectClient,
+		OpClient:           opClient,
 		OpAnnotationRegExp: r,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Deployment")
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Setup update secrets task
-	updatedSecretsPoller := op.NewManager(mgr.GetClient(), opConnectClient, shouldAutoRestartDeployments())
+	updatedSecretsPoller := op.NewManager(mgr.GetClient(), opClient, shouldAutoRestartDeployments())
 	done := make(chan bool)
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(getPollingIntervalForUpdatingSecrets())
 	go func() {
diff --git a/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go b/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
index 67553e8..db3b2f4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/deployment_controller.go
@@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/connect"
-
 	kubeSecrets "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/kubernetessecrets"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/logs"
 	op "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword"
+	opclient "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/utils"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ var logDeployment = logf.Log.WithName("controller_deployment")
 type DeploymentReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	Scheme             *runtime.Scheme
-	OpConnectClient    connect.Client
+	OpClient           opclient.Client
 	OpAnnotationRegExp *regexp.Regexp
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ func (r *DeploymentReconciler) handleApplyingDeployment(deployment *appsv1.Deplo
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	item, err := op.GetOnePasswordItemByPath(r.OpConnectClient, annotations[op.ItemPathAnnotation])
+	item, err := op.GetOnePasswordItemByPath(r.OpClient, annotations[op.ItemPathAnnotation])
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to retrieve item: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go b/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
index 57610b9..d38e55b 100644
--- a/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/onepassworditem_controller.go
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/connect"
-
 	onepasswordv1 "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/api/v1"
 	kubeSecrets "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/kubernetessecrets"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/logs"
 	op "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword"
+	opclient "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/utils"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -52,8 +51,8 @@ var finalizer = "onepassword.com/finalizer.secret"
 // OnePasswordItemReconciler reconciles a OnePasswordItem object
 type OnePasswordItemReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme          *runtime.Scheme
-	OpConnectClient connect.Client
+	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
+	OpClient opclient.Client
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=onepassword.com,resources=onepassworditems,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ func (r *OnePasswordItemReconciler) handleOnePasswordItem(resource *onepasswordv
 	secretType := resource.Type
 	autoRestart := resource.Annotations[op.RestartDeploymentsAnnotation]
 
-	item, err := op.GetOnePasswordItemByPath(r.OpConnectClient, resource.Spec.ItemPath)
+	item, err := op.GetOnePasswordItemByPath(r.OpClient, resource.Spec.ItemPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to retrieve item: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubernetessecrets/kubernetes_secrets_builder.go b/pkg/kubernetessecrets/kubernetes_secrets_builder.go
index ccc3a81..d7982fd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetessecrets/kubernetes_secrets_builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetessecrets/kubernetes_secrets_builder.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package kubernetessecrets
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/model"
 
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	errs "errors"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/onepassword"
-
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/utils"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -34,11 +33,11 @@ var ErrCannotUpdateSecretType = errs.New("Cannot change secret type. Secret type
 
 var log = logf.Log
 
-func CreateKubernetesSecretFromItem(kubeClient kubernetesClient.Client, secretName, namespace string, item *onepassword.Item, autoRestart string, labels map[string]string, secretType string, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
+func CreateKubernetesSecretFromItem(kubeClient kubernetesClient.Client, secretName, namespace string, item *model.Item, autoRestart string, labels map[string]string, secretType string, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) error {
 	itemVersion := fmt.Sprint(item.Version)
 	secretAnnotations := map[string]string{
 		VersionAnnotation:  itemVersion,
-		ItemPathAnnotation: fmt.Sprintf("vaults/%v/items/%v", item.Vault.ID, item.ID),
+		ItemPathAnnotation: fmt.Sprintf("vaults/%v/items/%v", item.VaultID, item.ID),
 	}
 
 	if autoRestart != "" {
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func CreateKubernetesSecretFromItem(kubeClient kubernetesClient.Client, secretNa
 	return nil
 }
 
-func BuildKubernetesSecretFromOnePasswordItem(name, namespace string, annotations map[string]string, labels map[string]string, secretType string, item onepassword.Item, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) *corev1.Secret {
+func BuildKubernetesSecretFromOnePasswordItem(name, namespace string, annotations map[string]string, labels map[string]string, secretType string, item model.Item, ownerRef *metav1.OwnerReference) *corev1.Secret {
 	var ownerRefs []metav1.OwnerReference
 	if ownerRef != nil {
 		ownerRefs = []metav1.OwnerReference{*ownerRef}
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ func BuildKubernetesSecretFromOnePasswordItem(name, namespace string, annotation
 	}
 }
 
-func BuildKubernetesSecretData(fields []*onepassword.ItemField, files []*onepassword.File) map[string][]byte {
+func BuildKubernetesSecretData(fields []model.ItemField, files []model.File) map[string][]byte {
 	secretData := map[string][]byte{}
 	for i := 0; i < len(fields); i++ {
 		if fields[i].Value != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/onepassword/client/client.go b/pkg/onepassword/client/client.go
index f368f94..89be108 100644
--- a/pkg/onepassword/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/onepassword/client/client.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client/connect"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client/sdk"
@@ -16,29 +17,24 @@ type Client interface {
 	GetVaultsByTitle(title string) ([]model.Vault, error)
 }
 
-// Config holds the configuration for creating a new 1Password client.
-type Config struct {
-	ConnectHost         string
-	ConnectToken        string
-	UserAgent           string
-	ServiceAccountToken string
-	IntegrationName     string
-	IntegrationVersion  string
-}
-
 // NewClient creates a new 1Password client based on the provided configuration.
-func NewClient(config Config) (Client, error) {
-	if config.ServiceAccountToken != "" {
+func NewClient(integrationVersion string) (Client, error) {
+	connectHost, _ := os.LookupEnv("OP_CONNECT_HOST")
+	connectToken, _ := os.LookupEnv("OP_CONNECT_TOKEN")
+	serviceAccountToken, _ := os.LookupEnv("OP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_TOKEN")
+
+	if serviceAccountToken != "" {
 		return sdk.NewClient(sdk.Config{
-			ServiceAccountToken: config.ServiceAccountToken,
-			IntegrationName:     config.IntegrationName,
-			IntegrationVersion:  config.IntegrationVersion,
+			ServiceAccountToken: serviceAccountToken,
+			IntegrationName:     "1password-operator",
+			IntegrationVersion:  integrationVersion,
 		})
-	} else if config.ConnectHost != "" && config.ConnectToken != "" {
+	} else if connectHost != "" && connectToken != "" {
 		return connect.NewClient(connect.Config{
-			ConnectHost:  config.ConnectHost,
-			ConnectToken: config.ConnectToken,
+			ConnectHost:  connectHost,
+			ConnectToken: connectToken,
 		}), nil
 	}
-	return nil, errors.New("invalid configuration. Either Connect or Service Account credentials should be set")
+
+	return nil, errors.New("invalid configuration. Connect or Service Account credentials should be set")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/onepassword/client/connect/connect.go b/pkg/onepassword/client/connect/connect.go
index d1da4ef..92c5619 100644
--- a/pkg/onepassword/client/connect/connect.go
+++ b/pkg/onepassword/client/connect/connect.go
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ type Connect struct {
 	client connect.Client
 }
 
+// NewClient creates a new Connect client using provided configuration.
 func NewClient(config Config) *Connect {
 	return &Connect{
-		client: connect.NewClientWithUserAgent(config.ConnectHost, config.ConnectToken, config.UserAgent),
+		client: connect.NewClient(config.ConnectHost, config.ConnectToken),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/onepassword/items.go b/pkg/onepassword/items.go
index f608013..1ed0934 100644
--- a/pkg/onepassword/items.go
+++ b/pkg/onepassword/items.go
@@ -4,36 +4,36 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/connect"
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/onepassword"
-
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
+
+	opclient "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client"
+	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/model"
 )
 
 var logger = logf.Log.WithName("retrieve_item")
 
-func GetOnePasswordItemByPath(opConnectClient connect.Client, path string) (*onepassword.Item, error) {
-	vaultValue, itemValue, err := ParseVaultAndItemFromPath(path)
+func GetOnePasswordItemByPath(opClient opclient.Client, path string) (*model.Item, error) {
+	vaultIdentifier, itemIdentifier, err := ParseVaultAndItemFromPath(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	vaultId, err := getVaultId(opConnectClient, vaultValue)
+	vaultID, err := getVaultID(opClient, vaultIdentifier)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	itemId, err := getItemId(opConnectClient, itemValue, vaultId)
+	itemID, err := getItemID(opClient, vaultID, itemIdentifier)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	item, err := opConnectClient.GetItem(itemId, vaultId)
+	item, err := opClient.GetItemByID(itemID, vaultID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, file := range item.Files {
-		_, err := opConnectClient.GetFileContent(file)
+		_, err := opClient.GetFileContent(vaultID, itemID, file.ID)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func ParseVaultAndItemFromPath(path string) (string, string, error) {
 	return "", "", fmt.Errorf("%q is not an acceptable path for One Password item. Must be of the format: `vaults/{vault_id}/items/{item_id}`", path)
 }
 
-func getVaultId(client connect.Client, vaultIdentifier string) (string, error) {
+func getVaultID(client opclient.Client, vaultIdentifier string) (string, error) {
 	if !IsValidClientUUID(vaultIdentifier) {
 		vaults, err := client.GetVaultsByTitle(vaultIdentifier)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func getVaultId(client connect.Client, vaultIdentifier string) (string, error) {
 	return vaultIdentifier, nil
 }
 
-func getItemId(client connect.Client, itemIdentifier string, vaultId string) (string, error) {
+func getItemID(client opclient.Client, vaultId, itemIdentifier string) (string, error) {
 	if !IsValidClientUUID(itemIdentifier) {
 		items, err := client.GetItemsByTitle(itemIdentifier, vaultId)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go b/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
index a24e7e1..d7f0156 100644
--- a/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	onepasswordv1 "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/api/v1"
 	kubeSecrets "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/kubernetessecrets"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/logs"
+	opclient "github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/client"
+	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/onepassword/model"
 	"github.com/1Password/onepassword-operator/pkg/utils"
 
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/connect"
-	"github.com/1Password/connect-sdk-go/onepassword"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ const lockTag = "operator.1password.io:ignore-secret"
 
 var log = logf.Log.WithName("update_op_kubernetes_secrets_task")
 
-func NewManager(kubernetesClient client.Client, opConnectClient connect.Client, shouldAutoRestartDeploymentsGlobal bool) *SecretUpdateHandler {
+func NewManager(kubernetesClient client.Client, opClient opclient.Client, shouldAutoRestartDeploymentsGlobal bool) *SecretUpdateHandler {
 	return &SecretUpdateHandler{
 		client:                             kubernetesClient,
-		opConnectClient:                    opConnectClient,
+		opClient:                           opClient,
 		shouldAutoRestartDeploymentsGlobal: shouldAutoRestartDeploymentsGlobal,
 	}
 }
 
 type SecretUpdateHandler struct {
 	client                             client.Client
-	opConnectClient                    connect.Client
+	opClient                           opclient.Client
 	shouldAutoRestartDeploymentsGlobal bool
 }
 
@@ -121,14 +121,14 @@ func (h *SecretUpdateHandler) updateKubernetesSecrets() (map[string]map[string]*
 
 		OnePasswordItemPath := h.getPathFromOnePasswordItem(secret)
 
-		item, err := GetOnePasswordItemByPath(h.opConnectClient, OnePasswordItemPath)
+		item, err := GetOnePasswordItemByPath(h.opClient, OnePasswordItemPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err, "failed to retrieve 1Password item at path \"%s\" for secret \"%s\"", secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation], secret.Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		itemVersion := fmt.Sprint(item.Version)
-		itemPathString := fmt.Sprintf("vaults/%v/items/%v", item.Vault.ID, item.ID)
+		itemPathString := fmt.Sprintf("vaults/%v/items/%v", item.VaultID, item.ID)
 
 		if currentVersion != itemVersion || secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation] != itemPathString {
 			if isItemLockedForForcedRestarts(item) {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func (h *SecretUpdateHandler) updateKubernetesSecrets() (map[string]map[string]*
 	return updatedSecrets, nil
 }
 
-func isItemLockedForForcedRestarts(item *onepassword.Item) bool {
+func isItemLockedForForcedRestarts(item *model.Item) bool {
 	tags := item.Tags
 	for i := 0; i < len(tags); i++ {
 		if tags[i] == lockTag {