diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 477e62b5b..05c7b0330 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 ### Changed
 
 - Replace serde_yaml with yaml_serde ([#1298]).
+- BREAKING: The Vector container created by `v2::product_logging::framework::vector_container` now
+  starts Vector with the wrapper script `/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation` instead
+  of calling `vector` directly ([#1299]).
+  Vector 0.57.0 disabled the interpolation of environment variables in configuration files by
+  default, while the generated `vector.yaml` uses `${...}` placeholders for the log directory and
+  file names, the log levels, the role group the Pod belongs to, and the address of the Vector
+  aggregator. The wrapper script re-enables the interpolation by passing
+  `--dangerously-allow-env-var-interpolation` to Vector. The product image must contain this script,
+  which is the case for images with Vector 0.58.0 or later.
 
 [#1298]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1298
+[#1299]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1299
 
 ## [0.120.0] - 2026-10-12
 
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/product_logging/framework.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/product_logging/framework.rs
index b02562387..3a2d865f6 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/product_logging/framework.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/v2/product_logging/framework.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ pub fn vector_container(
             .args(vec![format!(
                 "mkdir --parents {STACKABLE_LOG_DIR}/{VECTOR_STATE_DIR}\n\
                 # Vector will ignore SIGTERM (as PID != 1) and must be shut down by writing a shutdown trigger file\n\
-                vector & vector_pid=$!\n\
+                /stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation & vector_pid=$!\n\
                 if [ ! -f \"{vector_control_directory}/{SHUTDOWN_FILE}\" ]; then\n\
                     mkdir -p {vector_control_directory}\n\
                     inotifywait -qq --event create {vector_control_directory};\n\
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ mod tests {
                     concat!(
                         "mkdir --parents /stackable/log/_vector-state\n",
                         "# Vector will ignore SIGTERM (as PID != 1) and must be shut down by writing a shutdown trigger file\n",
-                        "vector & vector_pid=$!\n",
+                        "/stackable/bin/vector-with-env-var-interpolation & vector_pid=$!\n",
                         "if [ ! -f \"/stackable/log/_vector/shutdown\" ]; then\n",
                         "mkdir -p /stackable/log/_vector\n",
                         "inotifywait -qq --event create /stackable/log/_vector;\n",