diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 419c9cfb741578cccd91845c8164d4e5554d2ab6..5a252f07e23205cf20390230ec956240ad2dc7a6 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ services:
       NUM_SENSORS: 10
   benchmark-jobmanager:
     image: ghcr.io/cau-se/theodolite-uc1-flink:latest
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8081"
+    #ports:
+    #  - "8080:8081"
     command: standalone-job --job-classname theodolite.uc1.application.HistoryServiceFlinkJob
     environment:
       - KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=kafka:9092
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index cebf3676e92f8ececa5b6707df156f9f22f3be38..88ffadfcf3ce7e372fad1e3cbf28cc3aa847756d 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc1-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index c4265702b6f2b833e7b3792a787e3d8a67486ac7..f7047a7af7d0b613dd128b9d8d4d9fffd22b4692 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ services:
       NUM_SENSORS: 10  
   benchmark-jobmanager:
     image: ghcr.io/cau-se/theodolite-uc2-flink:latest
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8081"
+    #ports:
+    #  - "8080:8081"
     command: standalone-job --job-classname theodolite.uc2.application.HistoryServiceFlinkJob
     environment:
       - KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=kafka:9092
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b520611e4855f6e942fab62b02d27d5f360860d1..89f2633b390b08a3a18128e98f261cc264e2b41d 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc2-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 2c69a659c6ed1e83c149e699484ec148196806c5..c2b8d7ad436301138acdf8dfae1654e2feb9b9bb 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ services:
       NUM_SENSORS: 10
   benchmark-jobmanager:
     image: ghcr.io/cau-se/theodolite-uc3-flink:latest
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8081"
+    #ports:
+    #  - "8080:8081"
     command: standalone-job --job-classname theodolite.uc3.application.HistoryServiceFlinkJob
     environment:
       - KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=kafka:9092
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 5ed8e7a673afd825b2e1426fa018db3e00848296..65b0a3467e123a84d0e719d8702749ed33773aea 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc3-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index b6bb905e2a950e23970392f256f16935a7777fed..0f7e4e656dede1aad3342fb79816e3ebf88e84d8 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-flink-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
@@ -45,8 +46,8 @@ services:
       NUM_NESTED_GROUPS: 4
   benchmark-jobmanager:
     image: ghcr.io/cau-se/theodolite-uc4-flink:latest
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8081"
+    #ports:
+    #  - "8080:8081"
     command: standalone-job --job-classname theodolite.uc4.application.AggregationServiceFlinkJob
     environment:
       - KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=kafka:9092
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 68264b244c16f1a1be7b370bb4e78052d3a8518f..5fca44708006d1fae3ae2f9f46b5c42f6431fc3a 100755
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/docker-test/uc4-kstreams-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
       KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP: PLAINTEXT:PLAINTEXT,CONNECTIONS_FROM_HOST:PLAINTEXT
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
       KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MS: 30000
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE: "false"
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "input:3:1,output:3:1,configuration:3:1,aggregation-feedback:3:1"
   schema-registry:
     image: confluentinc/cp-schema-registry:5.3.1
diff --git a/theodolite/README.md b/theodolite/README.md
index 60bd56d933d8955217120465c47e70b4b34585e1..521f6aeba12e5d6bc17fb80ef0f2a525bbe20675 100644
--- a/theodolite/README.md
+++ b/theodolite/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The application can be packaged using:
 ./gradlew build
 ```
 
-It produces the `theodolite-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar` file in the `/build` directory. Be aware that it’s not
+It produces the `theodolite-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar` file in the `/build` directory. Be aware that it’s not
 an _über-jar_ as the dependencies are copied into the `build/lib` directory.
 
 If you want to build an _über-jar_, execute the following command:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ If you want to build an _über-jar_, execute the following command:
 ./gradlew build -Dquarkus.package.type=uber-jar
 ```
 
-The application is now runnable using `java -jar build/theodolite-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar`.
+The application is now runnable using `java -jar build/theodolite-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT-runner.jar`.
 
 ## Creating a native executable
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Or, if you don't have GraalVM installed, you can run the native executable build
 ```
 
 You can then execute your native executable with:
-```./build/theodolite-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-runner```
+```./build/theodolite-0.6.0-SNAPSHOT-runner```
 
 If you want to learn more about building native executables, please consult <https://quarkus.io/guides/gradle-tooling>.