diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/constants/fleet_es_assets.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/constants/fleet_es_assets.ts
index 83c283591a9bd..55e6493c77891 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/constants/fleet_es_assets.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/constants/fleet_es_assets.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { getESAssetMetadata } from '../services/epm/elasticsearch/meta';
 
 const meta = getESAssetMetadata();
 
-export const FLEET_INSTALL_FORMAT_VERSION = '1.2.0';
+export const FLEET_INSTALL_FORMAT_VERSION = '1.3.0';
 
 export const FLEET_AGENT_POLICIES_SCHEMA_VERSION = '1.1.1';
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/install.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/install.ts
index 2ee8477e04f42..2a17768ac1f9c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/install.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/elasticsearch/template/install.ts
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ export function buildComponentTemplates(params: {
   experimentalDataStreamFeature?: ExperimentalDataStreamFeature;
   lifecycle?: IndexTemplate['template']['lifecycle'];
   fieldCount?: number;
+  type?: string;
 }) {
   const {
     templateName,
@@ -330,6 +331,7 @@ export function buildComponentTemplates(params: {
     experimentalDataStreamFeature,
     lifecycle,
     fieldCount,
+    type,
   } = params;
   const packageTemplateName = `${templateName}${PACKAGE_TEMPLATE_SUFFIX}`;
   const userSettingsTemplateName = `${templateName}${USER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE_SUFFIX}`;
@@ -417,6 +419,17 @@ export function buildComponentTemplates(params: {
     _meta,
   };
 
+  // Stub custom template
+  if (type) {
+    const customTemplateName = `${type}${USER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE_SUFFIX}`;
+    templatesMap[customTemplateName] = {
+      template: {
+        settings: {},
+      },
+      _meta,
+    };
+  }
+
   // return empty/stub template
   templatesMap[userSettingsTemplateName] = {
     template: {
@@ -580,6 +593,7 @@ export function prepareTemplate({
     experimentalDataStreamFeature,
     lifecycle: lifecyle,
     fieldCount: countFields(validFields),
+    type: dataStream.type,
   });
 
   const template = getTemplate({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/install_state_machine/steps/step_save_system_object.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/install_state_machine/steps/step_save_system_object.test.ts
index e91826c99793c..aecdd0b2552c4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/install_state_machine/steps/step_save_system_object.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/services/epm/packages/install_state_machine/steps/step_save_system_object.test.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('updateLatestExecutedState', () => {
         'epm-packages',
         'test-integration',
         {
-          install_format_schema_version: '1.2.0',
+          install_format_schema_version: '1.3.0',
           install_status: 'installed',
           install_version: '1.0.0',
           latest_install_failed_attempts: [],
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('updateLatestExecutedState', () => {
         'epm-packages',
         'test-integration',
         {
-          install_format_schema_version: '1.2.0',
+          install_format_schema_version: '1.3.0',
           install_status: 'installed',
           install_version: '1.0.0',
           latest_install_failed_attempts: [],
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/__snapshots__/bulk_get_assets.snap b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/__snapshots__/bulk_get_assets.snap
index 5fd219958c319..37c7882fff203 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/__snapshots__/bulk_get_assets.snap
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/__snapshots__/bulk_get_assets.snap
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ Array [
     "id": "logs-all_assets.test_logs@package",
     "type": "component_template",
   },
+  Object {
+    "appLink": "/app/management/data/index_management/component_templates/logs@custom",
+    "attributes": Object {},
+    "id": "logs@custom",
+    "type": "component_template",
+  },
   Object {
     "appLink": "/app/management/data/index_management/component_templates/logs-all_assets.test_logs@custom",
     "attributes": Object {},
@@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ Array [
     "id": "metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@package",
     "type": "component_template",
   },
+  Object {
+    "appLink": "/app/management/data/index_management/component_templates/metrics@custom",
+    "attributes": Object {},
+    "id": "metrics@custom",
+    "type": "component_template",
+  },
   Object {
     "appLink": "/app/management/data/index_management/component_templates/metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@custom",
     "attributes": Object {},
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_by_upload.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_by_upload.ts
index 30b2eacce0fb7..331cae3058bf1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_by_upload.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_by_upload.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     it('should install a tar archive correctly', async function () {
       const res = await uploadPackage();
-      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(30);
+      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(32);
     });
 
     it('should upgrade when uploading a newer zip archive', async () => {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         .type('application/zip')
         .send(buf)
         .expect(200);
-      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(30);
+      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(32);
       expect(res.body.items.some((item: any) => item.id.includes(testPkgNewVersion)));
 
       await deletePackage(testPkgName, testPkgNewVersion);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         .type('application/zip')
         .send(buf)
         .expect(200);
-      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(30);
+      expect(res.body.items.length).to.be(32);
     });
 
     it('should throw an error if the archive is zip but content type is gzip', async function () {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_overrides.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_overrides.ts
index 36f98fb3434b3..8b85502bdf5ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_overrides.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_overrides.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         `logs@mappings`,
         `logs@settings`,
         `${templateName}@package`,
+        'logs@custom',
         `${templateName}@custom`,
         `ecs@mappings`,
         '.fleet_globals-1',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_remove_assets.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_remove_assets.ts
index 24564014633f2..fc8225e9df02d 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_remove_assets.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/install_remove_assets.ts
@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@ const expectAssetsInstalled = ({
           id: 'logs-all_assets.test_logs@package',
           type: 'component_template',
         },
+        {
+          id: 'logs@custom',
+          type: 'component_template',
+        },
         {
           id: 'logs-all_assets.test_logs@custom',
           type: 'component_template',
@@ -607,6 +611,10 @@ const expectAssetsInstalled = ({
           id: 'metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@package',
           type: 'component_template',
         },
+        {
+          id: 'metrics@custom',
+          type: 'component_template',
+        },
         {
           id: 'metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@custom',
           type: 'component_template',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/update_assets.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/update_assets.ts
index 69aedb72947bd..17d54786245af 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/update_assets.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/epm/update_assets.ts
@@ -417,6 +417,10 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
             id: 'logs-all_assets.test_logs@package',
             type: 'component_template',
           },
+          {
+            id: 'logs@custom',
+            type: 'component_template',
+          },
           {
             id: 'logs-all_assets.test_logs@custom',
             type: 'component_template',
@@ -441,6 +445,11 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
             id: 'metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@package',
             type: 'component_template',
           },
+
+          {
+            id: 'metrics@custom',
+            type: 'component_template',
+          },
           {
             id: 'metrics-all_assets.test_metrics@custom',
             type: 'component_template',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/input_package_create_upgrade.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/input_package_create_upgrade.ts
index 77aeadcae93a7..481f4e09c68d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/input_package_create_upgrade.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/input_package_create_upgrade.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         { id: 'logs-dataset1', type: 'index_template' },
         { id: 'logs-dataset1@package', type: 'component_template' },
         { id: 'logs-dataset1@custom', type: 'component_template' },
+        { id: 'logs@custom', type: 'component_template' },
       ]);
 
       // now check the package component template was created correctly
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/update.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/update.ts
index 971ed42b578df..273f051dfcec6 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/update.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/update.ts
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
           { id: 'logs-somedataset', type: 'index_template' },
           { id: 'logs-somedataset@package', type: 'component_template' },
           { id: 'logs-somedataset@custom', type: 'component_template' },
+          { id: 'logs@custom', type: 'component_template' },
         ]);
 
         const dataset3PkgComponentTemplate = await getComponentTemplate('logs-somedataset@package');
diff --git a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/upgrade.ts b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/upgrade.ts
index 6982878c7d111..021eebcdcc0c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/upgrade.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/fleet_api_integration/apis/package_policy/upgrade.ts
@@ -1317,6 +1317,8 @@ export default function (providerContext: FtrProviderContext) {
         for (let i = 0; i < POLICY_COUNT; i++) {
           await createPackagePolicy(i.toString());
         }
+
+        expectedAssets.push({ id: 'logs@custom', type: 'component_template' });
       });
 
       afterEach(async function () {