diff --git a/.grype.yaml b/.grype.yaml
index 97dc1d1f..36ff4970 100644
--- a/.grype.yaml
+++ b/.grype.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ignore:
   - vulnerability: CVE-2025-9230
   - vulnerability: CVE-2025-9232
   - vulnerability: CVE-2025-9231
+  - vulnerability: GHSA-3xgq-45jj-v275
 
 # Set output format defaults
 output:
diff --git a/audit-ci.jsonc b/audit-ci.jsonc
index 482b090f..a0b96f30 100644
--- a/audit-ci.jsonc
+++ b/audit-ci.jsonc
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@
   // audit-ci supports reading JSON, JSONC, and JSON5 config files.
   // Only use one of ["low": true, "moderate": true, "high": true, "critical": true]
   "moderate": true,
-  "allowlist": []
+  "allowlist": [
+    "GHSA-mh29-5h37-fv8m" // js-yaml https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mh29-5h37-fv8m
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3cc49c4d..c051e63d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ml-testing-toolkit",
-  "version": "18.16.4",
+  "version": "18.16.5-trace-id.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ml-testing-toolkit",
-      "version": "18.16.4",
+      "version": "18.16.5-trace-id.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@elastic/elasticsearch": "9.2.0",
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
         "hapi-openapi": "3.0.0",
         "hapi-swagger": "17.3.2",
         "ilp-packet": "3.1.3",
-        "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
+        "js-yaml": "4.1.1",
         "json-refs": "3.0.15",
         "json-rules-engine": "7.3.1",
         "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.2",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
-        "mongoose": "8.19.3",
+        "mongoose": "8.19.4",
         "multer": "2.0.2",
         "mustache": "4.2.0",
         "mv": "2.1.1",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         "get-port": "7.1.0",
         "jest": "29.7.0",
         "jest-junit": "16.0.0",
-        "nodemon": "3.1.10",
+        "nodemon": "3.1.11",
         "npm-check-updates": "19.1.2",
         "nyc": "17.1.0",
         "parse-strings-in-object": "1.6.0",
@@ -10814,9 +10814,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "4.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-wpxZs9NoxZaJESJGIZTyDEaYpl0FKSA+FB9aJiyemKhMwkxQg63h4T1KJgUGHpTqPDNRcmmYLugrRjJlBtWvRA==",
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qQKT4zQxXl8lLwBtHMWwaTcGfFOZviOJet3Oy/xmGk2gZH677CJM9EvtfdSkgWcATZhj/55JZ0rmy3myCT5lsA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "argparse": "^2.0.1"
@@ -12303,9 +12303,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mongoose": {
-      "version": "8.19.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.19.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-fTAGaIohkk8wCggMuBuqTVD4YrM1/J8cBr1ekqzFqtz65qkLjtX2dcy3NH1e+2rk2365dyrrsPAnt4YTxBhEiQ==",
+      "version": "8.19.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mongoose/-/mongoose-8.19.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yiY/Wv6FUYDQ4kBN1RQHiYuayQS4k+yzytj4nctMmQiBIXLfJqvw6fRgmvw1rIOmShp7iAbpNt7s2s6TyVOSyA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "bson": "^6.10.4",
@@ -12703,9 +12703,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/nodemon": {
-      "version": "3.1.10",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemon/-/nodemon-3.1.10.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-WDjw3pJ0/0jMFmyNDp3gvY2YizjLmmOUQo6DEBY+JgdvW/yQ9mEeSw6H5ythl5Ny2ytb7f9C2nIbjSxMNzbJXw==",
+      "version": "3.1.11",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemon/-/nodemon-3.1.11.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-is96t8F/1//UHAjNPHpbsNY46ELPpftGUoSVNXwUfMk/qdjSylYrWSu1XavVTBOn526kFiOR733ATgNBCQyH0g==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c069f95..4d67399c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ml-testing-toolkit",
   "description": "Testing Toolkit for Mojaloop implementations",
-  "version": "18.16.4",
+  "version": "18.16.5-trace-id.0",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "author": "Vijaya Kumar Guthi, ModusBox Inc. ",
   "contributors": [
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@
     "hapi-openapi": "3.0.0",
     "hapi-swagger": "17.3.2",
     "ilp-packet": "3.1.3",
-    "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
+    "js-yaml": "4.1.1",
     "json-refs": "3.0.15",
     "json-rules-engine": "7.3.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "9.0.2",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
-    "mongoose": "8.19.3",
+    "mongoose": "8.19.4",
     "multer": "2.0.2",
     "mustache": "4.2.0",
     "mv": "2.1.1",
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
     "get-port": "7.1.0",
     "jest": "29.7.0",
     "jest-junit": "16.0.0",
-    "nodemon": "3.1.10",
+    "nodemon": "3.1.11",
     "npm-check-updates": "19.1.2",
     "nyc": "17.1.0",
     "parse-strings-in-object": "1.6.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js b/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
index 3b3cd3e2..25111c4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
+++ b/src/lib/test-outbound/outbound-initiator.js
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ const setResponse = async (
   if (globalConfig.testsExecution) {
     assertionResults = await handleTests(convertedRequest, resp.requestSent, resp.syncResponse, resp.callback, variableData.environment, backgroundData, contextObj.requestVariables)
   }
+  traceId = resp.syncResponse?.body?.traceId || traceId
   request.appended = {
     status,
     assertionResults,