diff --git a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
index fc99b6326..b374649dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml
@@ -38,56 +38,46 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
-      -
-        name: Create release branch
+      - name: Create release branch
         run: git checkout -b release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-      -
-        name: Update changelog
+      - name: Update changelog
         uses: thomaseizinger/keep-a-changelog-new-release@1.3.0
         with:
           tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-      -
-        name: Initialize mandatory git config
+      - name: Initialize mandatory git config
         run: |
           git config user.name "eclipse-tractusx-bot"
           git config user.email "tractusx-bot@eclipse.org"
-      -
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
-      -
-        name: Bump version in gradle.properties
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
+      - name: Bump version in gradle.properties
         run: |-
-           # replace the project's (default) version, could be overwritten later with the -Pversion=... flag
-           sed -i  's/version=.*/version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}/g' gradle.properties
+          # replace the project's (default) version, could be overwritten later with the -Pversion=... flag
+          sed -i  's/version=.*/version=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}/g' gradle.properties
         env:
           GITHUB_PACKAGE_USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           GITHUB_PACKAGE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      -
-        name: Bump version in /charts
+      - name: Bump version in /charts
         uses: mikefarah/yq@v4.34.1
         with:
           cmd: |-
             find charts -name Chart.yaml -maxdepth 3 | xargs -n1 yq -i '.appVersion = "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" | .version = "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"'
-      -
-        name: Update Chart READMEs
+      - name: Update Chart READMEs
         uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
         with:
           image: jnorwood/helm-docs:v1.10.0
           options: -v ${{ github.workspace }}/charts:/helm-docs
           run: |
             helm-docs --log-level debug
-      -
-        name: Commit changelog and manifest files
+      - name: Commit changelog and manifest files
         id: make-commit
         run: |
           git add CHANGELOG.md gradle.properties $(find charts -name Chart.yaml) $(find charts -name README.md)
           git commit --message "Prepare release ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
 
           echo "commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      -
-        name: Push new branch
+      - name: Push new branch
         run: git push origin release/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-      -
-        name: Create pull request
+      - name: Create pull request
         uses: thomaseizinger/create-pull-request@1.3.1
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
index 9bd8bc0ab..37cdb0c3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yaml
@@ -41,41 +41,35 @@ jobs:
   helm-lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    ##############
-    ### Set-Up ###
-    ##############
-    -
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    -
-      name: helm (setup)
-      uses: azure/setup-helm@v3.5
-      with:
-        version: v3.8.1
-    -
-      name: python (setup)
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v4
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.7
-    -
-      name: chart-testing (setup)
-      uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.4.0
-    #####################
-    ### Chart Testing ###
-    #####################
-    -
-      name: chart-testing (list-changed)
-      id: list-changed
-      run: |
-        changed=$(ct list-changed --config ct.yaml --target-branch main)
-        if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
-          echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        fi
-    -
-      name: chart-testing (lint)
-      if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
-      run: |
-        ct lint \
-          --config ct.yaml \
-          --all
+      ##############
+      ### Set-Up ###
+      ##############
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: helm (setup)
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v3.5
+        with:
+          version: v3.8.1
+      - name: python (setup)
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.7
+      - name: chart-testing (setup)
+        uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.4.0
+      #####################
+      ### Chart Testing ###
+      #####################
+      - name: chart-testing (list-changed)
+        id: list-changed
+        run: |
+          changed=$(ct list-changed --config ct.yaml --target-branch main)
+          if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      - name: chart-testing (lint)
+        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          ct lint \
+            --config ct.yaml \
+            --all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kics.yml b/.github/workflows/kics.yml
index adb020c1f..c276bad00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kics.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kics.yml
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ name: "KICS"
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main, releases]
+    branches: [ main, releases ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main, releases]
+    branches: [ main, releases ]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
   schedule:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
index e97bd0db7..3d42b4eb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
@@ -36,24 +36,21 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ steps.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Extract version from branch name (for release branches)
+      - name: Extract version from branch name (for release branches)
         if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
         run: |
           BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
           VERSION=${BRANCH_NAME#release/}
 
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      -
-        name: Extract version from branch name (for hotfix branches)
+      - name: Extract version from branch name (for hotfix branches)
         if: startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'hotfix/')
         run: |
           BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"
           VERSION=${BRANCH_NAME#hotfix/}
 
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      -
-        name: Output release version
+      - name: Output release version
         id: release-version
         run: |
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -62,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
   maven-release:
     name: Publish extension's release version to maven repository
     needs: [ release-version ]
+    # TODO: remove
+    continue-on-error: true
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -94,6 +93,8 @@ jobs:
   docker-release:
     name: Publish Docker images
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # TODO: remove
+    continue-on-error: true
     needs: [ release-version ]
     permissions:
       contents: write
@@ -102,12 +103,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        variant: [{dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-runtime-memory},
-                {dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-memory-hashicorp-vault},
-                {dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-postgresql-hashicorp-vault},
-                {dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-postgresql-azure-vault},
-                {dir: edc-dataplane,    img: edc-dataplane-azure-vault},
-                {dir: edc-dataplane,    img: edc-dataplane-hashicorp-vault}]
+        variant: [ { dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-runtime-memory },
+                   { dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-memory-hashicorp-vault },
+                   { dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-postgresql-hashicorp-vault },
+                   { dir: edc-controlplane, img: edc-controlplane-postgresql-azure-vault },
+                   { dir: edc-dataplane,    img: edc-dataplane-azure-vault },
+                   { dir: edc-dataplane,    img: edc-dataplane-hashicorp-vault } ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Publish new helm release
     needs: [ release-version ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # TODO: remove
+    continue-on-error: true
     permissions:
       contents: write
       packages: write
@@ -136,21 +139,17 @@ jobs:
 
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Export RELEASE_VERSION env
+      - name: Export RELEASE_VERSION env
         run: |
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${{ needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      -
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Install Helm
+      - name: Install Helm
         uses: azure/setup-helm@v3.5
         with:
           version: v3.8.1
-      -
-        name: Package helm, update index.yaml and push to gh-pages
+      - name: Package helm, update index.yaml and push to gh-pages
         run: |
           # Prepare git env
           git config user.name "eclipse-tractusx-bot"
@@ -183,17 +182,14 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION
     steps:
-      -
-        name: Export RELEASE_VERSION env
+      - name: Export RELEASE_VERSION env
         run: |
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${{ needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      -
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.5.2
         with:
           # 0 to fetch the full history due to upcoming merge of releases into main branch
           fetch-depth: 0
-      -
-        name: Create Release Tag
+      - name: Create Release Tag
         id: create_release_tag
         run: |
           # Prepare git env
@@ -207,22 +203,16 @@ jobs:
           # Create & push tag
           git tag --force ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
           git push --force origin ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-      -
-        name: Create Github Release
-        id: create_release
-        uses: thomaseizinger/create-release@1.0.0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
-          target_commitish: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merge_commit_sha }}
-          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false
-      -
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
-      -
-        name: Merge releases back into main and set new snapshot version
+          generateReleaseNotes: true
+          tag: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          makeLatest: true
+          removeArtifacts: true
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
+      - name: Merge releases back into main and set new snapshot version
         if: github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'releases'
         run: |
           # Prepare git env
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
index 8aa69e4bf..e5e25a6a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-java
       - name: Download latest Eclipse Dash
         run: |
-            curl -L https://repo.eclipse.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect\?r\=dash-licenses\&g\=org.eclipse.dash\&a\=org.eclipse.dash.licenses\&v\=LATEST --output dash.jar
+          curl -L https://repo.eclipse.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect\?r\=dash-licenses\&g\=org.eclipse.dash\&a\=org.eclipse.dash.licenses\&v\=LATEST --output dash.jar
       - name: Regenerate DEPENDENCIES
         run: |
           # dash returns a nonzero exit code if there are libs that need review. the "|| true" avoids that
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22b5af5cd..0ae920763 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.5.0-test1] - 2023-07-06
+
 ## [0.5.0-rc5] - 2023-07-05
 
 ### Changed
@@ -363,7 +365,9 @@ corresponding [documentation](/docs/migration/Version_0.0.x_0.1.x.md).
 
 ## [0.0.1] - 2022-05-13
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/compare/0.5.0-rc5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/paullatzelsperger/tractusx-edc/compare/0.5.0-test1...HEAD
+
+[0.5.0-test1]: https://github.com/paullatzelsperger/tractusx-edc/compare/0.5.0-rc5...0.5.0-test1
 
 [0.5.0-rc5]: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/compare/0.5.0-rc4...0.5.0-rc5
 
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index 7311e2746..e11129d9f 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/com.puppycrawl.tools/checkstyle/10.0, LGPL-2.1-or-later, appr
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/mockwebserver/5.0.0-alpha.11, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/mockwebserver3/5.0.0-alpha.11, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp-dnsoverhttps/4.11.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp-jvm/5.0.0-alpha.11, Apache-2.0, restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp-jvm/5.0.0-alpha.11, Apache-2.0, approved, #9263
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp/4.11.0, Apache-2.0, approved, #9240
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp/4.9.3, Apache-2.0 AND MPL-2.0, approved, #3225
 maven/mavencentral/com.squareup.okhttp3/okhttp/5.0.0-alpha.11, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ maven/mavencentral/commons-codec/commons-codec/1.15, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
 maven/mavencentral/commons-collections/commons-collections/3.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ10385
 maven/mavencentral/commons-logging/commons-logging/1.2, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ10162
 maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe-okhttp/3.3.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #9178
-maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe/3.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe/3.3.2, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe/3.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #9268
+maven/mavencentral/dev.failsafe/failsafe/3.3.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #9268
 maven/mavencentral/info.picocli/picocli/4.6.3, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.github.classgraph/classgraph/4.8.138, MIT, approved, CQ22530
 maven/mavencentral/io.github.classgraph/classgraph/4.8.154, MIT, approved, CQ22530
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport/4.1.91.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-C
 maven/mavencentral/io.netty/netty-transport/4.1.94.Final, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, CQ20926
 maven/mavencentral/io.opencensus/opencensus-api/0.31.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.opencensus/opencensus-contrib-http-util/0.31.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations/1.27.0, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations/1.27.0, Apache-2.0, approved, #9270
 maven/mavencentral/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-api/1.27.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.opentelemetry/opentelemetry-context/1.27.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-core/1.0.28, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -170,15 +170,15 @@ maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/1.0.28, Apache-2.0
 maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor.netty/reactor-netty-http/1.0.31, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.4.27, Apache-2.0, approved, #7517
 maven/mavencentral/io.projectreactor/reactor-core/3.4.29, Apache-2.0, approved, #7517
-maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/json-path/5.3.1, , restricted, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/rest-assured-common/5.3.1, , restricted, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/rest-assured/5.3.1, , restricted, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/xml-path/5.3.1, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/json-path/5.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #9261
+maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/rest-assured-common/5.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #9264
+maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/rest-assured/5.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #9262
+maven/mavencentral/io.rest-assured/xml-path/5.3.1, Apache-2.0, approved, #9267
 maven/mavencentral/io.setl/rdf-urdna/1.1, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-annotations-jakarta/2.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #5947
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-annotations/2.2.10, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-core-jakarta/2.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, #5929
-maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-core/2.2.10, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-core/2.2.10, Apache-2.0, approved, #9265
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-integration-jakarta/2.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-integration/2.2.10, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/io.swagger.core.v3/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/2.2.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-compress/1.23.0, Apache-2.0 AND BS
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/3.11, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ22642
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-lang3/3.12.0, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.commons/commons-pool2/2.11.1, Apache-2.0, approved, CQ23795
-maven/mavencentral/org.apache.groovy/groovy-bom/4.0.11, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/org.apache.groovy/groovy-bom/4.0.11, Apache-2.0, approved, #9266
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.groovy/groovy-json/4.0.11, Apache-2.0, approved, #7411
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.groovy/groovy-xml/4.0.11, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/org.apache.groovy/groovy/4.0.11, Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT, approved, #1742
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/endpoints-spi/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, app
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/endpoints-spi/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8604
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/http-client-spi/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8608
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/http-client-spi/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8608
-maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/iam/2.20.91, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/iam/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #9271
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/json-utils/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8614
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/json-utils/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8614
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/metrics-spi/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8636
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/s3/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #862
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/s3/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8623
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/sdk-core/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8611
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/sdk-core/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8611
-maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/sts/2.20.91, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/sts/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #9269
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/third-party-jackson-core/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8622
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/third-party-jackson-core/2.20.98, Apache-2.0, approved, #8622
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/utils/2.20.91, Apache-2.0, approved, #8625
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/Chart.yaml b/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/Chart.yaml
index da80eea14..b542e16a5 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/Chart.yaml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.5.0-rc5
+version: 0.5.0-test1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.5.0-rc5"
+appVersion: "0.5.0-test1"
 home: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector
 sources:
   - https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/README.md b/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/README.md
index c4090143b..cc085005f 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/README.md
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-azure-vault/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # tractusx-connector-azure-vault
 
-![Version: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Tractus-X Eclipse Data Space Connector. The connector deployment consists of two runtime consists of a
 Control Plane and a Data Plane. Note that _no_ external dependencies such as a PostgreSQL database and Azure KeyVault are included.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Combined, run this shell command to start the in-memory Tractus-X EDC runtime:
 
 ```shell
 helm repo add tractusx-edc https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/charts/dev
-helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector-azure-vault --version 0.5.0-rc5 \
+helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector-azure-vault --version 0.5.0-test1 \
      -f <path-to>/tractusx-connector-azure-vault-test.yaml \
      --set vault.azure.name=$AZURE_VAULT_NAME \
      --set vault.azure.client=$AZURE_CLIENT_ID \
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/Chart.yaml b/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/Chart.yaml
index 23a90f7e1..078899e32 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/Chart.yaml
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.5.0-rc5
+version: 0.5.0-test1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.5.0-rc5"
+appVersion: "0.5.0-test1"
 home: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy
 sources:
   - https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/README.md b/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/README.md
index a5c64b259..407ac8a55 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/README.md
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-legacy/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > **:exclamation: This Helm Chart is deprecated!**
 
-![Version: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Tractus-X Eclipse Data Space Connector. The connector deployment consists of two runtime consists of a
 Control Plane and a Data Plane. Note that _no_ external dependencies such as a PostgreSQL database and HashiCorp Vault are included.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Combined, run this shell command to start the in-memory Tractus-X EDC runtime:
 
 ```shell
 helm repo add tractusx-edc https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/charts/dev
-helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector --version 0.5.0-rc5 \
+helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector --version 0.5.0-test1 \
      -f <path-to>/tractusx-connector-test.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/Chart.yaml b/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/Chart.yaml
index c29489ccd..f81a9df93 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/Chart.yaml
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.5.0-rc5
+version: 0.5.0-test1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.5.0-rc5"
+appVersion: "0.5.0-test1"
 home: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector-memory
 sources:
   - https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector-memory
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/README.md b/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/README.md
index 0a23395a9..689988ef2 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/README.md
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector-memory/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # tractusx-connector-memory
 
-![Version: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Tractus-X Eclipse Data Space Connector based on memory. Please only use this for development or testing purposes, never in production workloads!
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Combined, run this shell command to start the in-memory Tractus-X EDC runtime:
 
 ```shell
 helm repo add tractusx-edc https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/charts/dev
-helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector-memory --version 0.5.0-rc5 \
+helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector-memory --version 0.5.0-test1 \
      -f <path-to>/tractusx-connector-memory-test.yaml \
      --set vault.secrets="client-secret:$YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"
 ```
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector/Chart.yaml b/charts/tractusx-connector/Chart.yaml
index 055eae816..98136dd7e 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector/Chart.yaml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.5.0-rc5
+version: 0.5.0-test1
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.5.0-rc5"
+appVersion: "0.5.0-test1"
 home: https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector
 sources:
   - https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/tree/main/charts/tractusx-connector
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector/README.md b/charts/tractusx-connector/README.md
index 5e05bf61e..17a05ca03 100644
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector/README.md
+++ b/charts/tractusx-connector/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # tractusx-connector
 
-![Version: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-rc5](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--rc5-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 0.5.0-test1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.5.0--test1-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for Tractus-X Eclipse Data Space Connector. The connector deployment consists of two runtime consists of a
 Control Plane and a Data Plane. Note that _no_ external dependencies such as a PostgreSQL database and HashiCorp Vault are included.
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Combined, run this shell command to start the in-memory Tractus-X EDC runtime:
 
 ```shell
 helm repo add tractusx-edc https://eclipse-tractusx.github.io/charts/dev
-helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector --version 0.5.0-rc5 \
+helm install my-release tractusx-edc/tractusx-connector --version 0.5.0-test1 \
      -f <path-to>/tractusx-connector-test.yaml
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/development/decision-records/2023-07-06_removing_manual_changelog/README.md b/docs/development/decision-records/2023-07-06_removing_manual_changelog/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..944e775e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/development/decision-records/2023-07-06_removing_manual_changelog/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Removal of manually curated CHANGELOG.md
+
+## Decision
+
+We will not maintain a manually curated `CHANGELOG.md` file anymore. Instead, we will rely on an automatically generated
+one. GitHub Releases offers that feature.
+
+## Rationale
+
+Manually curating a CHANGELOG.md is an arduous process, that does not offer any real value, rather, it introduces mostly
+problems. Chief amongst those are the fact that typically the curation happens shortly before the release, which
+increases pressure, and introduces the possibility that something is forgotten. Also, digging up the correct issue/PR
+numbers is a tedious process.
+
+Relying solely on GitHub Releases fixes all that, because it will generate a succinct changelog, complete with issue/PR
+number and contributor.
+
+We would lose the possibility to formulate "humanly readable" change log entries, but that is easily offset by the fact
+that we [use conventional commits](../2023-04-20_conventional_commits).
+
+Thus, the commit log should be easily digestible and understandable, assuming a frequent release cycle.
+
+## Approach
+
+First, we need to fix the release process. It seems that at the time of this writing, the release PR contains _all_
+commits, instead of just the delta between `main` and the last release.
+
+This is because upon merging normal PRs, we typically do a "Squash-And-Merge". The same thing was done on release PRs,
+which caused the git histories of `main` and `releases` to diverge.
+
+> **For this to work, it is imperative to create a "Merge commit" for release PRs as that will preserve commits!**
+
+This is also reflected in the automatically generated changelog, for
+example [0.5.0-rc5](https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/tractusx-edc/releases/tag/0.5.0-rc5). Once that is fixed, we can
+delete the CHANGELOG.md file
+and [this GH action to update it (line 44)](../../../../.github/workflows/draft-new-release.yaml).
diff --git a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/README.md b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/README.md
index beef1f43d..8413e575b 100644
--- a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/README.md
+++ b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ just call the MIW for checking that the token and the VP claim inside are correc
 
 For obtaining a `JWT` token also it reaches the MIW, that will create a token with the `VP` claim inside.
 
+This module also contains two additional validation rules of VP/VC on the provider side.
+
+- `SsiCredentialIssuerValidationRule`    checks if the issuer of the Verifiable Credential matches `tx.ssi.miw.authority.issuer`
+- `SsiCredentialSubjectIdValidationRule` checks if the issuer of the JWT/VP matches the credential subject id in the Verifiable Credential
+
 ## Configuration
 
 | Key                              | Required | Example        | Description                       |
@@ -23,3 +28,7 @@ For obtaining a `JWT` token also it reaches the MIW, that will create a token wi
 | tx.ssi.oauth.client.secret.alias | X        |                | Vault alias for the client secret |
 
 By default, the `tx.ssi.miw.authority.issuer` is composed with `did:web:<tx.ssi.miw.url>:<tx.ssi.miw.authority.id>
+
+Another mandatory settings is `tx.ssi.endpoint.audience` which is described [here](../ssi-identity-core/README.md)
+
+> Note: the `edc.participant.id` should match the BPN number contained in the OAuth2/Keycloak token and the one assigned by the portal to the user's organization.
diff --git a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImpl.java b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImpl.java
index 6ff698565..c8de50c4b 100644
--- a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImpl.java
+++ b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImpl.java
@@ -164,18 +164,26 @@ private <R> Result<R> handleSuccess(Response response, TypeReference<R> tr) {
             var body = Objects.requireNonNull(response.body()).string();
             return Result.success(mapper.readValue(body, tr));
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            monitor.debug("Failed to parse response from MIW");
+            monitor.severe("Failed to parse response from MIW");
             return Result.failure(e.getMessage());
         }
     }
 
     private <R> Result<R> handleError(Response response) {
-        var msg = format("MIW API returned %s", response.code());
-        monitor.debug(msg);
-        return Result.failure(msg);
+        var body = "";
+        if (response.body() != null) {
+            try {
+                body = response.body().string();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                monitor.severe("Failed to read response from MIW");
+                return Result.failure(e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }
+        var code = response.code();
+        monitor.severe(format("MIW API returned %s with body: %s", code, body));
+        return Result.failure(format("MIW API returned %s", code));
     }
 
-
     private Result<Request.Builder> baseRequestWithToken() {
         return oauth2Client.obtainRequestToken()
                 .map(this::baseRequestWithToken);
diff --git a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImplTest.java b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImplTest.java
index 753893be5..ebec7cc35 100644
--- a/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImplTest.java
+++ b/edc-extensions/ssi/ssi-miw-credential-client/src/test/java/org/eclipse/tractusx/edc/iam/ssi/miw/api/MiwApiClientImplTest.java
@@ -49,21 +49,23 @@
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.edc.iam.ssi.miw.api.MiwApiClientImpl.PRESENTATIONS_VALIDATION_PATH;
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.edc.iam.ssi.miw.api.MiwApiClientImpl.VERIFIABLE_CREDENTIALS;
 import static org.eclipse.tractusx.edc.iam.ssi.miw.api.MiwApiClientImpl.VP_FIELD;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.contains;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.isA;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class MiwApiClientImplTest {
 
     static final String BASE_URL = "http://localhost:8080";
+    private final Consumer<Request> emptyAcceptor = (r) -> {
+    };
     Interceptor interceptor = mock(Interceptor.class);
     MiwApiClientImpl client;
     Monitor monitor = mock(Monitor.class);
     MiwOauth2Client oauth2Client = mock(MiwOauth2Client.class);
     ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
-
     String participantId = "participantId";
-
     String authorityId = "authorityId";
 
     @BeforeEach
@@ -148,13 +150,15 @@ void createPresentation() throws IOException {
     void createPresentation_fails_whenMiwFails() throws IOException {
 
         when(interceptor.intercept(isA(Interceptor.Chain.class)))
-                .thenAnswer(invocation -> createResponse(500, invocation));
+                .thenAnswer(invocation -> createResponse(500, invocation, emptyAcceptor, "Request Failed"));
 
         when(oauth2Client.obtainRequestToken()).thenReturn(Result.success(TokenRepresentation.Builder.newInstance().token("testToken").build()));
 
         var result = client.createPresentation(List.of(), "audience");
 
         assertThat(result).isNotNull().matches(Result::failed);
+
+        verify(monitor).severe(contains("Request Failed"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ void createPresentation_fails_whenTokenRequestFails() {
 
         assertThat(result).isNotNull().matches(Result::failed);
     }
-    
+
     @Test
     void verifyPresentation() throws IOException {
         var jwt = "jwt";
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index dcf58e0ac..b1b8eac68 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 group=org.eclipse.tractusx.edc
-version=0.5.0-rc5
+version=0.5.0-test1
 # configure the build:
 annotationProcessorVersion=0.1.3
 edcGradlePluginsVersion=0.1.3