diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 13cb708f..7dd2ad1a 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -12,11 +12,26 @@ CENTRAL_LEDGER_VERSION=v17.0.3
 ## CL snapshot release with included fix: JSON.stringify disabled in logResponse function
 # CENTRAL_LEDGER_VERSION=v17.0.4-snapshot.0
 
+## Testing & Sims
+TEST_SIMULATOR_VERSION=v11.1.3
+TEST_TTK_SVC_VERSION=v16.1.1
+TEST_TTK_UI_VERSION=v15.3.0
+TEST_TTK_CLI_VERSION=v1.2.0
+TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION=local
+
+## Dependencies
+DEP_KAFKA_VERSION=3.5.0
+DEP_KAfKA_UI_VERSION=latest
+DEP_MYSQL_VERSION=8.0
+DEP_MONGO_VERSION=6.0.5
+
 ## Monitoring Docker Image Versions
 GRAFANA_VERSION=10.0.2
 GRAFANA_RENDERER_VERSION=3.7.1
 PROMETHEUS_VERSION=v2.45.0
 NODE_EXPORTER_VERSION=latest
+MYSQLD_EXPORTER_VERSION=v0.15.0
+KAFKA_EXPORTER_VERSION=latest
 CADVISER_VERSION=latest
 
 ## Load Docker Image Versions
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25161e30..9ba8ee25 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 **/results/**
 
+**/reports/**
+
 automate_perf.env
diff --git a/docker-compose-monitoring.yml b/docker-compose-monitoring.yml
index 6a4a8f74..1a1d8b4e 100644
--- a/docker-compose-monitoring.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-monitoring.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ services:
     #       - node.hostname == ${HOSTNAME}
 
   node-exporter:
-    image: quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:latest
+    image: quay.io/prometheus/node-exporter:${NODE_EXPORTER_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - /proc:/host/proc:ro
       - /sys:/host/sys:ro
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ services:
       - ./docker/renderer/config.json:/usr/src/app/config.json
 
   mysqlexporter-als:
-    image: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.15.0
+    image: prom/mysqld-exporter:${MYSQLD_EXPORTER_VERSION}
     # ports:
     # - "9104:9104"
     networks:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ services:
       - als-test
 
   mysqlexporter-cl:
-    image: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.15.0
+    image: prom/mysqld-exporter:${MYSQLD_EXPORTER_VERSION}
     # ports:
     # - "9104:9104"
     networks:
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   kafka-exporter:
-    image: danielqsj/kafka-exporter:latest
+    image: danielqsj/kafka-exporter:${KAFKA_EXPORTER_VERSION}
     ports:
       - "9308:9308"
     networks:
@@ -180,14 +180,12 @@ services:
     command:
       - --kafka.server=kafka:9092
 
-  ## Debug utilities
-  kafka-debug-console:
-    # image: quay.io/cloudhut/kowl:v1.4.0
-    image: docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/console:latest
+  kafka-mon-ui:
+    image: docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/console:${DEP_KAfKA_UI_VERSION}
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     restart: on-failure
-    hostname: kafka-debug-console
+    hostname: kafka-mon-ui
     ports:
     - "9080:8080"
     networks:
diff --git a/docker-compose-perf.yml b/docker-compose-perf.yml
index c0389ce5..556f3a5a 100644
--- a/docker-compose-perf.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-perf.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ services:
       - als-test
 
   mysql-als:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:${DEP_MYSQL_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - .env
       - perf.env
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   # objstore:
-  #   image: mongo:6.0.5
+  #   image: mongo:${DEP_MONGO_VERSION}
   #   container_name: objstore
   #   ports:
   #     - "27017:27017"
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ services:
     container_name: kafka-provisioning
     networks:
       - mojaloop-net
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
+    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:${DEP_KAFKA_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - perf.env
     depends_on:
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ services:
   kafka:
     networks:
       - mojaloop-net
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
+    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:${DEP_KAFKA_VERSION}
     container_name: kafka
     # ports:
     #   - "9092:9092"
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   mysql-cl:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:${DEP_MYSQL_VERSION}
     container_name: mysql-cl
     # ports:
     #   - "3306:3306"
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ services:
 
   ## Testing Toolkit
   mojaloop-testing-toolkit:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit:v16.1.1
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit:${TEST_TTK_SVC_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - .env
       - perf.env
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   mojaloop-testing-toolkit-ui:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-ui:v15.3.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-ui:${TEST_TTK_UI_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - .env
       - perf.env
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   ttk-provisioning-als:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:v1.2.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:${TEST_TTK_CLI_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - .env
       - perf.env
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ services:
       - ttk-provisioning-als
 
   ttk-provisioning-transfers:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:v1.2.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:${TEST_TTK_CLI_VERSION}
     env_file:
       - .env
       - perf.env
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ services:
       - ttk-provisioning-transfers
 
   callback-handler-svc-oracle-sim:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ services:
       - als-test
 
   callback-handler-svc-cl-sim:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ services:
       - transfers-test
 
   sim-perffsp1:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp2:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp3:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp4:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp5:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp6:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp7:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ services:
       - 8dfsp
 
   sim-perffsp8:
-    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+    image: mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     deploy:
       mode: replicated
       replicas: 1
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./packages/callback-handler-svc
       cache_from:
-        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:local
+        - mojaloop/callback-handler-svc:${TEST_CALLBACK_HAND_SVC_VERSION}
     # ports:
     #   - "3001:3001"
     networks:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6a0db205..a366c321 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   objstore:
-    image: mongo:6.0.5
+    image: mongo:${DEP_MONGO_VERSION}
     container_name: objstore
     ports:
       - "27017:27017"
@@ -66,28 +66,12 @@ services:
     container_name: kafka-provisioning
     networks:
       - mojaloop-net
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
+    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:${DEP_KAFKA_VERSION}
     depends_on:
       - kafka
-    entrypoint: [ '/bin/sh', '-c' ]
-    command: |
-      "
-      # blocks until kafka is reachable
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --list
-      echo -e 'Creating kafka topics'
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-transfer-prepare --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-transfer-position --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-transfer-fulfil --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-notification-event --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-transfer-get --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-admin-transfer --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-bulk-prepare --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-bulk-fulfil --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-bulk-processing --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --create --if-not-exists --topic topic-bulk-get --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
-      echo -e 'Successfully created the following topics:'
-      kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server kafka:29092 --list
-      "
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker/kafka/scripts:/tmp/kafka/scripts
+    command: bash /tmp/kafka/scripts/provision.sh
     profiles:
       - central-ledger
       - transfer
@@ -98,7 +82,7 @@ services:
   kafka:
     networks:
       - mojaloop-net
-    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:3.4.0
+    image: docker.io/bitnami/kafka:${DEP_KAFKA_VERSION}
     container_name: kafka
     # ports:
     #   - "9092:9092"
@@ -131,7 +115,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   mysql:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:${DEP_MYSQL_VERSION}
     container_name: mysql
     # ports:
     #   - "3306:3306"
@@ -215,7 +199,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   simulator:
-    image: mojaloop/simulator:v11.1.3
+    image: mojaloop/simulator:${TEST_SIMULATOR_VERSION}
     container_name: simulator
     # ports:
     #   - "8444:8444"
@@ -272,7 +256,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   mysql-als:
-    image: mysql/mysql-server
+    image: mysql/mysql-server:${DEP_MYSQL_VERSION}
     container_name: mysql-als
     # ports:
     #   - "3307:3306"
@@ -298,7 +282,7 @@ services:
 
   ## Testing Toolkit
   mojaloop-testing-toolkit:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit:v16.1.1
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit:${TEST_TTK_SVC_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/spec_files:/opt/app/spec_files"
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/test-cases:/opt/app/examples"
@@ -323,7 +307,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   mojaloop-testing-toolkit-ui:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-ui:v15.3.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-ui:${TEST_TTK_UI_VERSION}
     ports:
       - "9660:6060"
     environment:
@@ -339,7 +323,7 @@ services:
       - all-services
 
   ttk-provisioning:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:v1.2.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:${TEST_TTK_CLI_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/test-cases/collections:/opt/app/collections"
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/test-cases/environments:/opt/app/environments"
@@ -360,13 +344,13 @@ services:
     command:
       - sh
       - -c
-      - "npm run cli -- -u http://mojaloop-testing-toolkit:5050 -l 2 -i collections/provisioning -e environments/default-env.json --save-report --report-format html --report-target file://reports/ttk-provisioning-report.html"
+      - "npm run cli -- -u http://mojaloop-testing-toolkit:5050 -l 2 -i collections/provisioning -e environments/default-env.json --save-report true --report-format html --report-target file://reports/ttk-provisioning-report.html"
     user: root
     profiles:
       - ttk-provisioning
 
   ttk-tests:
-    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:v1.2.0
+    image: mojaloop/ml-testing-toolkit-client-lib:${TEST_TTK_CLI_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/test-cases/collections:/opt/app/collections"
       - "./docker/ml-testing-toolkit/test-cases/environments:/opt/app/environments"
@@ -389,21 +373,20 @@ services:
     command:
       - sh
       - -c
-      - "npm run cli -- -u http://mojaloop-testing-toolkit:5050 -l 2 -i collections/tests -e environments/default-env.json --report-format html --save-report --report-target file://reports/ttk-func-tests-report.html"
+      - "npm run cli -- -u http://mojaloop-testing-toolkit:5050 -l 2 -i collections/tests -e environments/default-env.json --report-format html --save-report true --report-target file://reports/ttk-func-tests-report.html"
     user: root
     profiles:
       - ttk-tests
 
   ## Debug utilities
-  kowl:
-    image: quay.io/cloudhut/kowl:v1.4.0
-    container_name: cl_kowl
+  kafka-debug-ui:
+    image: docker.redpanda.com/redpandadata/console:${DEP_KAfKA_UI_VERSION}
     deploy:
       replicas: 1
     restart: on-failure
-    hostname: kowl
-    # ports:
-    # - "8080:8080"
+    hostname: kafka-debug-ui
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
     networks:
       - mojaloop-net
     environment:
diff --git a/docker/kafka/scripts/provision.sh b/docker/kafka/scripts/provision.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..972d7dc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/kafka/scripts/provision.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+KAFKAHOST="${1:-kafka}"
+KAFKAPORT="${2:-29092}"
+
+# blocks until kafka is reachable
+echo -e "------------------------------------------"
+echo -e "Listing current kafka topics"
+echo -e "__________________________________________"
+kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server $KAFKAHOST:$KAFKAPORT --list
+echo -e ""
+echo -e "------------------------------------------"
+echo -e "Creating kafka topics"
+echo -e "__________________________________________"
+
+
+# List of topics to create
+topics=(
+  "topic-transfer-prepare"
+  "topic-transfer-position"
+  "topic-transfer-fulfil"
+  "topic-notification-event"
+  "topic-transfer-get"
+  "topic-admin-transfer"
+  "topic-bulk-prepare"
+  "topic-bulk-fulfil"
+  "topic-bulk-processing"
+  "topic-bulk-get"
+)
+
+# Loop through the topics and create them using kafka-topics.sh
+for topic in "${topics[@]}"
+do
+  echo -e "--> Creating topic $topic..."
+  kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server $KAFKAHOST:$KAFKAPORT --create --if-not-exists --topic "$topic" --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
+done
+
+echo -e ""
+echo -e "------------------------------------------"
+echo -e "Successfully created the following topics:"
+echo -e "__________________________________________"
+kafka-topics.sh --bootstrap-server $KAFKAHOST:$KAFKAPORT --list