diff --git a/annotations/pom.xml b/annotations/pom.xml
index ba7f01a..fb70499 100644
--- a/annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/annotations/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
diff --git a/audit-base/pom.xml b/audit-base/pom.xml
index bbccf8b..b5b17bf 100644
--- a/audit-base/pom.xml
+++ b/audit-base/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>audit-base</artifactId>
diff --git a/audit-base/src/test/resources/application.properties b/audit-base/src/test/resources/application.properties
index b5d2db4..d47f7a9 100644
--- a/audit-base/src/test/resources/application.properties
+++ b/audit-base/src/test/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,11 +1,2 @@
-# H2
-spring.h2.console.enabled=true
-spring.h2.console.path=/h2
-# Datasource
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:h2:file:~/audit
-spring.datasource.username=sa
-spring.datasource.password=
-spring.datasource.driver-class-name=org.h2.Driver
-
 # Audit configuration
-spring.application.name=test-application
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.application.name=test-application
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 5bd68f3..1c2c933 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>core-bom</artifactId>
diff --git a/http-common/pom.xml b/http-common/pom.xml
index d2e6bff..6adf198 100644
--- a/http-common/pom.xml
+++ b/http-common/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>http-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4da940f..43c093f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	<description>Wultra - Core Java Libraries</description>
 	<groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
 	<artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.8.0</version>
+	<version>1.9.0</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<inceptionYear>2017</inceptionYear>
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-		<maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
-		<maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
-		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
+		<maven.compiler.release>${java.version}</maven.compiler.release>
+
+		<maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.12.1</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
+		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
 
 		<!-- Dependencies -->
-		<spring-boot.version>3.1.6</spring-boot.version>
-		<!--  TODO (racansky, 2023-12-08) temporarily override the version 1.4.11 from spring boot version because of CVE  -->
-		<logback.version>1.4.14</logback.version>
+		<spring-boot.version>3.2.3</spring-boot.version>
 		<findbugs-annotations.version>3.0.1</findbugs-annotations.version>
 	</properties>
 
@@ -73,18 +73,6 @@
 				<type>pom</type>
 				<scope>import</scope>
 			</dependency>
-
-			<!--  TODO (racansky, 2023-12-08) temporarily override the version 1.4.11 from spring boot version because of CVE  -->
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-				<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-				<version>${logback.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
-			<dependency>
-				<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
-				<artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-				<version>${logback.version}</version>
-			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 
@@ -99,6 +87,12 @@
 	<build>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
+				</plugin>
+
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/rest-client-base/pom.xml b/rest-client-base/pom.xml
index 43f0a6b..bab834d 100644
--- a/rest-client-base/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-client-base/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
         <artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.8.0</version>
+        <version>1.9.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>rest-client-base</artifactId>
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
             <artifactId>netty-http-authenticator</artifactId>
             <version>1.5</version>
         </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
+            <artifactId>opentelemetry-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/DefaultRestClient.java b/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/DefaultRestClient.java
index e89b7e0..1a1741a 100644
--- a/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/DefaultRestClient.java
+++ b/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/DefaultRestClient.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ private void initializeWebClient() throws RestClientException {
                         });
             });
         }
+        builder.filter(TraceparentFilterFunction.handleTraceparentContext());
 
         final ReactorClientHttpConnector connector = new ReactorClientHttpConnector(httpClient);
         webClient = builder.baseUrl(config.getBaseUrl()).clientConnector(connector).build();
diff --git a/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/TraceparentFilterFunction.java b/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/TraceparentFilterFunction.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46a501e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest-client-base/src/main/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/TraceparentFilterFunction.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Wultra s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.wultra.core.rest.client.base;
+
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.SpanContext;
+import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.TraceFlags;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ClientResponse;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFilterFunction;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.ExchangeFunction;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
+
+/**
+ * An ExchangeFilterFunction for adding traceparent header to WebClient requests.
+ * It also propagates trace ID through Reactor context and MDC for logging purposes.
+ *
+ * @author Jan Dusil, jan.dusil@wultra.com
+ */
+public class TraceparentFilterFunction implements ExchangeFilterFunction {
+
+    private static final String TRACEPARENT_HEADER_KEY = "traceparent";
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the filter to the given ClientRequest and ExchangeFunction.
+     *
+     * @param request The client request.
+     * @param next    The next exchange function in the chain.
+     * @return a Mono<ClientResponse> after applying the filter.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public Mono<ClientResponse> filter(final ClientRequest request, final ExchangeFunction next) {
+        return next.exchange(addTraceparentHeader(request));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a traceparent header to the ClientRequest if a current span context is available.
+     *
+     * @param request The client request.
+     * @return a modified ClientRequest with the traceparent header added.
+     */
+    private ClientRequest addTraceparentHeader(final ClientRequest request) {
+        final Span currentSpan = Span.current();
+        if (currentSpan != null) {
+            final SpanContext spanContext = currentSpan.getSpanContext();
+            if (spanContext != null) {
+                final String traceId = spanContext.getTraceId();
+                /* The parentId of the next server Span will be the current spanId */
+                final String parentId = spanContext.getSpanId();
+                final TraceFlags traceFlags = spanContext.getTraceFlags();
+                if (traceId != null && parentId != null && traceFlags != null) {
+                    final String headerValue = String.format("00-%s-%s-%s",
+                            traceId,
+                            parentId,
+                            traceFlags.asHex());
+                    return ClientRequest.from(request)
+                            .headers(headers -> headers.set(TRACEPARENT_HEADER_KEY, headerValue))
+                            .build();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return request;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory method to create an instance of TraceparentFilterFunction.
+     *
+     * @return a new instance of TraceparentFilterFunction.
+     */
+    public static ExchangeFilterFunction handleTraceparentContext() {
+        return new TraceparentFilterFunction();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/controller/PublicTestRestController.java b/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/controller/PublicTestRestController.java
index b2c8ad4..958e232 100644
--- a/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/controller/PublicTestRestController.java
+++ b/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/controller/PublicTestRestController.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public ObjectResponse<TestResponse> testPostWithObjectRequestAndResponse(@Reques
     }
 
     @PostMapping(value = "/multipart-request-response", consumes = { MediaType.MULTIPART_FORM_DATA_VALUE })
-    public ObjectResponse<TestResponse> testPostWithMultipartRequestAndResponse(@RequestPart TestRequest request) {
+    public ObjectResponse<TestResponse> testPostWithMultipartRequestAndResponse(@RequestPart("request") TestRequest request) {
         TestResponse testResponse = new TestResponse(request.getRequest());
         return new ObjectResponse<>(testResponse);
     }
diff --git a/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/model/TestRequest.java b/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/model/TestRequest.java
index 76c8960..775d74c 100644
--- a/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/model/TestRequest.java
+++ b/rest-client-base/src/test/java/com/wultra/core/rest/client/base/model/TestRequest.java
@@ -15,11 +15,14 @@
  */
 package com.wultra.core.rest.client.base.model;
 
+import lombok.ToString;
+
 /**
  * Test request.
  *
  * @author Roman Strobl, roman.strobl@wultra.com
  */
+@ToString
 public class TestRequest {
 
     private String request;
diff --git a/rest-model-base/pom.xml b/rest-model-base/pom.xml
index 015e291..d9118ff 100644
--- a/rest-model-base/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-model-base/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.getlime.core</groupId>
 		<artifactId>lime-java-core-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.8.0</version>
+		<version>1.9.0</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>rest-model-base</artifactId>