diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c95a470..4db4b03 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.3-dev
+2.9.3
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 32be0bc..0ba5a2a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	github.com/golang/mock v1.5.0
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
-	github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.2
+	github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.5
 	github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4 v4.2.0
 	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0
 	github.com/phayes/freeport v0.0.0-20180830031419-95f893ade6f2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ae4b4e4..5d75105 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@
 github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.6.0/go.mod h1:lLunBs/Ym6LB5Z9jYTR76FiuTmxDTDusOGeTQH+WWjE=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.2 h1:3mYCb7aPxS/RU7TI1y4rkEn1oKmPRjNJLNEXgw7MH2I=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ex+gbHU/CVuBBDIJjb2X0qEXbFg53c61hWP/1CpauHY=
-github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.2 h1:nLs42QM75BhKt4eXLdHhQwRPLrI2V2BjWJJlzGMUixg=
-github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.2/go.mod h1:i1fwPMicFccG38L200+IQAlfHSbszWg//jF1pDQxTPQ=
+github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.5 h1:S3m984EaHNGJY68Hrv9LOf0rwd92UiVLFBBbTaL+fNg=
+github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.5/go.mod h1:i1fwPMicFccG38L200+IQAlfHSbszWg//jF1pDQxTPQ=
 github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4 v4.2.0 h1:QJZqHPRKa1E1xh40F3UA4xSjBI+6EmW7OfIcJqPNc4A=
 github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4 v4.2.0/go.mod h1:wNzWqmTwe7+DbYbpmOX6eMlglREtMkNxIDv3lyI2bco=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0 h1:pWlfV3Bxv7k65HYwkikxat0+s3pV4bsqf19k25Ur8rU=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
index b149e7d..120ed45 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/kafka/kafka_inter_container_library.go
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/any"
@@ -197,14 +198,15 @@
 func (kp *interContainerProxy) InvokeAsyncRPC(ctx context.Context, rpc string, toTopic *Topic, replyToTopic *Topic,
 	waitForResponse bool, key string, kvArgs ...*KVArg) chan *RpcResponse {
 
-	logger.Debugw(ctx, "InvokeAsyncRPC", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "key": key})
-
 	spanArg, span, ctx := kp.embedSpanAsArg(ctx, rpc, !waitForResponse)
 	if spanArg != nil {
 		kvArgs = append(kvArgs, &spanArg[0])
 	}
+
 	defer span.Finish()
 
+	logger.Debugw(ctx, "InvokeAsyncRPC", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "key": key, "kvArgs": kvArgs})
+
 	//	If a replyToTopic is provided then we use it, otherwise just use the  default toTopic.  The replyToTopic is
 	// typically the device ID.
 	responseTopic := replyToTopic
@@ -315,6 +317,13 @@
 	var newCtx context.Context
 	var spanToInject opentracing.Span
 
+	if !log.GetGlobalLFM().GetLogCorrelationStatus() && !log.GetGlobalLFM().GetTracePublishingStatus() {
+		// if both log correlation and trace publishing is disable do not generate the span
+		logger.Debugw(ctx, "not-embedding-span-in-KVArg-", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc,
+			"log-correlation-status": log.GetGlobalLFM().GetLogCorrelationStatus(), "trace-publishing-status": log.GetGlobalLFM().GetTracePublishingStatus()})
+		return nil, opentracing.GlobalTracer().StartSpan(rpc), ctx
+	}
+
 	var spanName strings.Builder
 	spanName.WriteString("kafka-")
 
@@ -366,8 +375,11 @@
 	if spanArg != nil {
 		kvArgs = append(kvArgs, &spanArg[0])
 	}
+
 	defer span.Finish()
 
+	logger.Debugw(ctx, "InvokeRPC", log.Fields{"rpc": rpc, "key": key, "kvArgs": kvArgs})
+
 	//	If a replyToTopic is provided then we use it, otherwise just use the  default toTopic.  The replyToTopic is
 	// typically the device ID.
 	responseTopic := replyToTopic
@@ -810,19 +822,19 @@
 			var err error
 			var textMapString ic.StrType
 			if err = ptypes.UnmarshalAny(arg.Value, &textMapString); err != nil {
-				logger.Warnw(ctx, "unable-to-unmarshal-kvarg-to-textmap-string", log.Fields{"value": arg.Value})
+				logger.Debug(ctx, "unable-to-unmarshal-kvarg-to-textmap-string", log.Fields{"value": arg.Value})
 				break
 			}
 
 			spanTextMap := make(map[string]string)
 			if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(textMapString.Val), &spanTextMap); err != nil {
-				logger.Warnw(ctx, "unable-to-unmarshal-textmap-from-json-string", log.Fields{"textMapString": textMapString, "error": err})
+				logger.Debug(ctx, "unable-to-unmarshal-textmap-from-json-string", log.Fields{"textMapString": textMapString, "error": err})
 				break
 			}
 
 			var spanContext opentracing.SpanContext
 			if spanContext, err = opentracing.GlobalTracer().Extract(opentracing.TextMap, opentracing.TextMapCarrier(spanTextMap)); err != nil {
-				logger.Warnw(ctx, "unable-to-deserialize-textmap-to-span", log.Fields{"textMap": spanTextMap, "error": err})
+				logger.Debug(ctx, "unable-to-deserialize-textmap-to-span", log.Fields{"textMap": spanTextMap, "error": err})
 				break
 			}
 
@@ -876,10 +888,10 @@
 		if err = ptypes.UnmarshalAny(msg.Body, requestBody); err != nil {
 			logger.Warnw(ctx, "cannot-unmarshal-request", log.Fields{"error": err})
 		} else {
+			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received-request", log.Fields{"rpc": requestBody.Rpc, "header": msg.Header, "args": requestBody.Args})
 			span, ctx := kp.enrichContextWithSpan(ctx, requestBody.Rpc, requestBody.Args)
 			defer span.Finish()
 
-			logger.Debugw(ctx, "received-request", log.Fields{"rpc": requestBody.Rpc, "header": msg.Header})
 			// let the callee unpack the arguments as its the only one that knows the real proto type
 			// Augment the requestBody with the message Id as it will be used in scenarios where cores
 			// are set in pairs and competing
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 2087424..68cf1c4 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent
 # github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.1
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2
-# github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.2
+# github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5 v5.0.5
 ## explicit
 github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/adapters
 github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v5/pkg/adapters/adapterif