diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4085f4641..25f23da42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,23 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **logger:** invalid time zone environment variables leads to error ([#2865](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2865)) ([d55465f](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/d55465f937390f4511e837033db0dab582cf4e14))
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **metrics:** add unit None for CloudWatch EMF Metrics ([#2904](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2904)) ([fa27cba](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/fa27cba5ffdb9d123b25d206c189ad17eeb8b44b))
+* **parser:** add helper function to handle JSON stringified fields ([#2901](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2901)) ([806b884](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/806b884f51684fa4654d357fafdf8ebeda4de01b))
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 
diff --git a/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
index c0dded5cb..30b6cdf10 100644
--- a/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package powertools-sample-app
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package powertools-sample-app
diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index 906083c36..aeb616506 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "powertools-sample-app",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
     "url": "https://aws.amazon.com"
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
     "typescript": "^5.5.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.6.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.7.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-ssm": "^3.623.0",
     "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb": "^3.623.0",
     "@middy/core": "^4.7.0",
diff --git a/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
index 119d38911..14df55bc6 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/snippets/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **parser:** add helper function to handle JSON stringified fields ([#2901](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2901)) ([806b884](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/806b884f51684fa4654d357fafdf8ebeda4de01b))
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package code-snippets
diff --git a/examples/snippets/package.json b/examples/snippets/package.json
index 826ad5a0b..894d392d4 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/package.json
+++ b/examples/snippets/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "code-snippets",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "A collection code snippets for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) docs",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.6.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.7.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-appconfigdata": "^3.623.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.623.0",
     "@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager": "^3.623.0",
diff --git a/layers/CHANGELOG.md b/layers/CHANGELOG.md
index db7327935..3e1c93276 100644
--- a/layers/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/layers/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package layers
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package layers
diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index 2813296fa..f3a976d94 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "layers",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "bin": {
     "layer": "bin/layers.js"
   },
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 084d03900..3a7a35718 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "layers",
     "examples/snippets"
   ],
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "npmClient": "npm",
   "message": "chore(release): %s [skip ci]"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 16c4ada20..a51f04266 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@
     },
     "examples/app": {
       "name": "powertools-sample-app",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.6.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.7.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-ssm": "^3.623.0",
         "@aws-sdk/lib-dynamodb": "^3.623.0",
         "@middy/core": "^4.7.0",
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@
     },
     "examples/snippets": {
       "name": "code-snippets",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.6.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer": "^2.7.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-appconfigdata": "^3.623.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.623.0",
         "@aws-sdk/client-secrets-manager": "^3.623.0",
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
       }
     },
     "layers": {
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "aws-cdk": "^2.151.0",
@@ -16345,7 +16345,7 @@
     },
     "packages/batch": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing"
@@ -16353,7 +16353,7 @@
     },
     "packages/commons": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing"
@@ -16361,20 +16361,19 @@
     },
     "packages/event-handler": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
-      },
-      "devDependencies": {}
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
+      }
     },
     "packages/idempotency": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.6.0"
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
@@ -16402,18 +16401,18 @@
     },
     "packages/jmespath": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/logger": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
         "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -16431,10 +16430,10 @@
     },
     "packages/metrics": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
@@ -16453,10 +16452,10 @@
     },
     "packages/parameters": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing",
@@ -16500,7 +16499,7 @@
     },
     "packages/parser": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@anatine/zod-mock": "^3.13.3",
@@ -16521,7 +16520,7 @@
     },
     "packages/testing": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha": "^2.121.1-alpha.0",
@@ -16533,10 +16532,10 @@
     },
     "packages/tracer": {
       "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.7.0",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
+        "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
         "aws-xray-sdk-core": "^3.9.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
index 356facad5..a454cef68 100644
--- a/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/batch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/batch
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/batch
diff --git a/packages/batch/package.json b/packages/batch/package.json
index eec8ac8d4..a07cfde8a 100644
--- a/packages/batch/package.json
+++ b/packages/batch/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/batch",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The batch processing package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
diff --git a/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a32d6da8..5198c279b 100644
--- a/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/commons/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/commons
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/commons
diff --git a/packages/commons/package.json b/packages/commons/package.json
index ea0a09ac3..a94463b17 100644
--- a/packages/commons/package.json
+++ b/packages/commons/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "A shared utility package for Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) libraries",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils": "file:../testing"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/version.ts b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
index 04d484766..cfbbbbcb5 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/version.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/version.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // this file is auto generated, do not modify
-export const PT_VERSION = '2.6.0';
+export const PT_VERSION = '2.7.0';
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c64816f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/event-handler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Change Log
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
+
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler
diff --git a/packages/event-handler/package.json b/packages/event-handler/package.json
index 696ad1152..e4b145071 100644
--- a/packages/event-handler/package.json
+++ b/packages/event-handler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/event-handler",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "Lightweight routing to reduce boilerplate for API Gateway REST/HTTP API, ALB and Lambda Function URLs",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript#readme",
   "license": "MIT-0",
-  "devDependencies": {},
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": {
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "aws",
@@ -63,4 +62,4 @@
     "nodejs",
     "serverless"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f5c02e3f..b08d15371 100644
--- a/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/idempotency/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency
diff --git a/packages/idempotency/package.json b/packages/idempotency/package.json
index d62b38128..22d2d202c 100644
--- a/packages/idempotency/package.json
+++ b/packages/idempotency/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/idempotency",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The idempotency package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library. It provides options to make your Lambda functions idempotent and safe to retry.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.6.0"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": ">=3.x",
diff --git a/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
index 655614bdc..c7a334115 100644
--- a/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/jmespath/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath
diff --git a/packages/jmespath/package.json b/packages/jmespath/package.json
index dc0bef124..04416e144 100644
--- a/packages/jmespath/package.json
+++ b/packages/jmespath/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/jmespath",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "A type safe and modern jmespath module to parse and extract data from JSON documents using JMESPath",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
index f1f3d137e..8e3e69c3a 100644
--- a/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/logger/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **logger:** invalid time zone environment variables leads to error ([#2865](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2865)) ([d55465f](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/d55465f937390f4511e837033db0dab582cf4e14))
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/logger/package.json b/packages/logger/package.json
index 307a403af..e7bce34ae 100644
--- a/packages/logger/package.json
+++ b/packages/logger/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/logger",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The logging package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
     "lodash.merge": "^4.6.2"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
index f8125f3a6..e576b3f8a 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/metrics/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **metrics:** add unit None for CloudWatch EMF Metrics ([#2904](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2904)) ([fa27cba](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/fa27cba5ffdb9d123b25d206c189ad17eeb8b44b))
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/metrics
diff --git a/packages/metrics/package.json b/packages/metrics/package.json
index 58d73991b..4f492bcd7 100644
--- a/packages/metrics/package.json
+++ b/packages/metrics/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/metrics",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The metrics package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "aws",
diff --git a/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f65fc6e7..2ff9d8679 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/parameters/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/parameters
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/parameters
diff --git a/packages/parameters/package.json b/packages/parameters/package.json
index 33e486104..0030f21fc 100644
--- a/packages/parameters/package.json
+++ b/packages/parameters/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parameters",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The parameters package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     "aws-sdk-client-mock-jest": "^4.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0"
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@aws-sdk/client-appconfigdata": ">=3.x",
diff --git a/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
index a66c095a9..27bec4963 100644
--- a/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/parser/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **parser:** add helper function to handle JSON stringified fields ([#2901](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues/2901)) ([806b884](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/commit/806b884f51684fa4654d357fafdf8ebeda4de01b))
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/parser/package.json b/packages/parser/package.json
index d70c1a11d..7baccede5 100644
--- a/packages/parser/package.json
+++ b/packages/parser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/parser",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The parser package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
diff --git a/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
index e63f88b29..f5a009e3a 100644
--- a/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/testing/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils
diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 953d550ad..158884d7c 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/testing-utils",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "A package containing utilities to test your serverless workloads",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
diff --git a/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
index 29195c9c6..3b87d6856 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/tracer/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+# [2.7.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.6.0...v2.7.0) (2024-08-08)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/tracer
+
+
+
+
+
 # [2.6.0](https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0) (2024-07-25)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @aws-lambda-powertools/tracer
diff --git a/packages/tracer/package.json b/packages/tracer/package.json
index cfb68ff91..bb38146ad 100644
--- a/packages/tracer/package.json
+++ b/packages/tracer/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aws-lambda-powertools/tracer",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "The tracer package for the Powertools for AWS Lambda (TypeScript) library",
   "author": {
     "name": "Amazon Web Services",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-typescript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.6.0",
+    "@aws-lambda-powertools/commons": "^2.7.0",
     "aws-xray-sdk-core": "^3.9.0"
   },
   "keywords": [