diff --git a/.github/actions/check-spec-version/action.yml b/.github/actions/check-spec-version/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91aed1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/check-spec-version/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# ********************************************************************************
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+#  See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+#  information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+#  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+#  terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+#  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************/
+
+name: 'Check Spec Version'
+description: 'Checks the current up-spec version and compares it with the latest version'
+author: 'Eclipse uProtocol'
+
+inputs:
+  submodule-path:
+    description: 'Path to the up-spec submodule'
+    required: false
+    default: 'up-spec'
+
+outputs:
+  current-version:
+    description: 'Current up-spec version'
+    value: ${{ steps.current-spec-version.outputs.current_up_spec_version }}
+  latest-version:
+    description: 'Latest up-spec version'
+    value: ${{ steps.latest-spec-version.outputs.latest_up_spec_version }}
+  is-latest:
+    description: 'Whether the current version is the latest (true/false)'
+    value: ${{ steps.is-latest.outputs.is_latest }}
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      with:
+        submodules: 'recursive'
+
+    - name: Get current spec version
+      id: current-spec-version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        cd ${{ inputs.submodule-path }}
+        UP_SPEC_COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+        echo "Up-spec submodule is at commit: $UP_SPEC_COMMIT_HASH"
+        git fetch --tags
+        CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+        if [ -z "$CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "No tag found at up-spec commit $UP_SPEC_COMMIT_HASH, using nearest tagged commit hash"
+          NEAREST_UP_SPEC_VERSION=$(git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1)
+          CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION=$NEAREST_UP_SPEC_VERSION.$UP_SPEC_COMMIT_HASH
+          echo "nearest tag and its commit hash: $CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION"
+        else
+          echo "Current commit is tagged as: $CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION"
+        fi
+        echo "current_up_spec_version=$CURRENT_UP_SPEC_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Get latest spec version
+      id: latest-spec-version
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        cd ${{ inputs.submodule-path }}
+        git fetch --tags
+        LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION=$(git ls-remote --tags origin | grep -v '\^{}' | grep -E 'refs/tags/v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | sort -V -k2 | tail -1 | cut -d'/' -f3)
+        if [ -n "$LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION" ]; then
+          echo "Found latest up-spec tag: $LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION"
+        else
+          # Fallback to main branch if no tags found
+          LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION=$(git ls-remote origin main | cut -f1 | cut -c1-7)
+          echo "No tags found, using main branch commit: $LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION"
+        fi
+        echo "latest_up_spec_version=$LATEST_UP_SPEC_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    - name: Is current spec version latest?
+      id: is-latest
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ "${{ steps.current-spec-version.outputs.current_up_spec_version }}" = "${{ steps.latest-spec-version.outputs.latest_up_spec_version }}" ]; then
+          echo "Current spec version is the latest."
+          echo "is_latest=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        else
+          echo "Current spec version is not the latest."
+          echo "is_latest=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/actions/create-spec-compliance-badge/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-spec-compliance-badge/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc581be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/create-spec-compliance-badge/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# ********************************************************************************
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+#  See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+#  information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+#  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+#  terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+#  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************/
+
+name: 'Create Spec Compliance Badge'
+description: 'Creates a badge showing the compliance of the up-spec based on the OFT actions exit code'
+author: 'Eclipse uProtocol'
+
+inputs:
+  oft-exit-code:
+    description: 'Exit code of the OFT tests (0 for pass, non-0 for fail)'
+    required: true
+  badge-path:
+    description: 'Path where the badge SVG will be saved'
+    required: false
+    default: '.github/badges/spec-compliance.svg'
+
+outputs:
+  badge-path:
+    description: 'Path to the generated badge file'
+    value: ${{ inputs.badge-path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Create badge directory
+      shell: bash
+      run: mkdir -p "$(dirname '${{ inputs.badge-path }}')"
+
+    - name: Generate the badge SVG image
+      uses: emibcn/badge-action@v2.0.3
+      id: generate
+      with:
+        label: up-spec compliance
+        status: ${{ inputs.oft-exit-code == '0' && 'passing' || 'failing' }}
+        color: ${{ inputs.oft-exit-code == '0' && 'brightgreen' || 'red' }}
+        path: ${{ inputs.badge-path }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/create-spec-version-badge/action.yml b/.github/actions/create-spec-version-badge/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e113391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/create-spec-version-badge/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# ********************************************************************************
+#  Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+#  See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+#  information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+#  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+#  terms of the Apache License Version 2.0 which is available at
+#  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# *******************************************************************************/
+
+name: 'Create Spec Version Badge'
+description: 'Creates a badge showing the current up-spec version and whether it is the latest'
+author: 'Eclipse uProtocol'
+
+inputs:
+  current-version:
+    description: 'Current up-spec version'
+    required: true
+  latest-version:
+    description: 'Latest up-spec version'
+    required: true
+  is-latest:
+    description: 'Whether the current version is the latest (true/false)'
+    required: true
+  badge-path:
+    description: 'Path where the badge SVG will be saved'
+    required: false
+    default: '.github/badges/spec-version.svg'
+
+outputs:
+  badge-path:
+    description: 'Path to the generated badge file'
+    value: ${{ inputs.badge-path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: Create badge directory
+      shell: bash
+      run: mkdir -p "$(dirname '${{ inputs.badge-path }}')"
+
+    - name: Generate the badge SVG image
+      uses: emibcn/badge-action@v2.0.3
+      id: generate
+      with:
+        label: up-spec
+        status: ${{ inputs.current-version }}
+        color: ${{ inputs.is-latest == 'true' && 'brightgreen' || 'red' }}
+        path: ${{ inputs.badge-path }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/requirements-tracing.yaml b/.github/workflows/requirements-tracing.yaml
index 8a5e943..00e8571 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/requirements-tracing.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/requirements-tracing.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ on:
       tracing-report-url:
         description: "URL of the requirements tracing report"
         value: ${{ jobs.tracing.outputs.tracing-report-url }}
+      oft-exit-code:
+        description: "Exit code of the OpenFastTrace run (0: success, 1: failure)"
+        value: ${{ jobs.tracing.outputs.oft-exit-code }}
 
 jobs:
   tracing:
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       tracing-report-url: ${{ steps.run-oft.outputs.tracing-report-url }}
+      oft-exit-code: ${{ steps.run-oft.outputs.oft-exit-code }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: