diff --git a/.github/actions/install/action.yml b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
index 06f9407696..2c705f28ee 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install/action.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
     - id: yarn-cache
-      uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+      uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         key: yarn-cache-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.job }}-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}-v2
         path: node_modules.tar
diff --git a/.github/actions/install/branch-diff/action.yml b/.github/actions/install/branch-diff/action.yml
index 21c253a87b..1827f26d95 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install/branch-diff/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install/branch-diff/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+    - uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       with:
         path: ~/.npm
         key: ${{ github.workflow }}-branch-diff-3.1.1
diff --git a/.github/actions/node/action.yml b/.github/actions/node/action.yml
index 4740b96d53..a110ce6884 100644
--- a/.github/actions/node/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/node/action.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ runs:
       id: cache-key
       shell: bash
       run: echo "block=$(( $(date -u +%s) / 1200 ))" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-    - uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+    - uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
       id: node-version-cache
       with:
         path: /tmp/.node-resolved-version-${{ steps.node-version.outputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 56bbe01767..450885671d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13 # v4.35.1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225 # v4.35.2
         with:
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
           config-file: .github/codeql_config.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           # queries: ./path/to/local/query, your-org/your-repo/queries@main
 
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13 # v4.35.1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225 # v4.35.2
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@c10b8064de6f491fea524254123dbe5e09572f13 # v4.35.1
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225 # v4.35.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml b/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
index 30f35a4254..77ea6d6c74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=$PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Playwright version: $PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION"
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
           key: playwright-browsers-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.playwright-version.outputs.version }}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "dd-trace major version: $MAJOR"
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
         if: matrix.playwright-version == 'oldest'
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: /github/home/.cache/ms-playwright
           key: playwright-browsers-oldest-dd${{ steps.dd-version.outputs.major }}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ jobs:
       # as that changes frequently and would have a low cache hit rate
       - name: Cache Cypress binary
         if: matrix.cypress-version != 'latest'
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5.0.5
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/Cypress
           key: cypress-binary-${{ matrix.cypress-version }}
diff --git a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
index 3ffde4eea6..3c01362a45 100644
--- a/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/benchmarks.yml
@@ -143,9 +143,12 @@ benchmark-serverless-trigger:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == 'master'
       interruptible: false
 
-    # dont run on merges to release branches (vN.x where N is any integer)
+    # don't run on merges to release branches ("vN.x" where N is any integer)
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME =~ /^v\d+\.x$/'
       when: never
+    # don't run on pushes to release branches
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^v\d+\.x$/'
+      when: never
     - interruptible: true
   trigger:
     project: DataDog/serverless-tools
diff --git a/ext/tags.js b/ext/tags.js
index dc02b07469..f4a8545f89 100644
--- a/ext/tags.js
+++ b/ext/tags.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const tags = {
   HTTP_RESPONSE_HEADERS: 'http.response.headers',
   HTTP_USERAGENT: 'http.useragent',
   HTTP_CLIENT_IP: 'http.client_ip',
+  NETWORK_CLIENT_IP: 'network.client.ip',
 
   // Messaging
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/aiguard/index.spec.js b/integration-tests/aiguard/index.spec.js
index 61e5d613db..9f4a74fcf3 100644
--- a/integration-tests/aiguard/index.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/aiguard/index.spec.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe('AIGuard SDK integration tests', () => {
         DD_SERVICE: 'ai_guard_integration_test',
         DD_ENV: 'test',
         DD_TRACE_ENABLED: 'true',
+        DD_TRACE_CLIENT_IP_ENABLED: 'false',
         DD_TRACE_AGENT_PORT: String(agent.port),
         DD_AI_GUARD_ENABLED: 'true',
         DD_AI_GUARD_BLOCK: 'true',
@@ -69,6 +70,43 @@ describe('AIGuard SDK integration tests', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('adds client ip tags to the request root span when AI Guard runs', async () => {
+    const response = await executeRequest(`${url}/allow`, 'GET', {
+      'x-forwarded-for': '203.0.113.10, 10.0.0.1',
+    })
+
+    assert.strictEqual(response.status, 200)
+
+    await agent.assertMessageReceived(({ payload }) => {
+      const requestSpan = payload[0].find(span => span.name === 'express.request')
+      const guardSpan = payload[0].find(span => span.name === 'ai_guard')
+
+      assert.notStrictEqual(requestSpan, undefined)
+      assert.notStrictEqual(guardSpan, undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(requestSpan.meta['http.client_ip'], '203.0.113.10')
+      assert.ok(requestSpan.meta['network.client.ip'])
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('does not add client ip tags when no AI Guard span is created', async () => {
+    const response = await executeRequest(`${url}/no-aiguard`, 'GET', {
+      'x-forwarded-for': '203.0.113.10, 10.0.0.1',
+    })
+
+    assert.strictEqual(response.status, 200)
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(response.body, { ok: true })
+
+    await agent.assertMessageReceived(({ payload }) => {
+      const requestSpan = payload[0].find(span => span.name === 'express.request')
+      const guardSpan = payload[0].find(span => span.name === 'ai_guard')
+
+      assert.notStrictEqual(requestSpan, undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(guardSpan, undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(requestSpan.meta['http.client_ip'], undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(requestSpan.meta['network.client.ip'], undefined)
+    })
+  })
+
   const directApiSuite = [
     { endpoint: '/allow', action: 'ALLOW', reason: 'The prompt looks harmless' },
     { endpoint: '/deny', action: 'DENY', reason: 'I am feeling suspicious today' },
diff --git a/integration-tests/aiguard/server.js b/integration-tests/aiguard/server.js
index 254f964381..d2cc0e7a0a 100644
--- a/integration-tests/aiguard/server.js
+++ b/integration-tests/aiguard/server.js
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ const express = require('express')
 
 const app = express()
 
+app.get('/no-aiguard', (req, res) => {
+  res.status(200).json({ ok: true })
+})
+
 app.get('/allow', async (req, res) => {
   const evaluation = await tracer.aiguard.evaluate([
     { role: 'system', content: 'You are a beautiful AI' },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48bf3f3ea6..17edf1e2c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dd-trace",
-  "version": "5.98.0",
+  "version": "5.98.1",
   "description": "Datadog APM tracing client for JavaScript",
   "main": "index.js",
   "typings": "index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/helpers/rewriter/compiler.js b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/helpers/rewriter/compiler.js
index 88c7504a75..5749c2a3ef 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/helpers/rewriter/compiler.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-instrumentations/src/helpers/rewriter/compiler.js
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 'use strict'
 
+/**
+ * This file is meant to be only thin wrappers over core
+ * parsing/traversing/generating functionality with the goal to eventually move
+ * them out of the project. No other code should be added to this file such as
+ * helpers etc, and the API should be kept exactly as an external API would be
+ * expected to be.
+ */
+
 const log = require('../../../../dd-trace/src/log')
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase, no-undef
@@ -24,7 +32,6 @@ const compiler = {
     } catch (e) {
       log.error(e)
 
-      // Fallback for when OXC is not available.
       const meriyah = require('../../../../../vendor/dist/meriyah')
 
       compiler.parse = (sourceText, { range, sourceType } = {}) => {
diff --git a/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/server.js b/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/server.js
index 71a499e18a..a4c99c0b87 100644
--- a/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/server.js
+++ b/packages/datadog-plugin-http/src/server.js
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ class HttpServerPlugin extends ServerPlugin {
       context.parentStore = store
     }
 
-    // Only AppSec needs the request scope to be active for any async work that
-    // may be scheduled after the synchronous `request` event returns (e.g.
-    // Fastify).
+    // AppSec, IAST, and AI Guard need req/res on the store so downstream
+    // subscribers can access them from the async context.
     if (incomingHttpRequestStart.hasSubscribers) {
       store = { ...store, req, res }
     }
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/channels.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/channels.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6229919898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/channels.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const dc = require('dc-polyfill')
+
+module.exports = {
+  aiguardChannel: dc.channel('dd-trace:ai:aiguard'),
+  incomingHttpRequestStart: dc.channel('dd-trace:incomingHttpRequestStart'),
+}
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/index.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/index.js
index d3a523ec98..dd26baa6bd 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/index.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 'use strict'
 
-const { channel } = require('dc-polyfill')
 const log = require('../log')
+const { incomingHttpRequestStart, aiguardChannel } = require('./channels')
 const AIGuard = require('./sdk')
 
-const aiguardChannel = channel('dd-trace:ai:aiguard')
-
 let isEnabled = false
 let aiguard
 let block
 
+function onIncomingHttpRequestStart () {
+  // No-op: subscribing ensures the HTTP plugin spreads req onto the store
+}
+
 function enable (tracer, config) {
   if (isEnabled) return
 
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ function enable (tracer, config) {
     aiguard = new AIGuard(tracer, config)
     block = config.experimental?.aiguard?.block !== false
 
+    incomingHttpRequestStart.subscribe(onIncomingHttpRequestStart)
     aiguardChannel.subscribe(onEvaluate)
 
     isEnabled = true
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ function enable (tracer, config) {
 function disable () {
   if (!isEnabled) return
 
+  incomingHttpRequestStart.unsubscribe(onIncomingHttpRequestStart)
   aiguardChannel.unsubscribe(onEvaluate)
 
   aiguard = undefined
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/sdk.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/sdk.js
index f817856bfc..0ab7561f66 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/sdk.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/aiguard/sdk.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 'use strict'
 
 const rfdc = require('../../../../vendor/dist/rfdc')({ proto: false, circles: false })
+const { HTTP_CLIENT_IP, NETWORK_CLIENT_IP } = require('../../../../ext/tags')
+const { storage } = require('../../../datadog-core')
 const log = require('../log')
+const { extractIp } = require('../plugins/util/ip_extractor')
 const telemetryMetrics = require('../telemetry/metrics')
 const tracerVersion = require('../../../../package.json').version
 const { keepTrace } = require('../priority_sampler')
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ class AIGuard extends NoopAIGuard {
   #maxMessagesLength
   #maxContentSize
   #meta
+  #config
 
   /**
    * @param {import('../tracer')} tracer - Tracer instance
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ class AIGuard extends NoopAIGuard {
     this.#maxMessagesLength = config.experimental.aiguard.maxMessagesLength
     this.#maxContentSize = config.experimental.aiguard.maxContentSize
     this.#meta = { service: config.service, env: config.env }
+    this.#config = config
     this.#initialized = true
   }
 
@@ -139,6 +144,42 @@ class AIGuard extends NoopAIGuard {
     return null
   }
 
+  #setRootSpanClientIpTags (rootSpan) {
+    if (!rootSpan) return
+
+    const currentTags = rootSpan.context()._tags
+    const needsHttpClientIp = !Object.hasOwn(currentTags, HTTP_CLIENT_IP)
+    const needsNetworkClientIp = !Object.hasOwn(currentTags, NETWORK_CLIENT_IP)
+
+    if (!needsHttpClientIp && !needsNetworkClientIp) return
+
+    const req = storage('legacy').getStore()?.req
+
+    if (!req) return
+
+    const newTags = {}
+
+    if (needsHttpClientIp) {
+      const clientIp = extractIp(this.#config, req)
+
+      if (clientIp) {
+        newTags[HTTP_CLIENT_IP] = clientIp
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (needsNetworkClientIp) {
+      const networkClientIp = req.socket?.remoteAddress
+
+      if (networkClientIp) {
+        newTags[NETWORK_CLIENT_IP] = networkClientIp
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (Object.keys(newTags).length > 0) {
+      rootSpan.addTags(newTags)
+    }
+  }
+
   evaluate (messages, opts) {
     if (!this.#initialized) {
       return super.evaluate(messages, opts)
@@ -162,6 +203,7 @@ class AIGuard extends NoopAIGuard {
       }
       const rootSpan = span.context()?._trace?.started?.[0]
       if (rootSpan) {
+        this.#setRootSpanClientIpTags(rootSpan)
         // keepTrace must be called before executeRequest so the sampling decision
         // is propagated correctly to outgoing HTTP client calls.
         keepTrace(rootSpan, AI_GUARD)
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/reporter.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/reporter.js
index 9fc1b798fe..4f4a7b3f0d 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/reporter.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/src/appsec/reporter.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const zlib = require('zlib')
 const dc = require('dc-polyfill')
 
+const { NETWORK_CLIENT_IP } = require('../../../../ext/tags')
 const { storage } = require('../../../datadog-core')
 const web = require('../plugins/util/web')
 const { ipHeaderList } = require('../plugins/util/ip_extractor')
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ function reportAttack ({ events: attackData, actions }, req) {
     : '{"triggers":' + attackDataStr + '}'
 
   if (req.socket) {
-    newTags['network.client.ip'] = req.socket.remoteAddress
+    newTags[NETWORK_CLIENT_IP] = req.socket.remoteAddress
   }
 
   rootSpan.addTags(newTags)
diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/iast/analyzers/nosql-injection-mongodb-analyzer.mquery.plugin.spec.js b/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/iast/analyzers/nosql-injection-mongodb-analyzer.mquery.plugin.spec.js
index 058b75a76d..db9d1aa22b 100644
--- a/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/iast/analyzers/nosql-injection-mongodb-analyzer.mquery.plugin.spec.js
+++ b/packages/dd-trace/test/appsec/iast/analyzers/nosql-injection-mongodb-analyzer.mquery.plugin.spec.js
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ const agent = require('../../../plugins/agent')
 const { withVersions } = require('../../../setup/mocha')
 const { prepareTestServerForIastInExpress } = require('../utils')
 
-describe('nosql injection detection with mquery', () => {
+// TODO(APPSEC-62431): re-enable once duplicate NOSQL_MONGODB_INJECTION
+// detection (N+1 !== N) is fixed
+describe.skip('nosql injection detection with mquery', () => {
   // https://github.com/fiznool/express-mongo-sanitize/issues/200
   withVersions('mquery', 'express', '>4.18.0 <5.0.0', expressVersion => {
     withVersions('mquery', 'mongodb', mongodbVersion => {