diff --git a/.size-limit.js b/.size-limit.js
index ffa69d850947..61efc456029a 100644
--- a/.size-limit.js
+++ b/.size-limit.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module.exports = [
     path: 'packages/browser/build/npm/esm/index.js',
     import: createImport('init', 'browserTracingIntegration', 'replayIntegration'),
     gzip: true,
-    limit: '75.2 KB',
+    limit: '76 KB',
   },
   {
     name: '@sentry/browser (incl. Tracing, Replay) - with treeshaking flags',
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ebe392a79f3c..4e3673733f27 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 
 - "You miss 100 percent of the chances you don't take. — Wayne Gretzky" — Michael Scott
 
+## 9.7.0-alpha.0
+
+This is an alpha release that includes experimental features which are subject to breaking changes.
+
+- fix(node): Ensure httpIntegration propagates traces #15735
+- feat(browser): Attach top-level domain to "Failed to fetch" errors #15729
+
 ## 9.6.1
 
 - feat(deps): bump @prisma/instrumentation from 6.4.1 to 6.5.0 ([#15714](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/15714))
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
index c9d6c972481a..03e4cadc4a35 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/browser-integration-tests",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.16.7",
     "@playwright/test": "~1.50.0",
     "@sentry-internal/rrweb": "2.34.0",
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "axios": "1.8.2",
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.2",
     "fflate": "0.8.2",
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/init.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/init.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce283e32d303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/browser';
+
+window.Sentry = Sentry;
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  transportOptions: {
+    fetchOptions: {
+      // See: https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/issues/34497
+      keepalive: false,
+    },
+  },
+});
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/subject.js b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/subject.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bae73df7b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/subject.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Based on possible TypeError exceptions from https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/fetch
+
+// Network error (e.g. ad-blocked, offline, page does not exist, ...)
+window.networkError = () => {
+  fetch('http://sentry-test-external.io/does-not-exist');
+};
+
+window.networkErrorSubdomain = () => {
+  fetch('http://subdomain.sentry-test-external.io/does-not-exist');
+};
+
+// Invalid header also produces TypeError
+window.invalidHeaderName = () => {
+  fetch('http://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-header-name', { headers: { 'C ontent-Type': 'text/xml' } });
+};
+
+// Invalid header value also produces TypeError
+window.invalidHeaderValue = () => {
+  fetch('http://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-header-value', { headers: ['Content-Type', 'text/html', 'extra'] });
+};
+
+// Invalid URL scheme
+window.invalidUrlScheme = () => {
+  fetch('blub://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-scheme');
+};
+
+// URL includes credentials
+window.credentialsInUrl = () => {
+  fetch('https://user:password@sentry-test-external.io/credentials-in-url');
+};
+
+// Invalid mode
+window.invalidMode = () => {
+  fetch('https://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-mode', { mode: 'navigate' });
+};
+
+// Invalid request method
+window.invalidMethod = () => {
+  fetch('http://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-method', { method: 'CONNECT' });
+};
+
+// No-cors mode with cors-required method
+window.noCorsMethod = () => {
+  fetch('http://sentry-test-external.io/no-cors-method', { mode: 'no-cors', method: 'PUT' });
+};
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..725d384114f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/errors/fetch/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,288 @@
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { sentryTest } from '../../../utils/fixtures';
+import { envelopeRequestParser, waitForErrorRequest } from '../../../utils/helpers';
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch network errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('networkError()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium: 'Failed to fetch (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    webkit: 'Load failed (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    firefox: 'NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource. (sentry-test-external.io)',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch network errors on subdomains @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('networkErrorSubdomain()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium: 'Failed to fetch (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    webkit: 'Load failed (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    firefox: 'NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource. (sentry-test-external.io)',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch invalid header name errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('invalidHeaderName()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium: "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Invalid name",
+    webkit: "Invalid header name: 'C ontent-Type'",
+    firefox: 'Window.fetch: c ontent-type is an invalid header name.',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch invalid header value errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('invalidHeaderValue()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium:
+      "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Failed to read the 'headers' property from 'RequestInit': The provided value cannot be converted to a sequence.",
+    webkit: 'Value is not a sequence',
+    firefox:
+      "Window.fetch: Element of sequence<sequence<ByteString>> branch of (sequence<sequence<ByteString>> or record<ByteString, ByteString>) can't be converted to a sequence.",
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch invalid URL scheme errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  await page.route('http://sentry-test-external.io/**', route => {
+    return route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+    });
+  });
+
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('invalidUrlScheme()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium: 'Failed to fetch (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    webkit: 'Load failed (sentry-test-external.io)',
+    firefox: 'NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource. (sentry-test-external.io)',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  /**
+   * This kind of error does show a helpful warning in the console, e.g.:
+   * Fetch API cannot load blub://sentry-test-external.io/invalid-scheme. URL scheme "blub" is not supported.
+   * But it seems we cannot really access this in the SDK :(
+   */
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch credentials in url errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('credentialsInUrl()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium:
+      "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Request cannot be constructed from a URL that includes credentials: https://user:password@sentry-test-external.io/credentials-in-url",
+    webkit: 'URL is not valid or contains user credentials.',
+    firefox:
+      'Window.fetch: https://user:password@sentry-test-external.io/credentials-in-url is an url with embedded credentials.',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch invalid mode errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('invalidMode()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium:
+      "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': Cannot construct a Request with a RequestInit whose mode member is set as 'navigate'.",
+    webkit: 'Request constructor does not accept navigate fetch mode.',
+    firefox: 'Window.fetch: Invalid request mode navigate.',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest('handles fetch invalid request method errors @firefox', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+  const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+  const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+  await page.goto(url);
+  await page.evaluate('invalidMethod()');
+
+  const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+  const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+    chromium: "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': 'CONNECT' HTTP method is unsupported.",
+    webkit: 'Method is forbidden.',
+    firefox: 'Window.fetch: Invalid request method CONNECT.',
+  };
+
+  const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+  expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+    type: 'TypeError',
+    value: error,
+    mechanism: {
+      handled: false,
+      type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+    },
+    stacktrace: {
+      frames: expect.any(Array),
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+sentryTest(
+  'handles fetch no-cors mode with cors-required method errors @firefox',
+  async ({ getLocalTestUrl, page, browserName }) => {
+    const url = await getLocalTestUrl({ testDir: __dirname });
+    const reqPromise = waitForErrorRequest(page);
+    await page.goto(url);
+    await page.evaluate('noCorsMethod()');
+
+    const eventData = envelopeRequestParser(await reqPromise);
+
+    const errorMap: Record<string, string> = {
+      chromium: "Failed to execute 'fetch' on 'Window': 'PUT' is unsupported in no-cors mode.",
+      webkit: 'Method must be GET, POST or HEAD in no-cors mode.',
+      firefox: 'Window.fetch: Invalid request method PUT.',
+    };
+
+    const error = errorMap[browserName];
+
+    expect(eventData.exception?.values).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(eventData.exception?.values?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+      type: 'TypeError',
+      value: error,
+      mechanism: {
+        handled: false,
+        type: 'onunhandledrejection',
+      },
+      stacktrace: {
+        frames: expect.any(Array),
+      },
+    });
+  },
+);
diff --git a/dev-packages/bundle-analyzer-scenarios/package.json b/dev-packages/bundle-analyzer-scenarios/package.json
index 26ae68f43856..a7b7f6aa0c5d 100644
--- a/dev-packages/bundle-analyzer-scenarios/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/bundle-analyzer-scenarios/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/bundle-analyzer-scenarios",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Scenarios to test bundle analysis with",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/dev-packages/bundle-analyzer-scenarios",
diff --git a/dev-packages/clear-cache-gh-action/package.json b/dev-packages/clear-cache-gh-action/package.json
index 422e5946a159..4f0362ba259f 100644
--- a/dev-packages/clear-cache-gh-action/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/clear-cache-gh-action/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/clear-cache-gh-action",
   "description": "An internal Github Action to clear GitHub caches.",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
index 456d1045c506..24a49a495330 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/e2e-tests",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/dev-packages/external-contributor-gh-action/package.json b/dev-packages/external-contributor-gh-action/package.json
index 5153640b1c3e..5c87d627a708 100644
--- a/dev-packages/external-contributor-gh-action/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/external-contributor-gh-action/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/external-contributor-gh-action",
   "description": "An internal Github Action to add external contributors to the CHANGELOG.md file.",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/package.json b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/package.json
index 4d17a4a67875..1e4f37decb90 100644
--- a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/node-integration-tests",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
     "@nestjs/common": "10.4.6",
     "@nestjs/core": "10.4.6",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "10.4.6",
-    "@sentry/aws-serverless": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/aws-serverless": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/mongodb": "^3.6.20",
     "@types/mysql": "^2.15.21",
     "@types/pg": "^8.6.5",
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/scenario.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/scenario.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..77884dab80c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/scenario.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { loggingTransport } from '@sentry-internal/node-integration-tests';
+import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
+
+Sentry.init({
+  dsn: 'https://public@dsn.ingest.sentry.io/1337',
+  release: '1.0',
+  tracePropagationTargets: [/\/v0/, 'v1'],
+  integrations: [Sentry.httpIntegration({ spans: false })],
+  transport: loggingTransport,
+  // Ensure this gets a correct hint
+  beforeBreadcrumb(breadcrumb, hint) {
+    breadcrumb.data = breadcrumb.data || {};
+    const req = hint?.request as { path?: string };
+    breadcrumb.data.ADDED_PATH = req?.path;
+    return breadcrumb;
+  },
+});
+
+import * as http from 'http';
+
+async function run(): Promise<void> {
+  Sentry.addBreadcrumb({ message: 'manual breadcrumb' });
+
+  await makeHttpRequest(`${process.env.SERVER_URL}/api/v0`);
+  await makeHttpGet(`${process.env.SERVER_URL}/api/v1`);
+  await makeHttpRequest(`${process.env.SERVER_URL}/api/v2`);
+  await makeHttpRequest(`${process.env.SERVER_URL}/api/v3`);
+
+  Sentry.captureException(new Error('foo'));
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises
+run();
+
+function makeHttpRequest(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+    http
+      .request(url, httpRes => {
+        httpRes.on('data', () => {
+          // we don't care about data
+        });
+        httpRes.on('end', () => {
+          resolve();
+        });
+      })
+      .end();
+  });
+}
+
+function makeHttpGet(url: string): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>(resolve => {
+    http.get(url, httpRes => {
+      httpRes.on('data', () => {
+        // we don't care about data
+      });
+      httpRes.on('end', () => {
+        resolve();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/test.ts b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e921369467f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/tracing/requests/http-no-tracing-no-spans/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { createRunner } from '../../../../utils/runner';
+import { createTestServer } from '../../../../utils/server';
+
+test('outgoing http requests are correctly instrumented with tracing & spans disabled', async () => {
+  expect.assertions(11);
+
+  const [SERVER_URL, closeTestServer] = await createTestServer()
+    .get('/api/v0', headers => {
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).toEqual(expect.stringMatching(/^([a-f0-9]{32})-([a-f0-9]{16})$/));
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).not.toEqual('00000000000000000000000000000000-0000000000000000');
+      expect(headers['baggage']).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    })
+    .get('/api/v1', headers => {
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).toEqual(expect.stringMatching(/^([a-f0-9]{32})-([a-f0-9]{16})$/));
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).not.toEqual('00000000000000000000000000000000-0000000000000000');
+      expect(headers['baggage']).toEqual(expect.any(String));
+    })
+    .get('/api/v2', headers => {
+      expect(headers['baggage']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).toBeUndefined();
+    })
+    .get('/api/v3', headers => {
+      expect(headers['baggage']).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(headers['sentry-trace']).toBeUndefined();
+    })
+    .start();
+
+  await createRunner(__dirname, 'scenario.ts')
+    .withEnv({ SERVER_URL })
+    .ensureNoErrorOutput()
+    .expect({
+      event: {
+        exception: {
+          values: [
+            {
+              type: 'Error',
+              value: 'foo',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        breadcrumbs: [
+          {
+            message: 'manual breadcrumb',
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+          },
+          {
+            category: 'http',
+            data: {
+              'http.method': 'GET',
+              url: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v0`,
+              status_code: 200,
+              ADDED_PATH: '/api/v0',
+            },
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            type: 'http',
+          },
+          {
+            category: 'http',
+            data: {
+              'http.method': 'GET',
+              url: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v1`,
+              status_code: 200,
+              ADDED_PATH: '/api/v1',
+            },
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            type: 'http',
+          },
+          {
+            category: 'http',
+            data: {
+              'http.method': 'GET',
+              url: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v2`,
+              status_code: 200,
+              ADDED_PATH: '/api/v2',
+            },
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            type: 'http',
+          },
+          {
+            category: 'http',
+            data: {
+              'http.method': 'GET',
+              url: `${SERVER_URL}/api/v3`,
+              status_code: 200,
+              ADDED_PATH: '/api/v3',
+            },
+            timestamp: expect.any(Number),
+            type: 'http',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    })
+    .start()
+    .completed();
+
+  closeTestServer();
+});
diff --git a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/package.json b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/package.json
index 59747e66eb27..31f7fc538207 100644
--- a/dev-packages/rollup-utils/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/rollup-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/rollup-utils",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Rollup utilities used at Sentry for the Sentry JavaScript SDK",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/rollup-utils",
diff --git a/dev-packages/size-limit-gh-action/package.json b/dev-packages/size-limit-gh-action/package.json
index e8cae2c0d453..ab261aab417c 100644
--- a/dev-packages/size-limit-gh-action/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/size-limit-gh-action/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/size-limit-gh-action",
   "description": "An internal Github Action to compare the current size of a PR against the one on develop.",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json b/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
index 3fa2b4a9cc2a..3be6fa02a366 100644
--- a/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
+++ b/dev-packages/test-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "private": true,
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "name": "@sentry-internal/test-utils",
   "author": "Sentry",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "~1.50.0",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "volta": {
     "extends": "../../package.json"
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index c2b333e65256..14c702dab5a3 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "npmClient": "yarn"
 }
diff --git a/packages/angular/package.json b/packages/angular/package.json
index d71204dd1f81..771fdb434fa3 100644
--- a/packages/angular/package.json
+++ b/packages/angular/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/angular",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Angular",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/angular",
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     "rxjs": "^6.5.5 || ^7.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "tslib": "^2.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/astro/package.json b/packages/astro/package.json
index 70afa331ca01..37cbe01dc48a 100644
--- a/packages/astro/package.json
+++ b/packages/astro/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/astro",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Astro",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/astro",
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
     "astro": ">=3.x || >=4.0.0-beta || >=5.x"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/vite-plugin": "^2.22.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/aws-serverless/package.json b/packages/aws-serverless/package.json
index 1ab833d89ab7..b11aeb0d9a78 100644
--- a/packages/aws-serverless/package.json
+++ b/packages/aws-serverless/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/aws-serverless",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for AWS Lambda and AWS Serverless Environments",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/serverless",
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "^0.57.2",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-aws-lambda": "0.50.3",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-aws-sdk": "0.49.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/aws-lambda": "^8.10.62"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/browser-utils/package.json b/packages/browser-utils/package.json
index 13f404a7c1cd..388017f9d7a3 100644
--- a/packages/browser-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/browser-utils/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/browser-utils",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Browser Utilities for all Sentry JavaScript SDKs",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/browser-utils",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p build:transpile build:types",
diff --git a/packages/browser/package.json b/packages/browser/package.json
index e124710cfbf4..7d364ef966ed 100644
--- a/packages/browser/package.json
+++ b/packages/browser/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/browser",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for browsers",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/browser",
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/feedback": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/replay": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/replay-canvas": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/feedback": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/replay": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/replay-canvas": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/integration-shims": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry-internal/integration-shims": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "fake-indexeddb": "^4.0.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/bun/package.json b/packages/bun/package.json
index 01037ba9c4cb..bb8000aa6630 100644
--- a/packages/bun/package.json
+++ b/packages/bun/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/bun",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for bun",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/bun",
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "bun-types": "latest"
diff --git a/packages/cloudflare/package.json b/packages/cloudflare/package.json
index e143e4e4b50e..2fae2a7ceb80 100644
--- a/packages/cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/packages/cloudflare/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/cloudflare",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Cloudflare Workers and Pages",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/cloudflare",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@cloudflare/workers-types": "^4.x"
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index c71a62cac536..97115eaf44ed 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/core",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Base implementation for all Sentry JavaScript SDKs",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/core",
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/instrument/fetch.ts b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/instrument/fetch.ts
index f3eee711d26d..c2ecc65d7d43 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/instrument/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils-hoist/instrument/fetch.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,28 @@ function instrumentFetch(onFetchResolved?: (response: Response) => void, skipNat
             addNonEnumerableProperty(error, 'framesToPop', 1);
           }
 
+          // We enhance the not-so-helpful "Failed to fetch" error messages with the host
+          // Possible messages we handle here:
+          // * "Failed to fetch" (chromium)
+          // * "Load failed" (webkit)
+          // * "NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource." (firefox)
+          if (
+            error instanceof TypeError &&
+            (error.message === 'Failed to fetch' ||
+              error.message === 'Load failed' ||
+              error.message === 'NetworkError when attempting to fetch resource.')
+          ) {
+            try {
+              const url = new URL(handlerData.fetchData.url);
+              // We only want to take the top-level domain, e.g. xxx.sentry.io should become sentry.io
+              // We do this to avoid noise when there may be dynamic subdomains
+              const host = url.host.split('.').slice(-2).join('.');
+              error.message = `${error.message} (${host})`;
+            } catch {
+              // ignore it if errors happen here
+            }
+          }
+
           // NOTE: If you are a Sentry user, and you are seeing this stack frame,
           //       it means the sentry.javascript SDK caught an error invoking your application code.
           //       This is expected behavior and NOT indicative of a bug with sentry.javascript.
diff --git a/packages/deno/package.json b/packages/deno/package.json
index 30ca1f2e08fc..8aaf2ae061aa 100644
--- a/packages/deno/package.json
+++ b/packages/deno/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/deno",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Deno",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/deno",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "/build"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "deno-types": "node ./scripts/download-deno-types.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/ember/package.json b/packages/ember/package.json
index ebbc640c9d13..d57dcabecf76 100644
--- a/packages/ember/package.json
+++ b/packages/ember/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/ember",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Ember.js",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/ember",
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.24.4",
     "@embroider/macros": "^1.16.0",
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "ember-auto-import": "^2.7.2",
     "ember-cli-babel": "^8.2.0",
     "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^6.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
index ae661788953e..64e2e3cd594e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/eslint-config-sdk",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK eslint config",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/eslint-config-sdk",
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/eslint-plugin-sdk": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/typescript": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry-internal/eslint-plugin-sdk": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry-internal/typescript": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.48.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.48.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.11.0",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
index 25f72ba8cc39..bbaef6d68457 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/eslint-plugin-sdk",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK eslint plugin",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/eslint-plugin-sdk",
diff --git a/packages/feedback/package.json b/packages/feedback/package.json
index 1e0093f51606..0c60e8f82c99 100644
--- a/packages/feedback/package.json
+++ b/packages/feedback/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/feedback",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Sentry SDK integration for user feedback",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/feedback",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "preact": "^10.19.4"
diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 4ffe3582ff05..7d7fe9531be4 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/gatsby",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Gatsby.js",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/gatsby",
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/react": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "3.2.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-serverless/package.json b/packages/google-cloud-serverless/package.json
index b4f5421591ff..4eaaf379f162 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-serverless/package.json
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-serverless/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/google-cloud-serverless",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Google Cloud Functions",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/google-cloud-serverless",
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/integration-shims/package.json b/packages/integration-shims/package.json
index 16c0b66ca8aa..210795341701 100644
--- a/packages/integration-shims/package.json
+++ b/packages/integration-shims/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/integration-shims",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Shims for integrations in Sentry SDK.",
   "main": "build/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "build/esm/index.js",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/packages/nestjs/package.json b/packages/nestjs/package.json
index abf091651378..b63d9e5e3b29 100644
--- a/packages/nestjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nestjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/nestjs",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for NestJS",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/nestjs",
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation": "0.57.2",
     "@opentelemetry/instrumentation-nestjs-core": "0.44.1",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.30.0",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nestjs/common": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
index a41367a71f9d..cca1cefae0b1 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/nextjs",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Next.js",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/nextjs",
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.30.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "28.0.1",
-    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/react": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/vercel-edge": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/vercel-edge": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/webpack-plugin": "3.2.2",
     "chalk": "3.0.0",
     "resolve": "1.22.8",
diff --git a/packages/node/package.json b/packages/node/package.json
index bedb9ce87a80..d497d049d44b 100644
--- a/packages/node/package.json
+++ b/packages/node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/node",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Sentry Node SDK using OpenTelemetry for performance instrumentation",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/node",
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^1.30.1",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.30.0",
     "@prisma/instrumentation": "6.5.0",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "import-in-the-middle": "^1.13.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/http/SentryHttpInstrumentation.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/http/SentryHttpInstrumentation.ts
index aa1f0157f2cf..f806b54b80bb 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/http/SentryHttpInstrumentation.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/http/SentryHttpInstrumentation.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { InstrumentationConfig } from '@opentelemetry/instrumentation';
 import { InstrumentationBase, InstrumentationNodeModuleDefinition } from '@opentelemetry/instrumentation';
 import type { AggregationCounts, Client, RequestEventData, SanitizedRequestData, Scope } from '@sentry/core';
 import {
+  LRUMap,
   addBreadcrumb,
   generateSpanId,
   getBreadcrumbLogLevelFromHttpStatusCode,
@@ -12,12 +13,16 @@ import {
   getCurrentScope,
   getIsolationScope,
   getSanitizedUrlString,
+  getTraceData,
   httpRequestToRequestData,
   logger,
+  objectToBaggageHeader,
+  parseBaggageHeader,
   parseUrl,
   stripUrlQueryAndFragment,
   withIsolationScope,
 } from '@sentry/core';
+import { shouldPropagateTraceForUrl } from '@sentry/opentelemetry';
 import type * as http from 'node:http';
 import type { IncomingMessage, RequestOptions } from 'node:http';
 import type * as https from 'node:https';
@@ -30,6 +35,12 @@ import { getRequestInfo } from './vendor/getRequestInfo';
 type Http = typeof http;
 type Https = typeof https;
 
+type RequestArgs =
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  | [url: string | URL, options?: RequestOptions, callback?: Function]
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+  | [options: RequestOptions, callback?: Function];
+
 export type SentryHttpInstrumentationOptions = InstrumentationConfig & {
   /**
    * Whether breadcrumbs should be recorded for requests.
@@ -47,6 +58,15 @@ export type SentryHttpInstrumentationOptions = InstrumentationConfig & {
    */
   extractIncomingTraceFromHeader?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Whether to propagate Sentry trace headers in ougoing requests.
+   * By default this is done by the HttpInstrumentation, but if that is not added (e.g. because tracing is disabled, ...)
+   * then this instrumentation can take over.
+   *
+   * @default `false`
+   */
+  propagateTraceInOutgoingRequests?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Do not capture breadcrumbs for outgoing HTTP requests to URLs where the given callback returns `true`.
    * For the scope of this instrumentation, this callback only controls breadcrumb creation.
@@ -91,8 +111,11 @@ const MAX_BODY_BYTE_LENGTH = 1024 * 1024;
  * https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/f8ab5592ddea5cba0a3b33bf8d74f27872c0367f/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts
  */
 export class SentryHttpInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<SentryHttpInstrumentationOptions> {
+  private _propagationDecisionMap: LRUMap<string, boolean>;
+
   public constructor(config: SentryHttpInstrumentationOptions = {}) {
     super('@sentry/instrumentation-http', VERSION, config);
+    this._propagationDecisionMap = new LRUMap<string, boolean>(100);
   }
 
   /** @inheritdoc */
@@ -232,18 +255,23 @@ export class SentryHttpInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase<SentryHttpIns
         // We need to access and reconstruct the request options object passed to `ignoreOutgoingRequests`
         // so that it matches what Otel instrumentation passes to `ignoreOutgoingRequestHook`.
         // @see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/7293e69c1e55ca62e15d0724d22605e61bd58952/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http/src/http.ts#L756-L789
-        const argsCopy = [...args];
+        const argsCopy = [...args] as RequestArgs;
 
-        const options = argsCopy.shift() as URL | http.RequestOptions | string;
+        const options = argsCopy[0];
+        const extraOptions = typeof argsCopy[1] === 'object' ? argsCopy[1] : undefined;
 
-        const extraOptions =
-          typeof argsCopy[0] === 'object' && (typeof options === 'string' || options instanceof URL)
-            ? (argsCopy.shift() as http.RequestOptions)
-            : undefined;
+        const { optionsParsed, origin, pathname } = getRequestInfo(instrumentation._diag, options, extraOptions);
+        const url = getAbsoluteUrl(origin, pathname);
 
-        const { optionsParsed } = getRequestInfo(instrumentation._diag, options, extraOptions);
+        // This will be undefined if there are no changed headers
+        const mergedHeaders = instrumentation.getConfig().propagateTraceInOutgoingRequests
+          ? getMergedHeadersForRequestOptions(url, optionsParsed, instrumentation._propagationDecisionMap)
+          : undefined;
 
-        const request = original.apply(this, args) as ReturnType<typeof http.request>;
+        // If we are not proapgating traces, we skip touching the args for the request at all
+        const request: ReturnType<typeof http.request> = mergedHeaders
+          ? original.apply(this, getOutgoingRequestArgsWithHeaders(argsCopy, mergedHeaders))
+          : original.apply(this, args);
 
         request.prependListener('response', (response: http.IncomingMessage) => {
           const _breadcrumbs = instrumentation.getConfig().breadcrumbs;
@@ -515,3 +543,118 @@ const clientToRequestSessionAggregatesMap = new Map<
   Client,
   { [timestampRoundedToSeconds: string]: { exited: number; crashed: number; errored: number } }
 >();
+
+/**
+ * If there are any headers to be added for this request, this will return the full merged headers object.
+ * Else, it will return void.
+ */
+function getMergedHeadersForRequestOptions(
+  url: string,
+  options: RequestOptions,
+  propagationDecisionMap: LRUMap<string, boolean>,
+): void | http.OutgoingHttpHeaders {
+  // Manually add the trace headers, if it applies
+  // Note: We do not use `propagation.inject()` here, because our propagator relies on an active span
+  // Which we do not have in this case
+  const tracePropagationTargets = getClient()?.getOptions().tracePropagationTargets;
+  const addedHeaders = shouldPropagateTraceForUrl(url, tracePropagationTargets, propagationDecisionMap)
+    ? getTraceData()
+    : undefined;
+
+  if (!addedHeaders) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const headers = options.headers || {};
+
+  const { 'sentry-trace': sentryTrace, baggage } = addedHeaders;
+
+  // We do not want to overwrite existing header here, if it was already set
+  if (sentryTrace && !headers['sentry-trace']) {
+    headers['sentry-trace'] = sentryTrace;
+  }
+
+  // For baggage, we make sure to merge this into a possibly existing header
+  if (baggage) {
+    headers['baggage'] = mergeBaggageHeaders(headers['baggage'], baggage);
+  }
+
+  return headers;
+}
+
+function getAbsoluteUrl(origin: string, path: string = '/'): string {
+  try {
+    const url = new URL(path, origin);
+    return url.toString();
+  } catch {
+    // fallback: Construct it on our own
+    const url = `${origin}`;
+
+    if (url.endsWith('/') && path.startsWith('/')) {
+      return `${url}${path.slice(1)}`;
+    }
+
+    if (!url.endsWith('/') && !path.startsWith('/')) {
+      return `${url}/${path.slice(1)}`;
+    }
+
+    return `${url}${path}`;
+  }
+}
+
+function mergeBaggageHeaders(
+  existing: string | string[] | number | undefined,
+  baggage: string,
+): string | string[] | number | undefined {
+  if (!existing) {
+    return baggage;
+  }
+
+  const existingBaggageEntries = parseBaggageHeader(existing);
+  const newBaggageEntries = parseBaggageHeader(baggage);
+
+  if (!newBaggageEntries) {
+    return existing;
+  }
+
+  // Existing entries take precedence, ensuring order remains stable for minimal changes
+  const mergedBaggageEntries = { ...existingBaggageEntries };
+  Object.entries(newBaggageEntries).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+    if (!mergedBaggageEntries[key]) {
+      mergedBaggageEntries[key] = value;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return objectToBaggageHeader(mergedBaggageEntries);
+}
+
+function getOutgoingRequestArgsWithHeaders(originalArgs: RequestArgs, headers: http.OutgoingHttpHeaders): RequestArgs {
+  const argsCopy = [...originalArgs] as RequestArgs;
+
+  const arg1 = argsCopy[0];
+
+  // If the first argument is a string or URL, we need to merge the headers into the options object, which is optional
+  if (typeof arg1 === 'string' || arg1 instanceof URL) {
+    const arg2 = argsCopy[1];
+
+    // If the second argument is an object, we just overwrite the headers there
+    if (typeof arg2 === 'object') {
+      argsCopy[1] = {
+        ...arg2,
+        headers,
+      };
+      return argsCopy;
+    }
+
+    // Else, we need to insert a new object as second argument and insert the headers there
+    argsCopy.splice(1, 0, { headers });
+    return argsCopy;
+  }
+
+  // If the first argument is an object, we just overwrite the headers there
+  argsCopy[0] = {
+    ...arg1,
+    headers,
+  };
+  return argsCopy;
+}
diff --git a/packages/node/src/integrations/http/index.ts b/packages/node/src/integrations/http/index.ts
index 0df3fc56b480..cc1cac27a975 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/integrations/http/index.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/integrations/http/index.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ export const httpIntegration = defineIntegration((options: HttpOptions = {}) =>
         // If spans are not instrumented, it means the HttpInstrumentation has not been added
         // In that case, we want to handle incoming trace extraction ourselves
         extractIncomingTraceFromHeader: !instrumentSpans,
+        // If spans are not instrumented, it means the HttpInstrumentation has not been added
+        // In that case, we want to handle trace propagation ourselves
+        propagateTraceInOutgoingRequests: !instrumentSpans,
       });
     },
   };
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/package.json b/packages/nuxt/package.json
index 3af41cba38f5..529de39e4061 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/nuxt",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Nuxt (EXPERIMENTAL)",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/nuxt",
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@nuxt/kit": "^3.13.2",
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/rollup-plugin": "3.1.2",
     "@sentry/vite-plugin": "2.22.6",
-    "@sentry/vue": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/vue": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nuxt/module-builder": "^0.8.4",
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry/package.json b/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
index 7eb5febf0055..c71a3c159aa1 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/opentelemetry",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry utilities for OpenTelemetry",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/opentelemetry",
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
diff --git a/packages/profiling-node/package.json b/packages/profiling-node/package.json
index 815b456b85f9..7b9744677125 100644
--- a/packages/profiling-node/package.json
+++ b/packages/profiling-node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/profiling-node",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Node.js Profiling",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/profiling-node",
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@sentry-internal/node-cpu-profiler": "^2.0.0",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^18.19.1"
diff --git a/packages/react-router/package.json b/packages/react-router/package.json
index daf2b67b32ad..da410bc4a371 100644
--- a/packages/react-router/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-router/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/react-router",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for React Router (Framework)",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/react-router",
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/cli": "^2.42.3",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/vite-plugin": "^3.2.0",
     "glob": "11.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
index 524a837dd05e..5914de7790ab 100644
--- a/packages/react/package.json
+++ b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/react",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for React.js",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/react",
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "hoist-non-react-statics": "^3.3.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/remix/package.json b/packages/remix/package.json
index 8f6479cd12b2..5e97264f6f20 100644
--- a/packages/remix/package.json
+++ b/packages/remix/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/remix",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Remix",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/remix",
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@remix-run/router": "1.x",
     "@sentry/cli": "^2.42.3",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/react": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "glob": "^10.3.4",
     "opentelemetry-instrumentation-remix": "0.8.0",
     "yargs": "^17.6.0"
diff --git a/packages/replay-canvas/package.json b/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
index a2c9da7226ba..2f2d7e51aaa3 100644
--- a/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
+++ b/packages/replay-canvas/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/replay-canvas",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Replay canvas integration",
   "main": "build/npm/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "build/npm/esm/index.js",
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
     "@sentry-internal/rrweb": "2.34.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/replay": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry-internal/replay": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/packages/replay-internal/package.json b/packages/replay-internal/package.json
index b053422ef4df..ad15aa2a428e 100644
--- a/packages/replay-internal/package.json
+++ b/packages/replay-internal/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/replay",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "User replays for Sentry",
   "main": "build/npm/cjs/index.js",
   "module": "build/npm/esm/index.js",
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/session-replay/",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.17.5",
-    "@sentry-internal/replay-worker": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry-internal/replay-worker": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry-internal/rrweb": "2.34.0",
     "@sentry-internal/rrweb-snapshot": "2.34.0",
     "fflate": "0.8.2",
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@
     "jsdom-worker": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=18"
diff --git a/packages/replay-worker/package.json b/packages/replay-worker/package.json
index 803e0c4c0261..3b55e258e033 100644
--- a/packages/replay-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/replay-worker/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/replay-worker",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Worker for @sentry-internal/replay",
   "main": "build/esm/index.js",
   "module": "build/esm/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/solid/package.json b/packages/solid/package.json
index 3935a888a42b..26734cd601b0 100644
--- a/packages/solid/package.json
+++ b/packages/solid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/solid",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Solid",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/solid",
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@solidjs/router": "^0.13.4",
diff --git a/packages/solidstart/package.json b/packages/solidstart/package.json
index 98def21083c2..f7af04e1c54c 100644
--- a/packages/solidstart/package.json
+++ b/packages/solidstart/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/solidstart",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Solid Start",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/solidstart",
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
     }
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/solid": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/solid": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/vite-plugin": "2.22.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index e105bd3cef79..f13c14fa5646 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/svelte",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Svelte",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/svelte",
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "magic-string": "^0.30.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/sveltekit/package.json b/packages/sveltekit/package.json
index b831e173c733..f37a2b6375ad 100644
--- a/packages/sveltekit/package.json
+++ b/packages/sveltekit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/sveltekit",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for SvelteKit",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/sveltekit",
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/parser": "7.26.9",
-    "@sentry/cloudflare": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/svelte": "9.6.1",
+    "@sentry/cloudflare": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/svelte": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
     "@sentry/vite-plugin": "3.2.0",
     "magic-string": "0.30.7",
     "recast": "0.23.11",
diff --git a/packages/tanstackstart-react/package.json b/packages/tanstackstart-react/package.json
index e19442ca0117..609151623410 100644
--- a/packages/tanstackstart-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/tanstackstart-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/tanstackstart-react",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for TanStack Start React",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/tanstackstart-react",
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.30.0",
-    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/node": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/react": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry-internal/browser-utils": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/node": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/react": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p build:transpile build:types",
diff --git a/packages/tanstackstart/package.json b/packages/tanstackstart/package.json
index 11341f3e3d96..5eebab08329f 100644
--- a/packages/tanstackstart/package.json
+++ b/packages/tanstackstart/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/tanstackstart",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Utilities for the Sentry TanStack Start SDKs",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/tanstackstart",
diff --git a/packages/types/package.json b/packages/types/package.json
index 8061abb0369c..eb10b385201f 100644
--- a/packages/types/package.json
+++ b/packages/types/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/types",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Types for all Sentry JavaScript SDKs",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/types",
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "yalc:publish": "yalc publish --push --sig"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "volta": {
     "extends": "../../package.json"
diff --git a/packages/typescript/package.json b/packages/typescript/package.json
index 8d983416cf19..146703d1ed37 100644
--- a/packages/typescript/package.json
+++ b/packages/typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry-internal/typescript",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Typescript configuration used at Sentry",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/typescript",
diff --git a/packages/vercel-edge/package.json b/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
index 1c53765ba6fa..9a7077dc300e 100644
--- a/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
+++ b/packages/vercel-edge/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/vercel-edge",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for the Vercel Edge Runtime",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/vercel-edge",
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.9.0",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@edge-runtime/types": "3.0.1",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "@opentelemetry/resources": "^1.30.1",
     "@opentelemetry/sdk-trace-base": "^1.30.1",
     "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "^1.28.0",
-    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/opentelemetry": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p build:transpile build:types",
diff --git a/packages/vue/package.json b/packages/vue/package.json
index 419bbeccb4ed..6ed97d14c5b1 100644
--- a/packages/vue/package.json
+++ b/packages/vue/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/vue",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Official Sentry SDK for Vue.js",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/vue",
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "pinia": "2.x || 3.x",
diff --git a/packages/wasm/package.json b/packages/wasm/package.json
index ed67fb6b4a1d..4400a1858d4d 100644
--- a/packages/wasm/package.json
+++ b/packages/wasm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sentry/wasm",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Support for WASM.",
   "repository": "git://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript.git",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/tree/master/packages/wasm",
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sentry/browser": "9.6.1",
-    "@sentry/core": "9.6.1"
+    "@sentry/browser": "9.7.0-alpha.0",
+    "@sentry/core": "9.7.0-alpha.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "run-p build:transpile build:bundle build:types",