diff --git a/.github/workflows/race_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/race_tests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af3c5e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/race_tests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: Race Tests
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "test/race-tests"
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "test/race-tests"
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
+      - "docs/**"
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write   # This is required for requesting the JWT
+  contents: read    # This is required for actions/checkout
+
+jobs:
+  run-integration-tests:
+    name: Run Race Tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        dbEngine: ["aurora-mysql", "aurora-pg"]
+    steps:
+      - name: 'Clone repository'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: "Set up JDK 8"
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: "corretto"
+          java-version: 8
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        with:
+          go-version: '1.24'
+          cache-dependency-path: .test/go.sum
+      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: arn:aws:iam::${{ secrets.AWS_ACCOUNT_ID }}:role/${{ secrets.AWS_DEPLOY_ROLE }}
+          role-session-name: go_int_test
+          role-duration-seconds: 21600
+          aws-region: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+      - name: Run Integration Tests
+        run: |
+          cd .test/test_framework/host && ./gradlew --no-parallel --no-daemon test-${{ matrix.dbEngine }}-race --info
+        env:
+          RDS_DB_REGION: ${{ secrets.AWS_DEFAULT_REGION }}
+          AURORA_MYSQL_DB_ENGINE_VERSION: "default"
+          AURORA_PG_DB_ENGINE_VERSION: "default"
+          RDS_MYSQL_DB_ENGINE_VERSION: "default"
+          RDS_PG_DB_ENGINE_VERSION: "default"
+          AWS_RDS_MONITORING_ROLE_ARN: ${{ secrets.AWS_RDS_MONITORING_ROLE_ARN }}
+      - name: "Get Github Action IP"
+        if: always()
+        id: ip
+        uses: haythem/public-ip@v1.3
+
+      - name: "Remove Github Action IP"
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          aws ec2 revoke-security-group-ingress \
+            --group-name default \
+            --protocol -1 \
+            --port -1 \
+            --cidr ${{ steps.ip.outputs.ipv4 }}/32 \
+          2>&1 > /dev/null;
+      - name: Archive results
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: integration-report-default-${{ matrix.dbEngine }}
+          path: ./.test/test_framework/container/reports
+          retention-days: 5
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/container/test_utils/fixed_value_types.go b/.test/test_framework/container/test_utils/fixed_value_types.go
index 070d481d..e13d688b 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/container/test_utils/fixed_value_types.go
+++ b/.test/test_framework/container/test_utils/fixed_value_types.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const (
 	NETWORK_OUTAGES_ENABLED        TestEnvironmentFeatures = "NETWORK_OUTAGES_ENABLED"
 	AWS_CREDENTIALS_ENABLED        TestEnvironmentFeatures = "AWS_CREDENTIALS_ENABLED"
 	PERFORMANCE                    TestEnvironmentFeatures = "PERFORMANCE"
+	RACE                           TestEnvironmentFeatures = "RACE"
 	RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY     TestEnvironmentFeatures = "RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY"
 	SKIP_MYSQL_DRIVER_TESTS        TestEnvironmentFeatures = "SKIP_MYSQL_DRIVER_TESTS"
 	SKIP_PG_DRIVER_TESTS           TestEnvironmentFeatures = "SKIP_PG_DRIVER_TESTS"
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/host/build.gradle.kts b/.test/test_framework/host/build.gradle.kts
index 622afc66..d95afeff 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/host/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/.test/test_framework/host/build.gradle.kts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-docker") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-mysql") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-pg-performance") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -176,6 +181,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-mysql-performance") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -192,6 +198,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-multi-az-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +214,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-multi-az-mysql") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +229,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-autoscaling") {
         systemProperty("test-autoscaling", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +246,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-autoscaling-mysql") {
         systemProperty("test-autoscaling", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -253,6 +263,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-autoscaling-postgres") {
         systemProperty("test-autoscaling", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -267,6 +278,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-bgd-mysql-aurora") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-cluster", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -282,6 +294,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-bgd-mysql-multiaz") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-cluster", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "false")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -296,6 +309,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-bgd-pg-aurora") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-cluster", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +325,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-bgd-pg-multiaz") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-cluster", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "false")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -327,6 +342,40 @@ tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-limitless-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "false")
         systemProperty("limitless-only", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: change these filters
+tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-pg-race") {
+    group = "verification"
+    filter.includeTestsMatching("integration.host.TestRunner.runTests")
+    doFirst {
+        systemProperty("exclude-docker", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-performance", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-failover", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-multi-az", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-mysql-driver", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-mysql-engine", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "false")
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.register<Test>("test-aurora-mysql-race") {
+    group = "verification"
+    filter.includeTestsMatching("integration.host.TestRunner.runTests")
+    doFirst {
+        systemProperty("exclude-docker", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-performance", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-failover", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-multi-az", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-mysql-driver", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-mysql-engine", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "false")
     }
 }
 
@@ -337,6 +386,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-all-environments") {
     filter.includeTestsMatching("integration.host.TestRunner.debugTests")
     doFirst {
         systemProperty("exclude-performance", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +400,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-docker") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -363,6 +414,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -378,6 +430,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -393,6 +446,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora-mysql") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -407,6 +461,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora-pg-performance") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -421,6 +476,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora-mysql-performance") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -435,6 +491,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-multi-az-mysql") {
         systemProperty("exclude-aurora", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -449,6 +506,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-multi-az-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-aurora", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -463,6 +521,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-autoscaling") {
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
         systemProperty("test-autoscaling", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -479,6 +538,7 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-aurora-limitless-postgres") {
         systemProperty("exclude-bg", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "false")
         systemProperty("limitless-only", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
 
@@ -493,5 +553,6 @@ tasks.register<Test>("debug-bgd-mysql-aurora") {
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-cluster", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-multi-az-instance", "true")
         systemProperty("exclude-limitless", "true")
+        systemProperty("exclude-race", "true")
     }
 }
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
index 3ef71a5b..91a8103b 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
+++ b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentConfig.java
@@ -1254,7 +1254,8 @@ private static String getEnvironmentInfoAsString(TestEnvironmentConfig env) {
   public void runTests() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     final ContainerHelper containerHelper = new ContainerHelper();
     boolean isPerformanceTest = info.getRequest().getFeatures().contains(TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE);
-    containerHelper.runTest(this.testContainer, isPerformanceTest);
+    boolean isRaceTest = info.getRequest().getFeatures().contains(TestEnvironmentFeatures.RACE);
+    containerHelper.runTest(this.testContainer, isPerformanceTest, isRaceTest);
   }
 
   public void debugTests() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentFeatures.java b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentFeatures.java
index 298e5c8f..140bad6e 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentFeatures.java
+++ b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentFeatures.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public enum TestEnvironmentFeatures {
   NETWORK_OUTAGES_ENABLED,
   AWS_CREDENTIALS_ENABLED,
   PERFORMANCE,
+  RACE,
   RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY,
   SKIP_MYSQL_DRIVER_TESTS,
   SKIP_PG_DRIVER_TESTS,
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentProvider.java b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentProvider.java
index 3148ca08..5d44df93 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentProvider.java
+++ b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/TestEnvironmentProvider.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public Stream<TestTemplateInvocationContext> provideTestTemplateInvocationContex
     final boolean excludeLimitless = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("exclude-limitless", "true"));
     final boolean excludePerformance =
         Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("exclude-performance", "false"));
+    final boolean excludeRace =
+        Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("exclude-race", "false"));
     final boolean excludeMysqlEngine =
         Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("exclude-mysql-engine", "false"));
     final boolean excludeMysqlDriver =
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ public Stream<TestTemplateInvocationContext> provideTestTemplateInvocationContex
                           : TestEnvironmentFeatures.IAM,
                       excludeSecretsManager ? null : TestEnvironmentFeatures.SECRETS_MANAGER,
                       excludePerformance ? null : TestEnvironmentFeatures.PERFORMANCE,
+                      excludeRace ? null : TestEnvironmentFeatures.RACE,
                       excludeMysqlDriver ? TestEnvironmentFeatures.SKIP_MYSQL_DRIVER_TESTS : null,
                       excludePgDriver ? TestEnvironmentFeatures.SKIP_PG_DRIVER_TESTS : null,
                       testAutoscalingOnly ? TestEnvironmentFeatures.RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY : null,
diff --git a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/util/ContainerHelper.java b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/util/ContainerHelper.java
index f0c63c47..a8aa9b61 100644
--- a/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/util/ContainerHelper.java
+++ b/.test/test_framework/host/src/test/java/integration/host/util/ContainerHelper.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public Long runCmdInDirectory(GenericContainer<?> container, String workingDirec
     return exitCode;
   }
 
-  public void runTest(GenericContainer<?> container, boolean isPerformanceTest)
+  public void runTest(GenericContainer<?> container, boolean isPerformanceTest, boolean isRaceTest)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     System.out.println("==== Container console feed ==== >>>>");
     Consumer<OutputFrame> consumer = new ConsoleConsumer(true);
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ public void runTest(GenericContainer<?> container, boolean isPerformanceTest)
     Long exitCode;
     if (isPerformanceTest) {
       exitCode = execInContainer(container, "/app/.test/", consumer, "go", "test", "-timeout", timeout, PERFORMANCE_TEST_TAG, "-run", PERFORMANCE_TEST_FILTER,  "-v", "./test_framework/container/tests...");
+    } else if (isRaceTest) {
+      if (filter != null) {
+        exitCode = execInContainer(container, "/app/.test/", consumer, "go", "test", "-race", "-timeout", timeout, "-v", "./test_framework/container/tests/stress_test.go", "-run", filter);
+      } else {
+        // Run all tests located in aws-advanced-go-wrapper/.test/test_framework/container.
+        exitCode = execInContainer(container, "/app/.test/", consumer, "go", "test", "-race", "-timeout", timeout, "-v", "./test_framework/container/tests/stress_test.go");
+      }
     } else if (filter != null) {
       exitCode = execInContainer(container, "/app/.test/", consumer, "go", "test", "-timeout", timeout, "-v", "./test_framework/container/tests...", "-run", filter);
     } else {