diff --git a/packages/automatic-versioning/package.json b/packages/automatic-versioning/package.json
index 69fa82e..cd23e05 100644
--- a/packages/automatic-versioning/package.json
+++ b/packages/automatic-versioning/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sliit-foss/automatic-versioning",
-  "version": "2.3.2",
+  "version": "2.3.4",
   "description": "A script which will automatically increment your app package version in accordance with conventional commits",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/automatic-versioning/src/types/default.js b/packages/automatic-versioning/src/types/default.js
index 975fdb2..df7bf78 100644
--- a/packages/automatic-versioning/src/types/default.js
+++ b/packages/automatic-versioning/src/types/default.js
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ const runner = (
           if (!noCommit) {
             const successMsg = `"CI: ${name} - ${
               versionUpdate === "prerelease" ? versionUpdate : `${versionUpdate} release`
-            }"`;
+            }\n\n\nskip-checks: true"`;
             await run("git add .").then(async () => {
-              await run(`git commit -m ${successMsg} --trailer "skip-checks:true" --no-verify`).then(() =>
+              await run(`git commit -m ${successMsg} --no-verify --cleanup=verbatim`).then(() =>
                 console.info(successMsg.green)
               );
             });
diff --git a/packages/functions/package.json b/packages/functions/package.json
index e5b75a3..ddc01d0 100644
--- a/packages/functions/package.json
+++ b/packages/functions/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@sliit-foss/functions",
-  "version": "2.7.1",
+  "version": "2.9.1",
   "description": "Just a small set of utility functions",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "types/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/packages/functions/src/async.js b/packages/functions/src/async.js
index 7745efe..9e29e6a 100644
--- a/packages/functions/src/async.js
+++ b/packages/functions/src/async.js
@@ -6,31 +6,52 @@ const logger = moduleLogger("tracer");
 
 const _asyncHandler =
   (fn, trace = false) =>
-  async (req, res, next) => {
-    let fnName;
-    try {
-      if (trace) {
-        fnName = _fnName(fn);
-        await _traced(fn.bind(this, req, res, next), {}, fnName);
-      } else {
-        await fn(req, res, next);
+    async (req, res, next) => {
+      let fnName;
+      try {
+        if (trace) {
+          fnName = _fnName(fn);
+          await _traced(fn.bind(this, req, res, next), {}, fnName);
+        } else {
+          await fn(req, res, next);
+        }
+        if (!res.headersSent) next();
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (!trace) {
+          fnName = fnName ?? _fnName(fn);
+          logger.error(`${fnName} execution failed - error: ${err.message} - stack: ${err.stack}`);
+        }
+        res.errorLogged = true;
+        if (!res.headersSent) next(err);
       }
-      if (!res.headersSent) next();
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (!trace) {
-        fnName = fnName ?? _fnName(fn);
-        logger.error(`${fnName} execution failed - error: ${err.message} - stack: ${err.stack}`);
-      }
-      res.errorLogged = true;
-      if (!res.headersSent) next(err);
-    }
-  };
+    };
 
 export const asyncHandler = (fn) => _asyncHandler(fn);
 
 export const tracedAsyncHandler = (fn) => _asyncHandler(fn, true);
 
+export const fallibleAsyncHandler = (fn) => async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    await _traced(fn.bind(this, req, res, next), {}, _fnName(fn), null, true);
+    if (!res.headersSent) next();
+  } catch (err) {
+    res.errorLogged = true;
+    if (!res.headersSent) next(err);
+  }
+};
+
+export const plainAsyncHandler = (fn) => async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    const result = fn(req, res, next)
+    if (result instanceof Promise) await result;
+  } catch (e) {
+    next(e)
+  }
+}
+
 export default {
   asyncHandler,
-  tracedAsyncHandler
+  tracedAsyncHandler,
+  fallibleAsyncHandler,
+  plainAsyncHandler,
 };
diff --git a/packages/functions/src/traced.js b/packages/functions/src/traced.js
index 7149d67..b6f8e31 100644
--- a/packages/functions/src/traced.js
+++ b/packages/functions/src/traced.js
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ import { fnName as _fnName } from "./utils";
 
 const logger = moduleLogger("tracer");
 
-export const _traced = (fn, loggable = {}, fnName, layer) => {
+export const _traced = (fn, loggable = {}, fnName, layer, fallible) => {
   let startTime;
-  const disableTracing =
-    process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING === "true" || process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING === "1";
+  const disableTracing = process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING === "true" || process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING === "1";
   if (!disableTracing) {
     fnName = fnName ?? _fnName(fn, layer);
     logger.info(`${fnName} execution initiated`, loggable);
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ export const _traced = (fn, loggable = {}, fnName, layer) => {
   };
   const failureLog = (err) => {
     if (!disableTracing && !err.isLogged) {
-      logger.error(
+      logger[fallible ? "warn" : "error"](
         `${fnName} execution failed - ${chalk.bold("error")}: ${err.message} - ${chalk.bold("stack")}: ${err.stack}`
       );
       err.isLogged = true;
diff --git a/packages/functions/test/__mocks__/logger.js b/packages/functions/test/__mocks__/logger.js
index 00b640c..850d2fe 100644
--- a/packages/functions/test/__mocks__/logger.js
+++ b/packages/functions/test/__mocks__/logger.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export const mockLogger = {
   info: jest.fn().mockImplementation((msg) => console.info(msg)),
-  error: jest.fn().mockImplementation((msg) => console.error(msg))
+  error: jest.fn().mockImplementation((msg) => console.error(msg)),
+  warn: jest.fn().mockImplementation((msg) => console.warn(msg))
 };
 
 jest.mock("@sliit-foss/module-logger", () => ({
diff --git a/packages/functions/test/async.test.js b/packages/functions/test/async.test.js
index bb86f8b..1838092 100644
--- a/packages/functions/test/async.test.js
+++ b/packages/functions/test/async.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const { mockLogger } = require("./__mocks__");
 
-const { asyncHandler, tracedAsyncHandler } = require("../src");
+const { asyncHandler, tracedAsyncHandler, fallibleAsyncHandler, plainAsyncHandler } = require("../src");
 const { coloredFnName } = require("../src/utils");
 
 beforeEach(() => {
@@ -17,22 +17,41 @@ describe("asyncHandler", () => {
       return "test";
     }
     await asyncHandler(testFunction)(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
-    expect(mockLogger.info).not.toBeCalled();
-    expect(mockNext).toBeCalled();
+    expect(mockLogger.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
   test("test async handler with error", async () => {
     function testFunction() {
       throw new Error("test error");
     }
     await asyncHandler(testFunction)(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
-    expect(mockLogger.error).toBeCalled();
-    expect(mockNext).toBeCalled();
+    expect(mockLogger.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
   test("test traced async handler", async () => {
     await tracedAsyncHandler(function testTracedFunction() {
       return "test";
     })(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
-    expect(mockLogger.info).toBeCalledWith(`${coloredFnName("testTracedFunction")} execution initiated`, {});
-    expect(mockNext).toBeCalled();
+    expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`${coloredFnName("testTracedFunction")} execution initiated`, {});
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+  test("test fallible async handler", async () => {
+    await fallibleAsyncHandler(function testTracedFunction() {
+      throw new Error("test error");
+    })(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+    expect(mockLogger.warn).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+  test("test plain async handler with async function", async () => {
+    await plainAsyncHandler(async () => {
+      throw new Error("test")
+    })(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+  test("test plain async handler with normal function", async () => {
+    await plainAsyncHandler(() => {
+      throw new Error("test")
+    })(mockReq, mockRes, mockNext);
+    expect(mockNext).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/functions/test/traced.test.js b/packages/functions/test/traced.test.js
index f8843ce..aab4f10 100644
--- a/packages/functions/test/traced.test.js
+++ b/packages/functions/test/traced.test.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("traced", () => {
   });
   test("test disabled tracing", () => {
     process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING = "true";
-    const res = traced(() => _mockResult)();
+    const res = require("../src").traced(() => _mockResult)();
     expect(res).toStrictEqual(_mockResult);
     expect(mockLogger.info).not.toBeCalled();
     delete process.env.DISABLE_FUNCTION_TRACING;
diff --git a/packages/functions/types/async.d.ts b/packages/functions/types/async.d.ts
index ab95609..955bfc8 100644
--- a/packages/functions/types/async.d.ts
+++ b/packages/functions/types/async.d.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@ export function asyncHandler(fn: Function): (req: any, res: any, next: Function)
  */
 export function tracedAsyncHandler(fn: Function): (req: any, res: any, next: Function) => Promise<void>;
 
+/**
+ * @description Same as the `tracedAsyncHandler` but the log upon failure is a warning log
+ * @param fn The function to be invoked asynchronously
+ */
+export function fallibleAsyncHandler(fn: Function): (req: any, res: any, next: Function) => Promise<void>;
+
+/**
+ * @description A more stripped down version of asyncHandler without any logs
+ * @param fn The function to be invoked asynchronously
+ */
+export function plainAsyncHandler(fn: Function): (req: any, res: any, next: Function) => Promise<void>;
+
 export default {
   asyncHandler,
-  tracedAsyncHandler
+  tracedAsyncHandler,
+  fallibleAsyncHandler,
+  plainAsyncHandler
 };