diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58dafc5a..37340e5b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [1.0.19](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.18...1.0.19)
+
+- RDKEMW-7503: Volume level failed to persist post reboot (#119) [`#131`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/131)
+- RDKEMW-6595: Fix coverity issue in devicesettings [`#87`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/87)
+- Merge tag '1.0.18' into develop [`11fc3d8`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/11fc3d8b43bb6120192c05087befdfa9e5d67059)
+
 #### [1.0.18](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.17...1.0.18)
 
+> 7 August 2025
+
 - RDKEMW-6380: Handled optical and ARC audio delay properly [`#91`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/91)
+- 1.0.18 release change log updates [`43ddc83`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/43ddc83c1a31d1ea54808fb6952dc5afb02bad57)
 - Merge tag '1.0.17' into develop [`27c02cd`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/27c02cd9589739bc15d9d466ce564d45c4de4578)
 
 #### [1.0.17](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.16...1.0.17)
@@ -51,10 +60,21 @@ Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 - 1.0.13 release change log updates [`46313cd`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/46313cdef42716cfec368f6dd8a71508dd9773ba)
 - RDKEMW-4128 Coverity Integration [`d6306c5`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/d6306c5712f7212794cd29994dd1dda5091bf81d)
 
-#### [1.0.12](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.11...1.0.12)
+#### [1.0.12](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.12-hotfix.2...1.0.12)
 
 > 11 June 2025
 
+#### [1.0.12-hotfix.2](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.12-hotfix.1...1.0.12-hotfix.2)
+
+> 27 August 2025
+
+- RDKEMW-7503: Volume level failed to persist post reboot [`#119`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/119)
+
+#### [1.0.12-hotfix.1](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/compare/1.0.11...1.0.12-hotfix.1)
+
+> 14 August 2025
+
+- RDKEMW-6380: Handled optical and ARC audio delay properly (#91) [`#95`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/95)
 - RDKEMW-4116: DS Generic Error Fix [`#64`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/pull/64)
 - MTK-991: DS Generic Changes for additiona framereate [`67ac80e`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/67ac80eb4a9ae99c96a00623546ab124ae1fa8d9)
 - MTK-991: DS Generic Error Fix [`8b035e6`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/devicesettings/commit/8b035e6455d3ba8c44a15d742feec6c67bf45155)
diff --git a/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c b/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
index 31083f8a..90b1504a 100755
--- a/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
+++ b/rpc/srv/dsAudio.c
@@ -332,6 +332,28 @@ void AudioConfigInit()
                 INT_DEBUG("dsSetAudioLevel_t(int, float ) is defined and loaded\r\n");
                 std::string _AudioLevel("0");
                 float m_audioLevel = 0;
+//SPDIF init
+                handle = 0;
+                if(dsGetAudioPort(dsAUDIOPORT_TYPE_SPDIF,0,&handle) == dsERR_NONE) {
+                    try {
+                        _AudioLevel = device::HostPersistence::getInstance().getProperty("SPDIF0.audio.Level");
+                    }
+                    catch(...) {
+                            try {
+                                INT_DEBUG("SPDIF0.audio.Level not found in persistence store. Try system default\n");
+                                _AudioLevel = device::HostPersistence::getInstance().getDefaultProperty("SPDIF0.audio.Level");
+                            }
+                            catch(...) {
+                                _AudioLevel = "40";
+                            }
+                    }
+                    m_audioLevel = atof(_AudioLevel.c_str());
+                    audioLevel_cache_spdif = m_audioLevel;
+                    if (dsSetAudioLevelFunc(handle, m_audioLevel) == dsERR_NONE) {
+                        INT_INFO("Port %s: Initialized audio level : %f\n","SPDIF0", m_audioLevel);
+                        m_volumeLevel = m_audioLevel;
+                    }
+                }
 //SPEAKER init
                 handle = 0;
                 if(dsGetAudioPort(dsAUDIOPORT_TYPE_SPEAKER,0,&handle) == dsERR_NONE) {
@@ -348,6 +370,7 @@ void AudioConfigInit()
                             }
                     }
                     m_audioLevel = atof(_AudioLevel.c_str());
+		    audioLevel_cache_speaker = m_audioLevel;
                     if (dsSetAudioLevelFunc(handle, m_audioLevel) == dsERR_NONE) {
                         m_volumeLevel = m_audioLevel;
                         INT_INFO("Port %s: Initialized audio level : %f\n","SPEAKER0", m_audioLevel);
@@ -369,6 +392,7 @@ void AudioConfigInit()
                             }
                     }
                     m_audioLevel = atof(_AudioLevel.c_str());
+		    audioLevel_cache_headphone = m_audioLevel;
                     if (dsSetAudioLevelFunc(handle, m_audioLevel) == dsERR_NONE) {
                         INT_INFO("Port %s: Initialized audio level : %f\n","HEADPHONE0", m_audioLevel);
                     }
@@ -389,11 +413,13 @@ void AudioConfigInit()
                             }
                     }
                     m_audioLevel = atof(_AudioLevel.c_str());
+		    audioLevel_cache_hdmi = m_audioLevel;
                     if (dsSetAudioLevelFunc(handle, m_audioLevel) == dsERR_NONE) {
                         INT_INFO("Port %s: Initialized audio level : %f\n","HDMI0", m_audioLevel);
                         m_volumeLevel = m_audioLevel;
                     }
                 }
+		
             }
             else {
                 INT_INFO("dsSetAudioLevel_t(int, float ) is not defined\r\n");
@@ -7050,7 +7076,7 @@ IARM_Result_t _dsGetHDMIARCPortId(void *arg)
 #ifdef DS_AUDIO_SETTINGS_PERSISTENCE
 
 static void* persist_audioLevel_timer_threadFunc(void* arg) {
-	float prev_audioLevel_spdif = 0.0, prev_audioLevel_speaker = 0.0, prev_audioLevel_hdmi = 0.0, prev_audioLevel_headphone = 0.0;
+	float prev_audioLevel_spdif = audioLevel_cache_spdif, prev_audioLevel_speaker = audioLevel_cache_speaker, prev_audioLevel_hdmi = audioLevel_cache_hdmi, prev_audioLevel_headphone = audioLevel_cache_headphone;
 	INT_DEBUG("%s Audio level persistence update timer thread running...\n",__func__);
 	struct timespec ts;
 	    while(1){