diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-samples-env-constants.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-samples-env-constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..077bb0cc72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-samples-env-constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+export interface IFabricOrgEnvInfo extends NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
+  [key: string]: string | undefined;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_ADDRESS: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH: string;
+  readonly CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE: string;
+  readonly ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE: string;
+}
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_1 = "true";
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_1 =
+  "Org1MSP";
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_1 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls/server.crt";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_1 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls/server.key";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_1 =
+  "peer0.org1.example.com:7051";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_1 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/users/Admin@org1.example.com/msp";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org1.example.com/peers/peer0.org1.example.com/tls/ca.crt";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/tlsca/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem";
+
+/**
+ * Contains the file paths and other configuration parameters (such as flags,
+ * hostnames etc.) that are a match for what you need to execute peer commands
+ * from within the "cli" container of the fabric samples test network.
+ *
+ * The aforementioned test network ships with 2 organizations by default, this
+ * is the configuration to make the peer binary talk to the **first** organization.
+ *
+ * Important note: The paths are only accurate within the mentioned `cli` container
+ * as defined in the compose .yaml files describing the test network. Therefore,
+ * if you have shelled into the Cacti All-in-One Fabric container, these are not
+ * useful there, instead you need to shell into the nested `cli` container by
+ * executing something like `docker exec -it cli bash` which will then get you
+ * to the environment where these paths are representative and useful.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-samples
+ */
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES_ENV_INFO_ORG_1: IFabricOrgEnvInfo = {
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_ADDRESS: FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_1,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+  ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+};
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_2 = "true";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_2 =
+  "Org2MSP";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_2 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls/server.crt";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_2 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls/server.key";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_2 =
+  "peer0.org2.example.com:9051";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_2 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/users/Admin@org2.example.com/msp";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/peerOrganizations/org2.example.com/peers/peer0.org2.example.com/tls/ca.crt";
+
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2 =
+  "/opt/gopath/src/github.com/hyperledger/fabric/peer/organizations/ordererOrganizations/example.com/tlsca/tlsca.example.com-cert.pem";
+
+/**
+ * Contains the file paths and other configuration parameters (such as flags,
+ * hostnames etc.) that are a match for what you need to execute peer commands
+ * from within the "cli" container of the fabric samples test network.
+ *
+ * The aforementioned test network ships with 2 organizations by default, this
+ * is the configuration to make the peer binary talk to the **second** organization.
+ *
+ * Important note: The paths are only accurate within the mentioned `cli` container
+ * as defined in the compose .yaml files describing the test network. Therefore,
+ * if you have shelled into the Cacti All-in-One Fabric container, these are not
+ * useful there, instead you need to shell into the nested `cli` container by
+ * executing something like `docker exec -it cli bash` which will then get you
+ * to the environment where these paths are representative and useful.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-samples
+ */
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES_ENV_INFO_ORG_2: IFabricOrgEnvInfo = {
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_ADDRESS: FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_2,
+  CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+  ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE:
+    FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+};
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
index 07c05eb0c5..8fba66f734 100644
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/fabric/fabric-test-ledger-v1.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_NAME =
 export const DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION = "2023-08-17-issue2057-pr2135";
 export const DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION = "2.4.4";
 
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION =
+  "2024-03-03--issue-2945-fabric-v2-5-6";
+export const FABRIC_25_LTS_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION = "2.5.6";
+
 /*
  * Provides default options for Fabric container
  */
diff --git a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
index 440d12cfe6..ed5bff1d84 100755
--- a/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
+++ b/packages/cactus-test-tooling/src/main/typescript/public-api.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export {
   DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION,
   DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_NAME,
   DEFAULT_FABRIC_2_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_AIO_FABRIC_VERSION,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_AIO_IMAGE_VERSION,
   FabricTestLedgerV1,
   IFabricTestLedgerV1ConstructorOptions,
   FABRIC_TEST_LEDGER_DEFAULT_OPTIONS,
@@ -193,3 +195,25 @@ export { envNodeToDocker } from "./common/env-node-to-docker";
 export { envMapToDocker } from "./common/env-map-to-docker";
 export { envNodeToMap } from "./common/env-node-to-map";
 export * as SocketIOTestSetupHelpers from "./socketio-test-setup-helpers/socketio-test-setup-helpers";
+
+export {
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES_ENV_INFO_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES_ENV_INFO_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_ADDRESS_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_LOCALMSPID_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_MSPCONFIGPATH_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_CERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ENABLED_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_KEY_FILE_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__CORE_PEER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_1,
+  FABRIC_25_LTS_FABRIC_SAMPLES__ORDERER_TLS_ROOTCERT_FILE_ORG_2,
+  IFabricOrgEnvInfo,
+} from "./fabric/fabric-samples-env-constants";
diff --git a/tools/docker/fabric-all-in-one/Dockerfile_v2.x b/tools/docker/fabric-all-in-one/Dockerfile_v2.x
index ccbacd25ca..2d1a327060 100644
--- a/tools/docker/fabric-all-in-one/Dockerfile_v2.x
+++ b/tools/docker/fabric-all-in-one/Dockerfile_v2.x
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 FROM docker:24.0.5-dind
 
-ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.4.4
-ARG FABRIC_NODEENV_VERSION=2.4.2
+ARG FABRIC_VERSION=2.5.6
+ARG FABRIC_NODEENV_VERSION=2.5.4
 ARG CA_VERSION=1.5.3
 ARG COUCH_VERSION_FABRIC=0.4
 ARG COUCH_VERSION=3.2.2
@@ -172,9 +172,16 @@ RUN /bootstrap.sh ${FABRIC_VERSION} ${CA_VERSION} -d
 # But we need at least NodeJS 16 and npm v7 for the dependency installation to work.
 RUN sed -i "s/fabric-nodeenv:\$(TWO_DIGIT_VERSION)/fabric-nodeenv:${FABRIC_NODEENV_VERSION}/g" /fabric-samples/test-network/compose/docker/peercfg/core.yaml
 
+RUN yq '.chaincode.logging.level = "debug"' \
+    --inplace /fabric-samples/test-network/compose/docker/peercfg/core.yaml
+
 # Set the log level of the peers and other containers to DEBUG instead of the default INFO
 RUN sed -i "s/FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO/FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=DEBUG/g" /fabric-samples/test-network/compose/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml
 
+# For now this cannot be used because it mangles the outupt of the "peer lifecycle chaincode queryinstalled" commands.
+# We need to refactor those commands in the deployment endpoints so that they are immune to this logging setting.
+# RUN sed -i "s/FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=INFO/FABRIC_LOGGING_SPEC=DEBUG/g" /fabric-samples/test-network/compose/compose-test-net.yaml
+
 # Update the docker-compose file of the fabric-samples repo so that the 
 # core.yaml configuration file of the peer containers can be customized.
 # We need the above because we need to override the NodeJS version the peers are
@@ -191,6 +198,7 @@ RUN yq '.services."peer0.org2.example.com".volumes += "../..:/opt/gopath/src/git
 RUN yq '.services."peer0.org2.example.com".volumes += "../../config/core.yaml:/etc/hyperledger/fabric/core.yaml"' \
     --inplace /fabric-samples/test-network/compose/docker/docker-compose-test-net.yaml
 
+
 # Install supervisord because we need to run the docker daemon and also the fabric network
 # meaning that we have multiple processes to run.
 RUN apk add --no-cache supervisor