diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 214cdbc..22d0b8a 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ GEM
       base64
       nkf
       rexml
-    activesupport (7.1.3.4)
+    activesupport (7.2.0)
       base64
       bigdecimal
-      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.2)
+      concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.3.1)
       connection_pool (>= 2.2.5)
       drb
       i18n (>= 1.6, < 2)
+      logger (>= 1.4.2)
       minitest (>= 5.1)
-      mutex_m
-      tzinfo (~> 2.0)
+      securerandom (>= 0.3)
+      tzinfo (~> 2.0, >= 2.0.5)
     addressable (2.8.7)
       public_suffix (>= 2.0.2, < 7.0)
     algoliasearch (1.27.5)
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ GEM
       asciidoctor (~> 2.0)
     atomos (0.1.3)
     aws-eventstream (1.3.0)
-    aws-partitions (1.962.0)
+    aws-partitions (1.963.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.201.4)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.3.0)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.651.0)
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ GEM
     colored2 (3.1.2)
     commander (4.6.0)
       highline (~> 2.0.0)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.3.3)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.3.4)
     connection_pool (2.4.1)
     declarative (0.0.20)
     digest-crc (0.6.5)
@@ -230,15 +231,15 @@ GEM
     jwt (2.8.2)
       base64
     liferaft (0.0.6)
+    logger (1.6.0)
     mini_magick (4.13.2)
     mini_mime (1.1.5)
     mini_portile2 (2.8.7)
-    minitest (5.24.1)
+    minitest (5.25.0)
     molinillo (0.8.0)
     multi_json (1.15.0)
     multipart-post (2.4.1)
     mustache (1.1.1)
-    mutex_m (0.2.0)
     nanaimo (0.3.0)
     nap (1.1.0)
     naturally (2.2.1)
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ GEM
       trailblazer-option (>= 0.1.1, < 0.2.0)
       uber (< 0.2.0)
     retriable (3.1.2)
-    rexml (3.3.4)
+    rexml (3.3.5)
       strscan
     rouge (2.0.7)
     ruby-macho (2.5.1)
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ GEM
     rubyzip (2.3.2)
     sassc (2.4.0)
       ffi (~> 1.9)
+    securerandom (0.3.1)
     security (0.1.5)
     signet (0.19.0)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index f3d6201..cde7c5a 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # 5.10.0
 
+## Added
+
+- Add public initializer for HealthCardResponse
+- Add public initializer for AutCertificateResponse
+
+## Removed
+
 - Remove dependency on GemCommonsKit
 - Remove dependency on DataKit
 
diff --git a/Sources/HealthCardAccess/Responses/HealthCardResponse.swift b/Sources/HealthCardAccess/Responses/HealthCardResponse.swift
index 071ea3c..ad6aab2 100644
--- a/Sources/HealthCardAccess/Responses/HealthCardResponse.swift
+++ b/Sources/HealthCardAccess/Responses/HealthCardResponse.swift
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ import Foundation
 ///     - apduResponse
 ///     - responseStatus
 public struct HealthCardResponse {
+    /// Default initializer for `HealthCardResponse`
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///    - response: `ResponseType` holding the response data.
+    ///    - responseStatus: `ResponseStatus` derived from the executed `HealthCardCommand`
+    public init(response: ResponseType, responseStatus: ResponseStatus) {
+        self.response = response
+        self.responseStatus = responseStatus
+    }
+
     /// `ResponseType` holding the response data.
     public let response: ResponseType
     /// `ResponseStatus` derived from the executed `HealthCardCommand` and *sw* value of `ResponseType
diff --git a/Sources/HealthCardControl/Authentication/HealthCardType+ESIGN.swift b/Sources/HealthCardControl/Authentication/HealthCardType+ESIGN.swift
index dc0cf87..1936879 100644
--- a/Sources/HealthCardControl/Authentication/HealthCardType+ESIGN.swift
+++ b/Sources/HealthCardControl/Authentication/HealthCardType+ESIGN.swift
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ public enum AutCertInfo {
 
 /// Alias for the certificate response that holds the raw certificate + the AutCertInfo associated with it.
 public struct AutCertificateResponse {
+    /// Default initializer for AutCertificateResponse
+    ///
+    /// - Parameters:
+    ///  - info: The AutCertInfo associated with the certificate
+    ///  - certificate: Raw certificate data
+    public init(info: AutCertInfo, certificate: Data) {
+        self.info = info
+        self.certificate = certificate
+    }
+
     /// The AutCertInfo associated with the certificate
     public let info: AutCertInfo
     /// Raw certificate data