diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58f0745..45251a8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 1.9.1 (2025-10-15)
+## 1.9.2 (2025-10-16)
 
 - added `--output-file` argument
+- added stack level `exports` - pre defined `stack_name`, `stack_env`, `elapsed_time` and user defined
 - Added performance enhancement query strategy
 - Added tab completion
 - Added enhanced logging decorators
diff --git a/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/deployment.json b/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/deployment.json
index 70b16e7..2e6250c 100644
--- a/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/deployment.json
+++ b/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/deployment.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   "databricks_workspace_id": "4014389171618363",
   "databricks_deployment_name": "dbc-5a3a87f7-6914",
   "databricks_workspace_status": "RUNNING",
-  "databricks_workspace_url": "https://dbc-5a3a87f7-6914.cloud.databricks.com"
+  "databricks_workspace_url": "https://dbc-5a3a87f7-6914.cloud.databricks.com",
+  "elapsed_time": "0:00:31.470746"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/test.json b/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb1932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/databricks/serverless/outputs/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "stack_name": "stackql-serverless",
+  "stack_env": "prd",
+  "databricks_workspace_name": "stackql-serverless-prd-workspace",
+  "databricks_workspace_id": "4014389171618363",
+  "databricks_deployment_name": "dbc-5a3a87f7-6914",
+  "databricks_workspace_status": "RUNNING",
+  "databricks_workspace_url": "https://dbc-5a3a87f7-6914.cloud.databricks.com",
+  "elapsed_time": "0:00:18.247444"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bd6ff6f..e5cea3c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='stackql-deploy',
-    version='1.9.1',
+    version='1.9.2',
     description='Model driven resource provisioning and deployment framework using StackQL.',
     long_description=readme,
     long_description_content_type='text/x-rst',
diff --git a/stackql_deploy/__init__.py b/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
index 487d853..8e2b7ed 100644
--- a/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
+++ b/stackql_deploy/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.9.1'
+__version__ = '1.9.2'
diff --git a/stackql_deploy/cmd/base.py b/stackql_deploy/cmd/base.py
index 65c2e75..d63593d 100644
--- a/stackql_deploy/cmd/base.py
+++ b/stackql_deploy/cmd/base.py
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ def run_command(self, command_query, command_retries, command_retry_delay, dry_r
         else:
             self.logger.info("command query not configured, skipping command...")
 
-    def process_stack_exports(self, dry_run, output_file=None):
+    def process_stack_exports(self, dry_run, output_file=None, elapsed_time=None):
         """
         Process root-level exports from manifest and write to JSON file
         """
@@ -483,18 +483,18 @@ def process_stack_exports(self, dry_run, output_file=None):
         manifest_exports = self.manifest.get('exports', [])
 
         if dry_run:
-            total_vars = len(manifest_exports) + 2  # +2 for stack_name and stack_env
+            total_vars = len(manifest_exports) + 3  # +3 for stack_name, stack_env, and elapsed_time
             self.logger.info(
                 f"📁 dry run: would export {total_vars} variables to {output_file} "
-                f"(including automatic stack_name and stack_env)"
+                f"(including automatic stack_name, stack_env, and elapsed_time)"
             )
             return
 
-        # Collect data from global context
+        # Collect data in specific order: stack metadata first, user exports, then timing
         export_data = {}
         missing_vars = []
 
-        # Always include stack_name and stack_env automatically
+        # Always include stack_name and stack_env automatically as first exports
         export_data['stack_name'] = self.stack_name
         export_data['stack_env'] = self.stack_env
 
@@ -522,6 +522,10 @@ def process_stack_exports(self, dry_run, output_file=None):
                 self.logger
             )
 
+        # Add elapsed_time as the final automatic export
+        if elapsed_time is not None:
+            export_data['elapsed_time'] = str(elapsed_time)
+
         # Ensure destination directory exists
         dest_dir = os.path.dirname(output_file)
         if dest_dir and not os.path.exists(dest_dir):
diff --git a/stackql_deploy/cmd/build.py b/stackql_deploy/cmd/build.py
index dbd1b0c..6805059 100644
--- a/stackql_deploy/cmd/build.py
+++ b/stackql_deploy/cmd/build.py
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ def run(self, dry_run, show_queries, on_failure, output_file=None):
                 elif type == 'query':
                     self.logger.info(f"✅ successfully exported variables for query in {resource['name']}")
 
-        # Process stack-level exports after all resources are deployed
-        self.process_stack_exports(dry_run, output_file)
-
         elapsed_time = datetime.datetime.now() - start_time
         self.logger.info(f"deployment completed in {elapsed_time}")
+
+        # Process stack-level exports after all resources are deployed
+        self.process_stack_exports(dry_run, output_file, elapsed_time)
diff --git a/stackql_deploy/cmd/test.py b/stackql_deploy/cmd/test.py
index 7f61e93..2cb2100 100644
--- a/stackql_deploy/cmd/test.py
+++ b/stackql_deploy/cmd/test.py
@@ -149,4 +149,4 @@ def run(self, dry_run, show_queries, on_failure, output_file=None):
 
         # Process stack-level exports if specified
         if output_file:
-            self.process_stack_exports(dry_run, output_file)
+            self.process_stack_exports(dry_run, output_file, elapsed_time)
diff --git a/website/docs/manifest_fields/exports.mdx b/website/docs/manifest_fields/exports.mdx
index 75c523c..04d945b 100644
--- a/website/docs/manifest_fields/exports.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/manifest_fields/exports.mdx
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ exports:
 ```
 
 **Notes**:
-- `stack_name` and `stack_env` are automatically included in exports and do not need to be listed
+- `stack_name`, `stack_env`, and `elapsed_time` are automatically included in exports and do not need to be listed
+- Export order: automatic exports (`stack_name`, `stack_env`) first, then user-defined exports, then timing (`elapsed_time`) last
+- `elapsed_time` is formatted as a string showing the total deployment duration (e.g., "0:01:23.456789")
 - Variables are exported exactly as they exist in the deployment context
 - Complex objects and arrays are preserved as JSON structures  
 - If a listed variable doesn't exist in the context, deployment will fail