diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 8349978..0d53ff1 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-09-19 - 5.3.0 - feat(TapNodeTools)
+Add getEnvVarOnDemand method to TapNodeTools
+
+- Introduced a new method getEnvVarOnDemand to the TapNodeTools class to fetch environment variables on demand.
+- Enhanced getQenv function in TapNodeTools class to cache the Qenv instance for better performance.
+
 ## 2024-09-19 - 5.2.2 - fix(core)
 Ensure reliability in test setup and execution
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index c41bdb0..e5d618d 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
-  version: '5.2.2',
+  version: '5.3.0',
   description: 'A test automation library bundling utilities and tools for TAP (Test Anything Protocol) based testing, specifically tailored for tapbuffer.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
index dc8948a..84b6e41 100644
--- a/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
+++ b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ class TapNodeTools {
 
   constructor() {}
 
+  private qenv: plugins.qenv.Qenv;
   public async getQenv(): Promise<plugins.qenv.Qenv> {
-    return new plugins.qenv.Qenv('./', '.nogit/');
+    this.qenv = this.qenv || new plugins.qenv.Qenv('./', '.nogit/');
+    return this.qenv;
+  }
+  public async getEnvVarOnDemand(envVarNameArg: string): Promise<string> {
+    const qenv = await this.getQenv();
+    return qenv.getEnvVarOnDemand(envVarNameArg);
   }
 
   public async runCommand(commandArg: string): Promise<any> {