diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6471f86..ab49d84 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 3.5.0
+### Changed
+- #214 Trim attribute values
+
 ## 3.4.0
 ### Changed
 - fix: #153 Invalid status code: 524
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/AttributeTrimmingFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/AttributeTrimmingFilter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21367bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/AttributeTrimmingFilter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package org.lfenergy.shapeshifter.core.common.xml;
+
+import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
+import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.AttributesImpl;
+import org.xml.sax.helpers.XMLFilterImpl;
+
+/**
+ * A custom XML filter that trims whitespace from the values of XML element attributes.
+ * <p>
+ * This filter extends the {@link XMLFilterImpl} class, allowing it to intercept and modify
+ * the XML parsing process. Specifically, it overrides the {@code startElement} method to
+ * ensure that all attribute values are stripped of leading and trailing whitespace.
+ * </p>
+ */
+class AttributeTrimmingFilter extends XMLFilterImpl {
+
+    @Override
+    public void startElement(String uri, String localName, String qName, Attributes attributes) throws SAXException {
+        var trimmedAttributes = new AttributesImpl(attributes);
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < trimmedAttributes.getLength(); i++) {
+            var value = trimmedAttributes.getValue(i);
+            trimmedAttributes.setValue(i, value != null ? value.trim() : null);
+        }
+
+        super.startElement(uri, localName, qName, trimmedAttributes);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializer.java
index c3349ca..5a53f49 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializer.java
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 package org.lfenergy.shapeshifter.core.common.xml;
 
 import jakarta.xml.bind.JAXBException;
-import java.io.StringReader;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
-import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
-import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXSource;
 import org.lfenergy.shapeshifter.core.common.exception.UftpConnectorException;
 import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
 import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
+import org.xml.sax.XMLReader;
+
+import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
+import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
+import javax.xml.transform.sax.SAXSource;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
 
 public class XmlSerializer {
 
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@ public <T> String toXml(final T object) {
 
   public <T> T fromXml(String xmlString, Class<T> typeToUnmarshal) {
     try {
-      var xmlSource = new SAXSource(SAX_PARSER_FACTORY.newSAXParser().getXMLReader(),
-                                    new InputSource(new StringReader(xmlString)));
+      var xmlSource = new SAXSource(xmlReader(),
+              new InputSource(new StringReader(xmlString)));
       var unmarshaller = jaxbTools.createUnmarshaller(typeToUnmarshal);
       return typeToUnmarshal.cast(unmarshaller.unmarshal(xmlSource));
     } catch (JAXBException | ParserConfigurationException | SAXException cause) {
@@ -41,6 +43,15 @@ public <T> T fromXml(String xmlString, Class<T> typeToUnmarshal) {
     }
   }
 
+  private static XMLReader xmlReader() throws ParserConfigurationException, SAXException {
+    var parser = SAX_PARSER_FACTORY.newSAXParser();
+
+    var attributeTrimmingFilter = new AttributeTrimmingFilter();
+    attributeTrimmingFilter.setParent(parser.getXMLReader());
+
+    return attributeTrimmingFilter;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a SAX Parser factory with some measures to prevent XML External Entity vulnerabilities Taken from: <a
    * href="https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#jaxb-unmarshaller">...</a>
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializerTest.java
index 5767ed1..26d0789 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/lfenergy/shapeshifter/core/common/xml/XmlSerializerTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ void fromXml_PayloadMessage() {
     assertThat(flexRequest).isNotNull();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void fromXml_attributesTrailingSpaces() {
+    var flexRequest = xmlSerializer.fromXml("<FlexRequest ContractID=\"abc \"/>", FlexRequest.class);
+
+    assertThat(flexRequest.getContractID()).isEqualTo("abc");
+  }
+
   @Test
   void fromXml_PayloadMessage_with_prolog() {
     var flexRequest = xmlSerializer.fromXml(XML_PROLOG + FLEX_REQUEST_XML, FlexRequest.class);