diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea16969..c3b4a15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [0.6.0]
+
+### Changed
+
+- Added AMEX transaction_id as `transaction_id` in AMEX Parser.
+
 ## [0.5.0]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f242ff..5823067 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Check implemented parsers for examples.
 ### Run tests
 
 ```
-chmod +x text.sh
+chmod +x test.sh
 
 ./test.sh
 ```
diff --git a/card_data_parsers/models/amex_transaction.py b/card_data_parsers/models/amex_transaction.py
index 8fd03ca..0a9bd58 100644
--- a/card_data_parsers/models/amex_transaction.py
+++ b/card_data_parsers/models/amex_transaction.py
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ class AmexTransaction(Transaction):
     airline_travel_agency_name: str = None
     airline_ticket_number: str = None
     airline_type: str = None
+    transaction_id: str = None
diff --git a/card_data_parsers/parsers/amex_parser.py b/card_data_parsers/parsers/amex_parser.py
index ea1d949..6079590 100644
--- a/card_data_parsers/parsers/amex_parser.py
+++ b/card_data_parsers/parsers/amex_parser.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ def __extract_transactions(txn_lines, account_number_mask_begin, account_number_
             txn.account_number = mask_card_number(txn.account_number, account_number_mask_begin,
                                                     account_number_mask_end)
 
+            # adding actual AMEX transaction_id before modifying it
+            txn.transaction_id = txn.external_id
+
             external_id = str(txn.external_id + txn.account_number + txn.transaction_dt + txn.description + txn.currency + txn.amount)
             if txn.foreign_currency is not None and txn.foreign_amount is not None:
                 external_id = str(external_id + txn.foreign_currency + txn.foreign_amount)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index b17b06d..b2532e1 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='card_data_parsers',
-    version='0.5.0',
+    version='0.6.0',
     author='Siva Narayanan',
     author_email='siva@fyle.in',
     url='https://www.fylehq.com',
diff --git a/tests/card_data_parsers/amex/p1/expected.json b/tests/card_data_parsers/amex/p1/expected.json
index ef78e2b..0077075 100644
--- a/tests/card_data_parsers/amex/p1/expected.json
+++ b/tests/card_data_parsers/amex/p1/expected.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "external_id": "0d3eaafa0c8f934f362c53bb2d3ccd67",
     "merchant_category_code": "10",
     "vendor": "5",
-    "bank_name": "Test Bank"
+    "bank_name": "Test Bank",
+    "transaction_id": "0914600172007637906017110005010001521"
   }
 ]
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