diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9c17137..5027d60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ All notable changes to [bpmn-moddle](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-moddle) are
 
 ___Note:__ Yet to be released changes appear here._
 
+## 7.0.2
+
+* `FIX`: recursively log nested namespaces as used ([#78](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-moddle/pull/78))
+* `CHORE`: update to `moddle-xml@9.0.2`
+
+## 6.0.6
+
+* `FIX`: recursively log nested namespaces as used ([#78](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-moddle/pull/78))
+* `CHORE`: update to `moddle-xml@8.0.7`
+
 ## 6.0.5
 
 * `FIX`: account for local namespace declaration overrides ([#76](https://github.com/bpmn-io/bpmn-moddle/pull/76))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index abdbbd6..0a4c182 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1310,9 +1310,9 @@
       }
     },
     "moddle-xml": {
-      "version": "9.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-9.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AXT3C1XGxo2h2ckk9hz62MY/spDobyhR+A2o30it0ZAO/NFDWpzYm+y/WeC52XrWi/MzUrVz8JVtfJu+W2DESA==",
+      "version": "9.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-9.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SRDEAoypv1lXIx2vGpbCb/HEO8fnEMFIDSCpiW4D/tlLeJbKlNGCusJkj8FSXh8+tyQS5xMKWlT6RNJda7vvsA==",
       "requires": {
         "min-dash": "^3.0.0",
         "moddle": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edbf398..060ba05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,6 +57,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "min-dash": "^3.0.0",
     "moddle": "^5.0.1",
-    "moddle-xml": "^9.0.1"
+    "moddle-xml": "^9.0.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bpmn/local-ns-no-di.bpmn b/test/fixtures/bpmn/local-ns-no-di.bpmn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1372b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/bpmn/local-ns-no-di.bpmn
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<definitions xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" id="Definitions_1" targetNamespace="http://bpmn.io/bpmn" exporter="bpmn-js (https://demo.bpmn.io)" exporterVersion="6.4.2">
+  <process id="Process" isExecutable="false">
+    <startEvent id="Start" name="hunger noticed">
+      <outgoing>SequenceFlow</outgoing>
+    </startEvent>
+    <task id="Task" name="choose recipe">
+      <incoming>SequenceFlow</incoming>
+    </task>
+    <sequenceFlow id="SequenceFlow" sourceRef="Start" targetRef="Task" />
+  </process>
+  <BPMNDiagram id="BpmnDiagram_1" xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI">
+    <BPMNPlane id="BpmnPlane_1" bpmnElement="Process" xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/DI">
+    </BPMNPlane>
+  </BPMNDiagram>
+</definitions>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/spec/xml/edit.js b/test/spec/xml/edit.js
index 299d2cd..30fd761 100644
--- a/test/spec/xml/edit.js
+++ b/test/spec/xml/edit.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 
 import {
   fromFile as readFromFile,
+  validate,
   toXML
 } from '../../xml-helper';
 
@@ -73,4 +74,113 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - edit', function() {
       expect(xml).to.contain('<bpmn:dataObjectReference id="DataObjectReference_1" dataObjectRef="dataObject_2" />');
     });
   });
+
+
+  describe('generate DI', function() {
+
+    async function readAndGenerateDI(file) {
+
+      var {
+        rootElement: definitions
+      } = await fromFile(file);
+
+      var process = definitions.rootElements[0];
+
+      var flowElements = process.flowElements;
+
+      var [
+        start,
+        task,
+        flow
+      ] = flowElements;
+
+      var plane = definitions.diagrams[0].plane;
+
+      var model = definitions.$model;
+
+      var planeElements = plane.get('planeElement');
+
+      // when
+      planeElements.push(
+        model.create('bpmndi:BPMNEdge', {
+          id: 'Flow_di',
+          bpmnElement: flow,
+          waypoint: [
+            model.create('dc:Point', { x: 100, y: 100 }),
+            model.create('dc:Point', { x: 150, y: 150 })
+          ]
+        }),
+        model.create('bpmndi:BPMNShape', {
+          id: 'Start_di',
+          bpmnElement: start,
+          bounds: model.create('dc:Bounds', { x: 50, y: 50, width: 100, height: 100 })
+        }),
+        model.create('bpmndi:BPMNShape', {
+          id: 'Task_di',
+          bpmnElement: task,
+          bounds: model.create('dc:Bounds', { x: 100, y: 100, width: 100, height: 100 })
+        })
+      );
+
+      return {
+        definitions
+      };
+    }
+
+
+    it('should auto-add wellknown', async function() {
+
+      // given
+      var {
+        definitions
+      } = await readAndGenerateDI('test/fixtures/bpmn/local-ns-no-di.bpmn');
+
+      // when
+      var {
+        xml
+      } = await toXML(definitions, { format: true });
+
+      // then
+      expect(xml).to.contain(
+        'xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI"'
+      );
+
+      expect(xml).to.contain(
+        'xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC"'
+      );
+
+      await validate(xml);
+    });
+
+
+    it('should reuse global namespace', async function() {
+
+      // given
+      var {
+        definitions
+      } = await readAndGenerateDI('test/fixtures/bpmn/local-ns-no-di.bpmn');
+
+      // when
+      // set global namespace information
+      definitions.$attrs['xmlns:di'] = 'http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI';
+      definitions.$attrs['xmlns:dc'] = 'http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC';
+
+      var {
+        xml
+      } = await toXML(definitions, { format: true });
+
+      // then
+      expect(xml).to.contain(
+        'xmlns:di="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DI"'
+      );
+
+      expect(xml).to.contain(
+        'xmlns:dc="http://www.omg.org/spec/DD/20100524/DC"'
+      );
+
+      await validate(xml);
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/xml/write.js b/test/spec/xml/write.js
index 4364aac..6b1772d 100644
--- a/test/spec/xml/write.js
+++ b/test/spec/xml/write.js
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - write', function() {
         expect(xml).to.eql(expectedXML);
       });
 
+
       it('BPMNShape (colored)', async function() {
 
         // given
@@ -697,6 +698,7 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - write', function() {
         expect(xml).to.eql(expectedXML);
       });
 
+
       it('BPMNEdge (colored)', async function() {
 
         // given