diff --git a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
index 7fc7d08..22e9105 100644
--- a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "ldap"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.1.0"
 authors = ["Ballerina"]
 export=["ldap"]
 keywords = ["ldap"]
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ graalvmCompatible = true
 [[platform.java17.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.lib"
 artifactId = "ldap-native"
-version = "1.0.2-SNAPSHOT"
-path = "../native/build/libs/ldap-native-1.0.2-SNAPSHOT.jar"
+version = "1.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+path = "../native/build/libs/ldap-native-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar"
 
 [[platform.java17.dependency]]
 groupId = "com.unboundid"
diff --git a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
index 8a69f31..80b73fd 100644
--- a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [ballerina]
 dependencies-toml-version = "2"
-distribution-version = "2201.10.0"
+distribution-version = "2201.9.0"
 
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ scope = "testOnly"
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "ldap"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.1.0"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "crypto"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index d3abbad..0f0ce4c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 org.gradle.caching=true
 group=io.ballerina.lib
-version=1.0.2-SNAPSHOT
-ballerinaLangVersion=2201.10.0
+version=1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+ballerinaLangVersion=2201.9.0
 
 checkstylePluginVersion=10.12.0
 spotbugsPluginVersion=5.0.14
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
index 4df9bdf..341999f 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/lib/ldap/Client.java
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ public final class Client {
     private static final BString SECURE_SOCKET_CONFIG_TRUSTSTORE_FILE_PATH = StringUtils.fromString("path");
     private static final BString SECURE_SOCKET_CONFIG_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD = StringUtils.fromString("password");
     private static final BString SECURE_SOCKET_CONFIG_CERT = StringUtils.fromString("cert");
+    public static final String PKCS_12 = "PKCS12";
+    public static final String PEM = "PEM";
+    public static final String TRUST_STORE_INITIALIZATION_ERROR = "Error occurred while initializing trust store";
+    public static final String UNSUPPORTED_TRUST_STORE_TYPE_ERROR = "Unsupported trust store type";
+    public static final String EMPTY_TRUST_STORE_FILE_PATH_ERROR = "Truststore file path cannot be empty";
+    public static final String EMPTY_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD_ERROR = "Truststore password cannot be empty";
+    public static final String EMPTY_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH_ERROR = "Certificate file path cannot be empty";
 
     private Client() {
     }
@@ -174,26 +181,26 @@ private static void evaluateCertField(Object cert, SSLConfig sslConfiguration) {
             String trustStoreFile = trustStore.getStringValue(SECURE_SOCKET_CONFIG_TRUSTSTORE_FILE_PATH).getValue();
             String trustStorePassword = trustStore.getStringValue(SECURE_SOCKET_CONFIG_TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD).getValue();
             if (trustStoreFile.isBlank()) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Truststore file path cannot be empty");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(EMPTY_TRUST_STORE_FILE_PATH_ERROR);
             }
             if (trustStorePassword.isBlank()) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Truststore password cannot be empty");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(EMPTY_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD_ERROR);
             }
             sslConfiguration.setTrustStoreFile(trustStoreFile);
             sslConfiguration.setTrustStorePass(trustStorePassword);
-            sslConfiguration.setTLSStoreType("PKCS12");
+            sslConfiguration.setTLSStoreType(PKCS_12);
         } else {
             String certFile = ((BString) cert).getValue();
             if (certFile.isBlank()) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Certificate file path cannot be empty");
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(EMPTY_CERTIFICATE_FILE_PATH_ERROR);
             }
             sslConfiguration.setTrustStoreFile(certFile);
-            sslConfiguration.setTLSStoreType("PEM");
+            sslConfiguration.setTLSStoreType(PEM);
         }
     }
 
     private static AggregateTrustManager buildAggregatedTrustManager(SSLConfig sslConfiguration) {
-        if (sslConfiguration.getTLSStoreType().equals("PEM")) {
+        if (sslConfiguration.getTLSStoreType().equals(PEM)) {
             try {
                 PEMFileTrustManager pemFileTrustManager = new PEMFileTrustManager(
                         sslConfiguration.getTrustStore());
@@ -201,10 +208,9 @@ private static AggregateTrustManager buildAggregatedTrustManager(SSLConfig sslCo
                         JVMDefaultTrustManager.getInstance(),
                         pemFileTrustManager);
             } catch (KeyStoreException e) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Error occurred while initializing trust store"
-                        + e.getMessage());
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(TRUST_STORE_INITIALIZATION_ERROR + e.getMessage());
             }
-        } else if (sslConfiguration.getTLSStoreType().equals("PKCS12")) {
+        } else if (sslConfiguration.getTLSStoreType().equals(PKCS_12)) {
             TrustStoreTrustManager trustStoreManager = new TrustStoreTrustManager(sslConfiguration.getTrustStore(),
                     sslConfiguration.getTrustStorePass().toCharArray(),
                     sslConfiguration.getTLSStoreType(), true);
@@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ private static AggregateTrustManager buildAggregatedTrustManager(SSLConfig sslCo
                     JVMDefaultTrustManager.getInstance(),
                     trustStoreManager);
         } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported trust store type");
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(UNSUPPORTED_TRUST_STORE_TYPE_ERROR);
         }
     }