diff --git a/build-config/resources/Ballerina.toml b/build-config/resources/Ballerina.toml
index 702a475fd..f4cea4b59 100644
--- a/build-config/resources/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/build-config/resources/Ballerina.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ keywords = ["ws", "network", "bi-directional", "streaming", "service", "client"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-websocket"
 icon = "icon.png"
 license = ["Apache-2.0"]
-distribution = "2201.11.0"
+distribution = "2201.12.0"
 
 [platform.java21]
 graalvmCompatible = true
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 162e93c7d..a73a4a4e9 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ This file contains all the notable changes done to the Ballerina WebSocket packa
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Changed
+
+- [Move SSL context creation to the client initialization](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/issues/1798)
+
 ## [2.13.1] - 2025-02-11
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index eeb468b51..52bcbcf3c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 org.gradle.caching=true
 group=io.ballerina.stdlib
-version=2.13.2-SNAPSHOT
-ballerinaLangVersion=2201.11.0
+version=2.14.0-SNAPSHOT
+ballerinaLangVersion=2201.12.0-20250221-092200-b3de4372
 ballerinaTomlParserVersion=1.2.2
 nettyVersion=4.1.118.Final
 slf4jVersion=1.7.30
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdlibJwtVersion=2.14.0
 stdlibOAuth2Version=2.13.0
 
 # Level 05
-stdlibHttpVersion=2.13.1
+stdlibHttpVersion=2.14.0-20250226-085300-8348bec
 
 # Ballerinax Observer
 observeVersion=1.4.0
diff --git a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/SyncInitEndpoint.java b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/SyncInitEndpoint.java
index 923fc0c18..9c9defecf 100644
--- a/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/SyncInitEndpoint.java
+++ b/native/src/main/java/io/ballerina/stdlib/websocket/client/SyncInitEndpoint.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static Object initEndpoint(Environment env, BObject wsSyncClient) {
                     populateRetryConnectorConfig(retryConfig, retryConnectorConfig);
                     wsSyncClient.addNativeData(WebSocketConstants.RETRY_CONFIG.toString(), retryConnectorConfig);
                 }
-                WebSocketClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createWsClientConnector(
+                WebSocketClientConnector clientConnector = connectorFactory.createWsClientConnectorWithSSL(
                         clientConnectorConfig);
                 wsSyncClient.addNativeData(WebSocketConstants.CONNECTOR_FACTORY, connectorFactory);
                 wsSyncClient.addNativeData(WebSocketConstants.CLIENT_CONNECTOR, clientConnector);