diff --git a/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/Http/HttpClientBuilder.cs b/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/Http/HttpClientBuilder.cs
index 0e7fac2..763a768 100644
--- a/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/Http/HttpClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/Http/HttpClientBuilder.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public sealed class HttpClientBuilder<T>
         {
             var client = this.httpMessageHandlerFactory is not null ?
                 new HttpClient<T>(this.httpMessageHandlerFactory(sp), this.disposeMessageHandler) :
-                new HttpClient<T>();
+                new HttpClient<T>(true);
 
             client.BaseAddress = this.baseAddress;
             this.defaultRequestHeadersSetup?.Invoke(client.DefaultRequestHeaders);
diff --git a/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection.csproj b/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection.csproj
index 22e1998..02f5813 100644
--- a/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection.csproj
+++ b/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection/SystemExtensions.NetStandard.DependencyInjection.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE</PackageLicenseFile>
     <PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>true</PackageRequireLicenseAcceptance>
     <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
-    <Version>1.4.1</Version>
+    <Version>1.6.9</Version>
     <Authors>Alexandru Macocian</Authors>
     <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/AlexMacocian/SystemExtensions</RepositoryUrl>
     <Description>Extensions for the Slim Dependency Injection engine</Description>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CorrelationVector" Version="1.0.42" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Slim" Version="1.9.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="SystemExtensions.NetStandard" Version="1.6.6" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SystemExtensions.NetStandard" Version="1.6.9" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>