diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d89d07e..7dcda17 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,22 +26,14 @@ It ensures compile-time guarantees for message structure, reduces runtime errors
 
 ```groovy
 repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-
-    maven {
-        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/selimaj-dev/session-java")
-        credentials {
-            username = project.findProperty("gpr.user") ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_USERNAME")
-            password = project.findProperty("gpr.key") ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-        }
-    }
+    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
 }
 ```
 
 #### Add the dependency
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation "dev.selimaj.session:session-java:0.1.0"
+    implementation 'com.github.selimaj-dev:session-java:v0.1.3'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cbeb3bb..bc9f256 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "dev.selimaj.session"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.3"
 
 java {
     toolchain {
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/Session.java b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/Session.java
index 47e3236..82d284d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/Session.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/Session.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.http.HttpClient;
 import java.net.http.WebSocket;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public final class Session {
 
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ public final class Session {
         return new Session(ws, listener);
     }
 
+    public static Session connect(String uri, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws Exception {
+        SessionListener listener = new SessionListener();
+
+        WebSocket ws = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
+                .newWebSocketBuilder()
+                .buildAsync(URI.create(uri), listener)
+                .orTimeout(timeout, unit)
+                .join();
+
+        return new Session(ws, listener);
+    }
+
     public void send(Message msg) throws Exception {
         listener.send(ws, msg);
     }
@@ -50,12 +63,12 @@ public final class Session {
         listener.notify(ws, method, data);
     }
 
-    <Req extends JsonNode, Res extends JsonNode, Err extends JsonNode> CompletableFuture<Res> request(
+    <Req, Res, Err> CompletableFuture<Res> request(
             Method<Req, Res, Err> method, Req req) throws Exception {
         return listener.request(ws, method.getName(), req, method.getResClass());
     }
 
-    <Req extends JsonNode, Res extends JsonNode, Err extends JsonNode> void onRequest(Method<Req, Res, Err> method,
+    <Req, Res, Err> void onRequest(Method<Req, Res, Err> method,
             MethodHandler<Req> handler) {
         MethodHandler<JsonNode> wrapper = (id, value) -> {
             try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/SessionListener.java b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/SessionListener.java
index c274cf5..b8638ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/SessionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/SessionListener.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package dev.selimaj.session;
 
 import java.net.http.WebSocket;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import dev.selimaj.session.types.Message;
 import dev.selimaj.session.types.MethodHandler;
 
 public class SessionListener implements WebSocket.Listener {
-    public final ConcurrentHashMap<String, MethodHandler<JsonNode>> methods = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+    final ConcurrentHashMap<String, MethodHandler<JsonNode>> methods = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
     final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
     private final ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, CompletableFuture<JsonNode>> pending = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ public class SessionListener implements WebSocket.Listener {
         return null;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public CompletionStage<?> onPing(WebSocket ws, ByteBuffer message) {
+        return ws.sendPong(message);
+    }
+
     void send(WebSocket ws, Message msg) throws Exception {
         ws.sendText(mapper.writeValueAsString(msg), true);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/Method.java b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/Method.java
index c7c7fa6..ce49719 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/Method.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/Method.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package dev.selimaj.session.types;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-
-public class Method<Req extends JsonNode, Res extends JsonNode, Err extends JsonNode> {
+public class Method<Req, Res, Err> {
     private final String name;
     private final Class<Req> reqClass;
     private final Class<Res> resClass;
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/MethodHandler.java b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/MethodHandler.java
index b1c9879..9ac8315 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/MethodHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/selimaj/session/types/MethodHandler.java
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package dev.selimaj.session.types;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-
 @FunctionalInterface
-public interface MethodHandler<Req extends JsonNode> {
+public interface MethodHandler<Req> {
     CompletableFuture<SessionResult> handle(int id, Req data);
 }