diff --git a/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/LocalNotificationCenter.cs b/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/LocalNotificationCenter.cs
index a19da22..87a8334 100644
--- a/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/LocalNotificationCenter.cs
+++ b/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/LocalNotificationCenter.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Plugin.LocalNotification
 
     public partial class LocalNotificationCenter
     {
-        private static readonly Lazy<INotificationService> implementation = new(CreateNotificationService, LazyThreadSafetyMode.PublicationOnly);
+        private static readonly Lazy<INotificationService?> implementation = new(CreateNotificationService, LazyThreadSafetyMode.PublicationOnly);
         private static INotificationSerializer? _serializer;
 
         private static INotificationService? CreateNotificationService() =>
diff --git a/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/Plugin.LocalNotification.csproj b/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/Plugin.LocalNotification.csproj
index 042b928..3fb3c80 100644
--- a/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/Plugin.LocalNotification.csproj
+++ b/Source/Plugin.LocalNotification/Plugin.LocalNotification.csproj
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <Description>The local notification plugin provides a way to show local notifications from MAUI apps.</Description>
     <PackageIcon>icon.png</PackageIcon>
     <Copyright>Copyright © Elvin (Tharindu) Thudugala</Copyright>
-    <Version>11.1.3</Version>
+    <Version>11.1.4</Version>
     <PackageReleaseNotes>Check: https://github.com/thudugala/Plugin.LocalNotification/releases </PackageReleaseNotes>
     <IsPackable>True</IsPackable>