diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6f5331a..f157822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   from-template:
-    uses: Unleash/.github/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml@v1.2.0
+    uses: Unleash/.github/.github/workflows/npm-release.yml@v2.0.0
     with:
       version: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
       tag: ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: lib
 
     secrets:
-      GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
       NPM_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      UNLEASH_BOT_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.UNLEASH_BOT_APP_ID }}
+      UNLEASH_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.UNLEASH_BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/lib/package.json b/lib/package.json
index 3769085..83e2b4a 100644
--- a/lib/package.json
+++ b/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@unleash/nextjs",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Unleash SDK for Next.js",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
     "commander": "12.1.0",
     "murmurhash3js": "3.0.1",
     "semver": "7.6.3",
-    "unleash-client": "6.1.1",
-    "unleash-proxy-client": "3.6.1"
+    "unleash-client": "^6.4.1",
+    "unleash-proxy-client": "^3.7.2"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "next": ">=12",
diff --git a/lib/src/flagsClient.test.ts b/lib/src/flagsClient.test.ts
index 4dc19f0..a1eb9ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/flagsClient.test.ts
+++ b/lib/src/flagsClient.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { flagsClient } from "./flagsClient";
 
+const fetchMock = vi.fn();
+global.fetch = fetchMock;
+
 describe("flagsClient", () => {
-  global.fetch = vi.fn();
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fetchMock.mockReset();
+  });
 
   it("should return methods", () => {
     const client = flagsClient();
@@ -67,4 +72,64 @@ describe("flagsClient", () => {
       feature_enabled: true,
     });
   });
+
+  it("should not send metrics", async () => {
+    const client = flagsClient(
+      [
+        {
+          name: "foo",
+          enabled: true,
+          variant: { name: "disabled", enabled: false },
+          impressionData: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      {
+        url: 'http://test.com/api',
+        appName: 'custom-app-name',
+        clientKey: 'a-very-nice-very-secure-custom-key'
+      }
+    );
+
+    await client.sendMetrics();
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  });
+
+  it("should send metrics", async () => {
+    const client = flagsClient(
+      [
+        {
+          name: "foo",
+          enabled: true,
+          variant: { name: "disabled", enabled: false },
+          impressionData: false,
+        },
+      ],
+      {
+        url: 'http://test.com/api',
+        appName: 'custom-app-name',
+        clientKey: 'a-very-nice-very-secure-custom-key'
+      }
+    );
+
+    client.getVariant('foo');
+
+    await client.sendMetrics();
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('http://test.com/api/client/metrics', expect.objectContaining({
+      method: 'POST',
+      cache: 'no-cache',
+      headers: {
+        Authorization: 'a-very-nice-very-secure-custom-key',
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        'x-unleash-appname': 'custom-app-name',
+        'x-unleash-connection-id': expect.stringMatching(/[a-f0-9-]{36}/),
+        'x-unleash-sdk': expect.stringMatching(/^unleash-js@\d+\.\d+\.\d+/),
+      },
+      body: expect.stringContaining('custom-app-name'),
+    }));
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/src/flagsClient.ts b/lib/src/flagsClient.ts
index 9b50263..ea9e0c1 100644
--- a/lib/src/flagsClient.ts
+++ b/lib/src/flagsClient.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,37 @@
 import { UnleashClient, type IToggle } from "unleash-proxy-client";
-import { getDefaultClientConfig, getServerBaseUrl } from "./utils";
+import {
+  getDefaultClientConfig,
+  getDefaultServerConfig,
+  getServerBaseUrl,
+} from "./utils";
 
 const getMetricsConfig = () => {
-  const serverUrl = getServerBaseUrl()
+  const serverUrl = getServerBaseUrl();
 
-  if (serverUrl && process.env.UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN){
-    return {
-      ...getDefaultClientConfig(),
-      url: serverUrl,
-      clientKey: process.env.UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN,
-    }
+  if (serverUrl && process.env.UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN) {
+    return getDefaultServerConfig();
   }
 
-  return getDefaultClientConfig()
-}
+  return getDefaultClientConfig();
+};
 
 /**
  * Simplified client SDK to work offline with pre-evaluated flags
  */
-export const flagsClient = (toggles = [] as IToggle[]) => {
+export const flagsClient = (
+  toggles = [] as IToggle[],
+  config?: Partial<ReturnType<typeof getMetricsConfig>>
+) => {
+  const { appName, url, clientKey } = {
+    ...getMetricsConfig(),
+    ...(config || {}),
+  };
+
   const client = new UnleashClient({
+    url,
+    appName,
+    clientKey,
     bootstrap: toggles,
-    ...getMetricsConfig(),
     createAbortController: () => null,
     refreshInterval: 0,
     metricsInterval: 0,
@@ -33,9 +43,5 @@ export const flagsClient = (toggles = [] as IToggle[]) => {
     },
   });
 
-  return {
-    isEnabled: (name: string) => client.isEnabled(name),
-    getVariant: (name: string) => client.getVariant(name),
-    sendMetrics: () => client.sendMetrics(),
-  };
+  return client;
 };
diff --git a/lib/src/utils.ts b/lib/src/utils.ts
index 2529fce..530eac1 100644
--- a/lib/src/utils.ts
+++ b/lib/src/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const safeCompare = (a: string, b: string) => {
 export const randomSessionId = () =>
   `${Math.floor(Math.random() * 1_000_000_000)}`;
 
-const validateEnviromentVariables = () => {
+const validateEnvironmentVariables = () => {
   if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN) {
     console.warn(
       "You are trying to set `NEXT_PUBLIC_UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN`. Server keys shouldn't be public. Use frontend keys or skip `NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix."
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export const getServerBaseUrl = () =>
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UNLEASH_SERVER_API_URL;
 
 export const getDefaultClientConfig = () => {
-  validateEnviromentVariables();
+  validateEnvironmentVariables();
 
   return {
     url:
@@ -60,5 +60,20 @@ export const getDefaultClientConfig = () => {
   };
 };
 
+export const getDefaultServerConfig = () => {
+  validateEnvironmentVariables();
+
+  return {
+    url: getServerBaseUrl() || "http://localhost:4242/api",
+    appName:
+      process.env.UNLEASH_APP_NAME ||
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_UNLEASH_APP_NAME ||
+      "nextjs",
+    clientKey:
+      process.env.UNLEASH_SERVER_API_TOKEN ||
+      "default:development.unleash-insecure-server-api-token",
+  };
+};
+
 export const removeTrailingSlash = (url?: string) =>
   url?.replace(/\/$/, "");
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c5e3213..2ee110c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1003,6 +1003,20 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@unleash/client-specification/-/client-specification-5.1.7.tgz#8f8363803cca96afca4e65938d97951ffa8facc4"
   integrity sha512-PIaVKrFuXS/HMaWFOmLVAKssNlPKVvQ1+EgUMZ+SL+4d1U2bMevR8QJB0Efk2F6FhjSvJTN1vPlpuacfc/F25A==
 
+"@unleash/nextjs@*":
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@unleash/nextjs/-/nextjs-1.5.0.tgz#d6df6347c090a4f385327df5320dbb26de94ee63"
+  integrity sha512-c0X+3/xVoPszOJknJwByw4L5tKJqxGPIufeI5dtL2m9KX/KoBRHuYc1YtxG1kE8Uf6Bv+faTnKWHB02w09pEHw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@commander-js/extra-typings" "12.1.0"
+    "@next/env" "14.2.13"
+    "@unleash/proxy-client-react" "4.3.1"
+    commander "12.1.0"
+    murmurhash3js "3.0.1"
+    semver "7.6.3"
+    unleash-client "6.1.1"
+    unleash-proxy-client "3.6.1"
+
 "@unleash/proxy-client-react@4.3.1":
   version "4.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@unleash/proxy-client-react/-/proxy-client-react-4.3.1.tgz#49d43224aa493fc8e589f043c8ff983c526099f8"
@@ -2063,7 +2077,7 @@ eslint-visitor-keys@^3.3.0, eslint-visitor-keys@^3.4.1, eslint-visitor-keys@^3.4
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-visitor-keys/-/eslint-visitor-keys-3.4.3.tgz#0cd72fe8550e3c2eae156a96a4dddcd1c8ac5800"
   integrity sha512-wpc+LXeiyiisxPlEkUzU6svyS1frIO3Mgxj1fdy7Pm8Ygzguax2N3Fa/D/ag1WqbOprdI+uY6wMUl8/a2G+iag==
 
-eslint@^8.57.0, eslint@^8.57.1:
+eslint@^8.57.1:
   version "8.57.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-8.57.1.tgz#7df109654aba7e3bbe5c8eae533c5e461d3c6ca9"
   integrity sha512-ypowyDxpVSYpkXr9WPv2PAZCtNip1Mv5KTW0SCurXv/9iOpcrH9PaqUElksqEB6pChqHGDRCFTyrZlGhnLNGiA==
@@ -2934,6 +2948,11 @@ language-tags@^1.0.9:
   dependencies:
     language-subtag-registry "^0.3.20"
 
+launchdarkly-eventsource@2.0.3:
+  version "2.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/launchdarkly-eventsource/-/launchdarkly-eventsource-2.0.3.tgz#8a7b8da5538153f438f7d452b1c87643d900f984"
+  integrity sha512-VhFjppK7jXlcEKaS7bxdoibB5j01NKyeDR7a8XfssdDGNWCTsbF0/5IExSmPi44eDncPhkoPNxlSZhEZvrbD5w==
+
 levn@^0.4.1:
   version "0.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/levn/-/levn-0.4.1.tgz#ae4562c007473b932a6200d403268dd2fffc6ade"
@@ -3524,6 +3543,11 @@ prop-types@^15.8.1:
     object-assign "^4.1.1"
     react-is "^16.13.1"
 
+proxy-from-env@^1.1.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz#e102f16ca355424865755d2c9e8ea4f24d58c3e2"
+  integrity sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==
+
 punycode@^2.1.0:
   version "2.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/punycode/-/punycode-2.3.1.tgz#027422e2faec0b25e1549c3e1bd8309b9133b6e5"
@@ -4307,6 +4331,20 @@ unleash-client@6.1.1:
     murmurhash3js "^3.0.1"
     semver "^7.6.2"
 
+unleash-client@^6.4.1:
+  version "6.4.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unleash-client/-/unleash-client-6.4.1.tgz#ae9a570e23488a250c74fb1576611bca5130eeb1"
+  integrity sha512-Tu2fNqu2Gy3u0KnJh0kPmyCAnEi1hr6319ct3rSjE1e4kEIlML6ZDwqUNZk2t6/yzijrGfgFfVJRxTivYEBVfQ==
+  dependencies:
+    http-proxy-agent "^7.0.2"
+    https-proxy-agent "^7.0.5"
+    ip-address "^9.0.5"
+    launchdarkly-eventsource "2.0.3"
+    make-fetch-happen "^13.0.1"
+    murmurhash3js "^3.0.1"
+    proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
+    semver "^7.6.2"
+
 unleash-proxy-client@3.6.1:
   version "3.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unleash-proxy-client/-/unleash-proxy-client-3.6.1.tgz#ec709bd03010d190977f99a0900117f9e9ab6ea4"
@@ -4315,6 +4353,14 @@ unleash-proxy-client@3.6.1:
     tiny-emitter "^2.1.0"
     uuid "^9.0.1"
 
+unleash-proxy-client@^3.7.2:
+  version "3.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unleash-proxy-client/-/unleash-proxy-client-3.7.2.tgz#c6166bbaf293f8dea12cf65d061d72234c5b76a8"
+  integrity sha512-1SvHsl3kQh1DT9EKMQsN9alOvXZEz9hpxa3mG6QWtTmXJqa6VZi25dQ2U8Y2KAULKg6ARLMUQkod74Fe/pKp0g==
+  dependencies:
+    tiny-emitter "^2.1.0"
+    uuid "^9.0.1"
+
 update-browserslist-db@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/update-browserslist-db/-/update-browserslist-db-1.1.0.tgz#7ca61c0d8650766090728046e416a8cde682859e"