diff --git a/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_post b/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_post
index 2506f9d..03b7b4a 100644
--- a/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_post
+++ b/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_post
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  <dependencies>
   <required>
    <php>
-    <min>7.4.0</min>
+    <min>5.5.0</min>
    </php>
    <pearinstaller>
     <min>1.10.0</min>
diff --git a/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_pre b/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_pre
index 53c7d5b..c5fc519 100644
--- a/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_pre
+++ b/dev-scripts/package.xml-template_pre
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <api>1.0.0</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
-   <release>devel</release>
+   <release>stable</release>
    <api>stable</api>
  </stability>
  <license uri="https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License Version 2.0</license>
diff --git a/dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py b/dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py
index 8f8b919..3da45d9 100644
--- a/dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py
+++ b/dev-scripts/prepare_pecl_release.py
@@ -47,14 +47,20 @@ os.chdir(WORK_DIR)
 
 run(['git', 'submodule', 'update', '--init', '--recursive'])
 
-# replace the version number in the ext/crt.c file
+# replace the version number in the file_with_version
 data = ""
-with open("ext/crt.c", "r") as c_file:
+file_with_version = "ext/php_aws_crt.h"
+with open(file_with_version, "r") as c_file:
     for line in c_file:
-        line = re.sub("#define CRT_VERSION .*",
-                      f"#define CRT_VERSION \"{VERSION}\"", line)
+        if "define PHP_AWSCRT_VERSION" in line:
+            line = re.sub("define PHP_AWSCRT_VERSION .*",
+                          f"define PHP_AWSCRT_VERSION \"{VERSION}\"", line)
+            if VERSION not in line:
+                sys.exit(
+                    f"check {file_with_version}, the version number was not updated correctly.")
         data += line
-with open("ext/crt.c", "w") as c_file:
+
+with open(file_with_version, "w") as c_file:
     c_file.write(data)
 
 
diff --git a/ext/crt.c b/ext/crt.c
index 3202abe..0099efc 100644
--- a/ext/crt.c
+++ b/ext/crt.c
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ static PHP_GINIT_FUNCTION(awscrt) {
     awscrt_globals->log_level = 0;
 }
 
-#define CRT_VERSION "1.0.4"
-
 zend_module_entry awscrt_module_entry = {
     STANDARD_MODULE_HEADER,
     "awscrt",
@@ -274,7 +272,7 @@ zend_module_entry awscrt_module_entry = {
     NULL, /* RINIT */
     NULL, /* RSHUTDOWN */
     NULL, /* MINFO */
-    CRT_VERSION,
+    PHP_AWSCRT_VERSION,
     PHP_MODULE_GLOBALS(awscrt),
     PHP_GINIT(awscrt),
     NULL, /* GSHUTDOWN */
diff --git a/ext/php_aws_crt.h b/ext/php_aws_crt.h
index 9393a0b..68951c1 100644
--- a/ext/php_aws_crt.h
+++ b/ext/php_aws_crt.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #define AWS_PHP_AT_LEAST_7 (ZEND_EXTENSION_API_NO >= AWS_PHP_EXTENSION_API_7_0)
 #define AWS_PHP_AT_LEAST_7_2 (ZEND_EXTENSION_API_NO >= AWS_PHP_EXTENSION_API_7_2)
 
+#define PHP_AWSCRT_VERSION "1.1.0"
+
 ZEND_BEGIN_MODULE_GLOBALS(awscrt)
 long log_level;
 ZEND_END_MODULE_GLOBALS(awscrt)
@@ -48,16 +50,16 @@ ZEND_EXTERN_MODULE_GLOBALS(awscrt)
 #if AWS_PHP_AT_LEAST_7
 /* PHP 7 takes a zval*, PHP5 takes a zval** */
 #    define AWS_PHP_STREAM_FROM_ZVAL(s, z) php_stream_from_zval(s, z)
-#define XRETURN_STRINGL RETURN_STRINGL
-#define XRETURN_STRING RETURN_STRING
-#define XRETVAL_STRINGL RETVAL_STRINGL
-#define XRETVAL_STRING RETVAL_STRING
+#    define XRETURN_STRINGL RETURN_STRINGL
+#    define XRETURN_STRING RETURN_STRING
+#    define XRETVAL_STRINGL RETVAL_STRINGL
+#    define XRETVAL_STRING RETVAL_STRING
 #else /* PHP 5.5-5.6 */
 #    define AWS_PHP_STREAM_FROM_ZVAL(s, z) php_stream_from_zval(s, &z)
-#define XRETURN_STRINGL(s, l) RETURN_STRINGL(s, l, 1)
-#define XRETURN_STRING(s) RETURN_STRING(s, 1)
-#define XRETVAL_STRINGL(s, l) RETVAL_STRINGL(s, l, 1)
-#define XRETVAL_STRING(s) RETVAL_STRING(s, 1)
+#    define XRETURN_STRINGL(s, l) RETURN_STRINGL(s, l, 1)
+#    define XRETURN_STRING(s) RETURN_STRING(s, 1)
+#    define XRETVAL_STRINGL(s, l) RETVAL_STRINGL(s, l, 1)
+#    define XRETVAL_STRING(s) RETVAL_STRING(s, 1)
 #endif /* PHP 5.x */
 
 #include "api.h"