diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
index 193b100..83d4823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Unit Tests
 
-on: [ push ]
+on: [push]
 
 jobs:
   unit_tests:
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.12" ]
+        python-version: ["3.12", "3.9"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          cache: 'pip'
+          cache: "pip"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.test.txt
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
-          pytest
\ No newline at end of file
+          pytest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2933c8..fd5ac2d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ target/
 benchmark.json
 
 pip-wheel-metadata/
-.venv/
\ No newline at end of file
+.venv/
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv*/
+.venv*/
+*venv/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad22f7c..c537f3f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This SDK allows your application to interface with the [DevCycle Bucketing API](
 
 ## Requirements
 
-* Python 3.8+
+* Python 3.9+
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.debug.wasm b/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.debug.wasm
deleted file mode 100644
index a2d755a..0000000
Binary files a/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.debug.wasm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.release.wasm b/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.release.wasm
index 348b8bd..5eb145f 100644
Binary files a/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.release.wasm and b/devcycle_python_sdk/bucketing-lib.release.wasm differ
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/cloud_client.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/cloud_client.py
index d1140e4..a7591e6 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/cloud_client.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/cloud_client.py
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ def track(self, user: DevCycleUser, user_event: DevCycleEvent) -> None:
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"DevCycle: Error tracking event: {e}")
 
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Closes the client and releases any resources held by it.
+        """
+        # Cloud client doesn't need to release any resources
+        logger.debug("DevCycle: Cloud client closed")
+
 
 def _validate_sdk_key(sdk_key: str) -> None:
     if sdk_key is None or len(sdk_key) == 0:
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/devcycle_client.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/devcycle_client.py
index a488de7..7fc6863 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/devcycle_client.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/devcycle_client.py
@@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ def get_openfeature_provider(self) -> AbstractProvider:
     @abstractmethod
     def get_sdk_platform(self) -> str:
         pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Closes the client and releases any resources held by it.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/local_client.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/local_client.py
index 4aa55b9..a41f4b9 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/local_client.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/local_client.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import uuid
 from numbers import Real
-from typing import Any, Dict, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Union, Optional
 
 from devcycle_python_sdk import DevCycleLocalOptions, AbstractDevCycleClient
 from devcycle_python_sdk.api.local_bucketing import LocalBucketing
@@ -50,12 +50,21 @@ def __init__(self, sdk_key: str, options: DevCycleLocalOptions):
             sdk_key, self.client_uuid, self.options, self.local_bucketing
         )
 
-        self._openfeature_provider = DevCycleProvider(self)
+        self._openfeature_provider: Optional[DevCycleProvider] = None
 
     def get_sdk_platform(self) -> str:
         return "Local"
 
     def get_openfeature_provider(self) -> AbstractProvider:
+        if self._openfeature_provider is None:
+            self._openfeature_provider = DevCycleProvider(self)
+
+            # Update platform data for OpenFeature
+            self._platform_data.sdkPlatform = "python-of"
+            self.local_bucketing.set_platform_data(
+                json.dumps(self._platform_data.to_json())
+            )
+
         return self._openfeature_provider
 
     def is_initialized(self) -> bool:
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/event.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/event.py
index 20b0563..64cc40d 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/event.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/event.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class EventType:
 class DevCycleEvent:
     type: Optional[str] = None
     target: Optional[str] = None
-    date: datetime = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.utcnow())
+    date: datetime = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc))
     value: Optional[int] = None
     metaData: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
 
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/platform_data.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/platform_data.py
index 3e44ca2..d111098 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/platform_data.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/platform_data.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # ruff: noqa: N815
 import platform
 import socket
+from typing import Optional
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from devcycle_python_sdk.util.version import sdk_version
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ class PlatformData:
     deviceModel: str
     platform: str
     hostname: str
+    sdkPlatform: Optional[str] = None
 
     def to_json(self):
         return {
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/user.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/user.py
index 88692d6..57d4c56 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/models/user.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/models/user.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DevCycleUser:
     appVersion: Optional[str] = None
     appBuild: Optional[str] = None
     customData: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
-    createdDate: datetime = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.utcnow())
+    createdDate: datetime = field(default_factory=lambda: datetime.now(timezone.utc))
     privateCustomData: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
     lastSeenDate: Optional[datetime] = None
     platform: Optional[str] = None
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class DevCycleUser:
     deviceModel: Optional[str] = None
     sdkType: Optional[str] = None
     sdkVersion: Optional[str] = None
+    sdkPlatform: Optional[str] = None
 
     def to_json(self):
         json_dict = {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def from_json(cls, data: dict) -> "DevCycleUser":
                 data["createdDate"].replace("Z", "+00:00")
             )
         else:
-            created_date = datetime.utcnow()
+            created_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
 
         last_seen_date = None
         if "lastSeenDate" in data:
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def from_json(cls, data: dict) -> "DevCycleUser":
             deviceModel=data.get("deviceModel"),
             sdkType=data.get("sdkType"),
             sdkVersion=data.get("sdkVersion"),
+            sdkPlatform=data.get("sdkPlatform"),
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -156,4 +158,5 @@ def create_user_from_context(
         if private_custom_data:
             user.privateCustomData = private_custom_data
 
+        user.sdkPlatform = "python-of"
         return user
diff --git a/devcycle_python_sdk/open_feature_provider/provider.py b/devcycle_python_sdk/open_feature_provider/provider.py
index 9911e77..8de69de 100644
--- a/devcycle_python_sdk/open_feature_provider/provider.py
+++ b/devcycle_python_sdk/open_feature_provider/provider.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import time
 
 from typing import Any, Optional, Union, List
 
@@ -6,11 +7,16 @@
 from devcycle_python_sdk.models.user import DevCycleUser
 
 from openfeature.provider import AbstractProvider
+from openfeature.provider.metadata import Metadata
 from openfeature.evaluation_context import EvaluationContext
 from openfeature.flag_evaluation import FlagResolutionDetails, Reason
-from openfeature.exception import ErrorCode, InvalidContextError, TypeMismatchError
+from openfeature.exception import (
+    ErrorCode,
+    InvalidContextError,
+    TypeMismatchError,
+    GeneralError,
+)
 from openfeature.hook import Hook
-from openfeature.provider.metadata import Metadata
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -26,6 +32,24 @@ def __init__(self, devcycle_client: AbstractDevCycleClient):
         self.client = devcycle_client
         self.meta_data = Metadata(name=f"DevCycle {self.client.get_sdk_platform()}")
 
+    def initialize(self, evaluation_context: EvaluationContext) -> None:
+        timeout = 2
+        start_time = time.time()
+
+        # Wait for the client to be initialized or timeout
+        while not self.client.is_initialized():
+            if time.time() - start_time > timeout:
+                raise GeneralError(
+                    f"DevCycleProvider initialization timed out after {timeout} seconds"
+                )
+            time.sleep(0.1)  # Sleep briefly to avoid busy waiting
+
+        if self.client.is_initialized():
+            logger.debug("DevCycleProvider initialized successfully")
+
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        self.client.close()
+
     def get_metadata(self) -> Metadata:
         return self.meta_data
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a0275ee..3cbc2db 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ addopts = "--benchmark-skip --showlocals"
 
 # black options
 [tool.black]
-target-version = ['py38']
+target-version = ['py39']
 extend-exclude = '_pb2\.pyi?$'
 
 # mypy options
 [tool.mypy]
-python_version = "3.8"
+python_version = "3.9"
 exclude = "django-app"
 
 # See https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/running_mypy.html#missing-library-stubs-or-py-typed-marker
diff --git a/requirements.test.txt b/requirements.test.txt
index 72c4b8d..e257c94 100644
--- a/requirements.test.txt
+++ b/requirements.test.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 -r requirements.txt
 
-black~=24.3
-mypy==1.3.0
-mypy-extensions==1.0.0
-pytest==7.4.0
-pytest-benchmark==4.0.0
-responses==0.23.1
-ruff==0.0.267
-types-requests==2.31.0.1
-types-urllib3==1.26.25.13
+black~=25.1.0
+mypy~=1.15.0
+mypy-extensions~=1.0.0
+pytest~=7.4.0
+pytest-benchmark~=4.0.0
+responses~=0.25.6
+ruff~=0.9.0
+types-requests~=2.32.0
+types-urllib3~=1.26.25.14
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e3e4bd8..ab3c71e 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 setuptools >= 21.0.0
 urllib3 >= 1.15.1
-requests ~= 2.31
-wasmtime == 23.0.0
+requests >= 2.32
+wasmtime ~= 30.0.0
 protobuf >= 4.23.3
-openfeature-sdk >= 0.7.0
-launchdarkly-eventsource >= 1.2.0
-responses~=0.23.1
\ No newline at end of file
+openfeature-sdk >= 0.8.0
+launchdarkly-eventsource >= 1.2.1
+responses >= 0.23.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a67a2a2..53350f2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     url="https://github.com/devcycleHQ/python-server-sdk",
     keywords=["DevCycle"],
     install_requires=REQUIRES,
-    python_requires=">=3.8",
+    python_requires=">=3.9",
     packages=find_packages(),
     package_data={
         "": ["VERSION.txt"],
diff --git a/update_wasm_lib.sh b/update_wasm_lib.sh
index a2f84fb..d1963aa 100755
--- a/update_wasm_lib.sh
+++ b/update_wasm_lib.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-BUCKETING_LIB_VERSION="1.25.3"
+BUCKETING_LIB_VERSION="1.31.2"
 
 if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
   BUCKETING_LIB_VERSION="$1"