diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c58f83b..148e328 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "configcat-node",
-  "version": "11.0.0",
+  "version": "11.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "configcat-node",
-      "version": "11.0.0",
+      "version": "11.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "configcat-common": "^9.0.0",
+        "configcat-common": "^9.1.0",
         "tslib": "^2.4.1",
         "tunnel": "0.0.6"
       },
@@ -2686,9 +2686,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/configcat-common": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/configcat-common/-/configcat-common-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kLI7PSkysn7pks/QsESX0lRkvL/vVc6CL2LlIk2XAd2PazPN/FaaOO/3hU4IbGG+kT3dwggDvGbioiMaYW1YHw==",
+      "version": "9.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/configcat-common/-/configcat-common-9.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jaYyCAdSZ8Su0Jr1Dx9eIzXEb66yN0M6Vc7b6ceGAQZ0RzsWDdcAVyRACOLZTH6Zwfz8Sb0o4O9b6QZl2PvUfw==",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.4.1"
       }
@@ -12986,9 +12986,9 @@
       }
     },
     "configcat-common": {
-      "version": "9.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/configcat-common/-/configcat-common-9.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-kLI7PSkysn7pks/QsESX0lRkvL/vVc6CL2LlIk2XAd2PazPN/FaaOO/3hU4IbGG+kT3dwggDvGbioiMaYW1YHw==",
+      "version": "9.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/configcat-common/-/configcat-common-9.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-jaYyCAdSZ8Su0Jr1Dx9eIzXEb66yN0M6Vc7b6ceGAQZ0RzsWDdcAVyRACOLZTH6Zwfz8Sb0o4O9b6QZl2PvUfw==",
       "requires": {
         "tslib": "^2.4.1"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0901af1..83897cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "configcat-node",
-  "version": "11.0.0",
+  "version": "11.1.0",
   "description": "Official ConfigCat SDK to help you access your feature flags from a Node.js application.",
   "main": "lib/client.js",
   "types": "lib/client.d.ts",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "engine-strict": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "configcat-common": "^9.0.0",
+    "configcat-common": "^9.1.0",
     "tslib": "^2.4.1",
     "tunnel": "0.0.6"
   },
diff --git a/test/special-character-tests.ts b/test/special-character-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18639a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/special-character-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { assert } from "chai";
+import { IConfigCatClient, IOptions, LogLevel, PollingMode, User } from "configcat-common";
+import * as configcatClient from "../src/client";
+import { createConsoleLogger } from "../src/client";
+
+const sdkKey = "configcat-sdk-1/PKDVCLf-Hq-h-kCzMp-L7Q/u28_1qNyZ0Wz-ldYHIU7-g";
+
+describe("Special characters test", () => {
+
+  const options: IOptions = { logger: createConsoleLogger(LogLevel.Off) };
+
+  let client: IConfigCatClient;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    client = configcatClient.getClient(sdkKey, PollingMode.AutoPoll, options);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    client.dispose();
+  });
+
+  it("Special characters works - cleartext", async () => {
+    const actual: string = await client.getValueAsync("specialCharacters", "NOT_CAT", new User("äöüÄÖÜçéèñışğ⢙✓😀"));
+    assert.strictEqual(actual, "äöüÄÖÜçéèñışğ⢙✓😀");
+  });
+
+  it("Special characters works - hashed", async () => {
+    const actual: string = await client.getValueAsync("specialCharactersHashed", "NOT_CAT", new User("äöüÄÖÜçéèñışğ⢙✓😀"));
+    assert.strictEqual(actual, "äöüÄÖÜçéèñışğ⢙✓😀");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 182bcaa..9c51325 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@
     "target": "ESNext",
     "importHelpers": true,
     "moduleResolution": "Node"
-  }
+  },
+  "exclude": [
+    "**/node_modules/",
+    "lib/",
+    "samples/"
+  ]
 }
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