diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index a0f7df26..6cfb2146 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -47,19 +47,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./gradlew release -Prelease.useAutomaticVersion=true
           ./gradlew -Pversion=${VERSION} publish -x test -PpublishToCentral=true
-      - name: Create Github release from the release tag
-        run: |
-          curl --request POST 'https://api.github.com/repos/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-log/releases' \
-          --header 'Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json' \
-          --header 'Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}' \
-          --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-          --data-raw '{
-              "tag_name": "v'"$VERSION"'",
-              "name": "module-ballerina-log-v'"$VERSION"'"
-          }'
-      - name: Post release PR
+      - name: GitHub Release and Release Sync PR
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          curl -fsSL https://github.com/github/hub/raw/master/script/get | bash -s 2.14.1
-          bin/hub pull-request -m "[Automated] Sync master after "$VERSION" release"
+          gh release create v$VERSION --title "module-ballerina-log-v$VERSION"
+          gh pr create --title "[Automated] Sync master after $VERSION release" --body "Sync master after $VERSION release"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 866224a9..c297ceb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 name: PR build
 
-on:
-  pull_request:
-  push:
-    branches-ignore:
-      - master
-      - "automated/dependency_version_update"
-      - "automated/dependency_version_update_tmp"
+on: pull_request
 
 jobs:
   ubuntu-build:
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index c1671350..453aaed8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ stdlibIoVersion=0.6.0-beta.2
 stdlibRegexVersion=0.7.0-beta.2
 testngVersion=6.14.3
 puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion=8.18
-ballerinaGradlePluginVersion=0.9.0
+ballerinaGradlePluginVersion=0.9.1
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index f3d88b1c..7454180f 100644
Binary files a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 4c5803d1..69a97150 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.1-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/gradlew b/gradlew
index af6708ff..744e882e 100755
--- a/gradlew
+++ b/gradlew
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 
+#
+# Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
 ##############################################################################
 ##
 ##  Gradle start up script for UN*X
@@ -28,7 +44,7 @@ APP_NAME="Gradle"
 APP_BASE_NAME=`basename "$0"`
 
 # Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m"'
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD="maximum"
@@ -56,7 +72,7 @@ case "`uname`" in
   Darwin* )
     darwin=true
     ;;
-  MINGW* )
+  MSYS* | MINGW* )
     msys=true
     ;;
   NONSTOP* )
@@ -66,6 +82,7 @@ esac
 
 CLASSPATH=$APP_HOME/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
 
+
 # Determine the Java command to use to start the JVM.
 if [ -n "$JAVA_HOME" ] ; then
     if [ -x "$JAVA_HOME/jre/sh/java" ] ; then
@@ -109,10 +126,11 @@ if $darwin; then
     GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS \"-Xdock:name=$APP_NAME\" \"-Xdock:icon=$APP_HOME/media/gradle.icns\""
 fi
 
-# For Cygwin, switch paths to Windows format before running java
-if $cygwin ; then
+# For Cygwin or MSYS, switch paths to Windows format before running java
+if [ "$cygwin" = "true" -o "$msys" = "true" ] ; then
     APP_HOME=`cygpath --path --mixed "$APP_HOME"`
     CLASSPATH=`cygpath --path --mixed "$CLASSPATH"`
+
     JAVACMD=`cygpath --unix "$JAVACMD"`
 
     # We build the pattern for arguments to be converted via cygpath
@@ -138,19 +156,19 @@ if $cygwin ; then
         else
             eval `echo args$i`="\"$arg\""
         fi
-        i=$((i+1))
+        i=`expr $i + 1`
     done
     case $i in
-        (0) set -- ;;
-        (1) set -- "$args0" ;;
-        (2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
-        (3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
-        (4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
-        (5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
-        (6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
-        (7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
-        (8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
-        (9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
+        0) set -- ;;
+        1) set -- "$args0" ;;
+        2) set -- "$args0" "$args1" ;;
+        3) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" ;;
+        4) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" ;;
+        5) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" ;;
+        6) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" ;;
+        7) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" ;;
+        8) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" ;;
+        9) set -- "$args0" "$args1" "$args2" "$args3" "$args4" "$args5" "$args6" "$args7" "$args8" ;;
     esac
 fi
 
@@ -159,14 +177,9 @@ save () {
     for i do printf %s\\n "$i" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g;1s/^/'/;\$s/\$/' \\\\/" ; done
     echo " "
 }
-APP_ARGS=$(save "$@")
+APP_ARGS=`save "$@"`
 
 # Collect all arguments for the java command, following the shell quoting and substitution rules
 eval set -- $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS $GRADLE_OPTS "\"-Dorg.gradle.appname=$APP_BASE_NAME\"" -classpath "\"$CLASSPATH\"" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain "$APP_ARGS"
 
-# by default we should be in the correct project dir, but when run from Finder on Mac, the cwd is wrong
-if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ] && [ "$HOME" = "$PWD" ]; then
-  cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-fi
-
 exec "$JAVACMD" "$@"
diff --git a/gradlew.bat b/gradlew.bat
index 0f8d5937..ac1b06f9 100644
--- a/gradlew.bat
+++ b/gradlew.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+@rem
+@rem Copyright 2015 the original author or authors.
+@rem
+@rem Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+@rem you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+@rem You may obtain a copy of the License at
+@rem
+@rem      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+@rem
+@rem Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+@rem distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+@rem WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+@rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+@rem limitations under the License.
+@rem
+
 @if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
@@ -13,15 +29,18 @@ if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
+@rem Resolve any "." and ".." in APP_HOME to make it shorter.
+for %%i in ("%APP_HOME%") do set APP_HOME=%%~fi
+
 @rem Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m"
+set DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS="-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"
 
 @rem Find java.exe
 if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto init
+if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -35,7 +54,7 @@ goto fail
 set JAVA_HOME=%JAVA_HOME:"=%
 set JAVA_EXE=%JAVA_HOME%/bin/java.exe
 
-if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto init
+if exist "%JAVA_EXE%" goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory: %JAVA_HOME%
@@ -45,28 +64,14 @@ echo location of your Java installation.
 
 goto fail
 
-:init
-@rem Get command-line arguments, handling Windows variants
-
-if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto win9xME_args
-
-:win9xME_args
-@rem Slurp the command line arguments.
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=
-set _SKIP=2
-
-:win9xME_args_slurp
-if "x%~1" == "x" goto execute
-
-set CMD_LINE_ARGS=%*
-
 :execute
 @rem Setup the command line
 
 set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
+
 @rem Execute Gradle
-"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %CMD_LINE_ARGS%
+"%JAVA_EXE%" %DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS% %JAVA_OPTS% %GRADLE_OPTS% "-Dorg.gradle.appname=%APP_BASE_NAME%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain %*
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
diff --git a/log-integration-tests/build.gradle b/log-integration-tests/build.gradle
index 7bf6b391..ecfd2c0c 100644
--- a/log-integration-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/log-integration-tests/build.gradle
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
     jbalTools ("org.ballerinalang:jballerina-tools:${ballerinaLangVersion}") {
         transitive = false
     }
     externalJars (group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'io-native', version: "${stdlibIoVersion}") {
         transitive = false
     }
-    compile project(':log-native')
+    implementation project(':log-native')
 }
 
 clean {
diff --git a/log-native/build.gradle b/log-native/build.gradle
index 4c9e2435..9eb0c124 100644
--- a/log-native/build.gradle
+++ b/log-native/build.gradle
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ plugins {
 description = 'Ballerina - Log Java Utils'
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-lang', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-lang', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
     checkstyle project(":build-config:checkstyle")
     checkstyle "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle:${puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion}"
 }
diff --git a/log-test-utils/build.gradle b/log-test-utils/build.gradle
index 71b7dd18..acbbbf5e 100644
--- a/log-test-utils/build.gradle
+++ b/log-test-utils/build.gradle
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ plugins {
 description = 'Ballerina - Log Java Utils'
 
 dependencies {
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-lang', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
-    compile group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'io-native', version: "${stdlibIoVersion}"
-    compile project(":log-native")
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-lang', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'ballerina-runtime', version: "${ballerinaLangVersion}"
+    implementation group: 'org.ballerinalang', name: 'io-native', version: "${stdlibIoVersion}"
+    implementation project(":log-native")
     checkstyle project(":build-config:checkstyle")
     checkstyle "com.puppycrawl.tools:checkstyle:${puppycrawlCheckstyleVersion}"
 }