diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6161fec..1b83185 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.4.1] - 2024-05-07
+
+## Changed
+
+- Use `SocketsHttpHandler` with `EnableMultipleHttp2Connections` as default HTTP message handler.
+
 ## [1.4.0]
 
 ## Added
diff --git a/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Tests/KiotaClientFactoryTests.cs b/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Tests/KiotaClientFactoryTests.cs
index ff402ea..72c6812 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Tests/KiotaClientFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.Tests/KiotaClientFactoryTests.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,22 @@ public void ChainHandlersCollectionAndGetFirstLinkWithMultipleHandlersSetsFinalH
             Assert.IsType<HttpClientHandler>(innerHandler.InnerHandler);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void GetDefaultHttpMessageHandlerEnablesMultipleHttp2Connections()
+        {
+            // Act
+            var defaultHandler = KiotaClientFactory.GetDefaultHttpMessageHandler();
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(defaultHandler);
+#if NETFRAMEWORK
+            Assert.IsType<WinHttpHandler>(defaultHandler);
+            Assert.True(((WinHttpHandler)defaultHandler).EnableMultipleHttp2Connections);
+#else
+            Assert.IsType<SocketsHttpHandler>(defaultHandler);
+            Assert.True(((SocketsHttpHandler)defaultHandler).EnableMultipleHttp2Connections);
+#endif
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void GetDefaultHttpMessageHandlerSetsUpProxy()
         {
@@ -81,10 +97,9 @@ public void GetDefaultHttpMessageHandlerSetsUpProxy()
             Assert.IsType<WinHttpHandler>(defaultHandler);
             Assert.Equal(proxy, ((WinHttpHandler)defaultHandler).Proxy);
 #else
-            Assert.IsType<HttpClientHandler>(defaultHandler);
-            Assert.Equal(proxy, ((HttpClientHandler)defaultHandler).Proxy);
+            Assert.IsType<SocketsHttpHandler>(defaultHandler);
+            Assert.Equal(proxy, ((SocketsHttpHandler)defaultHandler).Proxy);
 #endif
-
         }
 
         [Fact]
diff --git a/src/KiotaClientFactory.cs b/src/KiotaClientFactory.cs
index f1a9a4c..0439561 100644
--- a/src/KiotaClientFactory.cs
+++ b/src/KiotaClientFactory.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@ public static HttpMessageHandler GetDefaultHttpMessageHandler(IWebProxy? proxy =
             // If custom proxy is passed, the WindowsProxyUsePolicy will need updating
             // https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/blob/main/src/libraries/System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler/src/System/Net/Http/WinHttpHandler.cs#L575
             var proxyPolicy = proxy != null ? WindowsProxyUsePolicy.UseCustomProxy : WindowsProxyUsePolicy.UseWinHttpProxy;
-            return new WinHttpHandler { Proxy = proxy, AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.None , WindowsProxyUsePolicy = proxyPolicy, SendTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, ReceiveDataTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, ReceiveHeadersTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan };
+            return new WinHttpHandler { Proxy = proxy, AutomaticDecompression = DecompressionMethods.None, WindowsProxyUsePolicy = proxyPolicy, SendTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, ReceiveDataTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, ReceiveHeadersTimeout = System.Threading.Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan, EnableMultipleHttp2Connections = true };
+#elif NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+            return new SocketsHttpHandler { Proxy = proxy, AllowAutoRedirect = false, EnableMultipleHttp2Connections = true };
 #else
             return new HttpClientHandler { Proxy = proxy, AllowAutoRedirect = false };
 #endif
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
index 6da462c..e62ba44 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Kiota.Http.HttpClientLibrary.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <PackageProjectUrl>https://aka.ms/kiota/docs</PackageProjectUrl>
     <EmbedUntrackedSources>true</EmbedUntrackedSources>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
-    <VersionPrefix>1.4.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.4.1</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix></VersionSuffix>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <!-- Enable this line once we go live to prevent breaking changes -->