diff --git a/e2e/nextjs/package.json b/e2e/nextjs/package.json
index eed8ff007..16739fa85 100644
--- a/e2e/nextjs/package.json
+++ b/e2e/nextjs/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@highlight-run/next": "workspace:*",
 		"@highlight-run/pino": "workspace:*",
-		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.4.1",
+		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.11.0",
 		"@next/env": "^15.1.7",
 		"@prisma/client": "^6.4.1",
 		"@prisma/instrumentation": "^6.4.1",
diff --git a/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-buttons.tsx b/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-buttons.tsx
index 33d7eba7b..a380d3a11 100644
--- a/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-buttons.tsx
+++ b/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-buttons.tsx
@@ -7,11 +7,18 @@ import { CONSTANTS } from '@/constants'
 
 export function HighlightButtons() {
 	const ldClientPromise = useMemo(async () => {
-		const { initialize } = await import('@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk')
-		const ldClient = initialize(
+		const { createClient } = await import('@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk')
+		const ldClient = createClient(
 			CONSTANTS.NEXT_PUBLIC_LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY ?? '',
+			{
+				kind: 'multi',
+				user: { key: 'vadim' },
+				org: { key: 'tester' },
+			},
 		)
 		H.registerLD(ldClient)
+		await ldClient.start()
+
 		return ldClient
 	}, [])
 	return (
diff --git a/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-identify.tsx b/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-identify.tsx
index 094e7341c..7a06cc2e6 100644
--- a/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-identify.tsx
+++ b/e2e/nextjs/src/app/components/highlight-identify.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ import { CONSTANTS } from '@/constants'
 
 export function HighlightIdentify() {
 	const ldClientPromise = useMemo(async () => {
-		const { initialize } = await import('@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk')
-		const ldClient = initialize(
+		const { createClient } = await import('@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk')
+		const ldClient = createClient(
 			CONSTANTS.NEXT_PUBLIC_LAUNCHDARKLY_SDK_KEY ?? '',
+			{
+				kind: 'multi',
+				user: { key: 'bob' },
+				org: { key: 'MacDonwalds' },
+			},
 		)
 		H.registerLD(ldClient)
+		await ldClient.start()
+
 		return ldClient
 	}, [])
 	useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/e2e/react-router/package.json b/e2e/react-router/package.json
index 2a597710d..edb2e9e96 100644
--- a/e2e/react-router/package.json
+++ b/e2e/react-router/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@highlight-run/react": "workspace:*",
-		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.6.0",
+		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.11.0",
 		"@launchdarkly/observability": "workspace:*",
 		"@launchdarkly/session-replay": "workspace:*",
 		"launchdarkly-js-client-sdk": "3.8.1",
diff --git a/sdk/highlight-run/package.json b/sdk/highlight-run/package.json
index ac7abd72f..fc6098447 100644
--- a/sdk/highlight-run/package.json
+++ b/sdk/highlight-run/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 		"dist"
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.6.0",
+		"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "^0.11.0",
 		"imurmurhash": "^0.1.4"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d4602dbc8..328ad62c0 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8411,24 +8411,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.12.3":
-  version: 1.12.3
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.12.3"
-  dependencies:
-    "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common": "npm:2.13.0"
-  checksum: 10/1a68b443c0d4f577cf9ad20dc5ed2a4d01b87a17a4621db8aaf9931bf506bcf92042202de4a1822921cd7cbdea759a8787af50b3dafe38275a3cbe8613871aea
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.13.0":
-  version: 1.13.0
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.13.0"
-  dependencies:
-    "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common": "npm:2.17.0"
-  checksum: 10/754d0b873714adac5d63fa3b5c416fcc8e089d09bf9061aa30e038a171c647cf4cfe0aded0f33ace02545cd0ef02e011500241ccdcda412fb6e514492b51e730
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.15.0":
   version: 1.15.0
   resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.15.0"
@@ -8438,35 +8420,21 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:^0.4.1":
-  version: 0.4.1
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:0.4.1"
+"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.16.0":
+  version: 1.16.0
+  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common@npm:1.16.0"
   dependencies:
-    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common": "npm:1.12.3"
-  checksum: 10/b949ef137eb8ceeb90afd1ac61e6854f9ec3829fca15a4c1d10cdec0ef0f5baac96acaffaf6c71c1c27a9744cd027a79e5e3fdc79b833dccb53e903f9ba02b33
+    "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common": "npm:2.20.0"
+  checksum: 10/afc9e39403fdeefc5de650fa7dae3fd2faa35e7015c2d58acd6e9f0ea0f79c13410c9cd4911ce559dca6b84cee02b782aa1a09901a0b7d191b3684d1e68339ca
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:^0.6.0":
-  version: 0.6.0
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:0.6.0"
+"@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:^0.11.0":
+  version: 0.11.0
+  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk@npm:0.11.0"
   dependencies:
-    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common": "npm:1.13.0"
-  checksum: 10/b95fb6178055c4c4df9a8f1ca4eadd3a77eb160ec655a6175fa55e4103e03b979caa8eb1a35b9c91109f6fbda086bb34ba91f0ba626635a4bf985258c55463b5
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.13.0":
-  version: 2.13.0
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.13.0"
-  checksum: 10/2c32ff5b5d77af8cfc228476a512ad6191868811af402d0b85586d871c1974cc3386e1a2efa9aece4529d37815b183575e74e7c01179d8183507b5dfd548290e
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
-"@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.17.0":
-  version: 2.17.0
-  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.17.0"
-  checksum: 10/09ae02cbfd809b5b926c76aaaf771db11ffa8625c19ecbacc4176a7effc65bd0ec4fcd9fc539312d66910147c263b8143d773a34cc8f9ed3bb8e0a36ff36e29d
+    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk-common": "npm:1.16.0"
+  checksum: 10/56b6565c58663f50225964f393baba40794d57d99f7e0475985c8c1ec404286c406282a9a1f59ce5249a05e2845d8a459f708ab5fc594b81726c32ac59eea13e
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -8477,6 +8445,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.20.0":
+  version: 2.20.0
+  resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-sdk-common@npm:2.20.0"
+  checksum: 10/9997bfb517aa9edaa689b6f44eb86a4847f45d798d8a32c8bd6614af42f5ab432acac989d755578137db2892aad43c32eb8ad61330ced24ecfbf001855349116
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@launchdarkly/js-server-sdk-common@npm:2.16.0, @launchdarkly/js-server-sdk-common@npm:^2.15.2":
   version: 2.16.0
   resolution: "@launchdarkly/js-server-sdk-common@npm:2.16.0"
@@ -28156,7 +28131,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@graphql-codegen/typescript": "npm:^4.0.1"
     "@graphql-codegen/typescript-graphql-request": "npm:^6.0.1"
     "@graphql-codegen/typescript-operations": "npm:^4.0.1"
-    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.6.0"
+    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.11.0"
     "@opentelemetry/api": "npm:^1.9.0"
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-metrics-otlp-http": "npm:>=0.57.1 < 0.200.0"
     "@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http": "npm:>=0.57.1 < 0.200.0"
@@ -35311,7 +35286,7 @@ __metadata:
   dependencies:
     "@highlight-run/next": "workspace:*"
     "@highlight-run/pino": "workspace:*"
-    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.4.1"
+    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.11.0"
     "@next/env": "npm:^15.1.7"
     "@prisma/client": "npm:^6.4.1"
     "@prisma/instrumentation": "npm:^6.4.1"
@@ -39267,7 +39242,7 @@ __metadata:
   resolution: "react-router@workspace:e2e/react-router"
   dependencies:
     "@highlight-run/react": "workspace:*"
-    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.6.0"
+    "@launchdarkly/js-client-sdk": "npm:^0.11.0"
     "@launchdarkly/observability": "workspace:*"
     "@launchdarkly/session-replay": "workspace:*"
     "@types/react": "npm:^19.0.4"