diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 7ffe4a8..e53d575 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>true</ManagePackageVersionsCentrally>
-    <AvaloniaVersion>11.0.7</AvaloniaVersion>
+    <AvaloniaVersion>11.1.1</AvaloniaVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="Avalonia" Version="$(AvaloniaVersion)" />
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="Avalonia.Skia" Version="$(AvaloniaVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="$(AvaloniaVersion)" />
     <PackageVersion Include="System.Collections.Immutable" Version="5.0.0" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="System.Reactive" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="XamlNameReferenceGenerator" Version="1.6.1" />
-    <PackageVersion Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.Core.SplashScreen" Version="1.0.1.5" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Xamarin.AndroidX.Core.SplashScreen" Version="1.0.1.10" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageVersion Include="DryIoc" Version="5.3.3" />
diff --git a/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedBinding.cs b/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedBinding.cs
index 38bcb96..0f7836a 100644
--- a/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedBinding.cs
+++ b/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedBinding.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ protected ILocalizationManager? LocalizationManager
 
         LocalizationManager = localizationManager;
         SetLanguageValue(localizationManager);
-        return this;
+        return this.ToBinding();
     }
 
     public InstancedBinding? Initiate(AvaloniaObject target, AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty, object? anchor = null, bool enableDataValidation = false)
diff --git a/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedXamlString.cs b/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedXamlString.cs
index bb7c62d..048e8b7 100644
--- a/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedXamlString.cs
+++ b/Source/LocalizationManager.Avalonia/LocalizedXamlString.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ protected ILocalizationManager? LocalizationManager
 
         LocalizationManager = localizationManager;
         SetLanguageValue(localizationManager);
-        return this;
+        return this.ToBinding();
     }
 
     public InstancedBinding? Initiate(AvaloniaObject target, AvaloniaProperty? targetProperty, object? anchor = null, bool enableDataValidation = false)