diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1fdd11..29ad442 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ auth_params = BaoAuthParams(
 try:
     bao_client = Bao(auth_params=auth_params)
 except Exception as ex:
-    print(f'Could not connect to openbao: { bao_ip_address } - { ex }')
+    print(f'Could not connect to openbao: { auth_params.bao_address } - { ex }')
     sys.exit(1)
 ```
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ auth_params = BaoAuthParams(
 try:
     bao_client = Bao(auth_params=auth_params)
 except Exception as ex:
-    print(f'Could not connect to openbao: { bao_ip_address } - { ex }')
+    print(f'Could not connect to openbao: { ex }')
     sys.exit(1)
 ```
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ try:
     response = bao_client.generate_certificate(
         common_name=server_fqdn,
         pki="mycool-ca",
+        ttl="72h",
         pki_role="mycool-ca-role"
         )
 
diff --git a/openbaopy/bao.py b/openbaopy/bao.py
index 6077379..6ef8177 100644
--- a/openbaopy/bao.py
+++ b/openbaopy/bao.py
@@ -96,12 +96,13 @@ def __init__(self, auth_params: BaoAuthParams):
             if not self.__bao_client.is_authenticated():
                 raise hvac.exceptions.Unauthorized('Cloud not authenticate to bao server!')
 
-    def generate_certificate(self, common_name: str, pki: str, pki_role: str) -> dict:
+    def generate_certificate(self, common_name: str, ttl: str, pki: str, pki_role: str) -> dict:
         """
         Generate new signed x509 certificate.
 
         Args:
             common_name (str): The Certificates desired Common Name.
+            ttl (str): The certificates desired expiration e.g: 72h.
             pki (str): The CA/PKI mount to issue new certificates.
             pki_role (str): The desired openbao pki role.
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ def generate_certificate(self, common_name: str, pki: str, pki_role: str) -> dic
             response = self.__bao_client.secrets.pki.generate_certificate(
                 name=pki_role,
                 common_name=common_name,
+                ttl=ttl,
                 mount_point=pki
             )
             return response['data']
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 987f77f..ff69c4b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "openbaopy"
-version = "1.0.0"
+version = "1.0.1"
 description = "OpenBao client library"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"