diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65841f5..adf1dc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Change Log
 
-## 2.0.5 - 2022-04-12
+## 2.0.6 - 2024-02-05
+### Added
+- Support for endpoint override for instance principal auth mode.
+
+## 2.0.5 - 2023-04-12
 ### Added
 - Prometheus metrics support for multi worker configuration.
 - 'FAQ' section to help customers in triaging issues when encountered.
diff --git a/fluent-plugin-oci-logging-analytics.gemspec b/fluent-plugin-oci-logging-analytics.gemspec
index a75d49a..47e3843 100755
--- a/fluent-plugin-oci-logging-analytics.gemspec
+++ b/fluent-plugin-oci-logging-analytics.gemspec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift(lib) unless $LOAD_PATH.include?(lib)
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.name    = "fluent-plugin-oci-logging-analytics"
-  spec.version = "2.0.5"
+  spec.version = "2.0.6"
   spec.authors = ["Oracle","OCI Observability: Logging Analytics"]
   spec.email   = ["oci_la_plugins_grp@oracle.com"]
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "fluentd", [">= 0.14.10", "< 2"]
   spec.add_runtime_dependency 'rubyzip', '~> 2.3.2'
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "oci", "~>2.16"
-  spec.add_runtime_dependency "prometheus-client", "~>4.0.0"
+  spec.add_runtime_dependency "prometheus-client", "~>4.0"
   spec.add_runtime_dependency "yajl-ruby", '~> 1.4', '>= 1.4.3'
 
 end
diff --git a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_oci-logging-analytics.rb b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_oci-logging-analytics.rb
index a0e4ed7..47b1a21 100755
--- a/lib/fluent/plugin/out_oci-logging-analytics.rb
+++ b/lib/fluent/plugin/out_oci-logging-analytics.rb
@@ -250,11 +250,16 @@ def initialize_loganalytics_client()
         case @auth_type
           when "InstancePrincipal"
             instance_principals_signer = OCI::Auth::Signers::InstancePrincipalsSecurityTokenSigner.new
-            @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config: OCI::Config.new, signer: instance_principals_signer)
+            if is_valid(@endpoint)
+              @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config: OCI::Config.new, endpoint: @endpoint, signer: instance_principals_signer)
+              @@logger.info {"loganalytics_client initialised with endpoint: #{@endpoint}"}
+            else
+              @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config: OCI::Config.new, signer: instance_principals_signer)
+            end
           when "ConfigFile"
             my_config = OCI::ConfigFileLoader.load_config(config_file_location: @config_file_location, profile_name: @profile_name)
-            if is_valid(endpoint)
-              @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config:my_config, endpoint:@endpoint)
+            if is_valid(@endpoint)
+              @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config: my_config, endpoint: @endpoint)
               @@logger.info {"loganalytics_client initialised with endpoint: #{@endpoint}"}
             else
               @@loganalytics_client = OCI::LogAnalytics::LogAnalyticsClient.new(config:my_config)