diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index da82256..07981d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ on:
         type: string
   push:
     branches: [ main, master ]
-    paths:
-      - 'lib/getstream_ruby/version.rb'
-      - 'getstream-ruby.gemspec'
 
 jobs:
   create-release-pr:
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0f70349..5e8accf 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
-gemspec
+gemspec name: 'getstream-ruby'
 
 group :development, :test do
 
diff --git a/getstream-ruby.gemspec b/getstream-ruby.gemspec
index b952e1d..abd861c 100644
--- a/getstream-ruby.gemspec
+++ b/getstream-ruby.gemspec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
 
   spec.add_dependency 'dotenv', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'faraday', '~> 2.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'faraday-multipart', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'faraday-retry', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'json', '~> 2.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'jwt', '~> 2.0'
diff --git a/lib/getstream_ruby/client.rb b/lib/getstream_ruby/client.rb
index 3d2c504..f7bc9a2 100644
--- a/lib/getstream_ruby/client.rb
+++ b/lib/getstream_ruby/client.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'faraday'
 require 'faraday/retry'
+require 'faraday/multipart'
 require 'json'
 require 'jwt'
 require_relative 'generated/base_model'
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ def make_request(method, path, query_params: nil, body: nil)
     def request(method, path, data = {})
       # Add API key to query parameters
       query_params = { api_key: @configuration.api_key }
+
+      # Check if this is a file upload request that needs multipart
+      return make_multipart_request(method, path, query_params, data) if multipart_request?(data)
+
       response = @connection.send(method) do |req|
 
         req.url path, query_params
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ def request(method, path, data = {})
     def build_connection
       Faraday.new(url: @configuration.base_url) do |conn|
 
+        conn.request :multipart
         conn.request :retry, {
           max: 3,
           interval: 0.05,
@@ -159,6 +165,81 @@ def handle_response(response)
       end
     end
 
+    def multipart_request?(data)
+      return false if data.nil? || data == {}
+
+      # Check if data is a FileUploadRequest or ImageUploadRequest
+      data.is_a?(GetStream::Generated::Models::FileUploadRequest) ||
+        data.is_a?(GetStream::Generated::Models::ImageUploadRequest)
+    end
+
+    def make_multipart_request(method, path, query_params, data)
+      # Build multipart form data
+      payload = {}
+
+      # Handle file field
+      raise APIError, 'file name must be provided' if data.file.nil? || data.file.empty?
+
+      file_path = data.file
+      raise APIError, "file not found: #{file_path}" unless File.exist?(file_path)
+
+      # Determine content type
+      content_type = detect_content_type(file_path)
+
+      # Add file as multipart (FilePart handles file opening/closing)
+      payload[:file] = Faraday::Multipart::FilePart.new(
+        file_path,
+        content_type,
+        File.basename(file_path),
+      )
+
+      # Add user field if present (as JSON string)
+      if data.user
+        user_json = data.user.to_json
+        payload[:user] = user_json
+      end
+
+      # Add upload_sizes field for ImageUploadRequest (as JSON string)
+      if data.is_a?(GetStream::Generated::Models::ImageUploadRequest) && data.upload_sizes
+        upload_sizes_json = data.upload_sizes.to_json
+        payload[:upload_sizes] = upload_sizes_json
+      end
+
+      response = @connection.send(method) do |req|
+
+        req.url path, query_params
+        req.headers['Authorization'] = generate_auth_header
+        req.headers['stream-auth-type'] = 'jwt'
+        req.headers['X-Stream-Client'] = user_agent
+        req.body = payload
+
+      end
+
+      handle_response(response)
+    rescue Faraday::Error => e
+      raise APIError, "Request failed: #{e.message}"
+    end
+
+    def detect_content_type(file_path)
+      ext = File.extname(file_path).downcase
+      case ext
+      when '.png'
+        'image/png'
+      when '.jpg', '.jpeg'
+        'image/jpeg'
+      when '.gif'
+        'image/gif'
+      when '.pdf'
+        'application/pdf'
+      when '.txt'
+        'text/plain'
+      when '.json'
+        'application/json'
+      else
+        'application/octet-stream'
+      end
+    end
+
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/spec/integration/feed_integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration/feed_integration_spec.rb
index acdec80..703fff9 100644
--- a/spec/integration/feed_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/feed_integration_spec.rb
@@ -825,6 +825,41 @@
 
   end
 
+  describe 'File Upload' do
+
+    it 'uploads a file using multipart form data' do
+
+      puts "\n📤 Testing file upload..."
+
+      # Get the path to the test file (in the same directory as the spec)
+      test_file_path = File.join(__dir__, 'upload-test.png')
+      raise "Test file not found: #{test_file_path}" unless File.exist?(test_file_path)
+
+      # Create file upload request
+      file_upload_request = GetStream::Generated::Models::FileUploadRequest.new(
+        file: test_file_path,
+        user: GetStream::Generated::Models::OnlyUserID.new(id: test_user_id_1),
+      )
+
+      # Upload the file
+      upload_response = client.common.upload_file(file_upload_request)
+
+      expect(upload_response).to be_a(GetStreamRuby::StreamResponse)
+      expect(upload_response.file).not_to be_nil
+      expect(upload_response.file).to be_a(String)
+      expect(upload_response.file).not_to be_empty
+
+      puts '✅ File uploaded successfully'
+      puts "   File URL: #{upload_response.file}"
+      puts "   Thumbnail URL: #{upload_response.thumb_url}" if upload_response.thumb_url
+
+      # Verify the URL is a valid URL
+      expect(upload_response.file).to match(/^https?:\/\//)
+
+    end
+
+  end
+
   describe 'Real World Usage Demo' do
 
     it 'demonstrates real-world usage patterns' do
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