diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index fee4327..f77d71b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CHANGES
 
-1.1.0 (Feb 27 2026)
+1.1.0 (Mar 6 2026)
 - Split SDK 10.5.1 remains supported. Provider lifecycle events (PROVIDER_READY, PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED, PROVIDER_ERROR) require Split SDK 10.6.0 or later; on 10.5.1 the provider works as before without emitting those events.
 - Provider now emits OpenFeature provider events (PROVIDER_READY, PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED, PROVIDER_ERROR) when Split SDK 10.6+ fires ready/update/timeout. Event details include OpenFeature-friendly metadata (see docs/EVENTS_MAPPING.md).
 
diff --git a/split_openfeature_provider/split_provider.py b/split_openfeature_provider/split_provider.py
index f009111..a506b43 100644
--- a/split_openfeature_provider/split_provider.py
+++ b/split_openfeature_provider/split_provider.py
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ def detach(self):
         self._split_client_wrapper.unregister_for_split_events()
         super().detach()
 
-    def _on_split_event(self, split_event, event_metadata):
-        """Map Split SDK events to OpenFeature provider events with OpenFeature-friendly details."""
-        _LOGGER.debug("SplitProvider: _on_split_event received %s", split_event)
+    def _handle_split_event(self, split_event, event_metadata):
+        """
+        Handle Split SDK events and emit corresponding OpenFeature provider events.
+        Shared logic for both sync and async event handlers.
+        """
+        _LOGGER.debug("SplitProvider: received split event %s", split_event)
         if split_event == SPLIT_EVENT_BUR_TIMEOUT:
             self.emit_provider_error(ProviderEventDetails(
                 message="Block until ready timed out",
@@ -96,30 +99,13 @@ def _on_split_event(self, split_event, event_metadata):
             _LOGGER.info("SplitProvider: emitting PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED flags_changed=%s", flags_changed)
             self.emit_provider_configuration_changed(details)
 
+    def _on_split_event(self, split_event, event_metadata):
+        """Map Split SDK events to OpenFeature provider events (sync path)."""
+        self._handle_split_event(split_event, event_metadata)
+
     async def _on_split_event_async(self, split_event, event_metadata):
-        """Async version for asyncio path; same logic as _on_split_event (emit_* are sync)."""
-        _LOGGER.debug("SplitProvider: _on_split_event_async received %s", split_event)
-        if split_event == SPLIT_EVENT_BUR_TIMEOUT:
-            self.emit_provider_error(ProviderEventDetails(
-                message="Block until ready timed out",
-                error_code=ErrorCode.PROVIDER_NOT_READY,
-                metadata=_metadata_from_split(split_event, event_metadata),
-            ))
-            return
-        if SdkEvent is None:
-            return
-        if split_event == SdkEvent.SDK_READY:
-            self.emit_provider_ready(ProviderEventDetails(
-                metadata=_metadata_from_split(split_event, event_metadata),
-            ))
-        elif split_event == SdkEvent.SDK_UPDATE:
-            flags_changed = _flags_changed_from_sdk_update(event_metadata)
-            details = ProviderEventDetails(
-                flags_changed=flags_changed,
-                metadata=_metadata_from_split(split_event, event_metadata),
-            )
-            _LOGGER.info("SplitProvider: emitting PROVIDER_CONFIGURATION_CHANGED flags_changed=%s", flags_changed)
-            self.emit_provider_configuration_changed(details)
+        """Map Split SDK events to OpenFeature provider events (async path)."""
+        self._handle_split_event(split_event, event_metadata)
 
     def get_provider_hooks(self) -> typing.List[Hook]:
         return []