diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Ballerina.toml
index e70b40ff7a..60fbfeb941 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_advanced_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Dependencies.toml
index 1e9eb25815..1112469aa0 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_advanced_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "crypto"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "file"},
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/tests/http_cache_config_annotation_test.bal b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/tests/http_cache_config_annotation_test.bal
index 7dee547114..e9afd1a256 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/tests/http_cache_config_annotation_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-advanced-tests/tests/http_cache_config_annotation_test.bal
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ isolated int noCacheHitCountNew = 0;
 isolated int maxAgeHitCountNew = 0;
 isolated int numberOfHitsNew = 0;
 isolated int statusHits = 0;
+isolated int greetingHits = 0;
 final readonly & xml maxAgePayload1 = xml `<message>before cache expiration</message>`;
 final readonly & xml maxAgePayload2 = xml `<message>after cache expiration</message>`;
 readonly & string errorBody = "Error";
@@ -160,6 +161,13 @@ service / on new http:Listener(cacheAnnotationTestPort2, httpVersion = http:HTTP
             return err;
         }
     }
+
+    resource function default greeting() returns @http:Cache {maxAge: 10} json {
+        lock {
+            greetingHits += 1;
+        }
+        return {"message": "Hello, World!"};
+    }
 }
 
 @test:Config {}
@@ -318,3 +326,50 @@ function testReturnStatusCodeResponsesWithAnnotation() returns error? {
     common:assertTextPayload(response.getTextPayload(), errorBody);
     return;
 }
+
+@test:Config {}
+function testBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute() returns error? {
+    check checkBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute("GET", 1);
+    runtime:sleep(1);
+    check checkBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute("get", 1);
+    runtime:sleep(1);
+    check checkBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute("HEAD", 2);
+    runtime:sleep(1);
+    check checkBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute("head", 2);
+}
+
+function checkBasicCachingBehaviourWithExecute(string method, int hitCount) returns error? {
+    http:Response|error response = cacheBackendEP->execute(method, "/greeting", new http:Request());
+    if response is http:Response {
+        test:assertEquals(response.statusCode, 200, msg = "Found unexpected output");
+        lock {
+            test:assertEquals(greetingHits, hitCount);
+        }
+    } else {
+        test:assertFail(msg = "Found unexpected output type: " + response.message());
+    }
+
+    runtime:sleep(1);
+
+    response = cacheBackendEP->execute(method, "/greeting", new http:Request());
+    if response is http:Response {
+        test:assertEquals(response.statusCode, 200, msg = "Found unexpected output");
+        lock {
+            test:assertEquals(greetingHits, hitCount);
+        }
+    } else {
+        test:assertFail(msg = "Found unexpected output type: " + response.message());
+    }
+
+    runtime:sleep(1);
+
+    response = cacheBackendEP->execute(method, "/greeting", new http:Request());
+    if response is http:Response {
+        test:assertEquals(response.statusCode, 200, msg = "Found unexpected output");
+        lock {
+            test:assertEquals(greetingHits, hitCount);
+        }
+    } else {
+        test:assertFail(msg = "Found unexpected output type: " + response.message());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Ballerina.toml
index 728c6841f2..b3e33a0368 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_client_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Dependencies.toml
index fa7b9fd5bd..649ff4acbb 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-client-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_client_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "constraint"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Ballerina.toml
index ae4ae50167..9ddfa249e6 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_dispatching_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Dependencies.toml
index ce78873752..914fbd2ceb 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-dispatching-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_dispatching_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "constraint"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Ballerina.toml
index a88f4abaf7..cef3db13a6 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_interceptor_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Dependencies.toml
index 873ec10f48..1129b506cb 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-interceptor-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_interceptor_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http_test_common"},
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Ballerina.toml
index fc2c16a181..b853c33d28 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_misc_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Dependencies.toml
index 79d2ae04da..ed904ca4f7 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-misc-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_misc_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http_test_common"},
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Ballerina.toml
index 5b11f4b9f9..6ec80ec26b 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_resiliency_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Dependencies.toml
index 0d9dc3c1f9..a1771d090d 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-resiliency-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_resiliency_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http_test_common"},
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Ballerina.toml
index 6611696384..946f92396f 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_security_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Dependencies.toml
index 1c0db09ffb..f0b55ac177 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-security-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_security_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Ballerina.toml
index e894f82fa0..2a56ee8e1c 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_service_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Dependencies.toml
index adbcdced85..13e7c68e45 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-service-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_service_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "file"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Ballerina.toml
index e0df483621..138c887e66 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Dependencies.toml
index 88096037b4..7fc3d47e13 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http-test-common/Dependencies.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ distribution-version = "2201.5.0"
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "mime"},
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Ballerina.toml
index 91c4cbda81..bed28e018a 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http2_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[dependency]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
 repository = "local"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 scope = "testOnly"
-path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../../test-utils/build/libs/http-test-utils-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Dependencies.toml
index e96fb8fb22..917a59bb20 100644
--- a/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina-tests/http2-tests/Dependencies.toml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http2_tests"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "file"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "http"},
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http_test_common"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 scope = "testOnly"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "lang.string"},
diff --git a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
index 26f0c688ab..941d85e8c7 100644
--- a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 authors = ["Ballerina"]
 keywords = ["http", "network", "service", "listener", "client"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerina-http"
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ distribution = "2201.5.0"
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.stdlib"
 artifactId = "http-native"
-version = "2.8.6"
-path = "../native/build/libs/http-native-2.8.6.jar"
+version = "2.8.7"
+path = "../native/build/libs/http-native-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
 
 [[platform.java11.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.stdlib"
diff --git a/ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml b/ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml
index 80957b31f6..b9889d0e4b 100644
--- a/ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml
+++ b/ballerina/CompilerPlugin.toml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ id = "http-compiler-plugin"
 class = "io.ballerina.stdlib.http.compiler.HttpCompilerPlugin"
 
 [[dependency]]
-path = "../compiler-plugin/build/libs/http-compiler-plugin-2.8.6.jar"
+path = "../compiler-plugin/build/libs/http-compiler-plugin-2.8.7-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
index b9e7718004..eb8669580a 100644
--- a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "crypto"
-version = "2.3.1"
+version = "2.3.2"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "time"}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "http"
-version = "2.8.6"
+version = "2.8.7"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "auth"},
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "cache"},
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "time"
-version = "2.2.4"
+version = "2.2.5"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"}
 ]
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ modules = [
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerina"
 name = "url"
-version = "2.2.3"
+version = "2.2.4"
 dependencies = [
 	{org = "ballerina", name = "jballerina.java"}
 ]
diff --git a/ballerina/caching_http_cache.bal b/ballerina/caching_http_cache.bal
index cf300ffb8b..be06fd6d38 100644
--- a/ballerina/caching_http_cache.bal
+++ b/ballerina/caching_http_cache.bal
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@ isolated function weakValidatorEquals(string etag1, string etag2) returns boolea
 }
 
 isolated function getCacheKey(string httpMethod, string url) returns string {
-    return string `${httpMethod} ${url}`;
+    return string `${httpMethod.toUpperAscii()} ${url}`;
 }
diff --git a/ballerina/caching_http_caching_client.bal b/ballerina/caching_http_caching_client.bal
index bf1ce49d5d..52b83743ef 100644
--- a/ballerina/caching_http_caching_client.bal
+++ b/ballerina/caching_http_caching_client.bal
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ client isolated class HttpCachingClient {
         Request request = <Request>message;
         setRequestCacheControlHeader(request);
 
-        if httpMethod == HTTP_GET || httpMethod == HTTP_HEAD {
+        if httpMethod.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_GET) || httpMethod.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_HEAD) {
             return getCachedResponse(self.cache, self.httpClient, request, httpMethod, path,
                                      self.cacheConfig.isShared, false);
         }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ client isolated class HttpCachingClient {
     # + request - The HTTP request to be forwarded
     # + return - The response or an `http:ClientError` if failed to establish the communication with the upstream server
     remote isolated function forward(string path, Request request) returns Response|ClientError {
-        if request.method == HTTP_GET || request.method == HTTP_HEAD {
+        if request.method.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_GET) || request.method.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_HEAD) {
             return getCachedResponse(self.cache, self.httpClient, request, request.method, path,
                                      self.cacheConfig.isShared, true);
         }
@@ -367,9 +367,9 @@ isolated function sendNewRequest(HttpClient httpClient, Request request, string
     if forwardRequest {
         return httpClient->forward(path, request);
     }
-    if httpMethod == HTTP_GET {
+    if httpMethod.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_GET) {
         return httpClient->get(path, message = request);
-    } else if httpMethod == HTTP_HEAD {
+    } else if httpMethod.equalsIgnoreCaseAscii(HTTP_HEAD) {
         return httpClient->head(path, message = request);
     } else {
         string message = "HTTP method not supported in caching client: " + httpMethod;
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 0950b9d22e..d92e975f25 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ This file contains all the notable changes done to the Ballerina HTTP package th
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to 
 [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- [Fix caching behaviour with client execute method](https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-library/issues/6570)
+
 ## [2.8.6] - 2024-05-08
 
 ### Added