diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98cdf25..961efd0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 .packages
 .pub-cache/
 .pub/
-/pubspec.lock
+pubspec.lock
+.metadata
 build/
 
 # Android related
diff --git a/.metadata b/.metadata
deleted file mode 100644
index fae1a7b..0000000
--- a/.metadata
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# This file tracks properties of this Flutter project.
-# Used by Flutter tool to assess capabilities and perform upgrades etc.
-#
-# This file should be version controlled and should not be manually edited.
-
-version:
-  revision: ffb2ecea5223acdd139a5039be2f9c796962833d
-  channel: stable
-
-project_type: package
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0a28995..2287ab9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.1.1:
+* Fix: add back deprecated 'fromBytes' method to support autoscaling of images again. In the future this should be done with the bytes method for BitmapDescriptor.
+
 2.1.0:
  * Chore: Upgrade google_maps_flutter dependency to 2.6.1
 
diff --git a/example/lib/main.dart b/example/lib/main.dart
index e6df32e..fe2b00a 100644
--- a/example/lib/main.dart
+++ b/example/lib/main.dart
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ class _TrackTraceDemoState extends State<TrackTraceDemo> {
     );
 
     startMarkerIcon = bitmap;
+    // ignore: deprecated_member_use
     var bitmapDescriptor = await BitmapDescriptor.fromAssetImage(
       const ImageConfiguration(size: Size(100, 100)),
       'assets/ic_location_on.png',
diff --git a/example/pubspec.lock b/example/pubspec.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 71ab0a1..0000000
--- a/example/pubspec.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,369 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by pub
-# See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
-packages:
-  async:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: async
-      sha256: "947bfcf187f74dbc5e146c9eb9c0f10c9f8b30743e341481c1e2ed3ecc18c20c"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.11.0"
-  boolean_selector:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: boolean_selector
-      sha256: "6cfb5af12253eaf2b368f07bacc5a80d1301a071c73360d746b7f2e32d762c66"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.1"
-  characters:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: characters
-      sha256: "04a925763edad70e8443c99234dc3328f442e811f1d8fd1a72f1c8ad0f69a605"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.0"
-  clock:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: clock
-      sha256: cb6d7f03e1de671e34607e909a7213e31d7752be4fb66a86d29fe1eb14bfb5cf
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.1.1"
-  collection:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: collection
-      sha256: ee67cb0715911d28db6bf4af1026078bd6f0128b07a5f66fb2ed94ec6783c09a
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.18.0"
-  csslib:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: csslib
-      sha256: b36c7f7e24c0bdf1bf9a3da461c837d1de64b9f8beb190c9011d8c72a3dfd745
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.17.2"
-  fake_async:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: fake_async
-      sha256: "511392330127add0b769b75a987850d136345d9227c6b94c96a04cf4a391bf78"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.1"
-  flutter:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description: flutter
-    source: sdk
-    version: "0.0.0"
-  flutter_google_track_and_trace:
-    dependency: "direct main"
-    description:
-      path: ".."
-      relative: true
-    source: path
-    version: "2.1.0"
-  flutter_lints:
-    dependency: "direct dev"
-    description:
-      name: flutter_lints
-      sha256: b543301ad291598523947dc534aaddc5aaad597b709d2426d3a0e0d44c5cb493
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.4"
-  flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle
-      sha256: "60fc7b78455b94e6de2333d2f95196d32cf5c22f4b0b0520a628804cb463503b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.7"
-  flutter_polyline_points:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: flutter_polyline_points
-      sha256: "02699e69142f51a248d784b6e3eec524194467fca5f7c4da19699ce2368b6980"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.0"
-  flutter_test:
-    dependency: "direct dev"
-    description: flutter
-    source: sdk
-    version: "0.0.0"
-  flutter_web_plugins:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description: flutter
-    source: sdk
-    version: "0.0.0"
-  google_maps:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps
-      sha256: "47eef3836b49bb030d5cb3afc60b8451408bf34cf753e571b645d6529eb4251a"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "7.1.0"
-  google_maps_flutter:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps_flutter
-      sha256: c1972cbad779bc5346c49045f26ae45550a0958b1cbca5b524dd3c8954995d28
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.6.1"
-  google_maps_flutter_android:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps_flutter_android
-      sha256: "0bcadb80eba39afda77dede89a6caafd3b68f2786b90491eceea4a01c3db181c"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.8.0"
-  google_maps_flutter_ios:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps_flutter_ios
-      sha256: e5132d17f051600d90d79d9f574b177c24231da702453a036db2490f9ced4646
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.6.0"
-  google_maps_flutter_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps_flutter_platform_interface
-      sha256: "167af879da4d004cd58771f1469b91dcc3b9b0a2c5334cc6bf71fd41d4b35403"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.6.0"
-  google_maps_flutter_web:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: google_maps_flutter_web
-      sha256: "0c0d5c723d94b295cf86dd1c45ff91d2ac1fff7c05ddca4f01bef9fa0a014690"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.5.7"
-  html:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: html
-      sha256: d9793e10dbe0e6c364f4c59bf3e01fb33a9b2a674bc7a1081693dba0614b6269
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.15.1"
-  http:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: http
-      sha256: "6aa2946395183537c8b880962d935877325d6a09a2867c3970c05c0fed6ac482"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.13.5"
-  http_parser:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: http_parser
-      sha256: "2aa08ce0341cc9b354a498388e30986515406668dbcc4f7c950c3e715496693b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "4.0.2"
-  js:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: js
-      sha256: "5528c2f391ededb7775ec1daa69e65a2d61276f7552de2b5f7b8d34ee9fd4ab7"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.6.5"
-  js_wrapping:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: js_wrapping
-      sha256: e385980f7c76a8c1c9a560dfb623b890975841542471eade630b2871d243851c
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.4"
-  leak_tracker:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: leak_tracker
-      sha256: "7f0df31977cb2c0b88585095d168e689669a2cc9b97c309665e3386f3e9d341a"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "10.0.4"
-  leak_tracker_flutter_testing:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: leak_tracker_flutter_testing
-      sha256: "06e98f569d004c1315b991ded39924b21af84cf14cc94791b8aea337d25b57f8"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.3"
-  leak_tracker_testing:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: leak_tracker_testing
-      sha256: "6ba465d5d76e67ddf503e1161d1f4a6bc42306f9d66ca1e8f079a47290fb06d3"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "3.0.1"
-  lints:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: lints
-      sha256: a2c3d198cb5ea2e179926622d433331d8b58374ab8f29cdda6e863bd62fd369c
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.0.1"
-  matcher:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: matcher
-      sha256: d2323aa2060500f906aa31a895b4030b6da3ebdcc5619d14ce1aada65cd161cb
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.12.16+1"
-  material_color_utilities:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: material_color_utilities
-      sha256: "0e0a020085b65b6083975e499759762399b4475f766c21668c4ecca34ea74e5a"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.8.0"
-  meta:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: meta
-      sha256: "7687075e408b093f36e6bbf6c91878cc0d4cd10f409506f7bc996f68220b9136"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.12.0"
-  path:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: path
-      sha256: "087ce49c3f0dc39180befefc60fdb4acd8f8620e5682fe2476afd0b3688bb4af"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.9.0"
-  plugin_platform_interface:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: plugin_platform_interface
-      sha256: "4820fbfdb9478b1ebae27888254d445073732dae3d6ea81f0b7e06d5dedc3f02"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.8"
-  sanitize_html:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: sanitize_html
-      sha256: "0a445f19bbaa196f5a4f93461aa066b94e6e025622eb1e9bc77872a5e25233a5"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.0.0"
-  sky_engine:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description: flutter
-    source: sdk
-    version: "0.0.99"
-  source_span:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: source_span
-      sha256: "53e943d4206a5e30df338fd4c6e7a077e02254531b138a15aec3bd143c1a8b3c"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.10.0"
-  stack_trace:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: stack_trace
-      sha256: "73713990125a6d93122541237550ee3352a2d84baad52d375a4cad2eb9b7ce0b"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.11.1"
-  stream_channel:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: stream_channel
-      sha256: ba2aa5d8cc609d96bbb2899c28934f9e1af5cddbd60a827822ea467161eb54e7
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.2"
-  stream_transform:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: stream_transform
-      sha256: "14a00e794c7c11aa145a170587321aedce29769c08d7f58b1d141da75e3b1c6f"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.0"
-  string_scanner:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: string_scanner
-      sha256: "556692adab6cfa87322a115640c11f13cb77b3f076ddcc5d6ae3c20242bedcde"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.0"
-  term_glyph:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: term_glyph
-      sha256: a29248a84fbb7c79282b40b8c72a1209db169a2e0542bce341da992fe1bc7e84
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.2.1"
-  test_api:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: test_api
-      sha256: "9955ae474176f7ac8ee4e989dadfb411a58c30415bcfb648fa04b2b8a03afa7f"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.7.0"
-  typed_data:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: typed_data
-      sha256: "26f87ade979c47a150c9eaab93ccd2bebe70a27dc0b4b29517f2904f04eb11a5"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "1.3.1"
-  vector_math:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: vector_math
-      sha256: "80b3257d1492ce4d091729e3a67a60407d227c27241d6927be0130c98e741803"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "2.1.4"
-  vm_service:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: vm_service
-      sha256: "3923c89304b715fb1eb6423f017651664a03bf5f4b29983627c4da791f74a4ec"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "14.2.1"
-  web:
-    dependency: transitive
-    description:
-      name: web
-      sha256: "97da13628db363c635202ad97068d47c5b8aa555808e7a9411963c533b449b27"
-      url: "https://pub.dev"
-    source: hosted
-    version: "0.5.1"
-sdks:
-  dart: ">=3.3.0 <4.0.0"
-  flutter: ">=3.19.0"
diff --git a/lib/flutter_google_track_and_trace.dart b/lib/flutter_google_track_and_trace.dart
index 9bd7573..f432c5b 100644
--- a/lib/flutter_google_track_and_trace.dart
+++ b/lib/flutter_google_track_and_trace.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export 'package:google_maps_flutter/google_maps_flutter.dart'
         Polyline,
         PolylineId,
         JointType,
+        MapBitmapScaling,
         LatLng;
 part 'src/controller.dart';
 part 'src/directions_repository.dart';
diff --git a/lib/src/marker_generator.dart b/lib/src/marker_generator.dart
index ef07a81..7f78fbb 100644
--- a/lib/src/marker_generator.dart
+++ b/lib/src/marker_generator.dart
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ Future<BitmapDescriptor> convertBytesToCustomBitmapDescriptor(
   var data = await _image.toByteData(format: ui.ImageByteFormat.png);
 
   //convert PNG bytes as BitmapDescriptor
-  return BitmapDescriptor.bytes(data!.buffer.asUint8List());
+  // TODO(freek): change this to use .bytes but this impacts the autoscaling
+  // ignore: deprecated_member_use
+  return BitmapDescriptor.fromBytes(data!.buffer.asUint8List());
 }
 
 /// https://medium.com/@JBXBergDev/how-to-use-googlemap-markers-with-flutter-material-icons-38c4c975e928
@@ -119,8 +121,9 @@ Future<BitmapDescriptor> createBitmapDescriptorFromIconData(
   var picture = pictureRecorder.endRecording();
   var image = await picture.toImage(markerSize.round(), markerSize.round());
   var bytes = await image.toByteData(format: ui.ImageByteFormat.png);
-
-  return BitmapDescriptor.bytes(bytes!.buffer.asUint8List());
+  // TODO(freek): change this to use .bytes but this impacts the autoscaling
+  // ignore: deprecated_member_use
+  return BitmapDescriptor.fromBytes(bytes!.buffer.asUint8List());
 }
 
 /// Paints the icon background
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index f2a7cac..6ca8f60 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: flutter_google_track_and_trace
 description: An Iconica Flutter plugin for Track & Trace Package
-version: 2.1.0
+version: 2.1.1
 repository: https://github.com/Iconica-Development/flutter_google_track_and_trace
 
 publish_to: https://forgejo.internal.iconica.nl/api/packages/internal/pub
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ dev_dependencies:
     sdk: flutter
   flutter_lints: ^1.0.0
 
-flutter:
-
 false_secrets:
   - example/lib/main.dart
   - example/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml