diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
similarity index 96%
rename from .github/workflows/go.yml
rename to .github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index c53559d..99ec7b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Go test with Exasol version ${{ matrix.db }}
         env:
           DB_VERSION: ${{ matrix.db }}
-        run: go test -v -count 1 -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
+        run: go test -v -p 1 -count 1 -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
 
       - name: SonarCloud Scan
         if: matrix.go == env.DEFAULT_GO && matrix.db == env.DEFAULT_DB && github.repository_owner == 'exasol' && env.SONAR_TOKEN != null
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5100a38..74d5d12 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ pom.xml.versionsBackup
 *.orig
 *.old
 *.md.html
-*.flattened-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+*.flattened-pom.xml
+__debug_bin*
diff --git a/.project-keeper.yml b/.project-keeper.yml
index 0c1f1db..e0a4cb5 100644
--- a/.project-keeper.yml
+++ b/.project-keeper.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 sources:
   - type: golang
     path: go.mod
-version: 1.0.5
+version: 1.0.6
diff --git a/doc/changes/changelog.md b/doc/changes/changelog.md
index dacf9e0..69a254e 100644
--- a/doc/changes/changelog.md
+++ b/doc/changes/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Changes
 
+* [1.0.6](changes_1.0.6.md)
 * [1.0.5](changes_1.0.5.md)
 * [1.0.4](changes_1.0.4.md)
 * [1.0.3](changes_1.0.3.md)
diff --git a/doc/changes/changes_1.0.6.md b/doc/changes/changes_1.0.6.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dea98f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/changes_1.0.6.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Exasol Driver go 1.0.6, released 2024-03-13
+
+Code name: Fix escaping of URL path
+
+## Summary
+
+This release fixes an issue when the user specifies a URL path containing characters like `?` or `%`. These were incorrectly escaped. We fixed this and now the URL path is used without modification when connecting to the database.
+
+## Bugfix
+
+* #104: Fixed encoding of URL path
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index aa050ac..185fe3f 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const DriverVersion = "v1.0.5"
+const DriverVersion = "v1.0.6"
diff --git a/pkg/connection/websocket.go b/pkg/connection/websocket.go
index 1078acb..3bcfa69 100644
--- a/pkg/connection/websocket.go
+++ b/pkg/connection/websocket.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/exasol/exasol-driver-go/internal/utils"
 	"github.com/exasol/exasol-driver-go/pkg/connection/wsconn"
@@ -32,16 +33,14 @@ func (c *Connection) Connect() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	utils.ShuffleHosts(hosts)
-
 	for _, host := range hosts {
-		url := url.URL{
-			Scheme: c.getURIScheme(),
-			Host:   fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, c.Config.Port),
-			Path:   c.Config.UrlPath,
+		var url *url.URL
+		url, err = c.createURL(host)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		c.websocket, err = c.connectToHost(url)
+		c.websocket, err = c.connectToHost(*url)
 		if err == nil {
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -49,6 +48,14 @@ func (c *Connection) Connect() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (c *Connection) createURL(host string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	urlPath := c.Config.UrlPath
+	if len(urlPath) > 0 && !strings.HasPrefix(urlPath, "/") {
+		urlPath = "/" + urlPath
+	}
+	return url.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%d%s", c.getURIScheme(), host, c.Config.Port, urlPath))
+}
+
 func (c *Connection) connectToHost(url url.URL) (wsconn.WebsocketConnection, error) {
 	skipVerify := !c.Config.ValidateServerCertificate || c.Config.CertificateFingerprint != ""
 	ws, err := wsconn.CreateConnection(c.Ctx, skipVerify, c.Config.CertificateFingerprint, url)
diff --git a/pkg/connection/websocket_test.go b/pkg/connection/websocket_test.go
index 3bf5a40..5fb69a7 100644
--- a/pkg/connection/websocket_test.go
+++ b/pkg/connection/websocket_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,33 @@ func (suite *WebsocketTestSuite) TestSendFailsAtParsingResponseData() {
 	suite.EqualError(err, `failed to parse response data "\"invalid\"": json: cannot unmarshal string into Go value of type types.PublicKeyResponse`)
 }
 
+func (suite *WebsocketTestSuite) TestCreateURL() {
+	for i, testCase := range []struct {
+		description string
+		urlPath     string
+		expectedURL string
+	}{
+		{"empty url path", "", "ws://hostName:12345"},
+		{"url path with slash", "/", "ws://hostName:12345/"},
+		{"url path with leading slash", "/path", "ws://hostName:12345/path"},
+		{"url path without leading slash", "path", "ws://hostName:12345/path"},
+		{"url path with trailing slash", "path/", "ws://hostName:12345/path/"},
+		{"url path with leading and trailing slash", "/path/", "ws://hostName:12345/path/"},
+		{"url path with query", "path?query=1", "ws://hostName:12345/path?query=1"},
+		{"url with multiple query parameters", "path?query1=1&query2=2", "ws://hostName:12345/path?query1=1&query2=2"},
+		{"url path with query and fragment", "path?query=1#fragment", "ws://hostName:12345/path?query=1#fragment"},
+		{"url path with fragment", "path#fragment", "ws://hostName:12345/path#fragment"},
+	} {
+		suite.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Test%02d %s", i, testCase.description), func() {
+			connection := suite.createOpenConnection()
+			connection.Config.UrlPath = testCase.urlPath
+			url, err := connection.createURL("hostName")
+			suite.Assert().NoError(err)
+			suite.Equal(testCase.expectedURL, url.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (suite *WebsocketTestSuite) createOpenConnection() *Connection {
 	conn := &Connection{
 		Config:    &config.Config{Host: "invalid", Port: 12345, User: "user", Password: "password", ApiVersion: 42},