diff --git a/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/spec/McpClientSession.java b/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/spec/McpClientSession.java
index bc3f53467..e2dac9d5a 100644
--- a/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/spec/McpClientSession.java
+++ b/mcp-core/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/spec/McpClientSession.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ private Mono<Void> handleIncomingNotification(McpSchema.JSONRPCNotification noti
 	 * prefix with an atomic counter to ensure uniqueness.
 	 * @return A unique request ID string
 	 */
-	private String generateRequestId() {
+	protected String generateRequestId() {
 		return this.sessionPrefix + "-" + this.requestCounter.getAndIncrement();
 	}