diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 883ef46d..a208a399 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ options:
     type: string
   hostname:
     description: The hostname of the LDAP server
-    default: "ldap.canonical.com"
+    default: "ldap.glauth.com"
     type: string
diff --git a/integration-requirements.txt b/integration-requirements.txt
index f2916108..2b79851c 100644
--- a/integration-requirements.txt
+++ b/integration-requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-protobuf~=3.20.1
-pytest
+-r requirements.txt
 juju
+pytest
 pytest-operator
-requests
--r requirements.txt
diff --git a/lib/charms/glauth_k8s/v0/ldap.py b/lib/charms/glauth_k8s/v0/ldap.py
index a7f2ebf1..7e4807e0 100644
--- a/lib/charms/glauth_k8s/v0/ldap.py
+++ b/lib/charms/glauth_k8s/v0/ldap.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def _on_ldap_requested(self, event: LdapRequestedEvent) -> None:
         ldap_data = ...
 
         # Update the integration data
-        self.ldap_provider.update_relation_app_data(
+        self.ldap_provider.update_relations_app_data(
             relation.id,
             ldap_data,
         )
@@ -122,11 +122,9 @@ def _on_ldap_requested(self, event: LdapRequestedEvent) -> None:
 LDAP related information in order to connect and authenticate to the LDAP server
 """
 
-from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass
 from functools import wraps
-from typing import Any, Callable, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Literal, Optional, Union
 
-from dacite import Config, from_dict
 from ops.charm import (
     CharmBase,
     RelationBrokenEvent,
@@ -136,6 +134,14 @@ def _on_ldap_requested(self, event: LdapRequestedEvent) -> None:
 )
 from ops.framework import EventSource, Object, ObjectEvents
 from ops.model import Relation
+from pydantic import (
+    BaseModel,
+    ConfigDict,
+    StrictBool,
+    ValidationError,
+    field_serializer,
+    field_validator,
+)
 
 # The unique CharmHub library identifier, never change it
 LIBID = "5a535b3c4d0b40da98e29867128e57b9"
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ def _on_ldap_requested(self, event: LdapRequestedEvent) -> None:
 # to 0 if you are raising the major API version
 LIBPATCH = 2
 
-PYDEPS = ["dacite~=1.8.0"]
+PYDEPS = ["pydantic~=2.5.3"]
 
 DEFAULT_RELATION_NAME = "ldap"
 
@@ -176,18 +182,43 @@ def _update_relation_app_databag(
     relation.data[ldap.app].update(data)
 
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class LdapProviderData:
+class LdapProviderBaseData(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
+
     url: str
     base_dn: str
+
+    @field_validator("url")
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_ldap_url(cls, v: str) -> str:
+        if not v.startswith("ldap://"):
+            raise ValidationError("Invalid LDAP URL scheme.")
+
+        return v
+
+
+class LdapProviderData(LdapProviderBaseData):
     bind_dn: str
     bind_password_secret: str
-    auth_method: str
-    starttls: bool
+    auth_method: Literal["simple"]
+    starttls: StrictBool
+
+    @field_validator("starttls", mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize_bool(cls, v: str | bool) -> bool:
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            return True if v.casefold() == "true" else False
+
+        return v
 
+    @field_serializer("starttls")
+    def serialize_bool(self, starttls: bool) -> str:
+        return str(starttls)
+
+
+class LdapRequirerData(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(frozen=True)
 
-@dataclass(frozen=True)
-class LdapRequirerData:
     user: str
     group: str
 
@@ -198,9 +229,7 @@ class LdapRequestedEvent(RelationEvent):
     @property
     def data(self) -> Optional[LdapRequirerData]:
         relation_data = self.relation.data.get(self.relation.app)
-        return (
-            from_dict(data_class=LdapRequirerData, data=relation_data) if relation_data else None
-        )
+        return LdapRequirerData(**relation_data) if relation_data else None
 
 
 class LdapProviderEvents(ObjectEvents):
@@ -245,15 +274,21 @@ def _on_relation_changed(self, event: RelationChangedEvent) -> None:
         """Handle the event emitted when the requirer charm provides the necessary data."""
         self.on.ldap_requested.emit(event.relation)
 
-    def update_relation_app_data(
-        self, /, relation_id: int, data: Optional[LdapProviderData]
+    def update_relations_app_data(
+        self, /, data: Optional[LdapProviderBaseData] = None, relation_id: Optional[int] = None
     ) -> None:
         """An API for the provider charm to provide the LDAP related information."""
         if data is None:
             return
 
-        relation = self.charm.model.get_relation(self._relation_name, relation_id)
-        _update_relation_app_databag(self.charm, relation, asdict(data))
+        if not (relations := self.charm.model.relations.get(self._relation_name)):
+            return
+
+        if relation_id is not None:
+            relations = [relation for relation in relations if relation.id == relation_id]
+
+        for relation in relations:
+            _update_relation_app_databag(self.charm, relation, data.model_dump())
 
 
 class LdapRequirer(Object):
@@ -320,12 +355,4 @@ def consume_ldap_relation_data(
             return None
 
         provider_data = relation.data.get(relation.app)
-        return (
-            from_dict(
-                data_class=LdapProviderData,
-                data=provider_data,
-                config=Config(cast=[bool]),
-            )
-            if provider_data
-            else None
-        )
+        return LdapProviderData(**provider_data) if provider_data else None
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d9d34d91..8628906f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 cosl
-dacite ~= 1.8.0
 Jinja2
 lightkube
 lightkube-models
 ops >= 2.2.0
 psycopg[binary]
+pydantic ~= 2.5.3
 SQLAlchemy
 tenacity ~= 8.2.3
diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index 3a6559e0..0a945fd6 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ def _on_database_changed(self, event: DatabaseEndpointsChangedEvent) -> None:
     def _on_config_changed(self, event: ConfigChangedEvent) -> None:
         self.config_file.base_dn = self.config.get("base_dn")
         self._handle_event_update(event)
+        self.ldap_provider.update_relations_app_data(
+            data=self._ldap_integration.provider_base_data
+        )
 
     @validate_container_connectivity
     def _on_pebble_ready(self, event: PebbleReadyEvent) -> None:
@@ -207,9 +210,9 @@ def _on_ldap_requested(self, event: LdapRequestedEvent) -> None:
             return
 
         self._ldap_integration.load_bind_account(requirer_data.user, requirer_data.group)
-        self.ldap_provider.update_relation_app_data(
-            event.relation.id,
-            self._ldap_integration.provider_data,
+        self.ldap_provider.update_relations_app_data(
+            relation_id=event.relation.id,
+            data=self._ldap_integration.provider_data,
         )
 
     def _on_promtail_error(self, event: PromtailDigestError) -> None:
diff --git a/src/integrations.py b/src/integrations.py
index 3f112603..dfdc215f 100644
--- a/src/integrations.py
+++ b/src/integrations.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from secrets import token_bytes
 from typing import Optional
 
-from charms.glauth_k8s.v0.ldap import LdapProviderData
+from charms.glauth_k8s.v0.ldap import LdapProviderBaseData, LdapProviderData
 from configs import DatabaseConfig
 from constants import DEFAULT_GID, DEFAULT_UID, GLAUTH_LDAP_PORT
 from database import Capability, Group, Operation, User
@@ -53,15 +53,30 @@ def load_bind_account(self, user: str, group: str) -> None:
         database_config = DatabaseConfig.load(self._charm.database_requirer)
         self._bind_account = _create_bind_account(database_config.dsn, user, group)
 
+    @property
+    def ldap_url(self) -> str:
+        return f"ldap://{self._charm.config.get('hostname')}:{GLAUTH_LDAP_PORT}"
+
+    @property
+    def base_dn(self) -> str:
+        return self._charm.config.get("base_dn")
+
+    @property
+    def provider_base_data(self) -> LdapProviderBaseData:
+        return LdapProviderBaseData(
+            url=self.ldap_url,
+            base_dn=self.base_dn,
+        )
+
     @property
     def provider_data(self) -> Optional[LdapProviderData]:
         if not self._bind_account:
             return None
 
         return LdapProviderData(
-            url=f"ldap://{self._charm.config.get('hostname')}:{GLAUTH_LDAP_PORT}",
-            base_dn=self._charm.config.get("base_dn"),
-            bind_dn=f"cn={self._bind_account.cn},ou={self._bind_account.ou},{self._charm.config.get('base_dn')}",
+            url=self.ldap_url,
+            base_dn=self.base_dn,
+            bind_dn=f"cn={self._bind_account.cn},ou={self._bind_account.ou},{self.base_dn}",
             bind_password_secret=self._bind_account.password or "",
             auth_method="simple",
             starttls=True,