libgazebo_ros_ray_sensor plugin sensor_msgs/Range message broken

[AmmarAlbakri]

I am trying to implement a range measurement plugin using the libgazebo_ros_ray_sensor, i defined the sensor as documented in the migration wiki:
<sensor type="gpu_ray" name="range_sensor"> <visualize>True</visualize> <update_rate>30</update_rate> <ray> <scan> <horizontal> <samples>15</samples> <resolution>1</resolution> <min_angle>-0.087</min_angle> <max_angle>0.087</max_angle> </horizontal> <vertical> <samples>15</samples> <resolution>1</resolution> <min_angle>-0.087</min_angle> <max_angle>0.087</max_angle> </vertical> </scan> <range> <min>0.05</min> <max>15.0</max> <resolution>0.01</resolution> </range> <noise> <type>gaussian</type> <mean>0.0</mean> <stddev>0.01</stddev> </noise> </ray> <plugin name="gazebo_ros_range_controller" filename="libgazebo_ros_ray_sensor.so"> <ros> <namespace>/range_link</namespace> <remapping>~/out:=range</remapping> </ros> <output_type>sensor_msgs/Range</output_type> <frame_name>range_link</frame_name> <radiation_type>ultrasound</radiation_type> </plugin> </sensor>

No matter where i place the obstacle the output is always -inf as shown here:

header: stamp: sec: 147 nanosec: 945000000 frame_id: range_link radiation_type: 0 field_of_view: 0.17399999499320984 min_range: 0.05000000074505806 max_range: 15.0 range: -.inf
when i change message type to LaserScan and put obstacle in front it works so I think there is some issue in the conversion to a Range message.