diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 588665a285..e853187e42 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ constraints: zip +disable-bzip2 +disable-zstd
 source-repository-package
     type: git
     location: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git
-    tag: b82cf7d001c2719dbe8e48e1c84dbbd9d485688d
+    tag: 97802a30fce1dfeea90f0b465e21fc8eca937abb
 
 source-repository-package
     type: git
diff --git a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
index 30a66cb03c..1c660f4dfa 100644
--- a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
+++ b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."b82cf7d001c2719dbe8e48e1c84dbbd9d485688d" = "15qsgcq27h9ajhrdr91bll8vfgjd8qvsfcbf7wbd4ngl19avr944";
+  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."97802a30fce1dfeea90f0b465e21fc8eca937abb" = "1pgrfzir7www4f2h1byvzlihs6vird85m1mhwiinl0xaqsycha1m";
   "https://github.com/simplex-chat/hs-socks.git"."a30cc7a79a08d8108316094f8f2f82a0c5e1ac51" = "0yasvnr7g91k76mjkamvzab2kvlb1g5pspjyjn2fr6v83swjhj38";
   "https://github.com/simplex-chat/direct-sqlcipher.git"."f814ee68b16a9447fbb467ccc8f29bdd3546bfd9" = "1ql13f4kfwkbaq7nygkxgw84213i0zm7c1a8hwvramayxl38dq5d";
   "https://github.com/simplex-chat/sqlcipher-simple.git"."a46bd361a19376c5211f1058908fc0ae6bf42446" = "1z0r78d8f0812kxbgsm735qf6xx8lvaz27k1a0b4a2m0sshpd5gl";
diff --git a/simplex-chat.cabal b/simplex-chat.cabal
index 0f9afe3fdf..c4317c85c7 100644
--- a/simplex-chat.cabal
+++ b/simplex-chat.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cabal-version: 1.12
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           simplex-chat
-version:        6.5.0.11
+version:        6.5.0.12
 category:       Web, System, Services, Cryptography
 homepage:       https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
 author:         simplex.chat
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs
index b89d8a11f0..1aadfb507e 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ remoteFilesFolder = "simplex_v1_files"
 
 -- when acting as host
 minRemoteCtrlVersion :: AppVersion
-minRemoteCtrlVersion = AppVersion [6, 4, 6, 0]
+minRemoteCtrlVersion = AppVersion [6, 5, 0, 12]
 
 -- when acting as controller
 minRemoteHostVersion :: AppVersion