diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 74f944c37d..cfa9099517 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ constraints: zip +disable-bzip2 +disable-zstd
 source-repository-package
     type: git
     location: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git
-    tag: 93f30c8edf9243ad2291dd6427d87328e282560a
+    tag: 5e6fa7fb94ca54e3d6d68aa83e403f1182197081
 
 source-repository-package
     type: git
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index 4a95d52044..bbfc624bf9 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: simplex-chat
-version: 6.1.1.0
+version: 6.2.0.0
 #synopsis:
 #description:
 homepage: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
diff --git a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
index bd2602c1b6..a92a2b5ca5 100644
--- a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
+++ b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."93f30c8edf9243ad2291dd6427d87328e282560a" = "1zf0sp9dy6kz4zvyz6mdgmhydps7khcq84n30irp983w1xh7gzs7";
+  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."5e6fa7fb94ca54e3d6d68aa83e403f1182197081" = "1jwrk60nw9h8f5zxbcj57ybqdnfmchq65c07xybifcycid0016l3";
   "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 8d1a298af4..9ff84d28d7 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:        6.1.1.0
+version:        6.2.0.0
 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 88539b55e3..320a35815d 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Remote.hs
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ import UnliftIO.Directory (copyFile, createDirectoryIfMissing, doesDirectoryExis
 
 -- when acting as host
 minRemoteCtrlVersion :: AppVersion
-minRemoteCtrlVersion = AppVersion [6, 1, 0, 8]
+minRemoteCtrlVersion = AppVersion [6, 2, 0, 0]
 
 -- when acting as controller
 minRemoteHostVersion :: AppVersion
-minRemoteHostVersion = AppVersion [6, 1, 0, 8]
+minRemoteHostVersion = AppVersion [6, 2, 0, 0]
 
 currentAppVersion :: AppVersion
 currentAppVersion = AppVersion SC.version
diff --git a/tests/ChatClient.hs b/tests/ChatClient.hs
index b3d8166f9f..c2cc44d164 100644
--- a/tests/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatClient.hs
@@ -451,6 +451,8 @@ smpServerCfg =
       controlPortUserAuth = Nothing,
       controlPortAdminAuth = Nothing,
       messageExpiration = Just defaultMessageExpiration,
+      expireMessagesOnStart = False,
+      idleQueueInterval = defaultIdleQueueInterval,
       notificationExpiration = defaultNtfExpiration,
       inactiveClientExpiration = Just defaultInactiveClientExpiration,
       smpCredentials =
@@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ serverBracket server f = do
   started <- newEmptyTMVarIO
   bracket
     (forkIOWithUnmask ($ server started))
-    (\t -> killThread t >> waitFor started "stop")
+    (\t -> killThread t >> waitFor started "stop" >> threadDelay 100000)
     (\_ -> waitFor started "start" >> f)
   where
     waitFor started s =