diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 515ad0312b..2df43da784 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: 887044283079b91f5d1ce84372a7e1a5c31c379b
+    tag: c41bfe831d6d3fdf068f7419cbfed6afa46cb5b5
 
 source-repository-package
     type: git
diff --git a/package.yaml b/package.yaml
index c7f844e077..4cd245590f 100644
--- a/package.yaml
+++ b/package.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: simplex-chat
-version: 6.1.0.7
+version: 6.1.0.8
 #synopsis:
 #description:
 homepage: https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplex-chat#readme
diff --git a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
index 658f2fb648..487cbfa9dd 100644
--- a/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
+++ b/scripts/nix/sha256map.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."887044283079b91f5d1ce84372a7e1a5c31c379b" = "1lqlcyph9pn8ibwydi8m8bfcrswgs0dcsd867ldwr4xqnlkmd7qd";
+  "https://github.com/simplex-chat/simplexmq.git"."c41bfe831d6d3fdf068f7419cbfed6afa46cb5b5" = "1awqy4srdgcwmjf7q3s9w75w6wp38qk65fza2k3q1a1s2lj6h8w1";
   "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 5c3a313869..ca67d2c7f3 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:        6.1.0.7
+version:        6.1.0.8
 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 ff77ac0546..88539b55e3 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, 4]
+minRemoteCtrlVersion = AppVersion [6, 1, 0, 8]
 
 -- when acting as controller
 minRemoteHostVersion :: AppVersion
-minRemoteHostVersion = AppVersion [6, 1, 0, 4]
+minRemoteHostVersion = AppVersion [6, 1, 0, 8]
 
 currentAppVersion :: AppVersion
 currentAppVersion = AppVersion SC.version