diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/download/download_routes.py b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/download/download_routes.py
index 9ab0770b..7c3d795a 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/download/download_routes.py
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/download/download_routes.py
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ def generate_variant_list_vcf_status():
 
 # listens on get parameter: raw
 @download_blueprint.route('/download/vcf/classified')
-@require_permission(['read_resources'])
 def classified_variants():
     return_raw = request.args.get('raw')
     
diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/main/main_routes.py b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/main/main_routes.py
index c7a42cfb..6038282b 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/main/main_routes.py
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/main/main_routes.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def index():
 
 # user access of versioned downloads
 @main_blueprint.route('/downloads')
-@require_permission(['read_resources'])
 def downloads():
     all_variants_folder = download_functions.get_all_variants_folder()
     last_dump_path = os.path.join(all_variants_folder, ".last_dump.txt")
diff --git a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/index.html b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/index.html
index 1f1e81d7..8e1cbd15 100644
--- a/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/frontend_celery/webapp/templates/index.html
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ <h4>Overview</h4>
 <div class="bst bsb">
     <h4>Changelog</h4>
 
+    <div class="underline">v 1.14.3 (15.10.2024)</div>
+    <div>
+        General changes:
+        <ul>
+            <li>Consensus classified variants can now be downloaded publically</li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+
     <div class="underline">v 1.14.2 (15.10.2024)</div>
     <div>
         General changes: