diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8bf58a06..b2973aff 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 6.1.9 2024-10-04
+  * Fixed problem with concurrentJobsGlobal not actually reading from environment variable
+
 ## 6.1.8 2024-09-09
   * ERM-3321 Description can be too long for index, causing mod-agreements error when updating from 6.0.x to later versions or failure on saving agreements with a long description
     * Swap basic GIN indices for GIN indices with trigram operator where they're not already set.
diff --git a/service/gradle.properties b/service/gradle.properties
index 78fdd4a6..14283ff7 100644
--- a/service/gradle.properties
+++ b/service/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ gorm.version=7.3.3
 
 # Application
 appName=mod-agreements
-appVersion=6.1.8
+appVersion=6.1.9
 dockerTagSuffix=
 dockerRepo=folioci