diff --git a/.release b/.release
index 4d5c90b..0890e94 160000
--- a/.release
+++ b/.release
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4d5c90b2c428d2cd9d5c35758b0071925f5a0f0a
+Subproject commit 0890e945e4e061c96c7b2ab45017525904c17728
diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 151c8da..9c6dcd0 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 #### N.N.N - YYYY-MM-DD
 
 
+### [2.1.0] - 2022-11-29
+
+- fix: in disconnect, call redis_unsub after skip check
+- dep(redis): 4 -> 4.1
+- dep(pi-redis): 2 -> 2.0.5
+
+
 #### 2.0.4 - 2022-05-28
 
 - use .release as submodule
@@ -97,3 +104,4 @@
 #### 1.0.2 - 2017-01-24
 
 - use redis.merge_redis_ini()
+[2.1.0]: https://github.com/haraka/haraka-plugin-karma/releases/tag/2.1.0
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 715af79..fe7c0f3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -684,10 +684,10 @@ exports.increment = function (connection, key, val) {
 exports.hook_disconnect = function (next, connection) {
   const plugin = this
 
-  plugin.redis_unsubscribe(connection)
-
   if (plugin.should_we_skip(connection)) return next()
 
+  plugin.redis_unsubscribe(connection)
+
   const k = connection.results.get('karma')
   if (!k || k.score === undefined) {
     connection.results.add(plugin, {err: 'karma results missing'})
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ exports.hook_disconnect = function (next, connection) {
   }
 
   connection.results.add(plugin, {emit: true })
-  return next()
+  next()
 }
 
 exports.get_award_loc_from_note = function (connection, award) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0989b81..c8c38c8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "haraka-plugin-karma",
-  "version": "2.0.4",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "A heuristics scoring and reputation engine for SMTP connections",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     "address-rfc2821": "*",
     "haraka-constants": ">=1.0.2",
     "haraka-utils": "*",
-    "haraka-plugin-redis": "2",
-    "redis": "4"
+    "haraka-plugin-redis": "2.0.5",
+    "redis": "4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "8",