diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4ac56c305..2a4545dc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: mathieudutour/github-tag-action@v6.1
         with:
           release_branches: "release"
-          custom_tag: 3.0.1
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Create a GitHub release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/DecodedMessage.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/DecodedMessage.kt
index dda478e8e..fa0358f48 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/DecodedMessage.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/DecodedMessage.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.xmtp.android.library
 
-import org.xmtp.android.library.codecs.TextCodec
 import org.xmtp.android.library.codecs.decoded
 import org.xmtp.android.library.libxmtp.Message.MessageDeliveryStatus
 import org.xmtp.proto.message.contents.Content
@@ -13,21 +12,9 @@ data class DecodedMessage(
     var encodedContent: Content.EncodedContent,
     var senderAddress: String,
     var sent: Date,
+    var sentNs: Long,
     var deliveryStatus: MessageDeliveryStatus = MessageDeliveryStatus.PUBLISHED
 ) {
-    companion object {
-        fun preview(client: Client, topic: String, body: String, senderAddress: String, sent: Date): DecodedMessage {
-            val encoded = TextCodec().encode(content = body)
-            return DecodedMessage(
-                client = client,
-                topic = topic,
-                encodedContent = encoded,
-                senderAddress = senderAddress,
-                sent = sent
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
     fun <T> content(): T? =
         encodedContent.decoded()
 
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/libxmtp/Message.kt b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/libxmtp/Message.kt
index 0511e50f5..6374a211c 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/libxmtp/Message.kt
+++ b/library/src/main/java/org/xmtp/android/library/libxmtp/Message.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ data class Message(val client: Client, private val libXMTPMessage: FfiMessage) {
                 encodedContent = EncodedContent.parseFrom(libXMTPMessage.content),
                 senderAddress = senderInboxId,
                 sent = sentAt,
+                sentNs = sentAtNs,
                 deliveryStatus = deliveryStatus
             )
             if (decodedMessage.encodedContent.type == ContentTypeGroupUpdated && libXMTPMessage.kind != FfiConversationMessageKind.MEMBERSHIP_CHANGE) {