diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1330944..5f633c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ dev: ## Set the GCP project to dev
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf env build **/wandb **/embeddings **/indexes *.egg-info **/index_infos.json **/__pycache__
+# git add --all -- :!notebooks
 
 release:
 	@VERSION=$$(cat setup.py | grep version | cut -d '"' -f 2); \
 	echo "Releasing version $$VERSION"; \
-	git add --all -- :!notebooks; \
 	read -p "Commit content:" COMMIT; \
+	git add langame setup.py run Makefile; \
 	echo "Committing '$$VERSION: $$COMMIT'"; \
 	git commit -m "$$VERSION: $$COMMIT"; \
 	git push origin main; \
diff --git a/langame/functions/services.py b/langame/functions/services.py
index 7a7cd34..b05869b 100644
--- a/langame/functions/services.py
+++ b/langame/functions/services.py
@@ -154,17 +154,16 @@ async def generate() -> Tuple[Optional[DocumentSnapshot], Optional[dict]]:
         )
         + new_history
     )
-    # don't wait these meta updates
-    t1 = org_doc.reference.update(
+    # sync
+    org_doc.reference.update(
         {
             "credits": firestore.Increment(-1),
             "lastSpent": firestore.SERVER_TIMESTAMP,
         }
     )
-    t2 = conversation_starters_history_docs.reference.set(
+    await conversation_starters_history_docs.reference.set(
         {"conversation_starters": conversation_starters_history}, merge=True
     )
-    await asyncio.gather(t1, t2)
 
     # Return the conversation starters
     return conversation_starters, None
diff --git a/run/collection/service.prod.yaml b/run/collection/service.prod.yaml
index ddc3cd8..484821f 100644
--- a/run/collection/service.prod.yaml
+++ b/run/collection/service.prod.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containerConcurrency: 5
       containers:
-        image: gcr.io/langame-86ac4/collection:1.1.8
+        image: gcr.io/langame-86ac4/collection:1.1.9
         ports:
           - containerPort: 8080
             name: http1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
           - name: GET_MEMES_URL
             value: "https://us-central1-langame-86ac4.cloudfunctions.net/getMemes"
           - name: SENTRY_RELEASE
-            value: "1.1.8"
+            value: "1.1.9"
           - name: ENVIRONMENT
             value: "production"
         resources:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9f280f2..05a90df 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         name="langame",
         packages=find_packages(),
         include_package_data=True,
-        version="1.4.1",
+        version="1.4.2",
         description="",
         install_requires=[
             "firebase_admin",