diff --git a/.github/workflows/flatpak.yml b/.github/workflows/flatpak.yml
index 97a60e50a8..9fa21517d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flatpak.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flatpak.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
           title: "Latest Release"
-          automatic_release_tag: "v5.0.168"
+          automatic_release_tag: "v5.0.169"
           files: |
             ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/Invoice-Ninja-Archive
             ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/Invoice-Ninja-Hash
diff --git a/flatpak/com.invoiceninja.InvoiceNinja.metainfo.xml b/flatpak/com.invoiceninja.InvoiceNinja.metainfo.xml
index a09840a87b..48cfdfb4b2 100644
--- a/flatpak/com.invoiceninja.InvoiceNinja.metainfo.xml
+++ b/flatpak/com.invoiceninja.InvoiceNinja.metainfo.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   </screenshots>
   <content_rating type="oars-1.1"/>
   <releases>
+    <release version="5.0.169" date="2024-09-25"/>
     <release version="5.0.168" date="2024-09-09"/>
     <release version="5.0.167" date="2024-09-08"/>
     <release version="5.0.166" date="2024-09-08"/>
diff --git a/lib/constants.dart b/lib/constants.dart
index 6ad3aac36e..2d3afacb26 100644
--- a/lib/constants.dart
+++ b/lib/constants.dart
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Constants {
 }
 
 // TODO remove version once #46609 is fixed
-const String kClientVersion = '5.0.168';
+const String kClientVersion = '5.0.169';
 const String kMinServerVersion = '5.0.4';
 
 const String kAppName = 'Invoice Ninja';
diff --git a/lib/redux/auth/auth_middleware.dart b/lib/redux/auth/auth_middleware.dart
index 72157b0d5d..9665885eae 100644
--- a/lib/redux/auth/auth_middleware.dart
+++ b/lib/redux/auth/auth_middleware.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import 'dart:async';
 
 // Flutter imports:
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
-import 'package:invoiceninja_flutter/redux/client/client_actions.dart';
 import 'package:invoiceninja_flutter/utils/widgets.dart';
 
 // Package imports:
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ Middleware<AppState> _createRefreshRequest(AuthRepository repository) {
       } else if (state.company.isLarge && !state.isLoaded) {
         print('## Skipping refresh request - not loaded');
         next(action);
-        store.dispatch(LoadClients());
         return;
       }
     }
diff --git a/pubspec.foss.yaml b/pubspec.foss.yaml
index 7af9a91a4e..cb96bbec4c 100644
--- a/pubspec.foss.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.foss.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: invoiceninja_flutter
 description: Client for Invoice Ninja
-version: 5.0.168+168
+version: 5.0.169+169
 homepage: https://invoiceninja.com
 documentation: https://invoiceninja.github.io
 publish_to: none
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 0836b70628..37b2d92f29 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: invoiceninja_flutter
 description: Client for Invoice Ninja
-version: 5.0.168+168
+version: 5.0.169+169
 homepage: https://invoiceninja.com
 documentation: https://invoiceninja.github.io
 publish_to: none
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 47b4ae9741..6faa10516b 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: invoiceninja
-version: '5.0.168'
+version: '5.0.169'
 summary: Create invoices, accept payments, track expenses & time tasks
 description: "### Note: if the app fails to run using `snap run invoiceninja` it may help to run `/snap/invoiceninja/current/bin/invoiceninja` instead