diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f905e265..d0320a68 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ add_custom_target(docker
     COMMAND cp ./build/hpcore ./test/local-cluster/bin/
     COMMAND cp ./test/bin/libblake3.so ./test/bin/hpws ./test/bin/hpfs ./test/local-cluster/bin/
     COMMAND cp ./evernode-license.pdf ./test/local-cluster/bin/
-    COMMAND docker build -t hpcore:latest -t hpcore:0.6.4 -f ./test/local-cluster/Dockerfile ./test/local-cluster/bin/
+    COMMAND docker build -t hpcore:latest -t hpcore:0.6.5 -f ./test/local-cluster/Dockerfile ./test/local-cluster/bin/
 )
 set_target_properties(docker PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL TRUE)
 add_dependencies(docker hpcore)
diff --git a/evernode-license.pdf b/evernode-license.pdf
index 65964575..da4688fc 100644
Binary files a/evernode-license.pdf and b/evernode-license.pdf differ
diff --git a/src/comm/comm_session.cpp b/src/comm/comm_session.cpp
index cd6738b4..9fd8d2bf 100644
--- a/src/comm/comm_session.cpp
+++ b/src/comm/comm_session.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace comm
 {
     constexpr uint32_t INTERVALMS = 60000;
     constexpr uint32_t UNVERIFIED_INACTIVE_TIMEOUT = 5000; // Time threshold ms for unverified inactive connections.
-    constexpr uint16_t MAX_IN_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 255;        // Maximum in message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
+    constexpr uint16_t MAX_IN_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 4095;        // Maximum in message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
 
     comm_session::comm_session(corebill::tracker &violation_tracker,
                                std::string_view host_address, hpws::client &&hpws_client, const bool is_ipv4, const bool is_inbound, const uint64_t (&metric_thresholds)[5], const bool corebill_enabled)
@@ -409,4 +409,4 @@ namespace comm
     {
     }
 
-} // namespace comm
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace comm
diff --git a/src/sc/sc.hpp b/src/sc/sc.hpp
index 7ef679b6..8ea05ef8 100644
--- a/src/sc/sc.hpp
+++ b/src/sc/sc.hpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  */
 namespace sc
 {
-    constexpr uint16_t MAX_NPL_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 255;     // Maximum npl message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
-    constexpr uint16_t MAX_CONTROL_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 255; // Maximum out message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
+    constexpr uint16_t MAX_NPL_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 1023;     // Maximum npl message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
+    constexpr uint16_t MAX_CONTROL_MSG_QUEUE_SIZE = 1023; // Maximum out message queue size, The size passed is rounded to next number in binary sequence 1(1),11(3),111(7),1111(15),11111(31)....
 
     struct fd_pair
     {
@@ -216,4 +216,4 @@ namespace sc
 
 } // namespace sc
 
-#endif
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif
diff --git a/src/usr/read_req.cpp b/src/usr/read_req.cpp
index 9bd93867..2af0e85c 100644
--- a/src/usr/read_req.cpp
+++ b/src/usr/read_req.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 namespace read_req
 {
     constexpr uint16_t LOOP_WAIT = 100;      // Milliseconds.
-    constexpr uint16_t MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 255; // Maximum read request queue size, The size passed is rounded up to the next multiple of the block size (32).
+    constexpr uint16_t MAX_QUEUE_SIZE = 1024; // Maximum read request queue size, The size passed is rounded up to the next multiple of the block size (32).
 
     bool is_shutting_down = false;
     bool init_success = false;
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@ namespace read_req
         }
     }
 
-} // namespace read_req
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace read_req
diff --git a/src/util/version.hpp b/src/util/version.hpp
index 2a0e4bc4..417bebdf 100644
--- a/src/util/version.hpp
+++ b/src/util/version.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 namespace version
 {
     // HotPocket version. Written to new configs and p2p/user messages.
-    constexpr const char *HP_VERSION = "0.6.4";
+    constexpr const char *HP_VERSION = "0.6.5";
 
     // Minimum compatible config version (this will be used to validate configs).
     constexpr const char *MIN_CONFIG_VERSION = "0.6.3";
diff --git a/test/bin/hpws b/test/bin/hpws
index 9aca1fdb..35547d0b 100755
Binary files a/test/bin/hpws and b/test/bin/hpws differ
diff --git a/test/local-cluster/cluster-start.sh b/test/local-cluster/cluster-start.sh
index 5c09c737..f52e75eb 100755
--- a/test/local-cluster/cluster-start.sh
+++ b/test/local-cluster/cluster-start.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ fi
 
 clusterloc=$(pwd)/hpcluster
 n=$1
-hpversion=0.6.4
+hpversion=0.6.5
 
 let pubport=8080+$n
 let peerport=22860+$n
diff --git a/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-continuous.sh b/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-continuous.sh
index 07e701d5..b6716c41 100644
--- a/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-continuous.sh
+++ b/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-continuous.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ WINDOWSIZE=60 # size of window in seconds to examine for successful consensus ro
 PIPE=concon.pipe
 clusterloc=$(pwd)/hpcluster
 n=1
-hpversion=0.6.4
+hpversion=0.6.5
 let pubport=8080+$n
 while true; do
     
diff --git a/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-loop.sh b/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-loop.sh
index 9d5782f6..793fe5a2 100644
--- a/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-loop.sh
+++ b/test/local-cluster/consensus-test-loop.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 clusterloc=$(pwd)/hpcluster
 n=1
-hpversion=0.6.4
+hpversion=0.6.5
 let pubport=8080+$n
 while true; do
     CONSENSUS="0"
diff --git a/test/local-cluster/rundir.sh b/test/local-cluster/rundir.sh
index e95c9058..7a9e0512 100755
--- a/test/local-cluster/rundir.sh
+++ b/test/local-cluster/rundir.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 dir=$(realpath $1)
 dirname=$(basename  $dir)
 n=$1
-hpversion=0.6.4
+hpversion=0.6.5
 
 let pubport=8080