diff --git a/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py b/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
index 4649a9584..cbdfbb6e4 100644
--- a/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
+++ b/portality/lib/es_snapshot.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def delete_snapshot(self, snapshot: ESSnapshot):
         :return: Tuple of the result as text & True / False for success / fail
         """
         try:
-            resp = self.conn.snapshot.delete(self.repo, snapshot.name, master_timeout='600s')
+            resp = self.conn.snapshot.delete(self.repo, snapshot.name, master_timeout='600s', request_timeout=90)
         except ElasticsearchException as e:
             return str(e), False
         return resp, resp['acknowledged']
diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index 5f64fb1c1..7c5c7a584 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Application Version information
 # ~~->API:Feature~~
 
-DOAJ_VERSION = "8.0.5"
+DOAJ_VERSION = "8.0.6"
 API_VERSION = "4.0.0"
 
 ######################################
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 35757c561..30656a298 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='doaj',
-    version='8.0.5',
+    version='8.0.6',
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[
         "awscli==1.34.25",