diff --git a/publish.ps1 b/publish.ps1
index 55d7390..fcbff77 100755
--- a/publish.ps1
+++ b/publish.ps1
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/snap/bin/pwsh
 Set-Location src/MyPrayerJournal
-dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64 -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false
\ No newline at end of file
+dotnet publish -c Release -r linux-x64 -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false --nologo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal/Handlers.fs b/src/MyPrayerJournal/Handlers.fs
index 4bc6d43..a214345 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal/Handlers.fs
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal/Handlers.fs
@@ -318,7 +318,9 @@ module Legal =
 
 /// /api/request and /request(s) URLs
 module Request =
-
+    
+    open Cuid
+    
     // GET /request/[req-id]/edit  
     let edit requestId : HttpHandler = requireUser >=> fun next ctx -> task {
         let returnTo =
@@ -461,6 +463,7 @@ module Request =
         let  now    = ctx.Now ()
         let  req    =
             { Request.empty with
+                Id         = Cuid.generate () |> RequestId
                 UserId     = userId
                 EnteredOn  = now
                 ShowAfter  = None
diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal/MyPrayerJournal.fsproj b/src/MyPrayerJournal/MyPrayerJournal.fsproj
index 3aa9800..7db94a5 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal/MyPrayerJournal.fsproj
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal/MyPrayerJournal.fsproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
-    <Version>3.1.0</Version>
+    <Version>3.1.1</Version>
     <NoWarn>3391</NoWarn>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Giraffe.Htmx" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Giraffe.ViewEngine.Htmx" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="LiteDB" Version="5.0.12" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="6.0.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect" Version="6.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.1.2" />
+    <PackageReference Update="FSharp.Core" Version="6.0.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="wwwroot\" />
diff --git a/src/MyPrayerJournal/Views/Layout.fs b/src/MyPrayerJournal/Views/Layout.fs
index eaee5d3..0e55c71 100644
--- a/src/MyPrayerJournal/Views/Layout.fs
+++ b/src/MyPrayerJournal/Views/Layout.fs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ let toaster =
 let htmlFoot =
     footer [ _class "container-fluid" ] [
         p [ _class "text-muted text-end" ] [
-            str "myPrayerJournal v3.1"
+            str "myPrayerJournal v3.1.1"
             br []
             em [] [
                 small [] [