diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f56b2db..ba016f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - id: get
-        uses: msimerson/node-lts-versions@v1.3.2
+        uses: msimerson/node-lts-versions@v1
     outputs:
       active: ${{ steps.get.outputs.active }}
       lts:    ${{ steps.get.outputs.lts }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 42a9bb9..d489fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+      - package.json
 
 env:
   CI: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eba3cc2..625981f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,4 +36,10 @@ jspm_packages
 # Optional REPL history
 .node_repl_history
 
-package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
+package-lock.json
+bower_components
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npmrc
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+haraka-update.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 34be83e..3e8e260 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -36,5 +36,23 @@ jspm_packages
 # Optional REPL history
 .node_repl_history
 
-# Github Actions
-.github
\ No newline at end of file
+package-lock.json
+bower_components
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npmrc
+.idea
+.DS_Store
+haraka-update.sh
+
+.github
+.release
+.codeclimate.yml
+.editorconfig
+.gitignore
+.gitmodules
+.lgtm.yml
+appveyor.yml
+codecov.yml
+.travis.yml
+.eslintrc.yaml
+.eslintrc.json
diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 8d2165b..55094a7 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 
 ### Unreleased
 
+
+### [1.1.0] - 2022-08-18
+
+- initialize redis when only concurrency is enabled (#42)
+
+
 ### [1.0.7] - 2022-06-03
 
 - chore: add .release as a submodule
@@ -49,3 +55,4 @@
 
 
 [1.0.7]: https://github.com/haraka/haraka-plugin-limit/releases/tag/1.0.7
+[1.1.0]: https://github.com/haraka/haraka-plugin-limit/releases/tag/1.1.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 095fd01..0984a90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "haraka-plugin-limit",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "enforce various types of limits on remote MTAs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "directories": {