diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f4bf482..958cecc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog][keepachangelog] and adheres to [Semant
 
 ### Added
 
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+## [0.51.9] - 2025-10-25
+
+### Added
+
 - One-command `make dev` target to start full development stack (bootstrap + node2 + node3 + gateway in background)
 - New `network-cli config init` (no --type) generates complete development stack with all configs and identities
 - Full stack initialization with auto-generated peer identities for bootstrap and all nodes
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fa79e3..1e5d346 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test-e2e:
 
 .PHONY: build clean test run-node run-node2 run-node3 run-example deps tidy fmt vet lint clear-ports
 
-VERSION := 0.51.7-beta
+VERSION := 0.51.9-beta
 COMMIT  ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 DATE    ?= $(shell date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
 LDFLAGS := -X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.commit=$(COMMIT)' -X 'main.date=$(DATE)'
diff --git a/scripts/install-debros-network.sh b/scripts/install-debros-network.sh
index 20c18ef..abeeeb3 100755
--- a/scripts/install-debros-network.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-debros-network.sh
@@ -389,9 +389,10 @@ create_systemd_services() {
         sudo systemctl disable debros-node.service 2>/dev/null || true
         sudo rm -f "$node_service_file"
     fi
-    
-    log "Creating debros-node.service..."
-    cat > /tmp/debros-node.service << 'EOF'
+    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+    log "Creating new systemd service..."
+    local exec_start="$INSTALL_DIR/bin/node --config $INSTALL_DIR/configs/node.yaml"
+    cat > /tmp/debros-node.service << EOF
 [Unit]
 Description=DeBros Network Node (Bootstrap)
 After=network-online.target