diff --git a/litespeed-cache.php b/litespeed-cache.php
index c599844d4..e550448e2 100644
--- a/litespeed-cache.php
+++ b/litespeed-cache.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       LiteSpeed Cache
  * Plugin URI:        https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/wordpress-acceleration
  * Description:       High-performance page caching and site optimization from LiteSpeed
- * Version:           6.5.1-b1
+ * Version:           6.5.1-rc1
  * Author:            LiteSpeed Technologies
  * Author URI:        https://www.litespeedtech.com
  * License:           GPLv3
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 	return;
 }
 
-!defined('LSCWP_V') && define('LSCWP_V', '6.5.1-b1');
+!defined('LSCWP_V') && define('LSCWP_V', '6.5.1-rc1');
 
 !defined('LSCWP_CONTENT_DIR') && define('LSCWP_CONTENT_DIR', WP_CONTENT_DIR);
 !defined('LSCWP_DIR') && define('LSCWP_DIR', __DIR__ . '/'); // Full absolute path '/var/www/html/***/wp-content/plugins/litespeed-cache/' or MU
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index feb7fdd57..e4a8d5e04 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: LiteSpeedTech
 Tags: caching, optimize, performance, pagespeed, seo, image optimize, object cache, redis, memcached, database cleaner
 Requires at least: 4.9
 Tested up to: 6.6.1
-Stable tag: 6.5.0.2
+Stable tag: 6.5.1
 License: GPLv3
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Pro
 
 = 6.5.1 - Sep 25 2024 =
 * **Media** Sanitized dimensions for the images when replacing with placeholders. (TaiYou)
+* **Cloud** Silent updates news API error when failed to retrieve.
 
 = 6.5.0.2 - Sep 6 2024 =
 * **Debug** Compatibility improvement for WP installations w/o `AUTH_KEY` defined in `wp-config.php`.
diff --git a/src/cloud.cls.php b/src/cloud.cls.php
index 7c3e7a9c2..79d392126 100644
--- a/src/cloud.cls.php
+++ b/src/cloud.cls.php
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ private function _parse_response($response, $service, $service_tag, $server)
 			$error_message = $response->get_error_message();
 			self::debug('failed to request: ' . $error_message);
 
-			if ($service !== self::API_VER) {
+			if ($service !== self::API_VER && $service !== self::API_NEWS) {
 				$msg = __('Failed to request via WordPress', 'litespeed-cache') . ': ' . $error_message . " [server] $server [service] $service";
 				Admin_Display::error($msg);
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ private function _parse_response($response, $service, $service_tag, $server)
 		if (!is_array($json)) {
 			self::debug('failed to decode response json: ' . $response['body']);
 
-			if ($service !== self::API_VER) {
+			if ($service !== self::API_VER && $service !== self::API_NEWS) {
 				$msg = __('Failed to request via WordPress', 'litespeed-cache') . ': ' . $response['body'] . " [server] $server [service] $service";
 				Admin_Display::error($msg);
 
diff --git a/tpl/toolbox/beta_test.tpl.php b/tpl/toolbox/beta_test.tpl.php
index f07c8101a..637ff7f7c 100644
--- a/tpl/toolbox/beta_test.tpl.php
+++ b/tpl/toolbox/beta_test.tpl.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 // Existing public version list
 $v_list = array(
+	'6.5.1',
 	'6.5.0.2',
 	'6.4.1',
 	'6.3.0.1',