diff --git a/accounts/api/serializers.py b/accounts/api/serializers.py
index cf60003..fcfff7d 100644
--- a/accounts/api/serializers.py
+++ b/accounts/api/serializers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.hashers import make_password
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from accounts.models import (
+    AppVersion,
     IAmPrincipal,
     IAmPrincipalType,
     # IAmPrincipalKYCDetails,
@@ -337,3 +338,14 @@ class ProfilePhotoSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
 class PlayerIDSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     player_id = serializers.CharField(max_length=255)
+
+
+class AppVersionSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = AppVersion
+        fields = [
+            "app_type",
+            "version",
+            "force_upgrade",
+            "recommend_upgrade",
+        ]
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diff --git a/accounts/api/views.py b/accounts/api/views.py
index b745fbf..0c7b59e 100644
--- a/accounts/api/views.py
+++ b/accounts/api/views.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from accounts.resource_action import (
 )
 
 from .serializers import (
+    AppVersionSerializer,
     EmailSerializers,
     # RegistrationPasswordSerializer,
     # PhoneSerializer,
@@ -956,28 +957,16 @@ class SoftDeletePrincipalAPIView(APIView):
 class VersionCheck(APIView):
     authentication_classes = []
     permission_classes = []
+    model = AppVersion
 
     def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        app_version = request.GET.get("appVersion", None)
-        app_type = request.GET.get("type", None)
-
-        print(f"app verisino {app_version} {app_type}")
+        
+        device_type = request.GET.get('type')
 
+        if not device_type:
+            return ApiResponse.error(message=constants.FAILURE, errors="device type is required")
         # Query the database to retrieve the upgrade flags based on the app version
-        try:
-            version = AppVersion.objects.get(version=app_version, app_type=app_type)
-        except AppVersion.DoesNotExist:
-            print("does not exist")
-            version = None
+        version = self.model.objects.filter(app_type=device_type).last()
+        version_data = AppVersionSerializer(version)
 
-        if version:
-            upgrade_flags = {
-                "forceUpgrade": version.force_upgrade,
-                "recommendUpgrade": version.recommend_upgrade,
-            }
-        else:
-            upgrade_flags = {
-                "forceUpgrade": False,
-                "recommendUpgrade": False,
-            }
-        return ApiResponse.success(message=constants.SUCCESS, data=upgrade_flags)
+        return ApiResponse.success(message=constants.SUCCESS, data=version_data.data)
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diff --git a/manage_events/api/serializers.py b/manage_events/api/serializers.py
index c55260e..297a914 100644
--- a/manage_events/api/serializers.py
+++ b/manage_events/api/serializers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
-from taggit.serializers import TagListSerializerField
+from taggit_serializer.serializers import TagListSerializerField
 from accounts.models import IAmPrincipalLocation
 from manage_cms.api.serializers import TagSerializer
 from taggit.models import Tag
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 94dd958..08ccda6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ daphne==4.1.0
 defusedxml==0.7.1
 Django==5.0.2
 django-allauth==0.61.1
-django-channels==0.7.0
 django-cors-headers==4.3.1
 django-debug-toolbar==4.3.0
 django-environ==0.11.2