diff --git a/.github/workflows/action.yml b/.github/workflows/action.yml
index 60e1298a8..cbd38ee4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
         ./vendor/bin/phpcs --standard=ruleset.xml --report=checkstyle --report-file=chkphpcs.xml
 
     - name: Archive code sniffing results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: phpcs-xml-result
         path: chkphpcs.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./vendor/bin/phpmd . xml codesize,naming,unusedcode,controversial,design --exclude vendor,var,build,tests --reportfile pmdphpmd.xml --ignore-violations-on-exit
 
     - name: Archive mess detection results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: phpmd-xml-result
         path: pmdphpmd.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
       run: composer archive --format=zip --file=archive
 
     - name: Archive built arhive
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: composer-zip-archive
         path: archive.zip
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ide.yml b/.github/workflows/ide.yml
index c0bd9ffd2..ed18d83b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ide.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ide.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Archive inspection results
       if: always()
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: inspection-results
         path: output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/phan.yml b/.github/workflows/phan.yml
index ebe9fe77a..61e8cf7cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phan.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Archive static analysis results
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: phan-analysis-results
         path: chkphan.xml
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5908b10e7..8558b0e26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
 
+### 7.6.1
+* Remove whitespaces from category strings
+* Make rabbitmq publishing error message more clear
+
 ### 7.6.0
 * Deprecate MySQL as message queue provider, the extension now uses RabbitMQ as the default message queue provider
 * Add command to clear the Nosto message queue
diff --git a/Model/Service/Product/Category/DefaultCategoryService.php b/Model/Service/Product/Category/DefaultCategoryService.php
index 03a03f63a..e36cfa8d7 100644
--- a/Model/Service/Product/Category/DefaultCategoryService.php
+++ b/Model/Service/Product/Category/DefaultCategoryService.php
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ public function getCategory(Category $category, StoreInterface $store)
                 ['categoryString' => $nostoCategory, 'magentoCategory' => $category]
             );
         }
-        return $nostoCategory;
+
+        return $nostoCategory ? trim($nostoCategory) : $nostoCategory;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/Model/Service/Sync/AbstractBulkPublisher.php b/Model/Service/Sync/AbstractBulkPublisher.php
index 13ea007d5..2df16c360 100644
--- a/Model/Service/Sync/AbstractBulkPublisher.php
+++ b/Model/Service/Sync/AbstractBulkPublisher.php
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@ private function publishCollectionToMessageQueue(
             $bulkDescription
         );
         if (!$result) {
+            $msg = 'Something went wrong while publishing bulk to RabbitMQ. Please check your connection';
             /** @phan-suppress-next-line PhanTypeMismatchArgumentProbablyReal */
-            throw new LocalizedException(__('Something went wrong while processing the request.'));
+            throw new LocalizedException(__($msg));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 4a128c076..86278a314 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "nosto/module-nostotagging",
   "description": "Increase your conversion rate and average order value by delivering your customers personalized product recommendations throughout their shopping journey.",
   "type": "magento2-module",
-  "version": "7.6.0",
+  "version": "7.6.1",
   "require-dev": {
     "phpmd/phpmd": "^2.5",
     "sebastian/phpcpd": "*",
diff --git a/etc/module.xml b/etc/module.xml
index d7070be90..245439d94 100755
--- a/etc/module.xml
+++ b/etc/module.xml
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@
 <!--suppress XmlUnboundNsPrefix -->
 <config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Module/etc/module.xsd">
-    <module name="Nosto_Tagging" setup_version="7.6.0"/>
+    <module name="Nosto_Tagging" setup_version="7.6.1"/>
 </config>