diff --git a/sormas-api/pom.xml b/sormas-api/pom.xml
index 7df9de1de00..2162b222ed5 100644
--- a/sormas-api/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-api/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-app/pom.xml b/sormas-app/pom.xml
index aadfeb954a7..5e7e204d0b5 100644
--- a/sormas-app/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-app/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-backend/pom.xml b/sormas-backend/pom.xml
index 402049fd3b0..fa5453d9e04 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-backend/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/contact/ContactService.java b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/contact/ContactService.java
index 231aabf715e..d0d025927e7 100644
--- a/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/contact/ContactService.java
+++ b/sormas-backend/src/main/java/de/symeda/sormas/backend/contact/ContactService.java
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.sormastosormas.share.incoming.ShareRequestStatus;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.task.TaskCriteria;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.user.JurisdictionLevel;
-import de.symeda.sormas.api.user.UserRight;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.utils.DataHelper;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.utils.DateHelper;
 import de.symeda.sormas.api.utils.FieldConstraints;
@@ -1009,10 +1008,6 @@ public Predicate createUserFilter(ContactQueryContext contactQueryContext, Conta
 		CriteriaQuery<?> cq = contactQueryContext.getQuery();
 		CriteriaBuilder cb = contactQueryContext.getCriteriaBuilder();
 
-		if (!getCurrentUser().hasUserRight(UserRight.CONTACT_VIEW)) {
-			return cb.disjunction();
-		}
-
 		CaseQueryContext caseQueryContext = new CaseQueryContext(cb, cq, contactQueryContext.getJoins().getCaseJoins());
 		if (contactCriteria == null || contactCriteria.getIncludeContactsFromOtherJurisdictions()) {
 			userFilter = caseService.createUserFilter(caseQueryContext);
@@ -1045,11 +1040,6 @@ public Predicate createUserFilterWithoutCase(ContactQueryContext qc, ContactCrit
 		CriteriaBuilder cb = qc.getCriteriaBuilder();
 		CriteriaQuery cq = qc.getQuery();
 		From contactPath = qc.getRoot();
-
-		if (!currentUser.hasUserRight(UserRight.CONTACT_VIEW)) {
-			return cb.disjunction();
-		}
-
 		// National users can access all contacts in the system
 		final JurisdictionLevel jurisdictionLevel = currentUser.getJurisdictionLevel();
 		if ((jurisdictionLevel == JurisdictionLevel.NATION && !UserRole.isPortHealthUser(currentUser.getUserRoles()))) {
diff --git a/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom b/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
index 8b7ee2b4589..5187c5cb78d 100644
--- a/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
+++ b/sormas-base/dependencies/serverlibs.pom
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-        <version>1.77.4</version>
+        <version>1.77.5</version>
         <relativePath>../</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-base/pom.xml b/sormas-base/pom.xml
index b7a5190a972..4ede00adbc5 100644
--- a/sormas-base/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-base/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 	<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
-	<version>1.77.4</version>
+	<version>1.77.5</version>
 
 	<properties>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml b/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
index 760059422b4..36771f0cd27 100644
--- a/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-cargoserver/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-        <version>1.77.4</version>
+        <version>1.77.5</version>
         <relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-ear/pom.xml b/sormas-ear/pom.xml
index 257b9aa660e..7d7065ea01e 100644
--- a/sormas-ear/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-ear/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml b/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
index add417eeaec..9404b1a0868 100644
--- a/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-keycloak-service-provider/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-rest/pom.xml b/sormas-rest/pom.xml
index bc81b3dd39e..52edd2ea36d 100644
--- a/sormas-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-rest/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/sormas-ui/pom.xml b/sormas-ui/pom.xml
index 6cdcf8e51ec..7671e0edb7e 100644
--- a/sormas-ui/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-ui/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
 		<groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-		<version>1.77.4</version>
+		<version>1.77.5</version>
 		<relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml b/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
index adcebac7ef8..6228e84df16 100644
--- a/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
+++ b/sormas-widgetset/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>sormas-base</artifactId>
         <groupId>de.symeda.sormas</groupId>
-        <version>1.77.4</version>
+        <version>1.77.5</version>
         <relativePath>../sormas-base</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>