diff --git a/src/connectedk8s/HISTORY.rst b/src/connectedk8s/HISTORY.rst
index 18bbac5c5d0..42f6162f7de 100644
--- a/src/connectedk8s/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/src/connectedk8s/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 Release History
 ===============
 
+1.9.1
+++++++
+* Fixed the issue where executing a second `connectedk8s connect` command would inadvertently delete the "azure-arc-release" namespace.
+
 1.9.0
 ++++++
 * Upgrading to v0.2.2 of ArcK8sDiagnoser
diff --git a/src/connectedk8s/azext_connectedk8s/_precheckutils.py b/src/connectedk8s/azext_connectedk8s/_precheckutils.py
index 9a3f79fc53a..8ffe215129e 100644
--- a/src/connectedk8s/azext_connectedk8s/_precheckutils.py
+++ b/src/connectedk8s/azext_connectedk8s/_precheckutils.py
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ def executing_cluster_diagnostic_checks_job(corev1_api_instance, batchv1_api_ins
 
         # Clearing all the resources after fetching the cluster diagnostic checks container logs
         Popen(cmd_helm_delete, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-        delete_release_namespace = [kubectl_client_location, "delete", "namespace", "azure-arc-release"]
-        Popen(delete_release_namespace, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
 
     # To handle any exception that may occur during the execution
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/src/connectedk8s/setup.py b/src/connectedk8s/setup.py
index 4432358b1ee..7936ed63211 100644
--- a/src/connectedk8s/setup.py
+++ b/src/connectedk8s/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # TODO: Confirm this is the right version number you want and it matches your
 # HISTORY.rst entry.
 
-VERSION = '1.9.0'
+VERSION = '1.9.1'
 
 # The full list of classifiers is available at
 # https://pypi.python.org/pypi?%3Aaction=list_classifiers