diff --git a/modules/cells/src/main/java/dmg/cells/zookeeper/CellCuratorFramework.java b/modules/cells/src/main/java/dmg/cells/zookeeper/CellCuratorFramework.java
index 0f3e4ec75f9..fa85c191562 100644
--- a/modules/cells/src/main/java/dmg/cells/zookeeper/CellCuratorFramework.java
+++ b/modules/cells/src/main/java/dmg/cells/zookeeper/CellCuratorFramework.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* dCache - http://www.dcache.org/
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2024 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2026 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ public SchemaSet getSchemaSet() {
         return inner.getSchemaSet();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean compressionEnabled() {
+        return inner.compressionEnabled();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CompletableFuture<Void> postSafeNotify(Object monitorHolder) {
         return inner.postSafeNotify(monitorHolder);
@@ -550,6 +555,11 @@ public CreateBackgroundModeStatACLable compressed() {
             return new CreateBackgroundModeStatACLableDecorator(inner.compressed());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public CreateBackgroundModeStatACLable uncompressed() {
+            return new CreateBackgroundModeStatACLableDecorator(inner.uncompressed());
+        }
+
         @Override
         public CreateBuilder2 idempotent() {
             return inner.idempotent();
@@ -766,6 +776,11 @@ public GetDataWatchBackgroundStatable decompressed() {
             return new GetDataWatchBackgroundStatableDecorator(inner.decompressed());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public GetDataWatchBackgroundStatable undecompressed() {
+            return new GetDataWatchBackgroundStatableDecorator(inner.undecompressed());
+        }
+
         @Override
         public byte[] forPath(String path) throws Exception {
             return inner.forPath(path);
@@ -842,6 +857,11 @@ public SetDataBackgroundVersionable compressed() {
             return new SetDataBackgroundVersionableDecorator(inner.compressed());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public SetDataBackgroundVersionable uncompressed() {
+            return new SetDataBackgroundVersionableDecorator(inner.uncompressed());
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Stat forPath(String path, byte[] data) throws Exception {
             return inner.forPath(path, data);
@@ -1058,6 +1078,11 @@ public ACLCreateModePathAndBytesable<CuratorTransactionBridge> compressed() {
             return new ACLCreateModePathAndBytesableDecorator<>(inner.compressed());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public ACLCreateModePathAndBytesable<CuratorTransactionBridge> uncompressed() {
+            return new ACLCreateModePathAndBytesableDecorator<>(inner.uncompressed());
+        }
+
         @Override
         public ACLPathAndBytesable<CuratorTransactionBridge> withMode(CreateMode mode) {
             return new ACLPathAndBytesableDecorator<>(inner.withMode(mode));
@@ -1118,6 +1143,11 @@ public VersionPathAndBytesable<CuratorTransactionBridge> compressed() {
             return new VersionPathAndBytesableCuratorTransactionBridgeDecorator(inner.compressed());
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public VersionPathAndBytesable<CuratorTransactionBridge> uncompressed() {
+            return new VersionPathAndBytesableCuratorTransactionBridgeDecorator(inner.uncompressed());
+        }
+
         @Override
         public CuratorTransactionBridge forPath(String path, byte[] data) throws Exception {
             return new CuratorTransactionBridgeDecorator(inner.forPath(path, data));
diff --git a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/cells/HAServiceLeadershipManager.java b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/cells/HAServiceLeadershipManager.java
index a25bb1676a0..ff2f4a17bec 100644
--- a/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/cells/HAServiceLeadershipManager.java
+++ b/modules/dcache/src/main/java/org/dcache/cells/HAServiceLeadershipManager.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * dCache - http://www.dcache.org/
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2020 - 2024 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 - 2026 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import org.apache.curator.framework.CuratorFramework;
 import org.apache.curator.framework.recipes.leader.LeaderLatch;
+import org.apache.curator.framework.recipes.leader.LeaderLatch.CloseMode;
 import org.apache.curator.framework.recipes.leader.LeaderLatchListener;
 import org.apache.curator.framework.recipes.leader.Participant;
 import org.apache.curator.utils.CloseableUtils;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ private void createZkLeadershipPath(String serviceName) {
      * Creates a ZooKeeper leader latch, attaches and starts a listener.
      */
     private void initZkLeaderListener() {
-        zkLeaderLatch = new LeaderLatch(zkClient, zkLeaderPath, cellAddress.toString());
+        zkLeaderLatch = new LeaderLatch(zkClient, zkLeaderPath, cellAddress.toString(), CloseMode.NOTIFY_LEADER);
         zkLeaderLatch.addListener(new CDCLeaderLatchListener(leadershipListener));
         try {
             zkLeaderLatch.start();
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ public boolean hasLeadership() {
 
     private synchronized void releaseLeadership() {
         try {
-            zkLeaderLatch.close(LeaderLatch.CloseMode.NOTIFY_LEADER);
+            zkLeaderLatch.close();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             Throwables.throwIfUnchecked(e);
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8f50fa4601..7016932d074 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.curator</groupId>
                 <artifactId>curator-recipes</artifactId>
-                <version>5.7.0</version>
+                <version>5.9.0</version>
                 <exclusions>
                     <exclusion>
                         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>