diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 9695044e3..547af1de1 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  - fixed #11667: Shop: unable to remove item from Cart
  - fixed #11550: Pending assets in the clipboard or trash are not visible from the approval screen
  - fixed #11678: Story Archive leaks version tags
+ - fixed #11671: Approving version tags takes up 1 to hour to take affect.
 
 
 7.9.7
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/RequestApprovalForVersionTag.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/RequestApprovalForVersionTag.pm
index 5b68e02b9..f0891d3e6 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/RequestApprovalForVersionTag.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Activity/RequestApprovalForVersionTag.pm
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ sub setApproved {
     my $self        = shift;
     my $instance    = shift;
     $instance->setScratch( "status", "approved" );
+    $instance->set({});  ##Bump spectre to get it to run right now.
 }	
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -325,7 +326,8 @@ sub setDenied {
     my $self        = shift;
     my $instance    = shift;
     $instance->setScratch( "status", "denied" );
-}	
+    $instance->set({});  ##Bump spectre to get it to run right now.
+}
 
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