diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3a83e22..c69e199 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -7322,7 +7322,7 @@ checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "storb_base"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -7357,7 +7357,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "storb_cli"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -7385,7 +7385,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "storb_miner"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
@@ -7413,7 +7413,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "storb_validator"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "axum",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 47fb42c..7760209 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ members = ["crates/*"]
 default-members = ["crates/storb_cli"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 description = "An object storage subnet on the Bittensor network"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Storb Technologies Ltd"]
diff --git a/crates/storb_miner/Cargo.toml b/crates/storb_miner/Cargo.toml
index 599274f..79b03fd 100644
--- a/crates/storb_miner/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storb_miner/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "storb_miner"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/storb_validator/Cargo.toml b/crates/storb_validator/Cargo.toml
index 7c85e81..5a09516 100644
--- a/crates/storb_validator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storb_validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "storb_validator"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/crates/storb_validator/src/constants.rs b/crates/storb_validator/src/constants.rs
index b886b9b..405f9b9 100644
--- a/crates/storb_validator/src/constants.rs
+++ b/crates/storb_validator/src/constants.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 use std::time::Duration;
 
+// Owner UID number on mainnet
+pub const OWNER_UID: usize = 4;
+// Weight to be assigned to the owner UID
+pub const OWNER_WEIGHT: f64 = 0.9;
+
 /// Buffer size for the metadatadb's MPSC channel.
 pub const DB_MPSC_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 100;
 
diff --git a/crates/storb_validator/src/validator.rs b/crates/storb_validator/src/validator.rs
index 1a3cbcc..99d5af5 100644
--- a/crates/storb_validator/src/validator.rs
+++ b/crates/storb_validator/src/validator.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ use tracing::{debug, error, info, warn};
 
 use crate::constants::{
     MAX_CHALLENGE_PIECE_NUM, MAX_SYNTH_CHALLENGE_MINER_NUM, MAX_SYNTH_CHUNK_SIZE,
-    MIN_SYNTH_CHUNK_SIZE, SYNTH_CHALLENGE_TIMEOUT, SYNTH_CHALLENGE_WAIT_BEFORE_RETRIEVE,
+    MIN_SYNTH_CHUNK_SIZE, OWNER_UID, OWNER_WEIGHT, SYNTH_CHALLENGE_TIMEOUT,
+    SYNTH_CHALLENGE_WAIT_BEFORE_RETRIEVE,
 };
 use crate::metadata;
 use crate::metadata::models::SqlAccountId;
@@ -506,7 +507,50 @@ impl Validator {
         config: ValidatorConfig,
         weights_counter: opentelemetry::metrics::Counter<f64>,
     ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-        let normed_scores = normalize_min_max(&scores);
+        let mut normed_scores = normalize_min_max(&scores);
+
+        // We adjust OWNER_UID to have OWNER_WEIGHT proportion of total scores
+        // so if weights are:
+        // [0.1, 0.2, 0.3] and OWNER_WEIGHT is 0.9, then OWNER_UID (e.g. 0) will have
+        // 90% of the sum of all weights, so the array will be:
+        // [1., 0.04444444, 0.06666667], because 1 + 0.04444444 + 0.06666667 = 1.11111111
+        // and 1 / 1.11111111 = 0.9
+        // This is used to recycle emissions by redirecting a portion of the rewards to the owner
+        // If the OWNER_UID is not present in the weights, then we don't need to adjust it.
+        if let Some(_current_owner_score) = normed_scores.get(OWNER_UID) {
+            let mut adjusted_scores = normed_scores.to_vec();
+
+            // Calculate the sum of all scores except the owner
+            let non_owner_total: f64 = adjusted_scores
+                .iter()
+                .enumerate()
+                .filter(|(i, _)| *i != OWNER_UID)
+                .map(|(_, score)| *score)
+                .sum();
+
+            // Set OWNER_UID score to OWNER_WEIGHT proportion
+            adjusted_scores[OWNER_UID] = OWNER_WEIGHT;
+
+            // Scale the remaining scores to use the remaining weight (1.0 - OWNER_WEIGHT)
+            let remaining_weight = 1.0 - OWNER_WEIGHT;
+            if non_owner_total > 0.0 {
+                for (i, score) in adjusted_scores.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                    if i != OWNER_UID {
+                        *score = (*score / non_owner_total) * remaining_weight;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            let new_scores = normalize_min_max(&Array1::from(adjusted_scores));
+            debug!("Adjusted scores with OWNER_UID: {:?}", new_scores);
+            normed_scores = new_scores;
+        } else {
+            debug!(
+                "OWNER_UID {} not found in scores, using normalized scores",
+                OWNER_UID
+            );
+        }
+
         debug!("weights: {:?}", normed_scores);
         // Convert normalized scores to Vec<NormalizedWeight>
         let weights: Vec<NormalizedWeight> = normed_scores
diff --git a/settings.toml.example b/settings.toml.example
index ba31fd2..733800b 100644
--- a/settings.toml.example
+++ b/settings.toml.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.2.4"
 log_level = "INFO"     # Must be one of TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR
 
 netuid = 26             # Testnet is 269