diff --git a/ARControl/ARControl.csproj b/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
index db82bad..dbdd5ce 100644
--- a/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
+++ b/ARControl/ARControl.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
-        <Version>4.0</Version>
+        <Version>4.1</Version>
         <LangVersion>12</LangVersion>
         <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
         <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
diff --git a/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs b/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
index 1098588..89f4d21 100644
--- a/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
+++ b/ARControl/AutoRetainerControlPlugin.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ public sealed partial class AutoRetainerControlPlugin : IDalamudPlugin
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        PrintNextVentureMessage(retainerName, venture, reward, list);
+                        if (_configuration.ConfigUiOptions.ShowAssignmentChatMessages || dryRun)
+                            PrintNextVentureMessage(retainerName, venture, reward, list);
 
                         if (!dryRun)
                         {
diff --git a/ARControl/Configuration.cs b/ARControl/Configuration.cs
index 5ed7725..25d45cd 100644
--- a/ARControl/Configuration.cs
+++ b/ARControl/Configuration.cs
@@ -122,5 +122,6 @@ internal sealed class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
         public bool CheckGatheredItemsPerCharacter { get; set; }
         public bool OnlyShowMissingGatheredItems { get; set; }
         public bool WrapAroundWhenReordering { get; set; }
+        public bool ShowAssignmentChatMessages { get; set; } = true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/ARControl/Windows/ConfigWindow.cs b/ARControl/Windows/ConfigWindow.cs
index f981b48..d982b0a 100644
--- a/ARControl/Windows/ConfigWindow.cs
+++ b/ARControl/Windows/ConfigWindow.cs
@@ -1119,11 +1119,11 @@ internal sealed class ConfigWindow : LWindow
 
             ImGui.PushFont(UiBuilder.IconFont);
             ImGui.SetNextItemWidth(ImGui.GetContentRegionAvail().X -
-                                                  ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowUp.ToIconString()).X -
-                                                  ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowDown.ToIconString()).X -
-                                                  ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Times.ToIconString()).X -
-                                                  ImGui.GetStyle().FramePadding.X * 6 -
-                                                  ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X * 2);
+                                   ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowUp.ToIconString()).X -
+                                   ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.ArrowDown.ToIconString()).X -
+                                   ImGui.CalcTextSize(FontAwesomeIcon.Times.ToIconString()).X -
+                                   ImGui.GetStyle().FramePadding.X * 6 -
+                                   ImGui.GetStyle().ItemSpacing.X * 2);
             ImGui.PopFont();
             if (ImGui.Combo("", ref listIndex, itemLists.Select(x => x.Name).ToArray(), itemLists.Count))
             {
@@ -1262,6 +1262,14 @@ internal sealed class ConfigWindow : LWindow
 
             ImGui.Text("User Interface Settings");
 
+            bool showAssignmentChatMessages = _configuration.ConfigUiOptions.ShowAssignmentChatMessages;
+            if (ImGui.Checkbox("Show chat message when assigning a venture to a retainer",
+                    ref showAssignmentChatMessages))
+            {
+                _configuration.ConfigUiOptions.ShowAssignmentChatMessages = showAssignmentChatMessages;
+                Save();
+            }
+
             bool showContents = _configuration.ConfigUiOptions.ShowVentureListContents;
             if (ImGui.Checkbox("Show Venture List preview in Groups/Retainer tabs", ref showContents))
             {