diff --git a/api/specs/web-server/_users.py b/api/specs/web-server/_users.py
index 89d5eaaba2f..d0d733a01e3 100644
--- a/api/specs/web-server/_users.py
+++ b/api/specs/web-server/_users.py
@@ -39,26 +39,14 @@
     "/me",
     response_model=Envelope[MyProfileGet],
 )
-async def get_my_profile():
-    ...
+async def get_my_profile(): ...
 
 
 @router.patch(
     "/me",
     status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT,
 )
-async def update_my_profile(_body: MyProfilePatch):
-    ...
-
-
-@router.put(
-    "/me",
-    status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT,
-    deprecated=True,
-    description="Use PATCH instead",
-)
-async def replace_my_profile(_body: MyProfilePatch):
-    ...
+async def update_my_profile(_body: MyProfilePatch): ...
 
 
 @router.patch(
@@ -68,16 +56,14 @@ async def replace_my_profile(_body: MyProfilePatch):
 async def set_frontend_preference(
     preference_id: PreferenceIdentifier,
     _body: PatchRequestBody,
-):
-    ...
+): ...
 
 
 @router.get(
     "/me/tokens",
     response_model=Envelope[list[MyTokenGet]],
 )
-async def list_tokens():
-    ...
+async def list_tokens(): ...
 
 
 @router.post(
@@ -85,8 +71,7 @@ async def list_tokens():
     response_model=Envelope[MyTokenGet],
     status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED,
 )
-async def create_token(_body: MyTokenCreate):
-    ...
+async def create_token(_body: MyTokenCreate): ...
 
 
 @router.get(
@@ -95,24 +80,21 @@ async def create_token(_body: MyTokenCreate):
 )
 async def get_token(
     _path: Annotated[_TokenPathParams, Depends()],
-):
-    ...
+): ...
 
 
 @router.delete(
     "/me/tokens/{service}",
     status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT,
 )
-async def delete_token(_path: Annotated[_TokenPathParams, Depends()]):
-    ...
+async def delete_token(_path: Annotated[_TokenPathParams, Depends()]): ...
 
 
 @router.get(
     "/me/notifications",
     response_model=Envelope[list[UserNotification]],
 )
-async def list_user_notifications():
-    ...
+async def list_user_notifications(): ...
 
 
 @router.post(
@@ -121,8 +103,7 @@ async def list_user_notifications():
 )
 async def create_user_notification(
     _body: UserNotificationCreate,
-):
-    ...
+): ...
 
 
 @router.patch(
@@ -132,16 +113,14 @@ async def create_user_notification(
 async def mark_notification_as_read(
     _path: Annotated[_NotificationPathParams, Depends()],
     _body: UserNotificationPatch,
-):
-    ...
+): ...
 
 
 @router.get(
     "/me/permissions",
     response_model=Envelope[list[MyPermissionGet]],
 )
-async def list_user_permissions():
-    ...
+async def list_user_permissions(): ...
 
 
 #
@@ -154,8 +133,7 @@ async def list_user_permissions():
     response_model=Envelope[list[UserGet]],
     description="Search among users who are publicly visible to the caller (i.e., me) based on their privacy settings.",
 )
-async def search_users(_body: UsersSearch):
-    ...
+async def search_users(_body: UsersSearch): ...
 
 
 #
@@ -171,7 +149,7 @@ async def search_users(_body: UsersSearch):
     tags=_extra_tags,
 )
 async def search_users_for_admin(
-    _query: Annotated[UsersForAdminSearchQueryParams, Depends()]
+    _query: Annotated[UsersForAdminSearchQueryParams, Depends()],
 ):
     # NOTE: see `Search` in `Common Custom Methods` in https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/custom_methods
     ...
@@ -182,5 +160,4 @@ async def search_users_for_admin(
     response_model=Envelope[UserForAdminGet],
     tags=_extra_tags,
 )
-async def pre_register_user_for_admin(_body: PreRegisteredUserGet):
-    ...
+async def pre_register_user_for_admin(_body: PreRegisteredUserGet): ...
diff --git a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/users.py b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/users.py
index 947623fc956..1facf8bb1e9 100644
--- a/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/users.py
+++ b/packages/models-library/src/models_library/api_schemas_webserver/users.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     ValidationInfo,
     field_validator,
 )
+from pydantic.config import JsonDict
 
 from ..basic_types import IDStr
 from ..emails import LowerCaseEmailStr
@@ -46,11 +47,13 @@
 
 
 class MyProfilePrivacyGet(OutputSchema):
+    hide_username: bool
     hide_fullname: bool
     hide_email: bool
 
 
 class MyProfilePrivacyPatch(InputSchema):
+    hide_username: bool | None = None
     hide_fullname: bool | None = None
     hide_email: bool | None = None
 
@@ -79,23 +82,33 @@ class MyProfileGet(OutputSchemaWithoutCamelCase):
     privacy: MyProfilePrivacyGet
     preferences: AggregatedPreferences
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _update_json_schema_extra(schema: JsonDict) -> None:
+        schema.update(
+            {
+                "examples": [
+                    {
+                        "id": 42,
+                        "login": "bla@foo.com",
+                        "userName": "bla42",
+                        "role": "admin",  # pre
+                        "expirationDate": "2022-09-14",  # optional
+                        "preferences": {},
+                        "privacy": {
+                            "hide_username": 0,
+                            "hide_fullname": 0,
+                            "hide_email": 1,
+                        },
+                    },
+                ]
+            }
+        )
+
     model_config = ConfigDict(
         # NOTE: old models have an hybrid between snake and camel cases!
         # Should be unified at some point
         populate_by_name=True,
-        json_schema_extra={
-            "examples": [
-                {
-                    "id": 42,
-                    "login": "bla@foo.com",
-                    "userName": "bla42",
-                    "role": "admin",  # pre
-                    "expirationDate": "2022-09-14",  # optional
-                    "preferences": {},
-                    "privacy": {"hide_fullname": 0, "hide_email": 1},
-                },
-            ]
-        },
+        json_schema_extra=_update_json_schema_extra,
     )
 
     @field_validator("role", mode="before")
diff --git a/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/utils_users.py b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/utils_users.py
index 7aa5c442d37..c35123c9545 100644
--- a/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/utils_users.py
+++ b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/utils_users.py
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ class UserNotFoundInRepoError(BaseUserRepoError):
 
 
 # NOTE: see MyProfilePatch.user_name
-_MIN_USERNAME_LEN: Final[int] = 4
+MIN_USERNAME_LEN: Final[int] = 4
 
 
-def _generate_random_chars(length: int = _MIN_USERNAME_LEN) -> str:
+def _generate_random_chars(length: int = MIN_USERNAME_LEN) -> str:
     """returns `length` random digit character"""
     return "".join(secrets.choice(string.digits) for _ in range(length))
 
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ def _generate_username_from_email(email: str) -> str:
     username = re.sub(r"[^a-zA-Z0-9]", "", username).lower()
 
     # Ensure the username is at least 4 characters long
-    if len(username) < _MIN_USERNAME_LEN:
-        username += _generate_random_chars(length=_MIN_USERNAME_LEN - len(username))
+    if len(username) < MIN_USERNAME_LEN:
+        username += _generate_random_chars(length=MIN_USERNAME_LEN - len(username))
 
     return username
 
diff --git a/services/web/server/VERSION b/services/web/server/VERSION
index d1952dc561e..bf54d53ec26 100644
--- a/services/web/server/VERSION
+++ b/services/web/server/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.61.3
+0.61.4
diff --git a/services/web/server/setup.cfg b/services/web/server/setup.cfg
index 9d731c41639..ccbfa6b24c9 100644
--- a/services/web/server/setup.cfg
+++ b/services/web/server/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.61.3
+current_version = 0.61.4
 commit = True
 message = services/webserver api version: {current_version} → {new_version}
 tag = False
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
index b6e931af533..6facdd9ddf1 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: simcore-service-webserver
   description: Main service with an interface (http-API & websockets) to the web front-end
-  version: 0.61.3
+  version: 0.61.4
 servers:
 - url: ''
   description: webserver
@@ -1180,22 +1180,6 @@ paths:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/Envelope_MyProfileGet_'
-    put:
-      tags:
-      - users
-      summary: Replace My Profile
-      description: Use PATCH instead
-      operationId: replace_my_profile
-      requestBody:
-        content:
-          application/json:
-            schema:
-              $ref: '#/components/schemas/MyProfilePatch'
-        required: true
-      responses:
-        '204':
-          description: Successful Response
-      deprecated: true
     patch:
       tags:
       - users
@@ -11734,6 +11718,9 @@ components:
         last_name: Crespo
     MyProfilePrivacyGet:
       properties:
+        hideUsername:
+          type: boolean
+          title: Hideusername
         hideFullname:
           type: boolean
           title: Hidefullname
@@ -11742,11 +11729,17 @@ components:
           title: Hideemail
       type: object
       required:
+      - hideUsername
       - hideFullname
       - hideEmail
       title: MyProfilePrivacyGet
     MyProfilePrivacyPatch:
       properties:
+        hideUsername:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: boolean
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Hideusername
         hideFullname:
           anyOf:
           - type: boolean
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_common/models.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_common/models.py
index 513d8bed102..967f010d0b0 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_common/models.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_common/models.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ToUserUpdateDB(BaseModel):
     first_name: str | None = None
     last_name: str | None = None
 
+    privacy_hide_username: bool | None = None
     privacy_hide_fullname: bool | None = None
     privacy_hide_email: bool | None = None
 
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_users_rest.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_users_rest.py
index e3c143cd7cf..e89814e5e2d 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_users_rest.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/users/_users_rest.py
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ async def get_my_profile(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
 
 
 @routes.patch(f"/{API_VTAG}/me", name="update_my_profile")
-@routes.put(
-    f"/{API_VTAG}/me", name="replace_my_profile"  # deprecated. Use patch instead
-)
 @login_required
 @permission_required("user.profile.update")
 @_handle_users_exceptions
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_users_models.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_users_models.py
index 99fdc7f4feb..e61f543e211 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_users_models.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/isolated/test_users_models.py
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ def fake_profile_get(faker: Faker) -> MyProfileGet:
         user_name=fake_profile["username"],
         login=fake_profile["mail"],
         role="USER",
-        privacy=MyProfilePrivacyGet(hide_fullname=True, hide_email=True),
+        privacy=MyProfilePrivacyGet(
+            hide_fullname=True, hide_email=True, hide_username=False
+        ),
         preferences={},
     )
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ def test_parsing_output_of_get_user_profile():
         "last_name": "",
         "role": "Guest",
         "gravatar_id": "9d5e02c75fcd4bce1c8861f219f7f8a5",
-        "privacy": {"hide_email": True, "hide_fullname": False},
+        "privacy": {"hide_email": True, "hide_fullname": False, "hide_username": False},
         "groups": {
             "me": {
                 "gid": 2,
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ def test_mapping_update_models_from_rest_to_db():
         {
             "first_name": "foo",
             "userName": "foo1234",
-            "privacy": {"hideFullname": False},
+            "privacy": {"hideFullname": False, "hideUsername": True},
         }
     )
 
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ def test_mapping_update_models_from_rest_to_db():
         "first_name": "foo",
         "name": "foo1234",
         "privacy_hide_fullname": False,
+        "privacy_hide_username": True,
     }
 
 
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/test_users.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/test_users.py
index 2d816aa67b1..c4008f75235 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/test_users.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/test_users.py
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@ async def test_profile_workflow(
     assert updated_profile.user_name == "odei123"
 
     assert updated_profile.privacy != my_profile.privacy
+    assert updated_profile.privacy.hide_username == my_profile.privacy.hide_username
     assert updated_profile.privacy.hide_email == my_profile.privacy.hide_email
     assert updated_profile.privacy.hide_fullname != my_profile.privacy.hide_fullname