diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fbf3f86..9049555 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The browser extension in `crabfit-browser-extension` can be tested by first runn
 2. Run `./deploy.sh` to compile and deploy.
 
 ### Backend
-1. Deploy the backend `cd crabfit-backend && gcloud app deploy --project=crabfit`
+1. Deploy the backend `cd crabfit-backend && gcloud app deploy --project=crabfit --version=v1`
 2. Deploy the endpoints service `cd crabfit-backend && gcloud endpoints services deploy swagger.yaml`
 
 ### Browser extension
diff --git a/crabfit-backend/app.yaml b/crabfit-backend/app.yaml
index 01def9d..3136c1e 100644
--- a/crabfit-backend/app.yaml
+++ b/crabfit-backend/app.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ env: flex
 
 automatic_scaling:
   min_num_instances: 1
-  max_num_instances: 4
+  max_num_instances: 2
 
 endpoints_api_service:
   name: api-dot-crabfit.appspot.com
diff --git a/crabfit-frontend/deploy.sh b/crabfit-frontend/deploy.sh
index d46ad53..7fdae75 100755
--- a/crabfit-frontend/deploy.sh
+++ b/crabfit-frontend/deploy.sh
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ handlers:
   redirect_http_response_code: 301
 EOF
 
-gcloud app deploy --project=crabfit
+gcloud app deploy --project=crabfit --version=v1