diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dd0caff..7dc5465 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Wrapper of [rabbitmq/amqp091-go](https://github.com/rabbitmq/amqp091-go) that provides reconnection logic and sane defaults. Hit the project with a star if you find it useful ⭐
 
-Supported by [Qvault](https://qvault.io)
+Supported by [Boot.dev](https://boot.dev)
 
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diff --git a/channel.go b/channel.go
index 7f4479a..c2dba8d 100644
--- a/channel.go
+++ b/channel.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type channelManager struct {
 	channelMux          *sync.RWMutex
 	notifyCancelOrClose chan error
 	reconnectInterval   time.Duration
+	reconnectionCount   uint
 }
 
 func newChannelManager(url string, conf Config, log Logger, reconnectInterval time.Duration) (*channelManager, error) {
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ func (chManager *channelManager) reconnectLoop() {
 		if err != nil {
 			chManager.logger.Printf("error reconnecting to amqp server: %v", err)
 		} else {
+			chManager.reconnectionCount++
+			go chManager.startNotifyCancelOrClosed()
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -105,7 +108,6 @@ func (chManager *channelManager) reconnect() error {
 
 	chManager.connection = newConn
 	chManager.channel = newChannel
-	go chManager.startNotifyCancelOrClosed()
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/consumer/main.go b/examples/consumer/main.go
index b6c1b13..21d3dad 100644
--- a/examples/consumer/main.go
+++ b/examples/consumer/main.go
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// wait for server to acknowledge the cancel
-	const noWait = false
-
 	err = consumer.StartConsuming(
 		func(d rabbitmq.Delivery) rabbitmq.Action {
 			log.Printf("consumed: %v", string(d.Body))
diff --git a/publish.go b/publish.go
index 3b480b1..13db87a 100644
--- a/publish.go
+++ b/publish.go
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ type Return struct {
 }
 
 // Confirmation notifies the acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement of a publishing identified by its delivery tag.
-// Use NotifyPublish to consume these events.
+// Use NotifyPublish to consume these events. ReconnectionCount is useful in that each time it increments, the DeliveryTag
+// is reset to 0, meaning you can use ReconnectionCount+DeliveryTag to ensure uniqueness
 type Confirmation struct {
 	amqp.Confirmation
+	ReconnectionCount int
 }
 
 // Publisher allows you to publish messages safely across an open connection
@@ -235,7 +237,10 @@ func (publisher *Publisher) startNotifyPublishHandler() {
 	go func() {
 		publishAMQPCh := publisher.chManager.channel.NotifyPublish(make(chan amqp.Confirmation, 1))
 		for conf := range publishAMQPCh {
-			publisher.notifyPublishChan <- Confirmation{conf}
+			publisher.notifyPublishChan <- Confirmation{
+				Confirmation:      conf,
+				ReconnectionCount: int(publisher.chManager.reconnectionCount),
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 }