diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a46856f..06f66cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.5.0a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/tree/0.5.0a1) (2024-10-18)
+## [0.5.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/tree/0.5.1a1) (2024-10-18)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/compare/V0.4.0...0.5.0a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/compare/V0.5.0...0.5.1a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- feat:switch\_to\_window [\#25](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/pull/25) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- fix:wayland compat [\#27](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/pull/27) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
-## [V0.4.0](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/tree/V0.4.0) (2024-10-17)
+## [V0.5.0](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/tree/V0.5.0) (2024-10-18)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/compare/0.4.0...V0.4.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-application-launcher/compare/0.5.0...V0.5.0)
 
 
 
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index f3276db..feeb761 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def close_app(self, app: str) -> bool:
 
     def is_running(self, app: str) -> bool:
         """ check if a application is running"""
-        if self.match_window(app):
+        if self.wmctrl is not None and self.match_window(app):
             return True
         for p in self.match_process(app):
             return True
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 8b3c775..7dc4fa3 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 5
-VERSION_BUILD = 0
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 1
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK