diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateCheckerLabel.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateCheckerLabel.cs
index db3874dea..62cfa9b59 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateCheckerLabel.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/UpdateChecker/UpdateCheckerLabel.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ public void CheckUpdate(CheckUpdate checkUpdate)
                 pbLoading.Visible = true;
                 lblCheckingUpdates.Visible = true;
 
-                new Thread(() => CheckingUpdate(checkUpdate)).Start();
+                Thread thread = new Thread(() => CheckingUpdate(checkUpdate));
+                thread.IsBackground = true;
+                thread.Start();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/ShareX/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/ShareX/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index b16db62a5..bb11237fc 100644
--- a/ShareX/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/ShareX/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
 [assembly: ComVisible(false)]
 [assembly: Guid("82E6AC09-0FEF-4390-AD9F-0DD3F5561EFC")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("9.5.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("9.5.0")]
\ No newline at end of file
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("9.5.1")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("9.5.1")]
\ No newline at end of file