diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/plugin/PluginManager.java b/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/plugin/PluginManager.java
index dfb97f4f9..539b02d61 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/plugin/PluginManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/plugin/PluginManager.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.sql.Array;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -111,16 +110,20 @@ public BundledPluginList.BundledPlugins getBundledPlugins() {
             try {
                 LOGGER.info("Read bundled plugins '{}'", bundledPluginUrl);
                 BundledPluginList bundledPluginList = new ObjectMapper().readValue(new URL(bundledPluginUrl), BundledPluginList.class);
-                String version = VersionUtils.getVersion().trim();
-                BundledPluginList.BundledPlugins bundledPluginsByVersion = bundledPluginList.getVersions().get(version);
+                String versionSharp = VersionUtils.getVersion();
+                String versionUnsharp = VersionUtils.getMajorMinorPatch(versionSharp);
+                BundledPluginList.BundledPlugins bundledPluginsByVersion = bundledPluginList.getVersions().get(versionSharp);
+                if(bundledPluginsByVersion == null) {
+                    bundledPluginsByVersion = bundledPluginList.getVersions().get(versionUnsharp);
+                }
                 if (bundledPluginsByVersion == null) {
-                    LOGGER.warn("No bundled plugins found for version '{}'", version);
+                    LOGGER.warn("No bundled plugins found for version '{}'", versionSharp);
                     bundledPlugins = BundledPluginList.BundledPlugins.builder().build();
                 } else {
                     LOGGER.info("Found {} bundled plugins and {} plugins to be removed for version '{}'.",
                             bundledPluginsByVersion.getInstall().size(),
                             bundledPluginsByVersion.getUninstall().size(),
-                            version);
+                            versionSharp);
                     bundledPlugins = bundledPluginsByVersion;
                 }
                 return bundledPluginsByVersion;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/utils/VersionUtils.java b/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/utils/VersionUtils.java
index 02ceee3d4..de6090547 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/utils/VersionUtils.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/core/utils/VersionUtils.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public class VersionUtils {
 
     private static final Pattern MAJOR_MINOR_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^([0-9]+).([0-9]+)");
 
+    private static final Pattern MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+)");
+
     private VersionUtils() {
         // private constructor
     }
@@ -90,4 +92,13 @@ public static String getMajorMinor(String version) {
         }
         return "invalid";
     }
+
+
+    public static String getMajorMinorPatch(String version) {
+        Matcher matcher = MAJOR_MINOR_PATCH_PATTERN.matcher(version);
+        if (matcher.find() && matcher.groupCount() > 1) {
+            return matcher.group(0);
+        }
+        return "invalid";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/gui/plugin/PluginLauncher.java b/gui/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/gui/plugin/PluginLauncher.java
index a48f570a1..0b5cac206 100644
--- a/gui/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/gui/plugin/PluginLauncher.java
+++ b/gui/src/main/java/org/correomqtt/gui/plugin/PluginLauncher.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ private int installBundledPlugins(UpdateManager updateManager,
                                       PluginManager pluginManager,
                                       BundledPluginList.BundledPlugins bundledPlugins) {
         int installedPlugins = 0;
+        if(bundledPlugins == null){
+            return installedPlugins;
+        }
         for (String pluginId : bundledPlugins.getInstall()) {
             // Already installed?
             if (pluginManager.getPlugin(pluginId) != null) {