diff --git a/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/addonUpdateProc.py b/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/addonUpdateProc.py
index c64fc60..290c6e2 100644
--- a/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/addonUpdateProc.py
+++ b/addon/globalPlugins/addonUpdater/addonUpdateProc.py
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def installAddonUpdate(destPath: str, addonName: str) -> int:
 		# as having updates, even though it's just a different instance of the same version.
 		# The real cause is the older version listed in the store JSON, but the UI can't represent that.
 		oldStoreRecord: str = os.path.join(
-			WritePaths.addonsDir(),
+			WritePaths.addonsDir,
 			bundleName + ".json"
 		)
 		try:
diff --git a/buildVars.py b/buildVars.py
index c1dacd4..e89f361 100644
--- a/buildVars.py
+++ b/buildVars.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def _(arg):
 	# Translators: Long description to be shown for this add-on on add-on information from add-ons manager
 	"addon_description": _("""Proof of concept implementation of add-on update feature (NVDA Core issue 3208)"""),
 	# version
-	"addon_version": "24.2.500",
+	"addon_version": "24.2.501",
 	# Author(s)
 	"addon_author": "Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com>, Luke Davis <XLTechie@newanswertech.com>",
 	# URL for the add-on documentation support