diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3964b469..a9299397 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [0.3.0a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/0.3.0a1) (2024-09-11)
+## [0.3.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/0.3.1a1) (2024-09-11)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/0.2.0...0.3.0a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/0.3.0...0.3.1a1)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- feat:fallback\_plugins [\#263](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/pull/263) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
-- chore:semver\_versioning [\#262](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/pull/262) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- fix:default\_config [\#265](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/pull/265) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
 
 
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/g2p.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/g2p.py
index 8a8bcdfe..7fca7b95 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/g2p.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/g2p.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def create(cls, config=None):
             "module": <engine_name>
         }
         """
+        config = config or Configuration()
         if "g2p" in config:
             config = config["g2p"]
         g2p_config = get_g2p_config(config)
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/microphone.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/microphone.py
index f649b130..9e4c86c8 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/microphone.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/microphone.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def create(cls, config=None):
             "module": <engine_name>
         }
         """
+        config = config or Configuration()
         if "microphone" in config:
             config = config["microphone"]
         microphone_config = get_microphone_config(config)
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/vad.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/vad.py
index 5d4b2589..5634bfea 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/vad.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/vad.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def create(cls, config=None):
             "module": <engine_name>
         }
         """
+        config = config or Configuration()
         if "listener" in config:
             config = config["listener"]
         if "VAD" in config:
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
index 304eca8f..4cf88743 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 0
 VERSION_MINOR = 3
-VERSION_BUILD = 0
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
-# END_VERSION_BLOCK
+VERSION_BUILD = 1
+VERSION_ALPHA = 1
+# END_VERSION_BLOCK
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