diff --git a/AddonManager.py b/AddonManager.py
index f267e458..6f3475a5 100644
--- a/AddonManager.py
+++ b/AddonManager.py
@@ -845,9 +845,11 @@ def revert_to_backup(addon: Addon) -> None:
 def delete_old_backups(backups) -> None:
     """Delete old backups found in the Mod directory."""
     for backup in backups:
-        full_path = os.path.join(fci.DataPaths().mod_dir, backup)
+        full_path = str(os.path.join(fci.DataPaths().mod_dir, backup))
         if os.path.exists(full_path):
-            shutil.rmtree(full_path, ignore_errors=True)
+            success = utils.rmdir(full_path)
+            if not success:
+                fci.Console.PrintError(f"Failed to delete {full_path}\n")
 
 
 # @}
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index e2ab19e6..81d18376 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <name>Addon Manager</name>
     <description>Tool to install workbenches, macros, themes, etc.</description>
     <icon>Resources/icons/addon_manager.svg</icon>
-    <version>2025.08.08</version>
-    <date>2025-08-08</date>
+    <version>2025.08.13</version>
+    <date>2025-08-13</date>
     <maintainer email='chennes@freecad.org'>Chris Hennes</maintainer>
     <author email = 'yorik@uncreated.net'>Yorik van Havre</author>
     <author>Jonathan Wiedemann</author>