diff --git a/client/app/package.json b/client/app/package.json
index 935e2dd..09c24ee 100644
--- a/client/app/package.json
+++ b/client/app/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "slacktronic",
   "productName": "Slacktronic",
-  "version": "0.0.9",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Connect your Slack workspace to Arduino",
   "main": "./main.prod.js",
   "author": {
diff --git a/client/app/tray-menu.js b/client/app/tray-menu.js
index 08920eb..aa9b573 100644
--- a/client/app/tray-menu.js
+++ b/client/app/tray-menu.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 import { app, BrowserWindow, Tray, nativeImage, Menu } from 'electron';
 import path from 'path';
 
+// Keep a global reference of the tray icon to avoid problems with garbage collector
+let tray: ?Tray = null;
+
 export default class TrayMenuBuilder {
   mainWindow: BrowserWindow;
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ export default class TrayMenuBuilder {
       }
     ]);
 
-    const tray = new Tray(nimage);
+    tray = new Tray(nimage);
     tray.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
 
     this.mainWindow.on('close', (event) => {
diff --git a/client/package.json b/client/package.json
index cb34368..7bcd8d4 100644
--- a/client/package.json
+++ b/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "slacktronic",
   "productName": "Slacktronic",
-  "version": "0.0.9",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
   "description": "Connect your Slack workspace to Arduino",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "concurrently \"npm run build-main\" \"npm run build-renderer\"",