BACKLIGHT_PWM,
 )
 
-__version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
+__version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka_displayio.git"
 
 displays = []
         elif not value and self._refresh_thread.is_alive():
             # Stop the thread
             self._refresh_thread.join()
+            self._refresh_thread = None
 
     @property
     def brightness(self) -> float: