diff --git a/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml b/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
index 755fafd..32ecb6f 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mediarepo-api"
-version = "0.10.0"
+version = "0.11.0"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "gpl-3"
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
index dba44f3..a4e0cc6 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::client_api::error::ApiResult;
 use crate::client_api::IPCApi;
 use crate::types::files::{
-    AddFileRequestHeader, FileMetadataResponse, FileOSMetadata, FindFilesByTagsRequest,
-    GetFileThumbnailOfSizeRequest, GetFileThumbnailsRequest, ReadFileRequest, SortKey, TagQuery,
+    AddFileRequestHeader, FileMetadataResponse, FileOSMetadata, FilterExpression, FindFilesRequest,
+    GetFileThumbnailOfSizeRequest, GetFileThumbnailsRequest, ReadFileRequest, SortKey,
     ThumbnailMetadataResponse, UpdateFileNameRequest,
 };
 use crate::types::identifier::FileIdentifier;
@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ where
     #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
     pub async fn find_files(
         &self,
-        tags: Vec<TagQuery>,
+        filters: Vec<FilterExpression>,
         sort_expression: Vec<SortKey>,
     ) -> ApiResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
         self.emit_and_get(
             "find_files",
-            FindFilesByTagsRequest {
-                tags,
+            FindFilesRequest {
+                filters,
                 sort_expression,
             },
         )
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
index ab829e0..822510d 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::tauri_plugin::commands::ApiAccess;
 use crate::tauri_plugin::error::PluginResult;
 use crate::tauri_plugin::utils::system_time_to_naive_date_time;
 use crate::types::files::{
-    FileMetadataResponse, FileOSMetadata, SortKey, TagQuery, ThumbnailMetadataResponse,
+    FileMetadataResponse, FileOSMetadata, FilterExpression, SortKey, ThumbnailMetadataResponse,
 };
 use crate::types::identifier::FileIdentifier;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ pub async fn add_local_file(
 
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn find_files(
-    tags: Vec<TagQuery>,
+    filters: Vec<FilterExpression>,
     sort_by: Vec<SortKey>,
     api_state: ApiAccess<'_>,
 ) -> PluginResult<Vec<FileMetadataResponse>> {
     let api = api_state.api().await?;
-    let files = api.file.find_files(tags, sort_by).await?;
+    let files = api.file.find_files(filters, sort_by).await?;
 
     Ok(files)
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
index f1ac76e..cf68886 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@ pub struct GetFilesTagsRequest {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct FindFilesByTagsRequest {
-    pub tags: Vec<TagQuery>,
+pub struct FindFilesRequest {
+    pub filters: Vec<FilterExpression>,
     pub sort_expression: Vec<SortKey>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "filter_type")]
+pub enum FilterExpression {
+    OrExpression(Vec<TagQuery>),
+    Query(TagQuery),
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TagQuery {
     pub negate: bool,
-    pub name: String,
+    pub tags: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/types/misc.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/types/misc.rs
index 73ca70d..cf04ed8 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/types/misc.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/types/misc.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ pub fn check_apis_compatible(
     client_version: (u32, u32, u32),
     server_version: (u32, u32, u32),
 ) -> bool {
-    // the major version must be the same while the client minor version can be lower than the servers
-    // so that the client has access to all its supported functionality
-    client_version.0 == server_version.0 && client_version.1 <= server_version.1
+    if client_version.0 == 0 {
+        // For the beta and alpha (major 0) compare the minor and patch level
+        client_version.1 == server_version.1 && client_version.2 <= server_version.2
+    } else {
+        // the major version must be the same while the client minor version can be lower than the servers
+        // so that the client has access to all its supported functionality
+        client_version.0 == server_version.0 && client_version.1 <= server_version.1
+    }
 }