diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e167f643..116b0278 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.1.0a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/2.1.0a1) (2025-11-04)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/2.0.1a1...2.1.0a1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- feat: ww verifier [\#341](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/pull/341) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
 ## [2.0.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/2.0.1a1) (2025-10-07)
 
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/2.0.0a2...2.0.1a1)
@@ -27,19 +35,19 @@
 
 ## [2.0.0a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/2.0.0a1) (2025-07-22)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a3...2.0.0a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a2...2.0.0a1)
 
 **Breaking changes:**
 
 - feat!: add collections and batch operations support to embeddings plu… [\#333](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/pull/333) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
 
-## [1.0.4a3](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/1.0.4a3) (2025-07-22)
+## [1.0.4a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/1.0.4a2) (2025-07-22)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a2...1.0.4a3)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a3...1.0.4a2)
 
-## [1.0.4a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/1.0.4a2) (2025-07-22)
+## [1.0.4a3](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/tree/1.0.4a3) (2025-07-22)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a1...1.0.4a2)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-plugin-manager/compare/1.0.4a1...1.0.4a3)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
diff --git a/downstream_report.txt b/downstream_report.txt
index ccd06e82..ec0c4349 100644
--- a/downstream_report.txt
+++ b/downstream_report.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ovos-plugin-manager==1.0.4a2
 ├── ovos-adapt-parser==1.0.8 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-solver-failure-plugin==0.0.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
 │   └── ovos-persona==0.6.23 [requires: ovos-solver-failure-plugin]
+├── ovos-audio==1.1.0a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
+│   └── ovos-skill-laugh==0.2.3 [requires: ovos-audio]
 ├── ovos-translate-server-plugin==0.0.4 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
 │   ├── ovos-skill-ddg==0.3.6a2 [requires: ovos-translate-server-plugin]
 │   └── ovos-skill-wordnet==0.2.6a1 [requires: ovos-translate-server-plugin]
@@ -18,17 +20,16 @@ ovos-plugin-manager==1.0.4a2
 ├── ovos-dinkum-listener==0.4.2a3 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.2,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-media-plugin-chromecast==0.1.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-tts-plugin-server==0.0.4 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
-├── ovos-common-query-pipeline-plugin==1.1.9a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-dialog-normalizer-plugin==0.0.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager]
 ├── ovos-persona==0.6.23 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.8.3,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-utterance-corrections-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
-├── ovos-ocp-pipeline-plugin==1.1.18a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-utterance-normalizer==0.2.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.25,<2.0.0]
-│   ├── ovos-skill-volume==0.1.17a2 [requires: ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
 │   ├── ovos-skill-date-time==1.1.6a1 [requires: ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
 │   ├── ovos-skill-weather==1.0.8a3 [requires: ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
+│   ├── ovos-skill-volume==0.1.17a3 [requires: ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
 │   └── ovos-skill-alerts==0.1.28a1 [requires: ovos-utterance-normalizer>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
 ├── ovos-phal-plugin-ipgeo==0.1.6 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
+├── ovos-core==2.1.0 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.3,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-m2v-pipeline==0.0.6 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-PHAL==0.2.10 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.25,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-gui==1.3.4a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.5,<2.0.0]
@@ -50,37 +51,37 @@ ovos-plugin-manager==1.0.4a2
 │       ├── ovos-skill-fuster-quotes==0.0.4 [requires: ovos-workshop]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-local-media==0.2.13a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=2.4.0,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-pyradios==0.1.5 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.16,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-common-query-pipeline-plugin==1.1.9a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-skill-volume==0.1.17a2 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-ocp-pipeline-plugin==1.1.18a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-date-time==1.1.6a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.16,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-dictation==0.2.20a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=7.0.0,<8.0.0]
+│       ├── ovos-skill-camera==1.0.5a6 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12]
+│       ├── ovos-core==2.1.0 [requires: ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-m2v-pipeline==0.0.6 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-ip==0.2.8 [requires: ovos-workshop]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-ddg==0.3.6a2 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.4.0,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-weather==1.0.8a3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=2.2.0,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-cmd==0.2.11 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-naptime==0.3.16a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
+│       ├── ovos-skill-volume==0.1.17a3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-personal==0.1.20a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-number-facts==0.1.12 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-randomness==0.1.2 [requires: ovos-workshop]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-alerts==0.1.28a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=7.0.0,<8.0.0]
+│       ├── ovos-skill-speedtest==0.3.7a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-iss-location==0.2.16 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-somafm==0.1.6a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.16]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-wordnet==0.2.6a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.3.0,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-core==2.0.5a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-homescreen==3.0.3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=2.4.0,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-wikihow==0.3.3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.4.0a1,<8.0.0]
+│       ├── ovos-ocp-pipeline-plugin==1.1.18a3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-word-of-the-day==0.2.0 [requires: ovos-workshop]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-wolfie==0.5.8 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.4.0a1,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-diagnostics==0.0.8 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-color-picker==0.0.7 [requires: ovos-workshop]
 │       ├── ovos-padatious==1.4.2 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-news==0.4.6a1 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.16,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-skill-speedtest==0.3.6 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12,<8.0.0]
-│       ├── ovos-skill-camera==1.0.5a5 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.12]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-confucius-quotes==0.1.13 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.15,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-youtube-music==0.1.7 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.16,<8.0.0]
+│       ├── ovos-common-query-pipeline-plugin==1.1.9a3 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.1.7,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-wikipedia==0.8.13 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.4.0,<8.0.0]
 │       ├── ovos-skill-moviemaster==0.0.12 [requires: ovos-workshop>=0.0.11,<8.0.0]
 │       └── ovos-skill-days-in-history==0.3.11 [requires: ovos-workshop>=3.1.0,<8.0.0]
@@ -90,16 +91,14 @@ ovos-plugin-manager==1.0.4a2
 ├── ovos-PHAL-plugin-system==1.3.4a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-ocp-news-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-stt-plugin-chromium==0.1.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1a7]
-├── ovos-audio==1.0.2a2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
-│   └── ovos-skill-laugh==0.2.3 [requires: ovos-audio]
 ├── ovos-PHAL-plugin-hotkeys==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1]
 ├── ovos-skill-wordnet==0.2.6a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-audio-plugin-simple==0.1.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-PHAL-plugin-mk1==0.1.3 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.24]
 ├── ovos-gui-plugin-shell-companion==1.0.5 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.5,<2.0.0]
-├── ovos-core==2.0.5a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.3,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-PHAL-plugin-network-manager==1.0.1a2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1]
 ├── ovos-audio-plugin-mpv==0.2.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26a29]
+├── ovos-ocp-pipeline-plugin==1.1.18a3 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-PHAL-plugin-wifi-setup==1.1.1a1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1]
 ├── ovos-ww-plugin-vosk==0.1.7 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
 ├── ovos-padatious==1.4.2 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.5.0,<2.0.0]
@@ -112,5 +111,6 @@ ovos-plugin-manager==1.0.4a2
 │   └── ovos-skill-wikipedia==0.8.13 [requires: ovos-wikipedia-solver>=0.0.1,<1.0.0]
 ├── ovos-wolfram-alpha-solver==0.0.3 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.26,<2.0.0]
 │   └── ovos-skill-wolfie==0.5.8 [requires: ovos-wolfram-alpha-solver>=0.0.2,<1.0.0]
-└── ovos-ocp-rss-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
-    └── ovos-ocp-news-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-ocp-rss-plugin>=0.0.2,<1.0.0]
+├── ovos-ocp-rss-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=0.0.1,<2.0.0]
+│   └── ovos-ocp-news-plugin==0.1.1 [requires: ovos-ocp-rss-plugin>=0.0.2,<1.0.0]
+└── ovos-common-query-pipeline-plugin==1.1.9a3 [requires: ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.0,<2.0.0]
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/templates/hotwords.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/templates/hotwords.py
index bc066efb..24e6fde7 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/templates/hotwords.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/templates/hotwords.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import abc
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
 
+from ovos_config import Configuration
 from ovos_utils import classproperty
 from ovos_utils.process_utils import RuntimeRequirements
 
-from ovos_config import Configuration
-
 
 def msec_to_sec(msecs):
     """Convert milliseconds to seconds.
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ def reset(self):
         pass
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def update(self, chunk):
+    def update(self, chunk: bytes):
         """Updates the hotword engine with new audio data.
 
         The engine should process the data and update internal trigger state.
@@ -108,3 +107,16 @@ def shutdown(self):
         Compatibility wrapper for `self.stop`
         """
         self.stop()
+
+
+class HotWordVerifier:
+    """hotword verifier plugins double check predictions from wakeword detections.
+    Their main job is to filter false activations
+    """
+    def __init__(self, config: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None):
+        self.config = config or {}
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def verify(self, chunk: bytes) -> bool:
+        """chunk is the audio from a wake word detection"""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/utils/__init__.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/utils/__init__.py
index 3478e7a7..387cb655 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/utils/__init__.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class PluginTypes(str, Enum):
     STT = 'opm.stt'
     TTS = 'opm.tts'
     WAKEWORD = 'opm.wake_word'
+    WAKEWORD_VERIFIER = 'opm.wake_word.verifier'
     TRANSLATE = "opm.lang.translate"
     LANG_DETECT = "opm.lang.detect"
     UTTERANCE_TRANSFORMER = "opm.transformer.text"
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ class PluginConfigTypes(str, Enum):
     STT = 'opm.stt.config'
     TTS = 'opm.tts.config'
     WAKEWORD = 'opm.wake_word.config'
+    WAKEWORD_VERIFIER = 'opm.wake_word.verifier.config'
     TRANSLATE = "opm.lang.translate.config"
     LANG_DETECT = "opm.lang.detect.config"
     UTTERANCE_TRANSFORMER = "opm.transformer.text.config"
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
index 238f9285..1c75e7a1 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
-VERSION_MINOR = 0
-VERSION_BUILD = 1
+VERSION_MINOR = 1
+VERSION_BUILD = 0
 VERSION_ALPHA = 1
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
diff --git a/ovos_plugin_manager/wakewords.py b/ovos_plugin_manager/wakewords.py
index 0828be4b..665d2af3 100644
--- a/ovos_plugin_manager/wakewords.py
+++ b/ovos_plugin_manager/wakewords.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import json
 import os
 from hashlib import md5
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Type
 
 from ovos_utils.log import LOG
 from ovos_utils.xdg_utils import xdg_data_home
 
-from ovos_plugin_manager.templates.hotwords import HotWordEngine
+from ovos_plugin_manager.templates.hotwords import HotWordEngine, HotWordVerifier
 from ovos_plugin_manager.utils import PluginTypes, PluginConfigTypes
 
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def find_wake_word_plugins() -> dict:
     return find_plugins(PluginTypes.WAKEWORD)
 
 
-def load_wake_word_plugin(module_name: str) -> type(HotWordEngine):
+def load_wake_word_plugin(module_name: str) -> Type[HotWordEngine]:
     """
     Get an uninstantiated class for the requested module_name
     @param module_name: Plugin entrypoint name to load
@@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ def load_wake_word_plugin(module_name: str) -> type(HotWordEngine):
     return load_plugin(module_name, PluginTypes.WAKEWORD)
 
 
+def find_wake_word_verifier_plugins() -> dict:
+    """
+    Find all installed plugins
+    @return: dict plugin names to entrypoints
+    """
+    from ovos_plugin_manager.utils import find_plugins
+    return find_plugins(PluginTypes.WAKEWORD_VERIFIER)
+
+
+def load_wake_word_verifier_plugin(module_name: str) -> Type[HotWordVerifier]:
+    """
+    Get an uninstantiated class for the requested module_name
+    @param module_name: Plugin entrypoint name to load
+    @return: Uninstantiated class
+    """
+    from ovos_plugin_manager.utils import load_plugin
+    return load_plugin(module_name, PluginTypes.WAKEWORD_VERIFIER)
+
+
 def get_ww_configs() -> dict:
     """
     Get valid plugin configurations by plugin name