diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/update-improve-wc-visibility-check b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/update-improve-wc-visibility-check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6e0b2ebb79075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/changelog/update-improve-wc-visibility-check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: changed
+
+Updates the WC visibility check to use the `is_plugin_active` function.
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/composer.json b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/composer.json
index d644d6e847113..5296c9675a06b 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/composer.json
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/composer.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 		},
 		"autotagger": true,
 		"branch-alias": {
-			"dev-trunk": "5.4.x-dev"
+			"dev-trunk": "5.5.x-dev"
 		},
 		"textdomain": "jetpack-mu-wpcom",
 		"version-constants": {
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/package.json b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/package.json
index 314c18fede547..c71f80eb77761 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/package.json
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"private": true,
 	"name": "@automattic/jetpack-mu-wpcom",
-	"version": "5.4.0",
+	"version": "5.5.0-alpha",
 	"description": "Enhances your site with features powered by WordPress.com",
 	"homepage": "https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/tree/HEAD/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/#readme",
 	"bugs": {
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
index e5d057ba687ac..6da511cfadc47 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/class-jetpack-mu-wpcom.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 class Jetpack_Mu_Wpcom {
 
-	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '5.4.0';
+	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '5.5.0-alpha';
 	const PKG_DIR         = __DIR__ . '/../';
 	const BASE_DIR        = __DIR__ . '/';
 	const BASE_FILE       = __FILE__;
diff --git a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/launchpad/launchpad-task-definitions.php b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/launchpad/launchpad-task-definitions.php
index 0ae47762260bc..ab6e02398716f 100644
--- a/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/launchpad/launchpad-task-definitions.php
+++ b/projects/packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom/src/features/launchpad/launchpad-task-definitions.php
@@ -983,8 +983,7 @@ function wpcom_launchpad_is_woocommerce_setup_visible() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	$active_plugins = get_option( 'active_plugins' );
-	return in_array( 'woocommerce/woocommerce.php', $active_plugins, true );
+	return is_plugin_active( 'woocommerce/woocommerce.php' );
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/update-improve-wc-task-check b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/update-improve-wc-task-check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eab35ee7294c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/update-improve-wc-task-check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Version bump
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
index 45eb52ac2c286..9b99c8d5771eb 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.json
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
 		]
 	},
 	"config": {
-		"autoloader-suffix": "d9d132a783958a00a2c7cccff60ca42d_jetpack_mu_wpcom_pluginⓥ2_0_6"
+		"autoloader-suffix": "d9d132a783958a00a2c7cccff60ca42d_jetpack_mu_wpcom_pluginⓥ2_0_7_alpha"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
index 84949e110cb0e..e7ea3e8b2b0f9 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "../../packages/jetpack-mu-wpcom",
-                "reference": "208bc96ac854f49e4793bc0d3665ee5d1ed970f7"
+                "reference": "67196edaad741f50bdaa56fbe52cb9c61a583c04"
             },
             "require": {
                 "php": ">=7.0"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 },
                 "autotagger": true,
                 "branch-alias": {
-                    "dev-trunk": "5.4.x-dev"
+                    "dev-trunk": "5.5.x-dev"
                 },
                 "textdomain": "jetpack-mu-wpcom",
                 "version-constants": {
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/mu-wpcom-plugin.php b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/mu-wpcom-plugin.php
index 046a6847d8bec..78914760de4a9 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/mu-wpcom-plugin.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/mu-wpcom-plugin.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Plugin Name: WordPress.com Features
  * Description: Test plugin for the jetpack-mu-wpcom package
- * Version: 2.0.6
+ * Version: 2.0.7-alpha
  * Author: Automattic
  * License: GPLv2 or later
  * Text Domain: jetpack-mu-wpcom-plugin
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/package.json b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/package.json
index 58f3a87f6d9cd..7af7e85494b95 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/package.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"private": true,
 	"name": "@automattic/jetpack-mu-wpcom-plugin",
-	"version": "2.0.6",
+	"version": "2.0.7-alpha",
 	"description": "Test plugin for the jetpack-mu-wpcom package",
 	"homepage": "https://jetpack.com",
 	"bugs": {