Dynamic Link Error

Today I started a porject in After Effects 2020 and learned after I finished my project that I needed to update my After Effects in order to export my project with Adobe Media Encoder. After I updated After Effects and tried to export my project using AME an error came up saying exactly what the subject says. The error states "Could not connect to Adobe After Effects 2021. Please verify that Adobe After Effects 2021 is installed. Both of the progams say they're up to date. If I try the other method by going to 'Composition' then 'Add to Adobe Media Encoder...' my project doesn't show up in AME even after I've rendered my project. If anyone could help I would really appreciate it!