diff --git a/HCTasmota.js b/HCTasmota.js
index 5d5e27c..9791ef2 100644
--- a/HCTasmota.js
+++ b/HCTasmota.js
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class HCTasmota extends HCColorLamp {
         this._effect = null;
 	}
 
+    static get version() {
+		return require("./package.json").version;
+	}
+
 	// overwrite to make use of the SUManager
 	get state() {
 		return this._sumanager.state.clone();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8d84ff0..3211ee4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hc-tasmota",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       }
     },
     "homecontrol-control-base": {
-      "version": "git+https://git.literalchaos.de/jan/homecontrol-control-base.git#b2bf9ba767050ec1581dd3641885fe1132ac45aa",
+      "version": "git+https://git.literalchaos.de/jan/homecontrol-control-base.git#304c97bdcf84b71168567046560d7777f09dceed",
       "from": "git+https://git.literalchaos.de/jan/homecontrol-control-base.git",
       "requires": {
         "merge-options": "^1.0.1",