diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 88d67dc..32cdd69 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -172,5 +172,9 @@ export default class Updater {
                 // update
                 return false;
         }
+
+        public async getBoardVersion(): Promise<string> {
+                return await this.readVersionNumber();
+        }
 }