diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0d20b64..0205d62 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *.pyc
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/test.py b/test.py
index dc90e04..e58ef11 100644
--- a/test.py
+++ b/test.py
@@ -5,5 +5,9 @@ sys.path.append("zk")
 import zk
 
 zk = zk.ZK('192.168.1.201')
-print zk.connect()
-print zk.disconnect()
\ No newline at end of file
+status, message = zk.connect()
+if status:
+    print 'Firmware Version: : {}'.format(zk.get_firmware_version())
+    print zk.disconnect()
+else:
+    print message
diff --git a/zk/base.py b/zk/base.py
index aeccbc5..402d0ed 100644
--- a/zk/base.py
+++ b/zk/base.py
@@ -103,6 +103,19 @@ class ZK(object):
         except Exception, e:
             return (False, e)
 
+    def get_firmware_version(self):
+        command = const.CMD_GET_VERSION
+        try:
+            buf = self.__create_header(command=command, session_id=self.__sesion_id, reply_id=self.__reply_id)
+            self.__sock.sendto(buf, self.__address)
+            self.__data_recv, addr = self.__sock.recvfrom(1024)
+            if self.__response == const.CMD_ACK_OK:
+                return self.__data_recv[8:]
+            else:
+                return (False, self.__response)
+        except Exception, e:
+            return (False, e)
+
     def restart(self):
         '''
         shutdown device