diff --git a/src/version.hpp b/src/version.hpp
index dbc48d7..e26bb31 100644
--- a/src/version.hpp
+++ b/src/version.hpp
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@
     /** @brief The temUpdater's erase callback. */
     eraseFunc eraseCallback;
 
+    /** @brief Get the version string. */
+    const std::string& getVersionString() const
+    {
+        return versionStr;
+    }
+
   private:
     /** @brief Persistent sdbusplus DBus bus connection */
     sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus;