Any way to show currently installed version with sensor?

Configuration
1

I’ve added the following sensor to my config but it doesn’t work:

- platform: command_line
  name: "HASS version"
  command: "hass --version"

The result of this sensor in the UI is “unknown”, and the log shows the following error:

16-08-15 19:15:00 homeassistant.components.sensor.command_line: Command failed: hass --version
16-08-15 19:16:30 homeassistant.components.sensor.command_line: Command failed: hass --version
16-08-15 19:18:00 homeassistant.components.sensor.command_line: Command failed: hass --version
16-08-15 19:19:30 homeassistant.components.sensor.command_line: Command failed: hass --version
16-08-15 19:21:00 homeassistant.components.sensor.command_line: Command failed: hass --version

I’m assuming the command is not working because it’s run as the user hass, but not within the virtual_env (my HASS instance is installed with the AiO installer on a Raspberry Pi 3).

I know you can simply view the currently installed version by going to the ‘About’ page under the hamburger menu on the left, but I was just wondering if there’s an alternative to my attempt above.

2

How about /path/to/your/venv/bin/hass --version?

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3

Wow, I didn’t realise it could be that simple! Thanks! :smile:

I have a similar sensor to show the installed Python version and, although that one worked, I updated that one with the full path as well, to make sure I’m showing the version of the right instance.

4

If you made this to keep an eye of possible updates, you can also make a rule:

hass_update_notify.yaml

alias: 016 - HASS update available
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id: updater.updater      
action:
- service: notify.telegram
  data:
    title: System message - 
    message: A new version of Home Assistant is available! See release notes at: https://home-assistant.io/blog/categories/release-notes/

Works perfectly fine here!

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5

I didn’t, but that’s a good and useful suggestion nonetheless. I may just end up using it :slight_smile:

I did however notice that updater.updater is no longer listed as an entity on the new States page, but {{ states.updater.updater }} works on the Templates page (returns ‘None’ at the moment).

6

I use this to keep a watch on the current release version:

platform: command_line
   command: python3 -c "import requests;
   print(requests.get('https://pypi.python.org/pypi/homeassistant/json').json()['info']['version'])"
   name: Current HA Version
7

I’m aware this is an old thread, but how about:

- platform: command_line
  name: "HASS version"
  command: "cat .HA_VERSION"
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