diff --git a/get_version.py b/get_version.py
index a1f94183..4a443427 100644
--- a/get_version.py
+++ b/get_version.py
@@ -15,11 +15,17 @@
 firmware_version = firmware_version.lstrip("v")
 firmware_version = firmware_version.strip(".")
 
+# The community devices have a slightly different version where the
+# core firmware version is defined within there .ini file
+# For the core FW both versions are always the same
+core_firmware_version = firmware_version
+
 print(f'Using version {firmware_version} for the build')
+print(f'Using version {core_firmware_version} as core version')
 
-# Append the version to the build defines so it gets baked into the firmware
+# Append the version and core version to the build defines so it gets baked into the firmware
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES=[
-  f'BUILD_VERSION={firmware_version}'
+  f'BUILD_VERSION={firmware_version}', f'CORE_BUILD_VERSION={core_firmware_version}'
 ])
 
 # Set the output filename to the name of the board and the version
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index 51315bfb..69ca9e7a 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define STRINGIZER(arg) #arg
 #define STR_VALUE(arg)  STRINGIZER(arg)
 #define VERSION         STR_VALUE(BUILD_VERSION)
+#define CORE_VERSION    STR_VALUE(CORE_BUILD_VERSION)
 
 MFEEPROM MFeeprom;
 
@@ -554,6 +555,7 @@ void OnGetInfo()
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(name);
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(serial);
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(VERSION);
+    cmdMessenger.sendCmdArg(CORE_VERSION);
     cmdMessenger.sendCmdEnd();
 }