diff --git a/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/alfred/announce.d/software/batman-adv b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/alfred/announce.d/software/batman-adv
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+++ b/package/gluon-mesh-batman-adv/files/lib/gluon/alfred/announce.d/software/batman-adv
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+local version = util.exec('batctl -v'):match('%[batman%-adv: ([^%]]+)%]')
+
+return { version = version }