diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 7febcfe..684a21b 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=JBWopr
-version=1.0.0-beta1
+version=1.0.0-beta2
 author=Jonny Bergdahl
 maintainer=Jonny Bergdahl <github@bergdahl.org>
 sentence=Support library for the Unexpected Maker W.O.P.R. boards
diff --git a/src/jbwoprmqtt.cpp b/src/jbwoprmqtt.cpp
index 394f30c..d52ab0b 100644
--- a/src/jbwoprmqtt.cpp
+++ b/src/jbwoprmqtt.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void JBWoprMqttDevice::displayClear() {
 
 void JBWoprMqttDevice::displaySetBrightness(uint8_t val) {
 	JBWoprWiFiDevice::displaySetBrightness(val);
-	mqttPublishMessage(_getTopic(ENTITY_NAME_DISPLAY, SUBENTITY_NAME_BRIGHTNESS), val);
+	mqttPublishMessage(_getTopic(ENTITY_NAME_DISPLAY, SUBENTITY_NAME_BRIGHTNESS), std::to_string(val));
 }
 
 void JBWoprMqttDevice::displayShowText(const char* text, JBTextAlignment alignment) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void JBWoprMqttDevice::defconLedsSetBrightness(uint8_t brightness) {
 
 void JBWoprMqttDevice::defconLedSetColor(JBDefconLevel level, uint32_t color) {
 	JBWoprWiFiDevice::defconLedSetColor(level, color);
-	mqttPublishMessage(_getTopic(ENTITY_NAME_DEFCON, SUBENTITY_NAME_COLOR), color);
+	mqttPublishMessage(_getTopic(ENTITY_NAME_DEFCON, SUBENTITY_NAME_COLOR), JBStringHelper::rgbToString(color));
 }
 
 // ====================================================================