diff --git a/src/platform/esp32/main-esp32.cpp b/src/platform/esp32/main-esp32.cpp
index 1b997500a7..0b6f7cf23d 100644
--- a/src/platform/esp32/main-esp32.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/esp32/main-esp32.cpp
@@ -120,17 +120,24 @@ void esp32Setup()
     uint32_t rebootCounter = preferences.getUInt("rebootCounter", 0);
     rebootCounter++;
     preferences.putUInt("rebootCounter", rebootCounter);
+    // store firmware version and hwrevision for access from OTA firmware
+    String fwrev = preferences.getString("firmwareVersion", "");
+    if (fwrev.compareTo(optstr(APP_VERSION)) != 0)
+        preferences.putString("firmwareVersion", optstr(APP_VERSION));
+    uint8_t hwven = preferences.getUInt("hwVendor", 0);
+    if (hwven != HW_VENDOR)
+        preferences.putUInt("hwVendor", HW_VENDOR);
     preferences.end();
     LOG_DEBUG("Number of Device Reboots: %d\n", rebootCounter);
 #if !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_BLUETOOTH
     String BLEOTA = BleOta::getOtaAppVersion();
     if (BLEOTA.isEmpty()) {
-        LOG_DEBUG("No OTA firmware available\n");
+        LOG_INFO("No OTA firmware available\n");
     } else {
-        LOG_DEBUG("OTA firmware version %s\n", BLEOTA.c_str());
+        LOG_INFO("OTA firmware version %s\n", BLEOTA.c_str());
     }
 #else
-    LOG_DEBUG("No OTA firmware available\n");
+    LOG_INFO("No OTA firmware available\n");
 #endif
 
     // enableModemSleep();