diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index ecda8e0945..bad016eb02 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 	<thing-type id="projector-serial">
 		<label>BenQ Projector - Serial</label>
 		<description>A BenQ projector connected via a serial port</description>
+		<semantic-equipment-tag>Projector</semantic-equipment-tag>
 
 		<channels>
 			<channel id="power" typeId="system.power"/>
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@
 			<channel id="lamptime" typeId="lamptime"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="serialPort" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Serial Port</label>
@@ -39,6 +44,7 @@
 		<label>BenQ Projector - TCP/IP</label>
 		<description>A BenQ projector connected via the built-in ethernet port or a serial over
 			IP device</description>
+		<semantic-equipment-tag>Projector</semantic-equipment-tag>
 
 		<channels>
 			<channel id="power" typeId="system.power"/>
@@ -51,6 +57,10 @@
 			<channel id="lamptime" typeId="lamptime"/>
 		</channels>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="host" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Host</label>
@@ -171,6 +181,10 @@
 		<item-type>Number</item-type>
 		<label>Lamp Time</label>
 		<description>Retrieves the number of hours the lamp has been used</description>
+		<tags>
+			<tag>Status</tag>
+			<tag>Duration</tag>
+		</tags>
 		<state readOnly="true" pattern="%d h"/>
 	</channel-type>
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e39211f1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.benqprojector/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<update:update-descriptions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xmlns:update="https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description/v1.0.0"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description/v1.0.0 https://openhab.org/schemas/update-description-1.0.0.xsd">
+
+	<thing-type uid="benqprojector:projector-serial">
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<update-channel id="lamptime">
+				<type>benqprojector:lamptime</type>
+			</update-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+	</thing-type>
+
+	<thing-type uid="benqprojector:projector-tcp">
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<update-channel id="lamptime">
+				<type>benqprojector:lamptime</type>
+			</update-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+	</thing-type>
+
+</update:update-descriptions>