diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 0c8c60a388b63..9942604ea2820 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 			<channel-group id="right" typeId="chamberGroupType"/>
 		</channel-groups>
 
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
+
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="bedId" type="text" required="true">
 				<label>Bed ID</label>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5388b928bbbec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.sleepiq/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?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="sleepiq:dualBed">
+
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<add-channel id="todaySleepInBedSeconds" groupIds="left,right">
+				<type>sleepiq:todaySleepInBedSecondsType</type>
+			</add-channel>
+			<add-channel id="todaySleepOutOfBedSeconds" groupIds="left,right">
+				<type>sleepiq:todaySleepOutOfBedSecondsType</type>
+			</add-channel>
+			<add-channel id="todaySleepRestfulSeconds" groupIds="left,right">
+				<type>sleepiq:todaySleepRestfulSecondsType</type>
+			</add-channel>
+			<add-channel id="todaySleepRestlessSeconds" groupIds="left,right">
+				<type>sleepiq:todaySleepRestlessSecondsType</type>
+			</add-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+
+	</thing-type>
+
+</update:update-descriptions>