diff --git a/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.cpp b/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.cpp
index 9243c02..b19524c 100644
--- a/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.cpp
+++ b/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "sensor_driver.hpp"
 
+#include <regex>
+
 #include <QSerialPort>
 #include <QSerialPortInfo>
 #include <QtDebug>
@@ -146,5 +148,20 @@ bool SensorDriver::isValidSensor(const QString& serialPortName) const
         return false;
     }
 
-    return false;
+    const auto version = parseVersionResponse(response);
+    return version == "AdaptiveBrightness v1.2";
+}
+
+std::string SensorDriver::parseVersionResponse(const QByteArray& response) const
+{
+    const auto versionRegex = std::regex("[a-zA-Z]+ v[0-9]\\.[0-9]");
+    const auto strResponse = response.toStdString();
+    std::smatch versionMatch;
+
+    if(std::regex_search(strResponse, versionMatch, versionRegex)) {
+        qDebug(ltr("Found version match: '%1'").arg(QString().fromStdString(versionMatch[0].str())));
+        return versionMatch[0];
+    }
+
+    return {};
 }
diff --git a/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.hpp b/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.hpp
index b164601..697422b 100644
--- a/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.hpp
+++ b/AdaptiveBrightness/sensor_driver.hpp
@@ -29,4 +29,5 @@ class SensorDriver {
   private:
     bool getSensorCommandResponse(const QString& serialPortName, QByteArray command, QByteArray& response) const;
     bool isValidSensor(const QString& serialPortName) const;
+    std::string parseVersionResponse(const QByteArray& response) const;
 };