diff --git a/src/CatenaBase.h b/src/CatenaBase.h
index e4b55a9..18af32c 100644
--- a/src/CatenaBase.h
+++ b/src/CatenaBase.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Revision history:
 #define CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_CALC(major, minor, patch, local)	\
 	(((major) << 24u) | ((minor) << 16u) | ((patch) << 8u) | (local))
 
-#define	CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION	CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_CALC(0, 14, 0, 60)	/* v0.14.0.60 */
+#define	CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION	CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_CALC(0, 14, 0, 61)	/* v0.14.0.61 */
 
 #define	CATENA_ARDUINO_PLATFORM_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(v)	\
 	(((v) >> 24u) & 0xFFu)
diff --git a/src/Catena_Log.h b/src/Catena_Log.h
index 2b5b258..fb7200f 100644
--- a/src/Catena_Log.h
+++ b/src/Catena_Log.h
@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ class cLog
 		) __attribute__((__format__(__printf__, 3, 4)));
 		/* format counts start with 2 for non-static C++ member fns */
 
+	// fetch current log flags
+	DebugFlags getFlags(void) const
+		{
+		return this->m_uDebugFlags;
+		}
+
+	// set log flags and return previous value
+	DebugFlags setFlags(DebugFlags flags)
+		{
+		DebugFlags const oldFlags = this->m_uDebugFlags;
+
+		this->m_uDebugFlags = flags;
+		return oldFlags;
+		}
+
 private:
 	DebugFlags m_uDebugFlags;
 	};