diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/README.md
index 623eca511baa6..8411cd291c0c1 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/README.md
@@ -442,8 +442,9 @@ The channels of the smarthome devices will be generated at runtime. Check in the
 |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | powerState               | Switch               | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows and changes the state (ON/OFF) of your device
 | brightness               | Dimmer               | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows and changes the brightness of your lamp
-| color                    | Color                | R           | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows the color of your light
+| color                    | Color                | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows the color of your light
 | colorName                | String               | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows and changes the color name of your light (groups are not able to show their color)
+| colorTemperatureInKelvin | Number:Temperature   | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | Shows the color temperature of your light
 | colorTemperatureName     | String               | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | White temperatures name of your lights (groups are not able to show their color)
 | armState                 | String               | R/W         | smartHomeDevice, smartHomeDeviceGroup | State of your alarm guard. Options: ARMED_AWAY, ARMED_STAY, ARMED_NIGHT, DISARMED (groups are not able to show their state)
 | burglaryAlarm            | Contact              | R           | smartHomeDevice | Burglary alarm
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/amazonechocontrol/internal/smarthome/HandlerColorTemperatureController.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/amazonechocontrol/internal/smarthome/HandlerColorTemperatureController.java
index 68ce19508d9b0..7e30099775383 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/amazonechocontrol/internal/smarthome/HandlerColorTemperatureController.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/amazonechocontrol/internal/smarthome/HandlerColorTemperatureController.java
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
  */
 package org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol.internal.smarthome;
 
-import static org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol.internal.smarthome.Constants.ITEM_TYPE_NUMBER;
-import static org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol.internal.smarthome.Constants.ITEM_TYPE_STRING;
+import static org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol.internal.smarthome.Constants.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol.internal.jsons.JsonSmartHomeDevices.SmartHomeDevice;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.DecimalType;
 import org.openhab.core.library.types.StringType;
+import org.openhab.core.thing.DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider;
 import org.openhab.core.thing.type.ChannelTypeUID;
 import org.openhab.core.types.Command;
 import org.openhab.core.types.StateDescription;
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ public class HandlerColorTemperatureController extends HandlerBase {
     private static final ChannelTypeUID CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE_NAME = new ChannelTypeUID(
             AmazonEchoControlBindingConstants.BINDING_ID, "colorTemperatureName");
 
-    private static final ChannelTypeUID CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEPERATURE_IN_KELVIN = new ChannelTypeUID(
-            AmazonEchoControlBindingConstants.BINDING_ID, "colorTemperatureInKelvin");
+    private static final ChannelTypeUID CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE_IN_KELVIN = //
+            DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_COLOR_TEMPERATURE_ABS;
 
     // Channel and Properties
     private static final ChannelInfo COLOR_TEMPERATURE_IN_KELVIN = new ChannelInfo(
             "colorTemperatureInKelvin" /* propertyName */ , "colorTemperatureInKelvin" /* ChannelId */,
-            CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEPERATURE_IN_KELVIN /* Channel Type */ , ITEM_TYPE_NUMBER /* Item Type */);
+            CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE_IN_KELVIN /* Channel Type */ , ITEM_TYPE_NUMBER_TEMPERATURE /* Item Type */);
 
     private static final ChannelInfo COLOR_TEMPERATURE_NAME = new ChannelInfo("colorProperties" /* propertyName */ ,
             "colorTemperatureName" /* ChannelId */, CHANNEL_TYPE_COLOR_TEMPERATURE_NAME /* Channel Type */ ,
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/amazonechocontrol.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/amazonechocontrol.properties
index c0914db53d821..99837b9ea0794 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/amazonechocontrol.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/amazonechocontrol.properties
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ channel-type.amazonechocontrol.color.label = Color
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.color.description = Color
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorName.label = Color Name
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorName.description = Color Name
-channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorTemperatureInKelvin.label = Color Temperature In Kelvin
-channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorTemperatureInKelvin.description = Color Temperature In Kelvin
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorTemperatureName.label = Color Temperature Name
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.colorTemperatureName.description = Color Temperature Name
 channel-type.amazonechocontrol.equalizerBass.label = Bass
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
index 0138423261e9c..de40415c35316 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/thing/thing-types.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@
 		</supported-bridge-type-refs>
 		<label>Smart Home Device</label>
 		<description>Smart home device connected to Alexa</description>
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
 		<representation-property>id</representation-property>
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="id" type="text" required="true">
@@ -269,6 +272,9 @@
 		</supported-bridge-type-refs>
 		<label>Smart Home Device Group</label>
 		<description>Group of smart home devices in your amazon account</description>
+		<properties>
+			<property name="thingTypeVersion">1</property>
+		</properties>
 		<representation-property>id</representation-property>
 		<config-description>
 			<parameter name="id" type="text" required="true">
@@ -573,11 +579,6 @@
 		<label>Color Temperature Name</label>
 		<description>Color Temperature Name</description>
 	</channel-type>
-	<channel-type id="colorTemperatureInKelvin">
-		<item-type>Number</item-type>
-		<label>Color Temperature In Kelvin</label>
-		<description>Color Temperature In Kelvin</description>
-	</channel-type>
 	<!-- Alexa.PercentageController -->
 	<channel-type id="percentage">
 		<item-type>Dimmer</item-type>
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/src/main/resources/OH-INF/update/instructions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a8a36fe8da957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.amazonechocontrol/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="amazonechocontrol:smartHomeDevice">
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<update-channel id="colorTemperatureInKelvin">
+				<type>system:color-temperature-abs</type>
+			</update-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+	</thing-type>
+
+	<thing-type uid="amazonechocontrol:smartHomeDeviceGroup">
+		<instruction-set targetVersion="1">
+			<update-channel id="colorTemperatureInKelvin">
+				<type>system:color-temperature-abs</type>
+			</update-channel>
+		</instruction-set>
+	</thing-type>
+
+</update:update-descriptions>