diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6480184..bff8df1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 
+## [0.3.3] - 2024-06-27
+- add connectCheck parameter to getTempC()
+- update readme.md
+- minor edits
+
 ## [0.3.2] - 2024-01-03
 - fix examples
 - minor edits
 
-
 ## [0.3.1] - 2023-10-19
 - update readme.md
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 38efcac..3e6be5b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ There will be a number of retries to connect, default 3.
 There will be a number of retries to connect, default 3.
 - **void requestTemperatures()** trigger temperature conversion.
 - **bool isConversionComplete()** check if conversion is complete.
-- **int16_t getTempC()** returns temperature in whole degrees only. -55..125  
-or  -127 = DEVICE_DISCONNECTED
+- **int16_t getTempC(bool connectCheck = true)** returns temperature in whole degrees only. 
+-55..125  or  -127 = DEVICE_DISCONNECTED
+Is faster when connectCheck is set to false. Default true = backwards compatible.
 - **bool getAddress()** returns true if the sensor is configured (available).
 
 
diff --git a/examples/DS18B20_performance/DS18B20_performance.ino b/examples/DS18B20_performance/DS18B20_performance.ino
index 0d049d4..fb4401a 100644
--- a/examples/DS18B20_performance/DS18B20_performance.ino
+++ b/examples/DS18B20_performance/DS18B20_performance.ino
@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ void setup()
   Serial.println(stop - start);
   delay(10);
 
+
+  start = micros();
+  temp = sensor.getTempC(false);
+  stop = micros();
+  Serial.print("\ngetTempC(false): \t");
+  Serial.println(temp);
+  Serial.print("Time: \t");
+  Serial.println(stop - start);
+  delay(10);
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/library.json b/library.json
index 80290e3..baf262f 100644
--- a/library.json
+++ b/library.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
       "version": "^2.3.5"
     }
   ],
-  "version": "0.3.2",
+  "version": "0.3.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "frameworks": "*",
   "platforms": "*",
diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index 16c87b4..a55a8be 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=DS18B20_int
-version=0.3.2
+version=0.3.3
 author=Rob Tillaart <rob.tillaart@gmail.com>
 maintainer=Rob Tillaart <rob.tillaart@gmail.com>
 sentence=Library for DS18B20 restricted to a single sensor per pin.
diff --git a/src/DS18B20_INT.cpp b/src/DS18B20_INT.cpp
index cd818cb..b3cdb77 100644
--- a/src/DS18B20_INT.cpp
+++ b/src/DS18B20_INT.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 //    FILE: DS18B20_INT.cpp
 //  AUTHOR: Rob.Tillaart
-// VERSION: 0.3.2
+// VERSION: 0.3.3
 //    DATE: 2017-07-25
 // PURPOSE: library for DS18B20 temperature sensor - integer only.
 //     URL: https://github.com/RobTillaart/DS18B20_INT
@@ -72,11 +72,14 @@ bool DS18B20_INT::isConversionComplete(void)
 }
 
 
-int16_t DS18B20_INT::getTempC(void)
+int16_t DS18B20_INT::getTempC(bool connectCheck)
 {
-  if (isConnected(3) == false)
+  if (connectCheck)
   {
-    return DEVICE_DISCONNECTED;
+    if (isConnected(3) == false)
+    {
+      return DEVICE_DISCONNECTED;
+    }
   }
   int16_t rawTemperature = _readRaw();
   rawTemperature >>= 4;
diff --git a/src/DS18B20_INT.h b/src/DS18B20_INT.h
index f7ae647..e0117d5 100644
--- a/src/DS18B20_INT.h
+++ b/src/DS18B20_INT.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 //    FILE: DS18B20_INT.h
 //  AUTHOR: Rob.Tillaart
-// VERSION: 0.3.2
+// VERSION: 0.3.3
 //    DATE: 2017-07-25
 // PURPOSE: Minimalistic library for DS18B20 temperature sensor
 //          uses only integer math (no float to minimize footprint)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "OneWire.h"
 
 
-#define DS18B20_INT_LIB_VERSION       (F("0.3.2"))
+#define DS18B20_INT_LIB_VERSION       (F("0.3.3"))
 
 //  Error Code
 #define DEVICE_DISCONNECTED           -127
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class DS18B20_INT
   bool      isConnected(uint8_t retries = 3);
 
   void      requestTemperatures(void);
-  int16_t   getTempC(void);
+  int16_t   getTempC(bool connectCheck = true);
   bool      isConversionComplete(void);
   bool      getAddress(uint8_t* buf);