diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/velbus.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/velbus.py
index ea4af320add..8e9aafd3605 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/velbus.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/velbus.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ https://home-assistant.io/components/sensor.velbus/
 """
 import logging
 
-from homeassistant.const import (
-    TEMP_CELSIUS, DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE)
 from homeassistant.components.velbus import (
     DOMAIN as VELBUS_DOMAIN, VelbusEntity)
 
@@ -25,24 +23,24 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities,
     for sensor in discovery_info:
         module = hass.data[VELBUS_DOMAIN].get_module(sensor[0])
         channel = sensor[1]
-        sensors.append(VelbusTempSensor(module, channel))
+        sensors.append(VelbusSensor(module, channel))
     async_add_entities(sensors)
 
 
-class VelbusTempSensor(VelbusEntity):
-    """Representation of a temperature sensor."""
+class VelbusSensor(VelbusEntity):
+    """Representation of a sensor."""
 
     @property
     def device_class(self):
         """Return the device class of the sensor."""
-        return DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE
+        return self._module.get_class(self._channel)
 
     @property
     def state(self):
         """Return the state of the sensor."""
-        return self._module.getCurTemp()
+        return self._module.get_state(self._channel)
 
     @property
     def unit_of_measurement(self):
         """Return the unit this state is expressed in."""
-        return TEMP_CELSIUS
+        return self._module.get_unit(self._channel)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/velbus.py b/homeassistant/components/velbus.py
index d2def6f96bc..2304054c404 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/velbus.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/velbus.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, CONF_PORT
 from homeassistant.helpers.discovery import load_platform
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['python-velbus==2.0.19']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['python-velbus==2.0.20']
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         discovery_info = {
             'switch': [],
             'binary_sensor': [],
-            'temp_sensor': []
+            'sensor': []
         }
         for module in modules:
             for channel in range(1, module.number_of_channels() + 1):
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         load_platform(hass, 'binary_sensor', DOMAIN,
                       discovery_info['binary_sensor'], config)
         load_platform(hass, 'sensor', DOMAIN,
-                      discovery_info['temp_sensor'], config)
+                      discovery_info['sensor'], config)
 
     controller.scan(callback)
 
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 9f3fa57ddba..ca00fad60c6 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ python-telegram-bot==11.0.0
 python-twitch-client==0.6.0
 
 # homeassistant.components.velbus
-python-velbus==2.0.19
+python-velbus==2.0.20
 
 # homeassistant.components.media_player.vlc
 python-vlc==1.1.2