DISPLAY_DATA,
 )
 
-__version__ = "0.0.0-auto.0"
+__version__ = "0.0.0+auto.0"
 __repo__ = "https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_Blinka_displayio.git"
 
 
             else CHIP_SELECT_UNTOUCHED
         )
         self._begin_transaction()
-        self._send(DISPLAY_COMMAND, chip_select, command)
+        self._send(DISPLAY_COMMAND, chip_select, bytes([command]))
         self._send(DISPLAY_DATA, chip_select, data)
         self._end_transaction()