diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 890fa69..c87093a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ crossterm = "0.28.1"
 regex = "1.11.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4"
 paste = "1.0.15"
-osui-element = "0.1.0"
+osui-element = "0.1.1"
 dyn-clone = "1.0.17"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 189db7f..ece152a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ pub trait ElementCore: Send + Sync {
     fn get_element_by_id(&mut self, id: &str) -> Option<&mut Element>;
     fn get_child(&mut self) -> Option<&mut Element>;
     fn set_styling(&mut self, styling: &HashMap<crate::ui::StyleName, crate::ui::Style>);
+    fn type_id(&self) -> std::any::TypeId;
 }
 
 pub trait ElementWidget: ElementCore + std::fmt::Debug {