diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 631bfe47..14dffe54 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap/v2
 require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-configuration/v2 v2.0.0-dev.1
-	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts/v2 v2.0.0-dev.13
+	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts/v2 v2.0.0-dev.18
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-registry/v2 v2.0.0-dev.1
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-secrets/v2 v2.0.0-dev.3
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.7.1
diff --git a/v2/bootstrap/container/deviceservice.go b/v2/bootstrap/container/deviceservice.go
index eb734072..346f98da 100644
--- a/v2/bootstrap/container/deviceservice.go
+++ b/v2/bootstrap/container/deviceservice.go
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import (
 // DeviceServiceCallbackClientName contains the name of the DeviceServiceCallbackClient instance in the DIC.
 var DeviceServiceCallbackClientName = di.TypeInstanceToName((*interfaces.DeviceServiceCallbackClient)(nil))
 
-// DeviceServiceCallbackClientFrom helper function queries the DIC and returns the DeviceServiceCallbackClientFrom instance.
+// DeviceServiceCommandClientName contains the name of the DeviceServiceCommandClient instance in the DIC.
+var DeviceServiceCommandClientName = di.TypeInstanceToName((*interfaces.DeviceServiceCommandClient)(nil))
+
+// DeviceServiceCallbackClientFrom helper function queries the DIC and returns the DeviceServiceCallbackClient instance.
 func DeviceServiceCallbackClientFrom(get di.Get) interfaces.DeviceServiceCallbackClient {
 	client, ok := get(DeviceServiceCallbackClientName).(interfaces.DeviceServiceCallbackClient)
 	if !ok {
@@ -22,3 +25,13 @@ func DeviceServiceCallbackClientFrom(get di.Get) interfaces.DeviceServiceCallbac
 
 	return client
 }
+
+// DeviceServiceCommandClientFrom helper function queries the DIC and returns the DeviceServiceCommandClient instance.
+func DeviceServiceCommandClientFrom(get di.Get) interfaces.DeviceServiceCommandClient {
+	client, ok := get(DeviceServiceCommandClientName).(interfaces.DeviceServiceCommandClient)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return client
+}