diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c09ad58..43d3922 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-## Serial45d 2.0.1-4
+## Serial45d 3.0.0-1
 
-* added 2UTM chassis size for new stornado
\ No newline at end of file
+* added the ability to serialize HomeLab-HL15 Servers
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 0a89c78..c16be49 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     "name": "serial45d",
     "title": "Serial45d",
     "prerelease": true,
-    "version": "2.0.1",
-    "buildVersion": "4",
+    "version": "3.0.0",
+    "buildVersion": "1",
     "author": "Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com>",
     "url": "https://github.com/45Drives/serial45d",
     "category": "utils",
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
     ],
     "changelog": {
         "urgency": "medium",
-        "version": "2.0.1",
-        "buildVersion": "4",
+        "version": "3.0.0",
+        "buildVersion": "1",
         "ignore": [],
         "date": null,
         "packager": "Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com>",
diff --git a/packaging/el7/main.spec b/packaging/el7/main.spec
index 5d9f234..812107f 100644
--- a/packaging/el7/main.spec
+++ b/packaging/el7/main.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 04 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 3.0.0-1
+- added the ability to serialize HomeLab-HL15 Servers
 * Wed Jul 26 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 2.0.1-4
 - added 2UTM chassis size for new stornado
 * Wed Jul 26 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 2.0.1-3
diff --git a/packaging/el8/main.spec b/packaging/el8/main.spec
index bd7e8f0..59105ea 100644
--- a/packaging/el8/main.spec
+++ b/packaging/el8/main.spec
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 04 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 3.0.0-1
+- added the ability to serialize HomeLab-HL15 Servers
 * Wed Jul 26 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 2.0.1-4
 - added 2UTM chassis size for new stornado
 * Wed Jul 26 2023 Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com> 2.0.1-3
diff --git a/packaging/focal/changelog b/packaging/focal/changelog
index a04b26a..85110bf 100644
--- a/packaging/focal/changelog
+++ b/packaging/focal/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+serial45d (3.0.0-1focal) focal; urgency=medium
+
+  * added the ability to serialize HomeLab-HL15 Servers
+
+ -- Mark Hooper <mhooper@45drives.com>  Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:14:41 -0300
+
 serial45d (2.0.1-4focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
   * added 2UTM chassis size for new stornado
diff --git a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/configs/config.txt b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/configs/config.txt
index 9abdf6f..9246e5b 100755
--- a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/configs/config.txt
+++ b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/configs/config.txt
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ Chassis Type:MI4
 Chassis Type:Q30
 Chassis Type:S45
 Chassis Type:XL60
+Chassis Type:HL15
 Product Type:Archivinator
 Product Type:Destroyinator
 Product Type:Gateway
 Product Type:Storinator
 Product Type:Stornado
+Product Type:HomeLab
 Product Name:Archivinator-AV15-Base
 Product Name:Archivinator-AV15-Base-B
 Product Name:Archivinator-Q30-Base
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ Product Name:Gateway-2UGW-Base-B
 Product Name:Gateway-2UGW-Enhanced
 Product Name:Gateway-2UGW-Enhanced-S
 Product Name:Gateway-2UGW-Turbo-G
+Product Name:HomeLab-HL15
 Product Name:Storinator-AV15-Base
 Product Name:Storinator-AV15-Base-B
 Product Name:Storinator-AV15-Enhanced
diff --git a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
index 6c41534..8d8a874 100755
--- a/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
+++ b/src/fakeroot/opt/45drives/serial45d/serial45d
@@ -680,6 +680,16 @@ def assignProductName(auto_detect_fields,fru_fields):
         final_product_str = "unknown"
         unique_product_str_tmp = None
 
+        if "HomeLab" in auto_detect_fields["product_type"]:
+            if "HL15" in auto_detect_fields["part_number"]:
+                confirm = input("\nAuto-Detect determined that the product is a \"{pr}\", is this correct? (y/n): ".format(pr="HomeLab-HL15"))
+                if confirm == "y":
+                    # user confirmed final product string to be correct. We're all done.
+                    fru_fields["product_name"] = "HomeLab-HL15"
+                    fru_fields["version"] = "HomeLab"
+                    auto_detect_fields["unique_product_str"] = "HomeLab-HL15"
+                    return
+
         # build the product string using the input provided by the user.
         unique_product_str = auto_detect_fields["product_type"] + "-"