diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d549f4a..77f01ee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## [1.7.0]
+
+Note: ABI only binary incompatibility
+      struct mei size increased.
+
+### Added
+ - add initialization api with new logger callback
+
 ## [1.6.4]
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9edc58b..bd8bf88 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.6.4
+1.7.0
diff --git a/libmei.h b/libmei.h
index de9f3a7..c81f8d3 100644
--- a/libmei.h
+++ b/libmei.h
@@ -57,9 +57,14 @@ enum mei_log_level {
 };
 
 /*! log callback function format
+ *  @deprecated Since version 1.7.0
  */
 typedef void(*mei_log_callback)(bool is_error, const char* fmt, ...);
 
+/*! log callback function format
+ */
+typedef void(*mei_log_callback2)(bool is_error, const char* msg);
+
 /*! Structure to store connection data
  */
 struct mei {
@@ -74,7 +79,8 @@ struct mei {
 	bool close_on_exit;     /**< close handle on deinit */
 	char *device;           /**< device name */
 	uint8_t vtag;           /**< vtag used in communication */
-	mei_log_callback log_callback; /**< Log callback */
+	mei_log_callback log_callback; /**< Deprecated Log callback */
+	mei_log_callback2 log_callback2; /**< Log callback */
 };
 
 /*! Default name of mei device
@@ -131,6 +137,7 @@ int mei_init(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 
 /*! Initializes a mei connection with log callback
  *
+ *  @deprecated Since version 1.7.0
  *  \param me A handle to the mei device. All subsequent calls to the lib's functions
  *         must be with this handle
  *  \param device device path, set MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE to use default
@@ -144,6 +151,21 @@ int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 		unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
 		mei_log_callback log_callback);
 
+/*! Initializes a mei connection with log callback
+ *
+ *  \param me A handle to the mei device. All subsequent calls to the lib's functions
+ *         must be with this handle
+ *  \param device device path, set MEI_DEFAULT_DEVICE to use default
+ *  \param guid GUID of associated mei client
+ *  \param req_protocol_version minimal required protocol version, 0 for any
+ *  \param verbose print verbose output to a console
+ *  \param log_callback pointer to function to run for log write, set NULL to use built-in function
+ *  \return 0 if successful, otherwise error code
+ */
+int mei_init_with_log2(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
+		unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
+		mei_log_callback2 log_callback);
+
 /*! Initializes a mei connection
  *
  *  \param me A handle to the mei device. All subsequent calls to the lib's functions
@@ -283,12 +305,21 @@ uint32_t mei_get_log_level(const struct mei *me);
 
 /*! Set log callback
  *
+ *  @deprecated Since version 1.7.0
  *  \param me The mei handle
  *  \param log_callback pointer to function to run for log write, set NULL to use built-in function
  *  \return 0 if successful, otherwise error code.
  */
 int mei_set_log_callback(struct mei *me, mei_log_callback log_callback);
 
+/*! Set log callback
+ *
+ *  \param me The mei handle
+ *  \param log_callback pointer to function to run for log write, set NULL to use built-in function
+ *  \return 0 if successful, otherwise error code.
+ */
+int mei_set_log_callback2(struct mei *me, mei_log_callback2 log_callback);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /*  __cplusplus */
diff --git a/mei.c b/mei.c
index 70192af..3a500ce 100644
--- a/mei.c
+++ b/mei.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
 
 #include "libmei.h"
 
@@ -45,22 +46,29 @@ static inline void __dump_buffer(const char *buf)
 	#define __mei_err(fmt, ...) fprintf(stderr, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #endif /* SYSLOG */
 
-#define mei_msg(_me, fmt, ARGS...) do {                          \
-	if ((_me)->log_level >= MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE) {         \
-		if ((_me)->log_callback)                         \
+#define LEGACY_CALLBACK_SET(h) ((h)->log_callback ? 1 : 0)
+#define STANDARD_CALLBACK_SET(h) ((h)->log_callback2 ? 1 : 0)
+
+#define mei_msg(_me, fmt, ARGS...) do { \
+	if ((_me)->log_level >= MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE) { \
+		if (LEGACY_CALLBACK_SET(_me)) \
 			(_me)->log_callback(false, fmt, ##ARGS); \
-		else                                             \
-			__mei_msg(fmt, ##ARGS);                  \
-	}                                                        \
+		else if (STANDARD_CALLBACK_SET(_me)) \
+			callback_print_helper((_me), false, fmt, ##ARGS); \
+		else \
+			__mei_msg(fmt, ##ARGS); \
+	} \
 } while (0)
 
-#define mei_err(_me, fmt, ARGS...) do {                                       \
-	if ((_me)->log_level > MEI_LOG_LEVEL_QUIET) {                         \
-		if ((_me)->log_callback)                                      \
+#define mei_err(_me, fmt, ARGS...) do { \
+	if ((_me)->log_level > MEI_LOG_LEVEL_QUIET) { \
+		if (LEGACY_CALLBACK_SET(_me)) \
 			(_me)->log_callback(true, "me: error: " fmt, ##ARGS); \
-		else                                                          \
-			__mei_err("me: error: " fmt, ##ARGS);                 \
-	}                                                                     \
+		else if (STANDARD_CALLBACK_SET(_me)) \
+			callback_print_helper((_me), true, fmt, ##ARGS); \
+		else \
+			__mei_err("me: error: " fmt, ##ARGS); \
+	} \
 } while (0)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -106,6 +114,17 @@ static void mei_dump_hex_buffer(struct mei *me,
 }
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
+static void callback_print_helper(struct mei *me, bool is_error, const char* args, ...)
+{
+#define DEBUG_MSG_LEN 1024	
+	char msg[DEBUG_MSG_LEN + 1];
+	va_list varl;
+	va_start(varl, args);
+	vsnprintf(msg, DEBUG_MSG_LEN, args, varl);
+	va_end(varl);
+	me->log_callback2(is_error, msg);
+}
+
 void mei_deinit(struct mei *me)
 {
 	if (!me)
@@ -381,9 +400,9 @@ static inline int __mei_getkind(struct mei *me, const char *device, char *kind,
 #undef KIND_LEN
 }
 
-int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
+static int mei_init_with_log_int(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 		      unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
-		      mei_log_callback log_callback)
+		      mei_log_callback log_callback, mei_log_callback2 log_callback2)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -395,6 +414,7 @@ int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 	me->close_on_exit = true;
 	me->device = NULL;
 	me->log_callback = log_callback;
+	me->log_callback2 = log_callback2;
 	mei_deinit(me);
 
 	me->log_level = verbose ? MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE : MEI_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR;
@@ -425,6 +445,22 @@ int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int mei_init_with_log(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
+		      unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
+		      mei_log_callback log_callback) 
+{
+	return mei_init_with_log_int(me, device, guid,
+		req_protocol_version, verbose, log_callback, NULL);
+}
+
+int mei_init_with_log2(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
+		      unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose,
+		      mei_log_callback2 log_callback) 
+{
+	return mei_init_with_log_int(me, device, guid,
+		req_protocol_version, verbose, NULL, log_callback);
+}			  
+
 int mei_init(struct mei *me, const char *device, const uuid_le *guid,
 		unsigned char req_protocol_version, bool verbose)
 {
@@ -485,6 +521,7 @@ int mei_init_fd(struct mei *me, int fd, const uuid_le *guid,
 	mei_deinit(me);
 	me->fd = fd;
 	me->log_callback = NULL;
+	me->log_callback2 = NULL;
 
 	me->log_level = verbose ? MEI_LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE : MEI_LOG_LEVEL_ERROR;
 
@@ -845,3 +882,14 @@ int mei_set_log_callback(struct mei *me, mei_log_callback log_callback)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int mei_set_log_callback2(struct mei *me, mei_log_callback2 log_callback)
+{
+	if (!me)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	me->log_callback2 = log_callback;
+	mei_msg(me, "New log callback set\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/version.cmake b/version.cmake
index a9a6bb9..540411b 100644
--- a/version.cmake
+++ b/version.cmake
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# Copyright (C) 2020 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (C) 2020-2025 Intel Corporation
 file(READ VERSION VER_FILE)
 string(STRIP "${VER_FILE}" VER_FILE)
 string(REPLACE "." ";" VER_LIST ${VER_FILE})
 list(GET VER_LIST 0 MEI_VERSION_MAJOR)
 list(GET VER_LIST 1 MEI_VERSION_MINOR)
 list(GET VER_LIST 2 MEI_VERSION_PATCH)
+list(LENGTH VER_LIST VER_LIST_LEN)
+if(VER_LIST_LEN EQUAL 4)
+  list(GET VER_LIST 3 MEI_VERSION_BUILD)
+else()
+  set(MEI_VERSION_BUILD 0)
+endif()
 set(MEI_VERSION_STRING
-    ${MEI_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MEI_VERSION_MINOR}.${MEI_VERSION_PATCH})
+	${MEI_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MEI_VERSION_MINOR}.${MEI_VERSION_PATCH}.${MEI_VERSION_BUILD})