diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 98627b0..c549671 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pip install git+https://github.com/moises-ai/maestro-worker-python.git
 
 To install a version (recommended):
 ```
-pip install git+https://github.com/moises-ai/maestro-worker-python.git@1.0.23
+pip install git+https://github.com/moises-ai/maestro-worker-python.git@1.0.24
 ```
 
 ## Maestro init
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ files_to_convert.append(FileToConvert(input_file_path="input.mp3", output_file_p
 convert_files(files_to_convert)
 ```
 
+### Get file duration in seconds
+```python
+from maestro_worker_python.get_duration import get_duration
+get_duration('./myfile.mp3')
+```
+
 ## Using Docker Compose
 
 ### Build image
diff --git a/maestro_worker_python/data/requirements.txt b/maestro_worker_python/data/requirements.txt
index a8c3f21..f0b12d4 100644
--- a/maestro_worker_python/data/requirements.txt
+++ b/maestro_worker_python/data/requirements.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-git+https://github.com/moises-ai/maestro-worker-python.git@1.0.23
+git+https://github.com/moises-ai/maestro-worker-python.git@1.0.24
diff --git a/maestro_worker_python/get_duration.py b/maestro_worker_python/get_duration.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0f94ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maestro_worker_python/get_duration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+import logging
+from subprocess import check_output
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+
+
+def get_duration(local_file_path: str) -> int:
+    logging.info(f"Getting file duration for {local_file_path}")
+    try:
+        output = check_output(["ffprobe", "-v", "error", "-show_entries",
+                               "format=duration", "-of",
+                               "default=noprint_wrappers=1:nokey=1",
+                               local_file_path])
+        return int(float(output))
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error getting duration for {local_file_path}: {e}")
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1ef5706..b07d904 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     name="maestro_worker_python",
     py_modules=["maestro_worker_python",
                 "maestro_worker_python.worker_example"],
-    version="1.0.23",
+    version="1.0.24",
     description="Utility to run workers on Moises/Maestro",
     readme="README.md",
     python_requires=">=3.7",