diff --git a/netcdf-src/Cargo.toml b/netcdf-src/Cargo.toml
index 676eec2..da29214 100644
--- a/netcdf-src/Cargo.toml
+++ b/netcdf-src/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "netcdf-src"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 authors = ["Magnus Ulimoen <magnusu@met.no>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Build scripts for building `netCDF` from source"
diff --git a/netcdf-src/README.md b/netcdf-src/README.md
index be79ac9..f9e855b 100644
--- a/netcdf-src/README.md
+++ b/netcdf-src/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 Dummy crate for building `netCDF` from source
 
-The current pinned version is 4.7.4
+The current pinned version is 4.9.2
diff --git a/netcdf-src/src/lib.rs b/netcdf-src/src/lib.rs
index 96b6cfc..d811de9 100644
--- a/netcdf-src/src/lib.rs
+++ b/netcdf-src/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 //! Dummy crate for building `netCDF` from source
 //!
-//! The current pinned version is 4.7.4
+//! The current pinned version is 4.9.2
diff --git a/netcdf/Cargo.toml b/netcdf/Cargo.toml
index b0919eb..71645cd 100644
--- a/netcdf/Cargo.toml
+++ b/netcdf/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "netcdf"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 authors = [
     "Michael Hiley <mhiley@gmail.com>",
     "Magnus Ulimoen <magnusu@met.no>"
diff --git a/netcdf/src/attribute.rs b/netcdf/src/attribute.rs
index 93f8392..3bf7b25 100644
--- a/netcdf/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/netcdf/src/attribute.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #![allow(clippy::similar_names)]
 use super::error;
 use netcdf_sys::*;
-use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
@@ -887,3 +886,182 @@ fn conversion() {
     let x = 1.0f32;
     let _b: AttrValue = x.into();
 }
+
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for u8 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<u8, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for i8 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<i8, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for u16 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<u16, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for i16 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<i16, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for u32 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<u32, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for i32 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<i32, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for u64 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<u64, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for i64 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<i64, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => Ok((x).into()),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => (x).try_into().map_err(error::Error::Conversion),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => Ok(x),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for f32 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<f32, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Float(x) => Ok(x),
+            AttrValue::Double(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+impl TryFrom<AttrValue> for f64 {
+    type Error = error::Error;
+    fn try_from(attr: AttrValue) -> Result<f64, Self::Error> {
+        match attr {
+            AttrValue::Uchar(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Schar(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Ushort(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Short(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Uint(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Int(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Ulonglong(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Longlong(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Float(x) => Ok(x as _),
+            AttrValue::Double(x) => Ok(x),
+            _ => Err("Conversion not supported".into()),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn roundtrip_attrvalue() {
+    let x: u8 = 5;
+    let attr: AttrValue = x.into();
+    assert_eq!(x, attr.try_into().unwrap());
+
+    let x: f32 = 5.0;
+    let attr: AttrValue = x.into();
+    assert_eq!(x, attr.try_into().unwrap());
+}
diff --git a/netcdf/src/group.rs b/netcdf/src/group.rs
index d417415..16108e4 100644
--- a/netcdf/src/group.rs
+++ b/netcdf/src/group.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ impl<'f> Group<'f> {
             .unwrap()
             .map(Result::unwrap)
     }
+    /// Get the attribute value
+    pub fn attribute_value(&self, name: &str) -> Option<error::Result<AttrValue>> {
+        self.attribute(name).as_ref().map(Attribute::value)
+    }
 
     /// Get a single dimension
     pub fn dimension<'g>(&'g self, name: &str) -> Option<Dimension<'g>>
diff --git a/netcdf/src/variable.rs b/netcdf/src/variable.rs
index 0b4be2a..2ffaf88 100644
--- a/netcdf/src/variable.rs
+++ b/netcdf/src/variable.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ impl<'g> Variable<'g> {
             .expect("Could not get attributes")
             .map(Result::unwrap)
     }
+    /// Get the attribute value
+    pub fn attribute_value(&self, name: &str) -> Option<error::Result<AttrValue>> {
+        self.attribute(name).as_ref().map(Attribute::value)
+    }
     /// Dimensions for a variable
     pub fn dimensions(&self) -> &[Dimension] {
         &self.dimensions
@@ -784,6 +788,23 @@ impl<'g> Variable<'g> {
     }
 
     /// Get multiple values from a variable
+    ///
+    /// Take notice:
+    /// `scale_factor` and `offset_factor` and other attributes are not
+    /// automatically applied. To take such into account, you can use code like below
+    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// # use netcdf::attribute::AttrValue;
+    /// # let f = netcdf::create("file.nc")?;
+    /// # let var = f.variable("stuff").unwrap();
+    /// // let var = ...
+    /// // let values = ...
+    /// if let Some(scale_offset) = var.attribute_value("scale_offset").transpose()? {
+    ///     let scale_offset: f64 = scale_offset.try_into()?;
+    ///     // values += scale_offset
+    /// }
+    /// # Result::<(), netcdf::error::Error>::Ok(())
+    /// ```
+    /// where `Option::transpose` is used to bubble up any read errors
     pub fn values<T: NcPutGet, E>(&self, extents: E) -> error::Result<Vec<T>>
     where
         E: TryInto<Extents>,