diff --git a/hm.h b/hm.h
index 2114615..2d59a67 100644
--- a/hm.h
+++ b/hm.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// hm.h - v1.1.0 - MIT License
+// hm.h - v1.1.1 - MIT License
 // chained hash table implementation as a single header library.
 //
 // [License and changelog]
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 // This function returns the value associated with the specified key. Returns
 // NULL if key was not found.
 //
+//     type *hm_of(type, hm, key)
+//
+// Helper macro wrapper for hm_get with an additional type parameter so the
+// result is already casted to the desired type.
+//
 //     bool hm_remove(HashMap *hm, const void *key)
 //
 // This function removes the entry associated with the specified key. Returns
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ void hm_free(HashMap *hm);
 // Modify, access and remove
 bool hm_put(HashMap *hm, const void *key, const void *value);
 void *hm_get(const HashMap *hm, const void *key);
+#define hm_of(type, hm, key) (type*)hm_get((hm), (key))
 bool hm_remove(HashMap *hm, const void *key);
 size_t hm_count(const HashMap *hm);
 
@@ -666,6 +672,7 @@ Hm__Bucket *hm__bucket_create(const void *key, size_t key_size, const void *valu
 /*
  * Revision history:
  *
+ *     1.1.1 (2026-02-13) Added new hm_of() helper macro
  *     1.1.0 (2026-01-10) Added new hm_count() function;
  *                        Fix value_size comparison in hm_put();
  *                        Fix memory leak on failed reallocation in hm_put();