diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8c56f20..365a2c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "grafana-chartwerk-panel",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "Chartwerk Panel",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "grafana-toolkit plugin:build",
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   "author": "CorpGlory Inc.",
   "license": "GPL V3",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@chartwerk/gauge-pod": "0.4.1",
+    "@chartwerk/gauge-pod": "0.5.0",
+    "@chartwerk/bar-pod": "0.5.0",
     "@grafana/data": "latest",
     "@grafana/toolkit": "latest",
     "@grafana/ui": "latest",
diff --git a/src/components/Panel.tsx b/src/components/Panel.tsx
index 50213a2..c0070cb 100644
--- a/src/components/Panel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Panel.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { Options } from '../models/options';
 import { Series } from '../models/series';
 
-import { PanelOptions } from '../types';
+import { PanelOptions, Pod } from '../types';
 
 import { DataProcessor } from '../grafana/data_processor';
 
 import { ChartwerkGaugePod } from '@chartwerk/gauge-pod';
+import { ChartwerkBarPod } from '@chartwerk/bar-pod';
 
 import { PanelData, TimeRange, PanelProps } from '@grafana/data';
 
@@ -16,27 +17,37 @@ import * as _ from 'lodash';
 interface Props extends PanelProps<PanelOptions> {}
 
 export function Panel({ options, data, width, height, timeZone, timeRange, onChangeTimeRange }: Props) {
-  console.log('options', options);
+  const panelOptions = fillGrafanaOptionsWithDefaults(options);
+  console.log('panelOptions', panelOptions);
   const grafanaSeriesList = getGrafanaSeriesList(data, timeRange);
-  const series = new Series(grafanaSeriesList, options.gauge.value).getChartwerkSeries();
+  const series = new Series(grafanaSeriesList, panelOptions.gauge.value).getChartwerkSeries();
   console.log('series', series);
-  const chartwerkOptions = new Options(grafanaSeriesList, options).getChartwerkOptions();
+  const chartwerkOptions = new Options(grafanaSeriesList, panelOptions).getChartwerkOptions();
 
   let chartContainer = useRef(null);
   // we request animation frame here because we need an existing DOM-element at the moment we render the pod
   window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    // TODO: switch / case pod type
-    const pod = new ChartwerkGaugePod((chartContainer as any).current, series, chartwerkOptions);
+    let pod;
+    switch (panelOptions.visualizationType) {
+      case Pod.GAUGE:
+        pod = new ChartwerkGaugePod((chartContainer as any).current, series, chartwerkOptions);
+        break;
+      case Pod.BAR:
+        pod = new ChartwerkBarPod((chartContainer as any).current, series, chartwerkOptions);
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new Error(`Unknown visualization type: ${panelOptions.visualizationType}`);
+    }
     pod.render();
   });
 
-  const isLinkActive = !_.isEmpty(options.gauge.link);
+  const isLinkActive = !_.isEmpty(panelOptions.gauge.link);
   const chartClickHandler = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (!isLinkActive) {
       return;
     }
-    window.open(options.gauge.link, '_self');
+    window.open(panelOptions.gauge.link, '_self');
   };
 
   return (
@@ -59,3 +70,22 @@ function getGrafanaSeriesList(grafanaData: PanelData, timeRange: TimeRange): any
     range: timeRange,
   });
 }
+
+function fillGrafanaOptionsWithDefaults(options: PanelOptions): PanelOptions {
+  const defaults = {
+    gauge: {
+      min: {},
+      max: {},
+      value: {},
+      valueSize: 20,
+      reversed: false,
+      thresholds: {
+        arcBackground: 'gray',
+        defaultColor: 'green',
+        thresholds: [],
+      },
+      icons: [],
+    },
+  };
+  return _.defaultsDeep(options, defaults);
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index acc72c5..d3c38f8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -902,16 +902,27 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@braintree/sanitize-url/-/sanitize-url-6.0.0.tgz#fe364f025ba74f6de6c837a84ef44bdb1d61e68f"
   integrity sha512-mgmE7XBYY/21erpzhexk4Cj1cyTQ9LzvnTxtzM17BJ7ERMNE6W72mQRo0I1Ud8eFJ+RVVIcBNhLFZ3GX4XFz5w==
 
-"@chartwerk/core@github:chartwerk/core#a30ca83842247c79969deaaacfc7fb444a60cefb":
-  version "0.1.0"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/chartwerk/core/tar.gz/a30ca83842247c79969deaaacfc7fb444a60cefb"
+"@chartwerk/bar-pod@0.5.0":
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chartwerk/bar-pod/-/bar-pod-0.5.0.tgz#8550800fa33f2ea49285a3a3a36c04a802d14d9b"
+  integrity sha512-qZIq0Eq5VDhtcrKusL/gKRRNr4g1tDIRQ0uZd6hGG8LYeT8s5AUG1tYZNNrROutMTKvvaSg56XoQKBY9xvZZaA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chartwerk/core" "^0.5.0"
 
-"@chartwerk/gauge-pod@0.4.1":
-  version "0.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chartwerk/gauge-pod/-/gauge-pod-0.4.1.tgz#ac346d777f72ec855e51f5f7c8c01e12a1e1cb5c"
-  integrity sha512-Ik6Dr4AJP/L+7YjZVJ9W19ujXXB5/b5A3Qxboi491hrXYlqMrfAx/LoyfDAtSEmGNhK5qpT8XLluzuHVcgTY4g==
+"@chartwerk/core@^0.5.0":
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chartwerk/core/-/core-0.5.0.tgz#7d641a5ee3ec9ca588f5b06a0504659113745636"
+  integrity sha512-YFqBJ8WFb83yZO2VR+XVRSMX3+ErGcGcdHy5aLeLzOqBW09gO7NENdzlCWXQLsGSx+f9RK2GcSTM4z0Q7OEDfA==
   dependencies:
-    "@chartwerk/core" "github:chartwerk/core#a30ca83842247c79969deaaacfc7fb444a60cefb"
+    d3 "^5.7.2"
+    lodash "^4.14.149"
+
+"@chartwerk/gauge-pod@0.5.0":
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@chartwerk/gauge-pod/-/gauge-pod-0.5.0.tgz#4bf1022b5ae3b9536ef3a5bcb0f872fbd9c685d4"
+  integrity sha512-x+MK737RB8h3c42GJUZoGDKfOcdtwCP58KLdxctzVzH9b0oHdnEGO+BE5M/EwPuoSq1H5F4DqBg8NCLfIVTlvw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@chartwerk/core" "^0.5.0"
 
 "@cnakazawa/watch@^1.0.3":
   version "1.0.4"
@@ -4811,6 +4822,43 @@ d3@5.15.0:
     d3-voronoi "1"
     d3-zoom "1"
 
+d3@^5.7.2:
+  version "5.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3/-/d3-5.16.0.tgz#9c5e8d3b56403c79d4ed42fbd62f6113f199c877"
+  integrity sha512-4PL5hHaHwX4m7Zr1UapXW23apo6pexCgdetdJ5kTmADpG/7T9Gkxw0M0tf/pjoB63ezCCm0u5UaFYy2aMt0Mcw==
+  dependencies:
+    d3-array "1"
+    d3-axis "1"
+    d3-brush "1"
+    d3-chord "1"
+    d3-collection "1"
+    d3-color "1"
+    d3-contour "1"
+    d3-dispatch "1"
+    d3-drag "1"
+    d3-dsv "1"
+    d3-ease "1"
+    d3-fetch "1"
+    d3-force "1"
+    d3-format "1"
+    d3-geo "1"
+    d3-hierarchy "1"
+    d3-interpolate "1"
+    d3-path "1"
+    d3-polygon "1"
+    d3-quadtree "1"
+    d3-random "1"
+    d3-scale "2"
+    d3-scale-chromatic "1"
+    d3-selection "1"
+    d3-shape "1"
+    d3-time "1"
+    d3-time-format "2"
+    d3-timer "1"
+    d3-transition "1"
+    d3-voronoi "1"
+    d3-zoom "1"
+
 dashdash@^1.12.0:
   version "1.14.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dashdash/-/dashdash-1.14.1.tgz#853cfa0f7cbe2fed5de20326b8dd581035f6e2f0"
@@ -8030,7 +8078,7 @@ lodash.uniq@^4.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.uniq/-/lodash.uniq-4.5.0.tgz#d0225373aeb652adc1bc82e4945339a842754773"
   integrity sha1-0CJTc662Uq3BvILklFM5qEJ1R3M=
 
-lodash@4.17.21, lodash@^4.1.1, lodash@^4.17.19, lodash@^4.17.20, lodash@^4.17.21, lodash@^4.17.3, lodash@^4.17.4, lodash@^4.17.5, lodash@^4.7.0:
+lodash@4.17.21, lodash@^4.1.1, lodash@^4.14.149, lodash@^4.17.19, lodash@^4.17.20, lodash@^4.17.21, lodash@^4.17.3, lodash@^4.17.4, lodash@^4.17.5, lodash@^4.7.0:
   version "4.17.21"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.21.tgz#679591c564c3bffaae8454cf0b3df370c3d6911c"
   integrity sha512-v2kDEe57lecTulaDIuNTPy3Ry4gLGJ6Z1O3vE1krgXZNrsQ+LFTGHVxVjcXPs17LhbZVGedAJv8XZ1tvj5FvSg==