(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Georgians now have a digital option for driver’s licenses, the Georgia Department of Driver Services announced on Thursday.

Starting this week, the Georgia DDS will begin to offer local residents the option to add a valid, Georgia-issued driver’s license and ID to their iPhone and Apple Watch.

This will allow Georgians to use their digital license and ID at select TSA security checkpoints, including some at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport.

Arizona, Maryland, and Colorado are the three other states that previously introduced digital state ID options.

“As the No. 1 state for business, Georgia recognizes the value of finding new and innovative ways to remain at the forefront of emerging trends,” Governor Brian Kemp said in a statement Thursday. “I want to thank our great team at DDS for working with their partners in the private sector, as well as the TSA, to make this exciting new service possible. I look forward to this option being widely available for hardworking Georgians and visitors alike.”

To get started, residents must have a valid and easily readable Georgia driver’s license or ID card, as well as an iPhone 8 or later, with the latest version of iOS, according to officials.

To add your driver’s license or state ID to your iPhone’s Apple Wallet, tap the + button at the top of the screen in your Apple Wallet and select ‘Driver’s license or State ID” to follow the on-screen instructions and start the set-up/verification process.

Officials said that it could take up to 48 hours for ‘Georgia’ to appear as an option in Apple Wallet.

DDS officials said that Georgians must continue to carry their physical driver’s license or ID with them and that the digital version is a free and voluntary option.

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