diff --git a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/number/modbus_number.cpp b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/number/modbus_number.cpp
index 5e977f5df4..a0e990d272 100644
--- a/esphome/components/modbus_controller/number/modbus_number.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/modbus_controller/number/modbus_number.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ void ModbusNumber::control(float value) {
   // Create and send the write command
   ModbusCommandItem write_cmd;
   if (this->register_count == 1 && !this->use_write_multiple_) {
-    write_cmd = ModbusCommandItem::create_write_single_command(parent_, this->start_address + this->offset, data[0]);
+    // since offset is in bytes and a register is 16 bits we get the start by adding offset/2
+    write_cmd =
+        ModbusCommandItem::create_write_single_command(parent_, this->start_address + this->offset / 2, data[0]);
   } else {
-    write_cmd = ModbusCommandItem::create_write_multiple_command(parent_, this->start_address + this->offset,
+    write_cmd = ModbusCommandItem::create_write_multiple_command(parent_, this->start_address + this->offset / 2,
                                                                  this->register_count, data);
   }
   // publish new value
diff --git a/esphome/components/partition/light.py b/esphome/components/partition/light.py
index 822b7ac306..73cda2c926 100644
--- a/esphome/components/partition/light.py
+++ b/esphome/components/partition/light.py
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ async def to_code(config):
             )
             light_state = cg.new_Pvariable(conf[CONF_LIGHT_ID], "", wrapper)
             await cg.register_component(light_state, conf)
-            cg.add(cg.App.register_light(light_state))
             segments.append(AddressableSegment(light_state, 0, 1, False))
 
         else:
diff --git a/esphome/const.py b/esphome/const.py
index a9f4f0900a..e97e0ac41a 100644
--- a/esphome/const.py
+++ b/esphome/const.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Constants used by esphome."""
 
-__version__ = "2022.1.1"
+__version__ = "2022.1.2"
 
 ALLOWED_NAME_CHARS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789-_"