diff --git a/ropkg/commands.h b/ropkg/commands.h
index e6c5644..48750de 100644
--- a/ropkg/commands.h
+++ b/ropkg/commands.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ enum {
 	CMD_QUERY,
 	CMD_EXTRACT,
 	CMD_INSTALL,
+	CMD_COMPARE_VERSION,
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/ropkg/compare-version.c b/ropkg/compare-version.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3cd74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ropkg/compare-version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#include "commands.h"
+#include "ropkg/version.h"
+
+#include <blue/cmd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+enum {
+	OPT_VERBOSE,
+	ARG_VERSION_LEFT,
+	ARG_OPERATOR,
+	ARG_VERSION_RIGHT,
+};
+
+static enum ropkg_status comparison_op_from_string(
+	const char *s,
+	enum ropkg_comparison_op *out)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(s, "==") || !strcmp(s, "eq")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_EQUAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(s, "<") || !strcmp(s, "lt")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_LESS_THAN;
+	} else if (!strcmp(s, "<=") || !strcmp(s, "le")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_LESS_EQUAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(s, ">") || !strcmp(s, "gt")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_GREATER_THAN;
+	} else if (!strcmp(s, ">=") || !strcmp(s, "ge")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_GREATER_EQUAL;
+	} else if (!strcmp(s, "!=") || !strcmp(s, "ne")) {
+		*out = ROPKG_OP_NOT_EQUAL;
+	} else {
+		return ROPKG_ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
+	}
+
+	return ROPKG_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int compare_version(
+	const b_command *self,
+	const b_arglist *opt,
+	const b_array *args)
+{
+	int ret = -1;
+	bool verbose = false;
+
+	struct ropkg_version *left = NULL, *right = NULL;
+	enum ropkg_status status = ropkg_version_create(&left);
+	if (!B_OK(status)) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	status = ropkg_version_create(&right);
+	if (!B_OK(status)) {
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	const char *left_string = NULL, *right_string = NULL, *op_string = NULL;
+	b_arglist_get_string(
+		opt,
+		B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+		ARG_VERSION_LEFT,
+		0,
+		&left_string);
+	b_arglist_get_string(
+		opt,
+		B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+		ARG_VERSION_RIGHT,
+		0,
+		&right_string);
+	b_arglist_get_string(
+		opt,
+		B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+		ARG_OPERATOR,
+		0,
+		&op_string);
+	verbose = b_arglist_get_count(opt, OPT_VERBOSE, B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID)
+	        > 0;
+
+	if (!left_string) {
+		b_arglist_report_missing_args(
+			opt,
+			B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+			ARG_VERSION_LEFT,
+			0);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!right_string) {
+		b_arglist_report_missing_args(
+			opt,
+			B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+			ARG_VERSION_RIGHT,
+			0);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!op_string) {
+		b_arglist_report_missing_args(
+			opt,
+			B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+			ARG_OPERATOR,
+			0);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	b_result result = ropkg_version_parse(left, left_string);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		b_throw(result);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	result = ropkg_version_parse(right, right_string);
+	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
+		b_throw(result);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	enum ropkg_comparison_op op;
+	status = comparison_op_from_string(op_string, &op);
+	if (status != ROPKG_SUCCESS) {
+		b_arglist_report_invalid_arg_value(
+			opt,
+			B_COMMAND_INVALID_ID,
+			ARG_OPERATOR,
+			op_string);
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	bool comparison_result = ropkg_version_compare(left, right, op);
+	ret = comparison_result ? 0 : 1;
+
+	if (verbose) {
+		char temp[128];
+		ropkg_version_to_string(left, temp, sizeof temp);
+
+		printf("%s ", temp);
+
+		switch (op) {
+		case ROPKG_OP_EQUAL:
+			printf("== ");
+			break;
+		case ROPKG_OP_NOT_EQUAL:
+			printf("!= ");
+			break;
+		case ROPKG_OP_LESS_THAN:
+			printf("< ");
+			break;
+		case ROPKG_OP_LESS_EQUAL:
+			printf("<= ");
+			break;
+		case ROPKG_OP_GREATER_THAN:
+			printf("> ");
+			break;
+		case ROPKG_OP_GREATER_EQUAL:
+			printf(">= ");
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+
+		ropkg_version_to_string(right, temp, sizeof temp);
+		printf("%s -> %s\n",
+		       temp,
+		       comparison_result ? "true" : "false");
+	}
+
+end:
+	if (left) {
+		ropkg_version_destroy(left);
+	}
+
+	if (right) {
+		ropkg_version_destroy(right);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+B_COMMAND(CMD_COMPARE_VERSION, CMD_ROOT)
+{
+	B_COMMAND_NAME("compare-version");
+	B_COMMAND_DESC("compare two package version identifiers.");
+	B_COMMAND_FLAGS(B_COMMAND_SHOW_HELP_BY_DEFAULT);
+	B_COMMAND_FUNCTION(compare_version);
+
+	B_COMMAND_HELP_OPTION();
+
+	B_COMMAND_OPTION(OPT_VERBOSE)
+	{
+		B_OPTION_SHORT_NAME('v');
+		B_OPTION_LONG_NAME("verbose");
+		B_OPTION_DESC(
+			"print the result of the comparison to "
+			"standard out.");
+	}
+
+	B_COMMAND_ARG(ARG_VERSION_LEFT)
+	{
+		B_ARG_NAME("left-version");
+		B_ARG_DESC("the left-side of the comparison operation.");
+		B_ARG_NR_VALUES(1);
+	}
+
+	B_COMMAND_ARG(ARG_OPERATOR)
+	{
+		B_ARG_NAME("operator");
+		B_ARG_DESC("the comparison operator to use.");
+		B_ARG_ALLOWED_VALUES(
+			"==",
+			"!=",
+			"<",
+			"<=",
+			">",
+			">=",
+			"eq",
+			"ne",
+			"lt",
+			"le",
+			"gt",
+			"ge");
+		B_ARG_NR_VALUES(1);
+	}
+
+	B_COMMAND_ARG(ARG_VERSION_RIGHT)
+	{
+		B_ARG_NAME("right-version");
+		B_ARG_DESC("the right-side of the comparison operation.");
+		B_ARG_NR_VALUES(1);
+	}
+
+	B_COMMAND_USAGE()
+	{
+		B_COMMAND_USAGE_ARG(ARG_VERSION_LEFT);
+		B_COMMAND_USAGE_ARG(ARG_OPERATOR);
+		B_COMMAND_USAGE_ARG(ARG_VERSION_RIGHT);
+	}
+}