diff --git a/pbr/hooks/commands.py b/pbr/hooks/commands.py
index fd757e4c..d9b56b5d 100644
--- a/pbr/hooks/commands.py
+++ b/pbr/hooks/commands.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class CommandsConfig(base.BaseConfig):
         self.add_command('pbr.packaging.LocalInstallScripts')
         self.add_command('pbr.packaging.LocalDevelop')
         self.add_command('pbr.packaging.LocalRPMVersion')
+        self.add_command('pbr.packaging.LocalDebVersion')
         if os.name != 'nt':
             easy_install.get_script_args = packaging.override_get_script_args
 
diff --git a/pbr/packaging.py b/pbr/packaging.py
index fd9ffbef..7ffd6ddf 100644
--- a/pbr/packaging.py
+++ b/pbr/packaging.py
@@ -225,6 +225,25 @@ class LocalRPMVersion(setuptools.Command):
         pass
 
 
+class LocalDebVersion(setuptools.Command):
+    __doc__ = """Output the deb *compatible* version string of this package"""
+    description = __doc__
+
+    user_options = []
+    command_name = "deb_version"
+
+    def run(self):
+        log.info("[pbr] Extracting deb version")
+        name = self.distribution.get_name()
+        print(version.VersionInfo(name).semantic_version().debian_string())
+
+    def initialize_options(self):
+        pass
+
+    def finalize_options(self):
+        pass
+
+
 def have_testr():
     return testr_command.have_testr
 
diff --git a/pbr/tests/test_commands.py b/pbr/tests/test_commands.py
index 7f78adc6..51e27116 100644
--- a/pbr/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/pbr/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ class TestCommands(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertIn('Running custom build_py command.', stdout)
         self.assertEqual(0, return_code)
 
+    def test_custom_deb_version_py_command(self):
+        """Test custom deb_version command."""
+        stdout, stderr, return_code = self.run_setup('deb_version')
+        self.addDetail('stdout', content.text_content(stdout))
+        self.addDetail('stderr', content.text_content(stderr))
+        self.assertIn('Extracting deb version', stdout)
+        self.assertEqual(0, return_code)
+
     def test_custom_rpm_version_py_command(self):
         """Test custom rpm_version command."""
         stdout, stderr, return_code = self.run_setup('rpm_version')