diff --git a/src/libdivecomputer.symbols b/src/libdivecomputer.symbols
index f6aa360..ac66f6d 100644
--- a/src/libdivecomputer.symbols
+++ b/src/libdivecomputer.symbols
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dc_version
+dc_version_check
 
 dc_buffer_new
 dc_buffer_free
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 34bb111..452a470 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ dc_version (dc_version_t *version)
 
 	return DC_VERSION;
 }
+
+int
+dc_version_check (unsigned int major, unsigned int minor, unsigned int micro)
+{
+	return DC_VERSION_CHECK (major,minor,micro);
+}
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index eab9543..48d96fe 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ extern "C" {
 #define DC_VERSION_MICRO @DC_VERSION_MICRO@
 #define DC_VERSION_EXTRA "@DC_VERSION_EXTRA@"
 
+#define DC_VERSION_CHECK(major,minor,micro) \
+	(DC_VERSION_MAJOR > (major) || \
+	(DC_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && DC_VERSION_MINOR > (minor)) || \
+	(DC_VERSION_MAJOR == (major) && DC_VERSION_MINOR == (minor) && \
+		DC_VERSION_MICRO >= (micro)))
+
 typedef struct dc_version_t {
 	unsigned int major;
 	unsigned int minor;
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ typedef struct dc_version_t {
 const char *
 dc_version (dc_version_t *version);
 
+int
+dc_version_check (unsigned int major, unsigned int minor, unsigned int micro);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */