diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 85f4fc23..a8c0100c 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -4987,6 +4987,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                         help='match only when given attribute exists in meta data')
     @cmdln.option('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
                         help='show more information')
+    @cmdln.option('-V', '--version', action='store_true', 
+                        help='show package version, revision, and srcmd5. CAUTION: This is slow and unreliable')
     @cmdln.option('-i', '--involved', action='store_true',
                         help='show projects/packages where given person (or myself) is involved as bugowner or maintainer')
     @cmdln.option('-b', '--bugowner', action='store_true',
@@ -5125,11 +5127,25 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                 result.append(project)
                 if not package is None:
                     result.append(package)
+
+                if opts.version:
+                    sr = get_source_rev(apiurl,project,package)
+                    v = sr.get('version')
+                    r = sr.get('rev')
+                    s = sr.get('srcmd5')
+                    if not v or v == 'unknown': v = '-'
+                    if not r: r = '-'
+                    if not s: s = '-'
+                    result.append(v)
+                    result.append(r)
+                    result.append(s)
+
                 if opts.verbose:
                     title = node.findtext('title').strip()
                     if len(title) > 60:
                         title = title[:61] + '...'
                     result.append(title)
+
                 if opts.repos_baseurl:
                     # FIXME: no hardcoded URL of instance
                     result.append('http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/%s/' % project.replace(':', ':/'))
@@ -5153,6 +5169,10 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                 headline = [ '# Project', '# Package' ]
             else:
                 headline = [ '# Project' ]
+            if opts.version:
+                headline.append('# Ver')
+                headline.append('Rev')
+                headline.append('Srcmd5')
             if opts.verbose:
                 headline.append('# Title')
             if opts.repos_baseurl:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index f02092cf..feb5709e 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -4651,6 +4651,33 @@ def get_buildconfig(apiurl, prj, repository):
     f = http_GET(u)
     return f.read()
 
+ 
+def get_source_rev(apiurl, project, package, revision=None):
+    # API supports ?deleted=1&meta=1&rev=4
+    # but not rev=current,rev=latest,rev=top, or anything like this.
+    # CAUTION: We have to loop through all rev and find the highest one, if none given.
+
+    if revision:
+      url = makeurl(apiurl, ['source', project, package, '_history'], {'rev':revision})
+    else:
+      url = makeurl(apiurl, ['source', project, package, '_history'])
+    f = http_GET(url)
+    xml = ET.parse(f)
+    ent = None
+    for new in xml.findall('revision'):
+        # remember the newest one.
+        if not ent:
+            ent = new
+        elif ent.find('time').text < new.find('time').text:
+            ent = new
+    if not ent:
+        return { 'version': None, 'error':'empty revisionlist: no such package?' }
+    e = {}
+    for k in ent.keys():
+         e[k] = ent.get(k)
+    for k in list(ent):
+         e[k.tag] = k.text
+    return e
 
 def get_buildhistory(apiurl, prj, package, repository, arch, format = 'text'):
     import time