diff --git a/srslte/include/srslte/version.h.in b/srslte/include/srslte/version.h.in
index 66174eee9..65a172725 100644
--- a/srslte/include/srslte/version.h.in
+++ b/srslte/include/srslte/version.h.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define SRSLTE_VERSION_MAJOR @SRSLTE_VERSION_MAJOR@
 #define SRSLTE_VERSION_MINOR @SRSLTE_VERSION_MINOR@
 #define SRSLTE_VERSION_PATCH @SRSLTE_VERSION_PATCH@
-#define SRSLTE_VERSION_STRING @SRSLTE_VERSION_STRING@
+#define SRSLTE_VERSION_STRING "@SRSLTE_VERSION_STRING@"
 
 #define SRSLTE_VERSION_ENCODE(major, minor, patch) ( \
     ((major) * 10000)                                \
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@
 
 #include "srslte/config.h"
 
+SRSLTE_API char* srslte_get_version();
 SRSLTE_API int   srslte_get_version_major();
 SRSLTE_API int   srslte_get_version_minor();
 SRSLTE_API int   srslte_get_version_patch();
+SRSLTE_API int   srslte_check_version(int major, int minor, int patch);
 
 #endif // VERSION_
diff --git a/srslte/lib/version/src/version.c b/srslte/lib/version/src/version.c
index 138d1470a..2cf1d4bf2 100644
--- a/srslte/lib/version/src/version.c
+++ b/srslte/lib/version/src/version.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 
 #include "srslte/version.h"
 
+char* srslte_get_version() {
+  return SRSLTE_VERSION_STRING;
+}
+
 int   srslte_get_version_major() {
   return SRSLTE_VERSION_MAJOR;
 }
@@ -35,3 +39,7 @@ int   srslte_get_version_minor() {
 int   srslte_get_version_patch() {
   return SRSLTE_VERSION_PATCH;
 }
+
+int  srslte_check_version(int major, int minor, int patch) {
+  return (SRSLTE_VERSION >= SRSLTE_VERSION_ENCODE(major,minor,patch));
+}