diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
index 887fddbb..ef62fc7c 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/broker.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 require 'rake/file_list'
 require 'thor/error'
 require 'pact_broker/client/create_tag'
+require 'pact_broker/client/versions/describe'
 
 module PactBroker
   module Client
@@ -72,6 +73,32 @@ def create_version_tag
             pact_broker_client_options)
         end
 
+        method_option :pacticipant, required: true, aliases: "-a", desc: "The name of the pacticipant that the version belongs to."
+        method_option :version, required: false, aliases: "-e", desc: "The pacticipant version number."
+        method_option :latest, required: false, aliases: "-l", banner: '[TAG]', desc: "Describe the latest pacticipant version. Optionally specify a TAG to describe the latest version with the specified tag."
+        method_option :broker_base_url, required: true, aliases: "-b", desc: "The base URL of the Pact Broker"
+        method_option :broker_username, aliases: "-u", desc: "Pact Broker basic auth username"
+        method_option :broker_password, aliases: "-p", desc: "Pact Broker basic auth password"
+        method_option :output, aliases: "-o", desc: "json or table or id", default: 'table'
+        method_option :verbose, aliases: "-v", type: :boolean, default: false, required: false, desc: "Verbose output. Default: false"
+
+        desc 'describe-version', 'Describes a pacticipant version. If no version or tag is specified, the latest version is described.'
+        def describe_version
+          latest = !options.latest.nil? || (options.latest.nil? && options.version.nil?)
+          params = {
+            pacticipant: options.pacticipant,
+            version: options.version,
+            latest: latest,
+            tag: options.latest.is_a?(String) ? options.latest : nil
+          }
+          opts = {
+            output: options.output
+          }
+          result = PactBroker::Client::Versions::Describe.call(params, opts, options.broker_base_url, pact_broker_client_options)
+          $stdout.puts result.message
+          exit(1) unless result.success
+        end
+
         desc 'version', "Show the pact_broker-client gem version"
         def version
           $stdout.puts PactBroker::Client::VERSION
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions.rb
index 02097d99..49b04d3e 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,15 @@ module PactBroker
   module Client
     class Versions < BaseClient
 
+      def find options
+        response = get("#{version_base_url(options)}", headers: default_get_headers)
 
+        handle_response(response) do
+          JSON.parse(response.body, symbolize_names: true)
+        end
+      end
+
+      # TODO this is not a valid URL!
       def latest options
         query = options[:tag] ? {tag: options[:tag]} : {}
         response = self.class.get("#{versions_base_url(options)}/latest", query: query, headers: default_get_headers)
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62331062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+require 'pact_broker/client/pact_broker_client'
+require 'pact_broker/client/versions/formatter'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    class Versions
+      class Describe
+
+        class Result
+          attr_reader :success, :message
+
+          def initialize success, message = nil
+            @success = success
+            @message = message
+          end
+        end
+
+        def self.call params, options, pact_broker_base_url, pact_broker_client_options
+          new(params, options, pact_broker_base_url, pact_broker_client_options).call
+        end
+
+        def initialize params, options, pact_broker_base_url, pact_broker_client_options
+          @params = params
+          @options = options
+          @pact_broker_base_url = pact_broker_base_url
+          @pact_broker_client_options = pact_broker_client_options
+        end
+
+        def call
+          version_hash = if params[:version]
+            versions_client.find params
+          else
+            pact_broker_client.pacticipants.versions.latest(params)
+          end
+          Result.new(true, format_version(version_hash))
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def format_version(version_hash)
+          Formatter.call(version_hash, options[:output])
+        end
+
+        attr_reader :params, :options, :pact_broker_base_url, :pact_broker_client_options
+
+        def versions_client
+          pact_broker_client.pacticipants.versions
+        end
+
+        def pact_broker_client
+          @pact_broker_client ||= PactBroker::Client::PactBrokerClient.new(base_url: pact_broker_base_url, client_options: pact_broker_client_options)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/formatter.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..620f09b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'pact_broker/client/versions/json_formatter'
+require 'pact_broker/client/versions/text_formatter'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    class Versions
+      class Formatter
+        def self.call(matrix_lines, format)
+          formatter = case format
+          when 'json' then JsonFormatter
+          when 'table' then TextFormatter
+          else
+            raise PactBroker::Client::Error.new("Invalid output option '#{format}. Must be one of 'table' or 'json'.")
+          end
+          formatter.call(matrix_lines)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/json_formatter.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/json_formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7067ebed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/json_formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+require 'table_print'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    class Versions
+      class JsonFormatter
+        def self.call(matrix)
+          JSON.pretty_generate(matrix)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/text_formatter.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/text_formatter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd2803d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/text_formatter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require 'table_print'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    class Versions
+      class TextFormatter
+
+        Line = Struct.new(:number, :tags)
+
+        OPTIONS = [
+          { number: {} },
+          { tags: {} }
+        ]
+
+        def self.call(version_hash)
+          tags = (lookup(version_hash, [], :_embedded, :tags) || []).collect{ | t| t[:name] }.join(" ")
+          data = Line.new(version_hash[:number], tags)
+
+          printer = TablePrint::Printer.new([data], OPTIONS)
+          printer.table_print
+        end
+
+        def self.lookup line, default, *keys
+          keys.reduce(line) { | line, key | line[key] }
+        rescue NoMethodError
+          default
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7b7eaef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/versions/describe_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+require 'pact_broker/client/versions/describe'
+
+module PactBroker
+  module Client
+    class Versions
+      describe Describe do
+        describe ".call" do
+
+          let(:versions_client) do
+            instance_double('PactBroker::Client::Versions', latest: version_hash)
+          end
+
+          let(:pact_broker_base_url) { 'http://broker' }
+          let(:pact_broker_client_options) { {} }
+          let(:pact_broker_client) { instance_double('PactBroker::Client::PactBrokerClient')}
+          let(:version_hash) do
+            {
+              foo: 'bar'
+            }
+          end
+
+          let(:params) do
+            {
+              pacticipant: 'foo',
+              latest: true,
+              tag: 'bar'
+            }
+          end
+
+          let(:options) do
+            {
+              output: 'someformat'
+            }
+          end
+
+          before do
+            allow(PactBroker::Client::PactBrokerClient).to receive(:new).and_return(pact_broker_client)
+            allow(pact_broker_client).to receive_message_chain(:pacticipants, :versions).and_return(versions_client)
+            allow(Formatter).to receive(:call).and_return('formatted_output')
+          end
+
+          subject { Describe.call(params, options, pact_broker_base_url, pact_broker_client_options) }
+
+          it "invokes the versions client" do
+            expect(versions_client).to receive(:latest).with(params)
+            subject
+          end
+
+          it "formats the output" do
+            expect(Formatter).to receive(:call).with(version_hash, 'someformat')
+            subject
+          end
+
+          it "returns a successful result" do
+            expect(subject.success).to be true
+          end
+
+          it "returns a result with the formatted output as the message" do
+            expect(subject.message).to eq 'formatted_output'
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end