diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
index d58c7516..b776f42d 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/matrix_commands.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def self.included(thor)
             method_option :ignore, required: false, desc: "The pacticipant name to ignore. Use once for each pacticipant being ignored. A specific version can be ignored by also specifying a --version after the pacticipant name option."
             method_option :latest, required: false, aliases: "-l", banner: "[TAG]", desc: "Use the latest pacticipant version. Optionally specify a TAG to use the latest version with the specified tag."
             method_option :to_environment, required: false, banner: "ENVIRONMENT", desc: "The environment into which the pacticipant(s) are to be deployed", default: nil
+            method_option :branch, required: false, desc: "The branch of the version for which you want to check the verification results", default: nil
             method_option :to, required: false, banner: "TAG", desc: "The tag that represents the branch or environment of the integrated applications for which you want to check the verification result status.", default: nil
             method_option :output, aliases: "-o", desc: "json or table", default: "table"
             method_option :retry_while_unknown, banner: "TIMES", type: :numeric, default: 0, required: false, desc: "The number of times to retry while there is an unknown verification result (ie. the provider verification is likely still running)"
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ def can_i_deploy_exit_status
               end
 
               def validate_can_i_deploy_selectors selectors
-                pacticipants_without_versions = selectors.select{ |s| s[:version].nil? && s[:latest].nil? && s[:tag].nil? }.collect{ |s| s[:pacticipant] }
-                raise ::Thor::RequiredArgumentMissingError, "The version must be specified using `--version VERSION`, `--latest`, `--latest TAG`, or `--all TAG` for pacticipant #{pacticipants_without_versions.join(", ")}" if pacticipants_without_versions.any?
+                pacticipants_without_versions = selectors.select{ |s| s[:version].nil? && s[:latest].nil? && s[:tag].nil? && s[:branch].nil? }.collect{ |s| s[:pacticipant] }
+                raise ::Thor::RequiredArgumentMissingError, "The version must be specified using `--version VERSION`, `--branch BRANCH` `--latest`, `--latest TAG`, or `--all TAG` for pacticipant #{pacticipants_without_versions.join(", ")}" if pacticipants_without_versions.any?
               end
             end
           end
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser.rb b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser.rb
index 1832ee08..906c0594 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def self.call words
               when "--latest", "-l"
                 selectors << { pacticipant: nil } if selectors.empty?
                 selectors.last[:tag] = word
+              when "--branch"
+                selectors << { pacticipant: nil } if selectors.empty?
+                selectors.last[:branch] = word
+                selectors.last[:latest] = true
               when "--all"
                 selectors << { pacticipant: nil } if selectors.empty?
                 selectors.last[:tag] = word
diff --git a/script/can-i-deploy.sh b/script/can-i-deploy.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4c169b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/can-i-deploy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+bundle exec bin/pact-broker publish spec/pacts/pact_broker_client-pact_broker.json \
+  --consumer-app-version 1.2.26 \
+  --branch main
+
+bundle exec bin/pact-broker can-i-deploy --pacticipant "Pact Broker Client" --branch "main"
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser_spec.rb
index 1059ecfd..73335475 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact_broker/client/cli/version_selector_options_parser_spec.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ module CLI
           ],[
             ["--version", "2"],
             [{ pacticipant: nil, version: "2" }]
+          ],[
+            ["--pacticipant", "Foo", "--branch", "main"],
+            [{ pacticipant: "Foo", branch: "main", latest: true }]
+          ],[
+            ["--branch", "main"],
+            [{ pacticipant: nil, branch: "main", latest: true }]
           ]
         ]