diff --git a/bloom/rosdistro_api.py b/bloom/rosdistro_api.py
index a88b8a9e..ad1142b3 100644
--- a/bloom/rosdistro_api.py
+++ b/bloom/rosdistro_api.py
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ def list_distributions():
 def get_distribution_type(distro):
     return get_index().distributions[distro].get('distribution_type')
 
+def get_python_version(distro):
+    return get_index().distributions[distro].get('python_version')
+
 
 def get_most_recent(thing_name, repository, reference_distro):
     reference_distro_type = get_distribution_type(reference_distro)