diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/get_version.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/get_version.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f4781cddb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/get_version.rb
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+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+$:.push(File.expand_path(__FILE__+'/../..'))
+require 'extend/pathname'
+
+p = Pathname.new(ARGV[0])
+v = p.version
+puts v