diff --git a/cmd/glasskube/cmd/list.go b/cmd/glasskube/cmd/list.go
index a601037bc..aaf6655d8 100644
--- a/cmd/glasskube/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/glasskube/cmd/list.go
@@ -3,14 +3,21 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/cliutils"
-	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/config"
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/list"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var listCmdOptions = struct {
+	ListInstalledOnly bool
+	ShowDescription   bool
+	ShowLatestVersion bool
+	More              bool
+}{}
+
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "list",
 	Aliases: []string{"ls", "l"},
@@ -19,9 +26,14 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		"as well as their installation status in your cluster.\nYou can choose to only show installed packages.",
 	PreRun: cliutils.SetupClientContext(true),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if listCmdOptions.More {
+			listCmdOptions.ShowLatestVersion = true
+			listCmdOptions.ShowDescription = true
+		}
+
 		pkgClient := client.FromContext(cmd.Context())
 		listOptions := list.DefaultListOptions
-		if config.ListInstalledOnly {
+		if listCmdOptions.ListInstalledOnly {
 			listOptions |= list.OnlyInstalled
 		}
 		pkgs, err := list.GetPackagesWithStatus(pkgClient, cmd.Context(), listOptions)
@@ -30,46 +42,95 @@ var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			os.Exit(1)
 			return
 		}
-		if config.ListInstalledOnly && len(pkgs) == 0 {
+		if listCmdOptions.ListInstalledOnly && len(pkgs) == 0 {
 			fmt.Println("There are currently no packages installed in your cluster.\n" +
 				"Run \"glasskube help install\" to get started.")
 		} else {
-			printPackageTable(pkgs, config.Verbose)
+			printPackageTable(pkgs)
 		}
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
-	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&config.ListInstalledOnly, "installed", "i", false,
+	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&listCmdOptions.ListInstalledOnly, "installed", "i", false,
 		"list only installed packages")
-	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&config.Verbose, "show-description", false,
-		"show additional information to the packages")
+	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&listCmdOptions.ShowDescription, "show-description", false,
+		"show the package description")
+	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&listCmdOptions.ShowLatestVersion, "show-latest", false,
+		"show the latest version of packages if available")
+	listCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&listCmdOptions.More, "more", "m", false,
+		"show additional information about packages (like --show-description --show-latest)")
+
+	listCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("show-description", "more")
+	listCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("show-latest", "more")
+
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(listCmd)
 }
 
-func printPackageTable(packages []*list.PackageTeaserWithStatus, verbose bool) {
-	header := make([]string, 3)
-	header[0] = "NAME"
-	header[1] = "STATUS"
-	if verbose {
-		header[2] = "DESCRIPTION"
+func printPackageTable(packages []*list.PackageWithStatus) {
+	header := []string{"NAME", "STATUS", "VERSION"}
+	if listCmdOptions.ShowLatestVersion {
+		header = append(header, "LATEST VERSION")
+	}
+	if listCmdOptions.ShowDescription {
+		header = append(header, "DESCRIPTION")
 	}
-	cliutils.PrintPackageTable(os.Stdout,
+	err := cliutils.PrintPackageTable(os.Stdout,
 		packages,
 		header,
-		func(pkg *list.PackageTeaserWithStatus) []string {
-			row := make([]string, 3)
-			row[0] = pkg.PackageName
-			var statusStr string
-			if pkg.Status == nil {
-				statusStr = "Not installed"
-			} else {
-				statusStr = pkg.Status.Status
+		func(pkg *list.PackageWithStatus) []string {
+			row := []string{pkg.Name, statusString(*pkg), versionString(*pkg)}
+			if listCmdOptions.ShowLatestVersion {
+				row = append(row, pkg.LatestVersion)
 			}
-			row[1] = statusStr
-			if verbose {
-				row[2] = pkg.ShortDescription
+			if listCmdOptions.ShowDescription {
+				row = append(row, pkg.ShortDescription)
 			}
 			return row
 		})
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "There was an error displaying the package table:\n%v\n(This is a bug)\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func statusString(pkg list.PackageWithStatus) string {
+	if pkg.Status != nil {
+		return pkg.Status.Status
+	} else {
+		return "Not installed"
+	}
+}
+
+func versionString(pkg list.PackageWithStatus) string {
+	if pkg.Package != nil {
+		specVersion := pkg.Package.Spec.PackageInfo.Version
+		statusVersion := pkg.Package.Status.Version
+		repoVersion := pkg.LatestVersion
+
+		if statusVersion != "" {
+			versionAddons := []string{}
+			if specVersion != "" && statusVersion != specVersion {
+				versionAddons = append(versionAddons, fmt.Sprintf("%v desired", specVersion))
+			}
+			if repoVersion != "" && statusVersion != repoVersion {
+				versionAddons = append(versionAddons, fmt.Sprintf("%v available", repoVersion))
+			}
+			if len(versionAddons) > 0 {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%v (%v)", statusVersion, strings.Join(versionAddons, ", "))
+			} else {
+				return statusVersion
+			}
+		} else if specVersion != "" {
+			if specVersion != repoVersion {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("%v (%v available)", specVersion, repoVersion)
+			} else {
+				return specVersion
+			}
+		} else {
+			return "n/a"
+		}
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/glasskube/cmd/uninstall.go b/cmd/glasskube/cmd/uninstall.go
index b27141478..89884f128 100644
--- a/cmd/glasskube/cmd/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/glasskube/cmd/uninstall.go
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/cliutils"
-	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/config"
 	pkgClient "github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/list"
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/uninstall"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+var uninstallCmdOptions = struct {
+	ForceUninstall bool
+}{}
+
 var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:    "uninstall [package-name]",
 	Short:  "Uninstall a package",
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			os.Exit(1)
 			return
 		}
-		proceed := config.ForceUninstall || cliutils.YesNoPrompt(
+		proceed := uninstallCmdOptions.ForceUninstall || cliutils.YesNoPrompt(
 			fmt.Sprintf(
 				"%v will be removed from your cluster (%v). Are you sure?",
 				pkgName,
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ var uninstallCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	uninstallCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&config.ForceUninstall, "force", false,
+	uninstallCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&uninstallCmdOptions.ForceUninstall, "force", false,
 		"skip the confirmation question and uninstall right away")
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(uninstallCmd)
 }
diff --git a/internal/cliutils/table.go b/internal/cliutils/table.go
index 79f3ebaad..e515b5dc5 100644
--- a/internal/cliutils/table.go
+++ b/internal/cliutils/table.go
@@ -9,24 +9,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/glasskube/glasskube/pkg/list"
 )
 
+var tabSep = "\t"
+
 func PrintPackageTable(
 	w io.Writer,
-	packages []*list.PackageTeaserWithStatus,
+	packages []*list.PackageWithStatus,
 	cols []string,
-	getColsOfRow func(pkg *list.PackageTeaserWithStatus) []string,
-) {
+	getColsOfRow func(pkg *list.PackageWithStatus) []string,
+) error {
 	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(w, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
-	sep := "\t"
-	fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\n", strings.Join(cols, sep))
+	fmt.Fprintln(tw, strings.Join(cols, tabSep))
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	for _, pkg := range packages {
 		colsOfRow := getColsOfRow(pkg)
+		if len(colsOfRow) != len(cols) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("column mapping func returned %v columns instead of %v", len(colsOfRow), len(cols))
+		}
 		for _, col := range colsOfRow {
 			sb.WriteString(col)
-			sb.WriteString(sep)
+			sb.WriteString(tabSep)
 		}
-		fmt.Fprintf(tw, "%s\n", sb.String())
+		fmt.Fprintln(tw, sb.String())
 		sb.Reset()
 	}
-	_ = tw.Flush()
+	return tw.Flush()
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 22bd918bb..9cf52b28a 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package config
 
 var (
-	Kubeconfig        string
-	ForceUninstall    bool
-	ListInstalledOnly bool
-	Verbose           bool
-	Version           = "dev"
-	Commit            = "none"
-	Date              = "unknown"
+	Kubeconfig string
+	Version    = "dev"
+	Commit     = "none"
+	Date       = "unknown"
 )
diff --git a/internal/repo/types.go b/internal/repo/types.go
index 6aaa7f615..6d596f331 100644
--- a/internal/repo/types.go
+++ b/internal/repo/types.go
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ type PackageRepoIndexItem struct {
 	Name             string `json:"name"`
 	ShortDescription string `json:"shortDescription,omitempty"`
 	IconUrl          string `json:"iconUrl,omitempty"`
+	LatestVersion    string `json:"latestVersion,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/web/components/pkg_overview_btn/controller.go b/internal/web/components/pkg_overview_btn/controller.go
index 09eee5a21..b37ad4243 100644
--- a/internal/web/components/pkg_overview_btn/controller.go
+++ b/internal/web/components/pkg_overview_btn/controller.go
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ func Render(w io.Writer, tmpl *template.Template, pkgName string, status *client
 	})
 }
 
-func ForPkgOverviewBtn(pkgTeaser *list.PackageTeaserWithStatus) *pkgOverviewBtnInput {
-	buttonId := getButtonId(pkgTeaser.PackageName)
+func ForPkgOverviewBtn(pkgTeaser *list.PackageWithStatus) *pkgOverviewBtnInput {
+	buttonId := getButtonId(pkgTeaser.Name)
 	return &pkgOverviewBtnInput{
 		ButtonId:    buttonId,
 		Swap:        "",
-		PackageName: pkgTeaser.PackageName,
+		PackageName: pkgTeaser.Name,
 		Status:      pkgTeaser.Status,
 		Manifest:    pkgTeaser.InstalledManifest,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/pages/packages.html b/internal/web/templates/pages/packages.html
index 9b1944da4..759c4fc9e 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/pages/packages.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/pages/packages.html
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
           <div class="card-body p-0 d-flex flex-column">
             <div hx-boost="true" class="d-flex align-items-center">
               <div class="flex-shrink-0 px-1 py-1 align-self-center">
-                <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/packages/{{ .PackageName }}">
+                <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/packages/{{ .Name }}">
                   {{if eq .IconUrl ""}}
                   <!-- TODO the glasskube logo as fallback is probably not the best idea? -->
-                  <img src="/static/assets/glasskube-logo.svg" alt="{{ .PackageName}}"  style="width: 3.25rem; height:auto">
+                  <img src="/static/assets/glasskube-logo.svg" alt="{{ .Name}}"  style="width: 3.25rem; height:auto">
                   {{else}}
-                  <img src="{{ .IconUrl }}" alt="{{ .PackageName}}"  style="width: 3.25rem; height:auto">
+                  <img src="{{ .IconUrl }}" alt="{{ .Name }}"  style="width: 3.25rem; height:auto">
                   {{end}}
                 </a>
               </div>
               <div class="flex-grow-1 card-body ps-0 pe-1 py-1 align-self-start">
-                <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/packages/{{ .PackageName }}">
-                  <h6 class="text-dark m-0">{{ .PackageName }}</h6>
+                <a class="text-decoration-none" href="/packages/{{ .Name }}">
+                  <h6 class="text-dark m-0">{{ .Name }}</h6>
                   <span class="lh-sm text-dark overflow-hidden" style="
                         font-size: small;
                         display: -webkit-box;
diff --git a/pkg/list/list.go b/pkg/list/list.go
index 9ad4dc263..2aeb93737 100644
--- a/pkg/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/list/list.go
@@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 )
 
-type PackageTeaserWithStatus struct {
-	PackageName       string
-	ShortDescription  string
-	IconUrl           string
+type PackageWithStatus struct {
+	repo.PackageRepoIndexItem
 	Status            *client.PackageStatus
+	Package           *v1alpha1.Package
 	InstalledManifest *v1alpha1.PackageManifest
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ func GetPackagesWithStatus(
 	pkgClient *client.PackageV1Alpha1Client,
 	ctx context.Context,
 	options listOptions,
-) ([]*PackageTeaserWithStatus, error) {
+) ([]*PackageWithStatus, error) {
 	onlyInstalled := options&OnlyInstalled != 0
 
 	index, err := fetchRepoAndInstalled(pkgClient, ctx, options)
@@ -51,20 +50,22 @@ func GetPackagesWithStatus(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	result := make([]*PackageTeaserWithStatus, 0, len(index))
+	result := make([]*PackageWithStatus, 0, len(index))
 	for _, item := range index {
-		pkgWithStatus := PackageTeaserWithStatus{
-			PackageName:      item.Teaser.Name,
-			ShortDescription: item.Teaser.ShortDescription,
-			IconUrl:          item.Teaser.IconUrl,
+		pkgWithStatus := PackageWithStatus{
+			PackageRepoIndexItem: *item.IndexItem,
 		}
-		if item.Package != nil {
-			pkgWithStatus.Status = client.GetStatusOrPending(&item.Package.Status)
-		}
-		if item.PackageInfo != nil {
-			pkgWithStatus.InstalledManifest = item.PackageInfo.Status.Manifest
-		}
-		if !onlyInstalled || pkgWithStatus.Status != nil {
+
+		if !onlyInstalled || item.Package != nil {
+			if item.Package != nil {
+				pkgWithStatus.Package = item.Package
+				pkgWithStatus.Status = client.GetStatusOrPending(&item.Package.Status)
+			}
+
+			if item.PackageInfo != nil {
+				pkgWithStatus.InstalledManifest = item.PackageInfo.Status.Manifest
+			}
+
 			result = append(result, &pkgWithStatus)
 		}
 	}
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ func GetPackagesWithStatus(
 }
 
 type listResultTuple struct {
-	Teaser      *repo.PackageRepoIndexItem
+	IndexItem   *repo.PackageRepoIndexItem
 	Package     *v1alpha1.Package
 	PackageInfo *v1alpha1.PackageInfo
 }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func fetchRepoAndInstalled(pkgClient *client.PackageV1Alpha1Client, ctx context.
 
 	result := make([]listResultTuple, len(index.Packages))
 	for i, indexPackage := range index.Packages {
-		result[i].Teaser = &index.Packages[i]
+		result[i].IndexItem = &index.Packages[i]
 		for j, clusterPackage := range packages.Items {
 			if indexPackage.Name == clusterPackage.Name {
 				result[i].Package = &packages.Items[j]
diff --git a/website/static/schemas/v1/index.json b/website/static/schemas/v1/index.json
index 99a576084..55d3fcc22 100644
--- a/website/static/schemas/v1/index.json
+++ b/website/static/schemas/v1/index.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
         },
         "iconUrl": {
           "type": "string"
+        },
+        "latestVersion": {
+          "type": "string"
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,