diff --git a/responses.go b/responses.go
index ea812d52..19cabfad 100644
--- a/responses.go
+++ b/responses.go
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ type RespCreateFilter struct {
 	FilterID string `json:"filter_id"`
 }
 
-// RespVersions is the JSON response for https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#get_matrixclientversions
-type RespVersions struct {
-	Versions         []string        `json:"versions"`
-	UnstableFeatures map[string]bool `json:"unstable_features"`
-}
-
 // RespJoinRoom is the JSON response for https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#post_matrixclientv3roomsroomidjoin
 type RespJoinRoom struct {
 	RoomID id.RoomID `json:"room_id"`
diff --git a/versions.go b/versions.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b921bc9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Tulir Asokan
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+package mautrix
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+// RespVersions is the JSON response for https://spec.matrix.org/v1.2/client-server-api/#get_matrixclientversions
+type RespVersions struct {
+	Versions         []SpecVersion   `json:"versions"`
+	UnstableFeatures map[string]bool `json:"unstable_features"`
+}
+
+func (versions *RespVersions) ContainsFunc(match func(found SpecVersion) bool) bool {
+	for _, found := range versions.Versions {
+		if match(found) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (versions *RespVersions) Contains(version SpecVersion) bool {
+	return versions.ContainsFunc(func(found SpecVersion) bool {
+		return found == version
+	})
+}
+
+func (versions *RespVersions) ContainsGreaterOrEqual(version SpecVersion) bool {
+	return versions.ContainsFunc(func(found SpecVersion) bool {
+		return found.GreaterThan(version) || found == version
+	})
+}
+
+type SpecVersionFormat int
+
+const (
+	SpecVersionFormatUnknown SpecVersionFormat = iota
+	SpecVersionFormatR
+	SpecVersionFormatV
+)
+
+var (
+	SpecR010 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.1.0")
+	SpecR020 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.2.0")
+	SpecR030 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.3.0")
+	SpecR040 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.4.0")
+	SpecR050 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.5.0")
+	SpecR060 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0")
+	SpecR061 = MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.1")
+	SpecV11  = MustParseSpecVersion("v1.1")
+	SpecV12  = MustParseSpecVersion("v1.2")
+)
+
+func (svf SpecVersionFormat) String() string {
+	switch svf {
+	case SpecVersionFormatR:
+		return "r"
+	case SpecVersionFormatV:
+		return "v"
+	default:
+		return ""
+	}
+}
+
+type SpecVersion struct {
+	Format SpecVersionFormat
+	Major  int
+	Minor  int
+	Patch  int
+
+	Raw string
+}
+
+var legacyVersionRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^r(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$`)
+var modernVersionRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^v(\d+)\.(\d+)$`)
+
+func MustParseSpecVersion(version string) SpecVersion {
+	sv, err := ParseSpecVersion(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return sv
+}
+
+func ParseSpecVersion(version string) (sv SpecVersion, err error) {
+	sv.Raw = version
+	if parts := modernVersionRegex.FindStringSubmatch(version); parts != nil {
+		sv.Major, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+		sv.Minor, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[2])
+		sv.Format = SpecVersionFormatV
+	} else if parts = legacyVersionRegex.FindStringSubmatch(version); parts != nil {
+		sv.Major, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+		sv.Minor, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[2])
+		sv.Patch, _ = strconv.Atoi(parts[3])
+		sv.Format = SpecVersionFormatR
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("version '%s' doesn't match either known syntax", version)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (sv *SpecVersion) UnmarshalText(version []byte) error {
+	*sv, _ = ParseSpecVersion(string(version))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sv *SpecVersion) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return []byte(sv.String()), nil
+}
+
+func (sv *SpecVersion) String() string {
+	switch sv.Format {
+	case SpecVersionFormatR:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("r%d.%d.%d", sv.Major, sv.Minor, sv.Patch)
+	case SpecVersionFormatV:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("v%d.%d", sv.Major, sv.Minor)
+	default:
+		return sv.Raw
+	}
+}
+
+func (sv SpecVersion) LessThan(other SpecVersion) bool {
+	return sv != other && !sv.GreaterThan(other)
+}
+
+func (sv SpecVersion) GreaterThan(other SpecVersion) bool {
+	return sv.Format > other.Format ||
+		(sv.Format == other.Format && sv.Major > other.Major) ||
+		(sv.Format == other.Format && sv.Major == other.Major && sv.Minor > other.Minor) ||
+		(sv.Format == other.Format && sv.Major == other.Major && sv.Minor == other.Minor && sv.Patch > other.Patch)
+}
diff --git a/versions_test.go b/versions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbcced9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/versions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Tulir Asokan
+//
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+package mautrix_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix"
+)
+
+const sampleVersions = `{
+  "versions": [
+    "r0.0.1",
+    "r0.1.0",
+    "r0.2.0",
+    "r0.3.0",
+    "r0.4.0",
+    "r0.5.0",
+    "r0.6.0",
+    "r0.6.1",
+    "v1.1",
+    "v1.2"
+  ],
+  "unstable_features": {
+    "org.matrix.label_based_filtering": true,
+    "org.matrix.e2e_cross_signing": true,
+    "org.matrix.msc2432": true,
+    "uk.half-shot.msc2666.mutual_rooms": true,
+    "io.element.e2ee_forced.public": false,
+    "io.element.e2ee_forced.private": false,
+    "io.element.e2ee_forced.trusted_private": false,
+    "org.matrix.msc3026.busy_presence": false,
+    "org.matrix.msc2285": true,
+    "org.matrix.msc2716": false,
+    "org.matrix.msc3030": false,
+    "org.matrix.msc3440.stable": true,
+    "fi.mau.msc2815": false
+  }
+}`
+
+func TestRespVersions_UnmarshalJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	var resp mautrix.RespVersions
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(sampleVersions), &resp)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, resp.ContainsGreaterOrEqual(mautrix.SpecV11))
+	assert.True(t, resp.Contains(mautrix.SpecV12))
+	assert.True(t, resp.Contains(mautrix.SpecR061))
+	assert.True(t, resp.ContainsGreaterOrEqual(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.0.0")))
+	assert.True(t, !resp.ContainsGreaterOrEqual(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v123.456")))
+}
+
+func TestParseSpecVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatR, 0, 1, 0, "r0.1.0"},
+		mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.1.0"))
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatV, 1, 1, 0, "v1.1"},
+		mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.1"))
+	assert.Equal(t,
+		mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatV, 123, 456, 0, "v123.456"},
+		mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v123.456"))
+
+	invalidVer, err := mautrix.ParseSpecVersion("not a version")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, mautrix.SpecVersion{Raw: "not a version"}, invalidVer)
+
+	// v syntax doesn't allow patch versions
+	invalidVer, err = mautrix.ParseSpecVersion("v1.2.3")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, mautrix.SpecVersion{Raw: "v1.2.3"}, invalidVer)
+
+	invalidVer, err = mautrix.ParseSpecVersion("r0.6")
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, mautrix.SpecVersion{Raw: "r0.6"}, invalidVer)
+}
+
+func TestSpecVersion_String(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, "r0.1.0", (&mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatR, 0, 1, 0, ""}).String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "v1.2", (&mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatV, 1, 2, 0, ""}).String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "v567.890", (&mautrix.SpecVersion{mautrix.SpecVersionFormatV, 567, 890, 0, ""}).String())
+	assert.Equal(t, "invalid version", (&mautrix.SpecVersion{Raw: "invalid version"}).String())
+}
+
+func TestSpecVersion_GreaterThan(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.1.0").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.0.0")))
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.1.0")))
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.1").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.1.0")))
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.1").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.1")))
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v11.11").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.23")))
+	assert.True(t, mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.123").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.1")))
+	assert.True(t, !mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v1.23").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("v2.31")))
+	assert.True(t, !mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.1")))
+	assert.True(t, !mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0").GreaterThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0")))
+	assert.True(t, !mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0").LessThan(mautrix.MustParseSpecVersion("r0.6.0")))
+}