diff --git a/version/src/main/java/io/smallrye/common/version/AbstractVersionIterator.java b/version/src/main/java/io/smallrye/common/version/AbstractVersionIterator.java
index fde8f98..025c9ab 100644
--- a/version/src/main/java/io/smallrye/common/version/AbstractVersionIterator.java
+++ b/version/src/main/java/io/smallrye/common/version/AbstractVersionIterator.java
@@ -585,4 +585,12 @@ public void next() throws NoSuchElementException, VersionSyntaxException {
         assert end >= start;
         this.cookie = makeCookie(start, end, token, bits);
     }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder(string);
+        b.insert(getEndIndex(), ">");
+        b.insert(getStartIndex(), "<");
+        b.append(' ').append(currentType());
+        return b.toString();
+    }
 }