diff --git a/lib/version.pm b/lib/version.pm
index fba7b71..beed91a 100644
--- a/lib/version.pm
+++ b/lib/version.pm
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ our (@ISA, $STRICT, $LAX);
 	*version::new = \&version::vpp::new;
 	*version::numify = \&version::vpp::numify;
 	*version::normal = \&version::vpp::normal;
+	*version::to_decimal = \&version::vpp::to_decimal;
+	*version::to_dotted_decimal = \&version::vpp::to_dotted_decimal;
 	if ($] >= 5.009000) {
 	    no strict 'refs';
 	    *version::stringify = \&version::vpp::stringify;
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ our (@ISA, $STRICT, $LAX);
 	*version::new = \&version::vxs::new;
 	*version::numify = \&version::vxs::numify;
 	*version::normal = \&version::vxs::normal;
+	*version::to_decimal = \&version::vxs::to_decimal;
+	*version::to_dotted_decimal = \&version::vxs::to_dotted_decimal;
 	if ($] >= 5.009000) {
 	    no strict 'refs';
 	    *version::stringify = \&version::vxs::stringify;
diff --git a/vperl/vpp.pm b/vperl/vpp.pm
index a636931..4f147e9 100644
--- a/vperl/vpp.pm
+++ b/vperl/vpp.pm
@@ -775,6 +775,16 @@ sub stringify {
 	    : $self->numify;
 }
 
+sub to_decimal {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return ref($self)->new($self->numify);
+}
+
+sub to_dotted_decimal {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+    return ref($self)->new($self->normal);
+}
+
 sub vcmp {
     my ($left,$right,$swap) = @_;
     die "Usage: version::vcmp(lobj, robj, ...)" if @_ < 2;
diff --git a/vutil/vxs.inc b/vutil/vxs.inc
index 80bb8eb..7c82677 100644
--- a/vutil/vxs.inc
+++ b/vutil/vxs.inc
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     {VXS_CLASS "::(0+", VXSp(version_numify), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
     {VXS_CLASS "::numify", VXSp(version_numify), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
     {VXS_CLASS "::normal", VXSp(version_normal), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
+    {VXS_CLASS "::to_decimal", VXSp(version_to_decimal), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
+    {VXS_CLASS "::to_dotted_decimal", VXSp(version_to_dotted_decimal), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
     {VXS_CLASS "::(cmp", VXSp(version_vcmp), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
     {VXS_CLASS "::(<=>", VXSp(version_vcmp), VXSXSDP(NULL)},
 #  ifdef PERL_CORE
@@ -296,6 +298,37 @@ VXS(version_normal)
      }
 }
 
+VXS(version_to_decimal)
+{
+     dXSARGS;
+     SV* self = ST(0);
+     if (items < 1)
+	 croak_xs_usage(cv, "lobj, ...");
+     SP -= items;
+     {
+	  SV *lobj, *rv;
+	  VTYPECHECK(lobj, self, "lobj");
+          rv = NEW_VERSION(VNUMIFY(lobj));
+	  VXS_RETURN_M_SV(sv_bless(rv, SvSTASH(SvRV(self))));
+     }
+}
+
+VXS(version_to_dotted_decimal)
+{
+     dXSARGS;
+     SV* self = ST(0);
+     if (items != 1)
+	 croak_xs_usage(cv, "ver");
+     SP -= items;
+     {
+	  SV *lobj, *rv;
+	  VTYPECHECK(lobj, self, "lobj");
+          rv = NEW_VERSION(VNORMAL(lobj));
+          sv_bless(rv, SvSTASH(SvRV(self)));
+	  VXS_RETURN_M_SV(sv_bless(rv, SvSTASH(SvRV(self))));
+     }
+}
+
 VXS(version_vcmp)
 {
      dXSARGS;