2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/VersionT.cpp b/toolsrc/include/VersionT.cpp
index c51052b98..6ea5d3810 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/VersionT.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/include/VersionT.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace vcpkg
 {
     VersionT::VersionT() : value("0.0.0") {}
     VersionT::VersionT(const std::string& value) : value(value) {}
+    std::string VersionT::to_string() const { return value; }
     bool operator==(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.value == right.value; }
     bool operator!=(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right) { return left.value != right.value; }
     std::string to_printf_arg(const VersionT& version) { return version.value; }
diff --git a/toolsrc/include/VersionT.h b/toolsrc/include/VersionT.h
index aa2635855..36d050e08 100644
--- a/toolsrc/include/VersionT.h
+++ b/toolsrc/include/VersionT.h
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ namespace vcpkg
         VersionT();
         VersionT(const std::string& value);
 
+        std::string to_string() const;
+
         std::string value;
     };
 
     bool operator ==(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right);
     bool operator !=(const VersionT& left, const VersionT& right);
-    std::string to_printf_arg(const VersionT& version);
 
     struct VersionDiff
     {