diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
index afcd6eaaecf7..638d3100d7b6 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/Version.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.util;
 
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-public class Version {
+public class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
   public final int major;
   public final int minor;
   public final int bugfix;
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ public class Version {
     return compareTo(major, minor, bugfix) < 0;
   }
 
+  public int compareTo(@NotNull Version version) {
+    return compareTo(version.major, version.minor, version.bugfix);
+  }
+
   public int compareTo(@Nullable Integer major) {
     return compareTo(major, null);
   }