diff --git a/semver.go b/semver.go
index 752658a..2ecabe6 100644
--- a/semver.go
+++ b/semver.go
@@ -55,6 +55,21 @@ func (v Version) String() string {
 	return strings.Join(versionArray, "")
 }
 
+// Checks if v is equal to o.
+func (v Version) Equals(o Version) bool {
+	return (v.Compare(o) == 0)
+}
+
+// Checks if v is equal to o.
+func (v Version) EQ(o Version) bool {
+	return (v.Compare(o) == 0)
+}
+
+// Checks if v is not equal to o.
+func (v Version) NE(o Version) bool {
+	return (v.Compare(o) != 0)
+}
+
 // Checks if v is greater than o.
 func (v Version) GT(o Version) bool {
 	return (v.Compare(o) == 1)
@@ -65,6 +80,11 @@ func (v Version) GTE(o Version) bool {
 	return (v.Compare(o) >= 0)
 }
 
+// Checks if v is greater than or equal to o.
+func (v Version) GE(o Version) bool {
+	return (v.Compare(o) >= 0)
+}
+
 // Checks if v is less than o.
 func (v Version) LT(o Version) bool {
 	return (v.Compare(o) == -1)
@@ -75,6 +95,11 @@ func (v Version) LTE(o Version) bool {
 	return (v.Compare(o) <= 0)
 }
 
+// Checks if v is less than or equal to o.
+func (v Version) LE(o Version) bool {
+	return (v.Compare(o) <= 0)
+}
+
 // Compares Versions v to o:
 // -1 == v is less than o
 // 0 == v is equal to o
diff --git a/semver_test.go b/semver_test.go
index b4af176..858a5b9 100644
--- a/semver_test.go
+++ b/semver_test.go
@@ -169,6 +169,15 @@ func TestWrongFormat(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCompareHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	v := Version{1, 0, 0, []PRVersion{prstr("alpha")}, nil}
 	v1 := Version{1, 0, 0, nil, nil}
+	if !v.EQ(v) {
+		t.Errorf("%q should be equal to %q", v, v)
+	}
+	if !v.Equals(v) {
+		t.Errorf("%q should be equal to %q", v, v)
+	}
+	if !v1.NE(v) {
+		t.Errorf("%q should not be equal to %q", v, v)
+	}
 	if !v.GTE(v) {
 		t.Errorf("%q should be greater than or equal to %q", v, v)
 	}
@@ -181,12 +190,18 @@ func TestCompareHelper(t *testing.T) {
 	if !v.LTE(v1) {
 		t.Errorf("%q should be less than or equal %q", v, v1)
 	}
+	if !v.LE(v1) {
+		t.Errorf("%q should be less than or equal %q", v, v1)
+	}
 	if !v1.GT(v) {
 		t.Errorf("%q should be less than %q", v1, v)
 	}
 	if !v1.GTE(v) {
 		t.Errorf("%q should be less than or equal %q", v1, v)
 	}
+	if !v1.GE(v) {
+		t.Errorf("%q should be less than or equal %q", v1, v)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestPreReleaseVersions(t *testing.T) {