diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index 898d6e9..8b97305 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
 			p.description = input("Description", p.description);
 			p.authors = input("Author name", author).split(",").map!(a => a.strip).array;
 			p.license = input("License", p.license);
-			string copyrightString = .format("Copyright © %s, %-(%s, %)", Clock.currTime().year, p.authors);
+			string copyrightString = format("Copyright © %s, %-(%s, %)", Clock.currTime().year, p.authors);
 			p.copyright = input("Copyright string", copyrightString);
 
 			while (true) {
@@ -986,6 +986,13 @@
 		]);
 	}
 
+	protected void setupVersionPackage(Dub dub, string str_package_info, string default_build_type = "debug")
+	{
+		PackageAndVersion package_info = splitPackageName(str_package_info);	
+		Version ver = package_info.version_.length ? Version(package_info.version_) : Version.unknown;
+		setupPackage(dub, package_info.name, default_build_type, ver);
+	}
+
 	protected void setupPackage(Dub dub, string package_name, string default_build_type = "debug", Version ver = Version.unknown)
 	{
 		if (!m_compilerName.length) m_compilerName = dub.defaultCompiler;
@@ -1055,7 +1062,10 @@
 		auto pack = ver.isUnknown
 			? dub.packageManager.getLatestPackage(package_name)
 			: dub.packageManager.getPackage(package_name, ver);
-		enforce(pack, "Failed to find a package named '"~package_name~"' locally.");
+
+		enforce(pack, format!"Failed to find a package named '%s%s' locally."(package_name,
+			ver.isUnknown ? "" : "@" ~ ver.toString()
+		));
 		logInfo("Building package %s in %s", pack.name, pack.path.toNativeString());
 		dub.loadPackage(pack);
 		return true;
@@ -1115,19 +1125,17 @@
 
 	override int execute(Dub dub, string[] free_args, string[] app_args)
 	{
-		PackageAndVersion package_info;
+		string str_package_info;
 		if (!m_generator.length) {
 			enforceUsage(free_args.length >= 1 && free_args.length <= 2, "Expected one or two arguments.");
 			m_generator = free_args[0];
-			if (free_args.length >= 2) package_info = splitPackageName(free_args[1]);
+			if (free_args.length >= 2) str_package_info = free_args[1];
 		} else {
 			enforceUsage(free_args.length <= 1, "Expected one or zero arguments.");
-			if (free_args.length >= 1) package_info = splitPackageName(free_args[0]);
+			if (free_args.length >= 1) str_package_info = free_args[0];
 		}
 
-		string package_name = package_info.name;
-		Version package_version = package_info.version_.length == 0 ? Version.unknown : Version(package_info.version_);
-		setupPackage(dub, package_name, "debug", package_version);
+		setupVersionPackage(dub, str_package_info, "debug");
 
 		if (m_printBuilds) { // FIXME: use actual package data
 			logInfo("Available build types:");
@@ -1363,11 +1371,11 @@
 
 	override int execute(Dub dub, string[] free_args, string[] app_args)
 	{
-		string package_name;
+		string str_package_info;
 		enforceUsage(free_args.length <= 1, "Expected one or zero arguments.");
-		if (free_args.length >= 1) package_name = free_args[0];
+		if (free_args.length >= 1) str_package_info = free_args[0];
 
-		setupPackage(dub, package_name, "unittest", Version.unknown);
+		setupVersionPackage(dub, str_package_info, "unittest");
 
 		GeneratorSettings settings;
 		settings.platform = m_buildPlatform;
@@ -1454,9 +1462,9 @@
 
 	override int execute(Dub dub, string[] free_args, string[] app_args)
 	{
-		string package_name;
+		string str_package_info;
 		enforceUsage(free_args.length <= 1, "Expected one or zero arguments.");
-		if (free_args.length >= 1) package_name = free_args[0];
+		if (free_args.length >= 1) str_package_info = free_args[0];
 
 		string[] args;
 		if (!m_syntaxCheck && !m_styleCheck && !m_report && app_args.length == 0) { m_styleCheck = true; }
@@ -1470,7 +1478,7 @@
 		foreach (import_path; m_importPaths) args ~= ["-I", import_path];
 		if (m_config) args ~= ["--config", m_config];
 
-		setupPackage(dub, package_name);
+		setupVersionPackage(dub, str_package_info);
 		dub.lintProject(args ~ app_args);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1567,10 +1575,10 @@
 		setLogLevel(max(ll, LogLevel.warn));
 		scope (exit) setLogLevel(ll);
 
-		string package_name;
+		string str_package_info;
 		enforceUsage(free_args.length <= 1, "Expected one or zero arguments.");
-		if (free_args.length >= 1) package_name = free_args[0];
-		setupPackage(dub, package_name);
+		if (free_args.length >= 1) str_package_info = free_args[0];
+		setupVersionPackage(dub, str_package_info);
 
 		m_defaultConfig = dub.project.getDefaultConfiguration(m_buildPlatform);
 
diff --git a/test/.gitignore b/test/.gitignore
index ff95cca..471c344 100644
--- a/test/.gitignore
+++ b/test/.gitignore
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@
 path-subpackage-ref/test
 subpackage-ref/test
 subpackage-common-with-sourcefile-globbing/mypackage*
+version-spec/**/CMakeLists.txt
+version-spec/**/foo.cmake
+version-spec/**/foo
 
-/test_registry
+/test_registry
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/version-spec.sh b/test/version-spec.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7add456
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/common.sh
+
+$DUB add-local "$CURR_DIR/version-spec/newfoo"
+$DUB add-local "$CURR_DIR/version-spec/oldfoo"
+
+[[ $($DUB describe foo | grep path | head -1) == *"/newfoo/"* ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB describe foo@1.0.0 | grep path | head -1) == *"/newfoo/"* ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB describe foo@0.1.0 | grep path | head -1) == *"/oldfoo/"* ]] || false
+
+[[ $($DUB test foo | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB test foo@1.0.0 | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB test foo@0.1.0 | head -1) == *"/oldfoo/" ]] || false
+
+[[ $($DUB lint foo | tail -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB lint foo@1.0.0 | tail -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB lint foo@0.1.0 | tail -1) == *"/oldfoo/" ]] || false
+
+[[ $($DUB generate cmake foo | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB generate cmake foo@1.0.0 | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB generate cmake foo@0.1.0 | head -1) == *"/oldfoo/" ]] || false
+
+[[ $($DUB build -n foo | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB build -n foo@1.0.0 | head -1) == *"/newfoo/" ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB build -n foo@0.1.0 | head -1) == *"/oldfoo/" ]] || false
+
+[[ $($DUB run -n foo | tail -1) == 'new-foo' ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB run -n foo@1.0.0 | tail -1) == 'new-foo' ]] || false
+[[ $($DUB run -n foo@0.1.0 | tail -1) == 'old-foo' ]] || false
+
+$DUB remove-local "$CURR_DIR/version-spec/newfoo"
+$DUB remove-local "$CURR_DIR/version-spec/oldfoo"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/version-spec/.no_build b/test/version-spec/.no_build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/.no_build
diff --git a/test/version-spec/.no_run b/test/version-spec/.no_run
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/.no_run
diff --git a/test/version-spec/.no_test b/test/version-spec/.no_test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/.no_test
diff --git a/test/version-spec/newfoo/dub.sdl b/test/version-spec/newfoo/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5f6277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/newfoo/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name "foo"
+version "1.0.0"
+targetType "executable"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/version-spec/newfoo/source/app.d b/test/version-spec/newfoo/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..314f1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/newfoo/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import std.stdio;
+void main() { writeln("new-foo"); }
diff --git a/test/version-spec/oldfoo/dub.sdl b/test/version-spec/oldfoo/dub.sdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f571c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/oldfoo/dub.sdl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name "foo"
+version "0.1.0"
+targetType "executable"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/version-spec/oldfoo/source/app.d b/test/version-spec/oldfoo/source/app.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4a6993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-spec/oldfoo/source/app.d
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+import std.stdio;
+void main() { writeln("old-foo"); }