1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/semantic_version/base.py b/src/semantic_version/base.py
index b52c671..88422f6 100644
--- a/src/semantic_version/base.py
+++ b/src/semantic_version/base.py
@@ -438,3 +438,12 @@ def compare(v1, v2):
 
 def match(spec, version):
     return Spec(spec).match(Version(version))
+
+
+def validate(version_string):
+    """Validates a version string againt the SemVer specification."""
+    try:
+        Version.parse(version_string)
+        return True
+    except ValueError:
+        return False