diff --git a/libpkgconf/dependency.c b/libpkgconf/dependency.c
index cc20afd..1c7c8ff 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/dependency.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/dependency.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ typedef enum {
 #define DEBUG_PARSE 0
 
 static inline pkgconf_dependency_t *
-pkgconf_dependency_add(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package, size_t package_sz, const char *version, size_t version_sz, pkgconf_pkg_comparator_t compare)
+pkgconf_dependency_addraw(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package, size_t package_sz, const char *version, size_t version_sz, pkgconf_pkg_comparator_t compare)
 {
 	pkgconf_dependency_t *dep;
 
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ pkgconf_dependency_add(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package, size_t package
 	return dep;
 }
 
+pkgconf_dependency_t *
+pkgconf_dependency_add(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package, const char *version, pkgconf_pkg_comparator_t compare)
+{
+	if (version != NULL)
+		return pkgconf_dependency_addraw(list, package, strlen(package), version, strlen(version), compare);
+
+	return pkgconf_dependency_addraw(list, package, strlen(package), NULL, 0, compare);
+}
+
 void
 pkgconf_dependency_append(pkgconf_list_t *list, pkgconf_dependency_t *tail)
 {
@@ -146,7 +155,7 @@ pkgconf_dependency_parse_str(pkgconf_list_t *deplist_head, const char *depends)
 
 			if (state == OUTSIDE_MODULE)
 			{
-				pkgconf_dependency_add(deplist_head, package, package_sz, NULL, 0, compare);
+				pkgconf_dependency_addraw(deplist_head, package, package_sz, NULL, 0, compare);
 
 				compare = PKGCONF_CMP_ANY;
 				package_sz = 0;
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ pkgconf_dependency_parse_str(pkgconf_list_t *deplist_head, const char *depends)
 				version_sz = ptr - vstart;
 				state = OUTSIDE_MODULE;
 
-				pkgconf_dependency_add(deplist_head, package, package_sz, version, version_sz, compare);
+				pkgconf_dependency_addraw(deplist_head, package, package_sz, version, version_sz, compare);
 
 				compare = PKGCONF_CMP_ANY;
 				cnameptr = cmpname;
diff --git a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
index a45ea88..7f740a4 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
+++ b/libpkgconf/libpkgconf.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void pkgconf_dependency_parse_str(pkgconf_list_t *deplist_head, const char *depe
 void pkgconf_dependency_parse(pkgconf_pkg_t *pkg, pkgconf_list_t *deplist_head, const char *depends);
 void pkgconf_dependency_append(pkgconf_list_t *list, pkgconf_dependency_t *tail);
 void pkgconf_dependency_free(pkgconf_list_t *list);
+pkgconf_dependency_t *pkgconf_dependency_add(pkgconf_list_t *list, const char *package, const char *version, pkgconf_pkg_comparator_t compare);
 
 /* argvsplit.c */
 int pkgconf_argv_split(const char *src, int *argc, char ***argv);