diff --git a/services/version.js b/services/version.js
index 8fa84bf71f2ae..cdbb90aec3b30 100644
--- a/services/version.js
+++ b/services/version.js
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ function rangeStart(v) {
  * @param {string} options.version - The version number to display on the badge
  * @param {string} [options.tag] - The tag to display on the badge, such as "alpha" or "beta"
  * @param {string} [options.defaultLabel] - The default label to display on the badge, such as "npm" or "github"
+ * @param {string} [options.prefix]  - The prefix to display on the message, such as ">=", "v", overrides the default behavior of using addv
  * @param {string} [options.postfix] - The postfix to display on the message, such as "tested"
  * @param {Function} [options.versionFormatter=versionColor] - The function to use to format the color of the badge based on the version number
  * @returns {object} A badge object that has three properties: label, message, and color
@@ -246,12 +247,15 @@ function renderVersionBadge({
   version,
   tag,
   defaultLabel,
+  prefix,
   postfix,
   versionFormatter = versionColor,
 }) {
   return {
     label: tag ? `${defaultLabel}@${tag}` : defaultLabel,
-    message: addv(version) + (postfix ? ` ${postfix}` : ''),
+    message:
+      (prefix ? `${prefix}${version}` : addv(version)) +
+      (postfix ? ` ${postfix}` : ''),
     color: versionFormatter(version),
   }
 }
diff --git a/services/version.spec.js b/services/version.spec.js
index 66d1118b0b81f..251cfc892a6be 100644
--- a/services/version.spec.js
+++ b/services/version.spec.js
@@ -170,5 +170,49 @@ describe('Version helpers', function () {
       message: 'v1.2.3 tested',
       color: 'blue',
     })
+    given({ version: '1.2.3', prefix: '^' }).expect({
+      label: undefined,
+      message: '^1.2.3',
+      color: 'blue',
+    })
+    given({
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      tag: 'alpha',
+      defaultLabel: 'npm',
+      prefix: '^',
+    }).expect({
+      label: 'npm@alpha',
+      message: '^1.2.3',
+      color: 'blue',
+    })
+    given({
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      defaultLabel: 'npm',
+      prefix: '^',
+    }).expect({
+      label: 'npm',
+      message: '^1.2.3',
+      color: 'blue',
+    })
+    given({
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      prefix: '^',
+      postfix: 'tested',
+    }).expect({
+      label: undefined,
+      message: '^1.2.3 tested',
+      color: 'blue',
+    })
+    given({
+      version: '1.2.3',
+      tag: 'beta',
+      defaultLabel: 'github',
+      prefix: '^',
+      postfix: 'tested',
+    }).expect({
+      label: 'github@beta',
+      message: '^1.2.3 tested',
+      color: 'blue',
+    })
   })
 })