diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 28a38dd..00e70ba 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "ZipArchives"
 uuid = "49080126-0e18-4c2a-b176-c102e4b3760c"
 authors = ["nhz2 <nhz2@cornell.edu>"]
-version = "2.5.1"
+version = "2.6.0-dev"
 
 [deps]
 ArgCheck = "dce04be8-c92d-5529-be00-80e4d2c0e197"
diff --git a/src/ZipArchives.jl b/src/ZipArchives.jl
index 11fb866..aa9b393 100644
--- a/src/ZipArchives.jl
+++ b/src/ZipArchives.jl
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export zip_findlast_entry
 export zip_comment
 export zip_compression_method
 export zip_general_purpose_bit_flag
+export zip_version_made_by
 export zip_entry_data_offset
 
 export zip_test_entry
diff --git a/src/reader.jl b/src/reader.jl
index e76140a..781fa6a 100644
--- a/src/reader.jl
+++ b/src/reader.jl
@@ -161,6 +161,19 @@ for a description of the bits.
 """
 zip_general_purpose_bit_flag(x::HasEntries, i::Integer)::UInt16 = x.entries[i].bit_flags
 
+"""
+    zip_version_made_by(x::HasEntries, i::Integer)::UInt16
+
+Return the "version made by" field for entry `i`.
+
+See https://pkware.cachefly.net/webdocs/casestudies/APPNOTE.TXT 
+for a description of this field.
+"""
+function zip_version_made_by(x::HasEntries, i::Integer)::UInt16
+    e = x.entries[i]
+    UInt16(e.version_made) | UInt16(e.os)<<8
+end
+
 """
     zip_iscompressed(x::HasEntries, i::Integer)::Bool
 
diff --git a/test/test_reader.jl b/test/test_reader.jl
index 4ee3e97..4d70caa 100644
--- a/test/test_reader.jl
+++ b/test/test_reader.jl
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ end
     @test zip_compressed_size(r, 1) === UInt64(compressed_size)
 end
 
+@testset "version made by" begin
+    testdata = joinpath(@__DIR__,"examples from go/testdata/")
+    r = ZipReader(read(joinpath(testdata, "utf8-osx.zip")))
+    @test zip_version_made_by(r, 1) === 0x0315
+    r = ZipReader(read(joinpath(testdata, "utf8-7zip.zip")))
+    @test zip_version_made_by(r, 1) === 0x003f
+end
+
 @testset "reading file with zip64 disk number" begin
     invalid_data1 = b"PK\x03\x04-\0\0\b\0\0\0\0\0\0\x13\xec\x8d_\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x04\0\x14\0test\x01\0\x10\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0file dataPK\x01\x02?\x03-\0\0\b\0\0\0\0\0\0\x13\xec\x8d_\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x04\0 \0\0\0\xff\xff\0\0\0\0\xa4\x81\xff\xff\xff\xfftest\x01\0\x18\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0PK\x06\x06,\0\0\0\0\0\0\0?\x03-\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0R\0\0\0\0\0\0\0?\0\0\0\0\0\0\0PK\x06\a\0\0\0\0\x91\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0PK\x05\x06\0\0\0\0\x01\0\x01\0R\0\0\0?\0\0\0\0\0"
     invalid_data2 = b"PK\x03\x04-\0\0\b\0\0\0\0\0\0\x13\xec\x8d_\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x04\0\x14\0test\x01\0\x10\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0file dataPK\x01\x02?\x03-\0\0\b\0\0\0\0\0\0\x13\xec\x8d_\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x04\0 \0\0\0\xff\xff\0\0\0\0\xa4\x81\xff\xff\xff\xfftest\x01\0\x18\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\t\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0PK\x06\x06,\0\0\0\0\0\0\0?\x03-\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0\0\0\0\0R\0\0\0\0\0\0\0?\0\0\0\0\0\0\0PK\x06\a\0\0\0\0\x91\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\x01\0\0\0PK\x05\x06\0\0\0\0\x01\0\x01\0R\0\0\0?\0\0\0\0\0"