apt-get check version

Question

After running "apt-get upgrade" I get a list of the packages that will be upgraded. I would like to know the version number for one of these packages (Not the current one but the one that will be installed). How do i get this information?

Answer 1

apt-cache show <packagename>

should include the full version numbers.

Answer 2

If you just want the version info without the description and such, use apt-cache policy instead of apt-cache show.