diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/version.py b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/version.py
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+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import re
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Version:
+    year: int
+    month: int
+    patch: int = 0
+
+    def __lt__(self, other):
+        return [self.year, self.month, self.patch] < [other.year, other.month, other.patch]
+
+    def __gt__(self, other):
+        return other < self
+
+    def __le__(self, other):
+        return [self.year, self.month, self.patch] <= [other.year, other.month, other.patch]
+
+    def __ge__(self, other):
+        return other <= self
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return [self.year, self.month] == [other.year, other.month]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_str(cls, s: str) -> "Version":
+        m = re.search(r'^v(\d+).(\d+).?(\d+)?(rc\d+)?', s)
+        parts = [int(m.group(i)) for i in range(1, 4) if m.group(i) is not None]
+        year, month = parts[0], parts[1]
+        if len(parts) == 3:
+            patch = parts[2]
+        else:
+            patch = 0
+
+        return Version(year=year, month=month, patch=patch)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/tests/test_fixtures.py b/contrib/pyln-testing/tests/test_fixtures.py
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+++ b/contrib/pyln-testing/tests/test_fixtures.py
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+from pyln.testing.version import Version
+
+
+def test_version_parsing():
+    cases = [
+        ("v24.02", Version(24, 2)),
+        ("v23.11.2", Version(23, 11, 2)),
+    ]
+
+    for test_in, test_out in cases:
+        v = Version.from_str(test_in)
+        assert test_out == v