diff --git a/cmd/helm/get.go b/cmd/helm/get.go
index f9ed6fb91e669925f2d4d76d700f20409c8da330..6829122b747f5466659352dd6e0644e7070b57de 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get.go
@@ -41,10 +41,11 @@ chart, the supplied values, and the generated manifest file.
 var errReleaseRequired = errors.New("release name is required")
 
 type getCmd struct {
-	release string
-	out     io.Writer
-	client  helm.Interface
-	version int32
+	release  string
+	out      io.Writer
+	client   helm.Interface
+	version  int32
+	template string
 }
 
 func newGetCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -73,12 +74,12 @@ func newGetCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
 	f.Int32Var(&get.version, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
+	f.StringVar(&get.template, "template", "", "go template for formatting the output, eg: {{.Release.Name}}")
 
 	cmd.AddCommand(newGetValuesCmd(nil, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newGetManifestCmd(nil, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newGetHooksCmd(nil, out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newGetNotesCmd(nil, out))
-	cmd.AddCommand(newGetVersionCmd(nil, out))
 
 	// set defaults from environment
 	settings.InitTLS(f)
@@ -92,5 +93,9 @@ func (g *getCmd) run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return prettyError(err)
 	}
+
+	if g.template != "" {
+		return tpl(g.template, res, g.out)
+	}
 	return printRelease(g.out, res.Release)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_test.go b/cmd/helm/get_test.go
index cb230a8a5087975935d3d8522f008ba091d1e0b5..d83c85e1e2b5160c726a63a65920843e14e2fc69 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/get_test.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/get_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ func TestGetCmd(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: "REVISION: 1\nRELEASED: (.*)\nCHART: foo-0.1.0-beta.1\nUSER-SUPPLIED VALUES:\nname: \"value\"\nCOMPUTED VALUES:\nname: value\n\nHOOKS:\n---\n# pre-install-hook\n" + helm.MockHookTemplate + "\nMANIFEST:",
 			rels:     []*release.Release{helm.ReleaseMock(&helm.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "thomas-guide"})},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "get with a formatted release",
+			resp:     helm.ReleaseMock(&helm.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "elevated-turkey"}),
+			args:     []string{"elevated-turkey", "--template", "{{.Release.Chart.Metadata.Version}}"},
+			expected: "0.1.0-beta.1",
+			rels:     []*release.Release{helm.ReleaseMock(&helm.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "elevated-turkey"})},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "get requires release name arg",
 			err:  true,
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_version.go b/cmd/helm/get_version.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c76c6245d897b72cb36f7f1b56e57d9a9ace4ee8..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/cmd/helm/get_version.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright The Helm Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm"
-)
-
-var getVersionHelp = "This command fetches the chart version for a given release."
-
-type getVersionCmd struct {
-	release  string
-	out      io.Writer
-	client   helm.Interface
-	revision int32
-}
-
-func newGetVersionCmd(client helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	get := &getVersionCmd{
-		out:    out,
-		client: client,
-	}
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "version [flags] RELEASE_NAME",
-		Short:   "download the chart version for a named release",
-		Long:    getVersionHelp,
-		PreRunE: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error { return setupConnection() },
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			if len(args) == 0 {
-				return errReleaseRequired
-			}
-			get.release = args[0]
-			get.client = ensureHelmClient(get.client)
-			return get.run()
-		},
-	}
-
-	f := cmd.Flags()
-	settings.AddFlagsTLS(f)
-	f.Int32Var(&get.revision, "revision", 0, "get the named release with revision")
-
-	// set defaults from environment
-	settings.InitTLS(f)
-
-	return cmd
-}
-
-// getVersion implements 'helm get version'
-func (g *getVersionCmd) run() error {
-	res, err := g.client.ReleaseContent(g.release, helm.ContentReleaseVersion(g.revision))
-	if err != nil {
-		return prettyError(err)
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(g.out, res.Release.Chart.Metadata.Version)
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/get_version_test.go b/cmd/helm/get_version_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 81c9cdfd92fde9dc206c95a82ed6246d341019f4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/cmd/helm/get_version_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright The Helm Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"io"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-
-	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm"
-	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/proto/hapi/release"
-)
-
-func TestGetVersion(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []releaseCase{
-		{
-			name:     "get chart version of release",
-			args:     []string{"kodiak"},
-			expected: "0.1.0-beta.1",
-			resp:     helm.ReleaseMock(&helm.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "kodiak"}),
-			rels:     []*release.Release{helm.ReleaseMock(&helm.MockReleaseOptions{Name: "kodiak"})},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "get version without args",
-			args: []string{},
-			err:  true,
-		},
-	}
-	runReleaseCases(t, tests, func(c *helm.FakeClient, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-		return newGetVersionCmd(c, out)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/cmd/helm/printer.go b/cmd/helm/printer.go
index e98b71c64b8a5e5aa8c31c6ee382aa73ae60637b..2f42bdab0a06bd485ddf68c5148199c7b3b12c91 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/printer.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/printer.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func printRelease(out io.Writer, rel *release.Release) error {
 	return tpl(printReleaseTemplate, data, out)
 }
 
-func tpl(t string, vals map[string]interface{}, out io.Writer) error {
+func tpl(t string, vals interface{}, out io.Writer) error {
 	tt, err := template.New("_").Parse(t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/docs/helm/helm_get.md b/docs/helm/helm_get.md
index e113db53f0670ae2befb93c575da9243da45bcc5..3ce0ff191f3454c4da8514fae181ad8d380fea56 100644
--- a/docs/helm/helm_get.md
+++ b/docs/helm/helm_get.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ helm get [flags] RELEASE_NAME
 ```
   -h, --help                  help for get
       --revision int32        get the named release with revision
+      --template string       go template for formatting the output, eg: {{.Release.Name}}
       --tls                   enable TLS for request
       --tls-ca-cert string    path to TLS CA certificate file (default "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem")
       --tls-cert string       path to TLS certificate file (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
@@ -53,6 +54,5 @@ helm get [flags] RELEASE_NAME
 * [helm get manifest](helm_get_manifest.md)	 - download the manifest for a named release
 * [helm get notes](helm_get_notes.md)	 - displays the notes of the named release
 * [helm get values](helm_get_values.md)	 - download the values file for a named release
-* [helm get version](helm_get_version.md)	 - download the chart version for a named release
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 21-Mar-2019
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 25-Mar-2019