diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a7f243c2..5e03abcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const semverCompareLoose = require('semver/functions/compare-loose')
 const semverCompareBuild = require('semver/functions/compare-build')
 const semverSort = require('semver/functions/sort')
 const semverRsort = require('semver/functions/rsort')
+const semverTruncate = require('semver/functions/truncate')
 
 // low-level comparators between versions
 const semverGt = require('semver/functions/gt')
@@ -456,6 +457,12 @@ strings that they parse.
   or comparators intersect.
 * `parse(v)`: Attempt to parse a string as a semantic version, returning either
   a `SemVer` object or `null`.
+* `truncate(v, releaseType)`: Return the version with components _lower_
+  than `releaseType` dropped off, e.g.:
+  * `major` removes build & prerelease info and sets minor & patch to 0.
+  * `minor` removes build & prerelease info, and sets patch to 0
+  * `patch` removes build & prerelease info
+  * All prerelease types remove build info only
 
 ### Comparison
 
@@ -657,6 +664,7 @@ The following modules are available:
 * `require('semver/functions/rsort')`
 * `require('semver/functions/satisfies')`
 * `require('semver/functions/sort')`
+* `require('semver/functions/truncate')`
 * `require('semver/functions/valid')`
 * `require('semver/ranges/gtr')`
 * `require('semver/ranges/intersects')`
diff --git a/functions/truncate.js b/functions/truncate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8314e4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/truncate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const parse = require('./parse')
+const constants = require('../internal/constants')
+const SemVer = require('../classes/semver')
+
+const truncate = (version, truncation, options) => {
+  if (!constants.RELEASE_TYPES.includes(truncation)) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  const clonedVersion = cloneInputVersion(version, options)
+  return clonedVersion && doTruncation(clonedVersion, truncation)
+}
+
+const cloneInputVersion = (version, options) => {
+  const versionStringToParse = (
+    version instanceof SemVer ? version.version : version
+  )
+
+  return parse(versionStringToParse, options)
+}
+
+const doTruncation = (version, truncation) => {
+  if (isPrerelease(truncation)) {
+    return version.version
+  }
+
+  version.prerelease = []
+
+  switch (truncation) {
+    case 'major':
+      version.minor = 0
+      version.patch = 0
+      break
+    case 'minor':
+      version.patch = 0
+      break
+  }
+
+  return version.format()
+}
+
+const isPrerelease = (type) => {
+  return type.startsWith('pre')
+}
+
+module.exports = truncate
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 285662ac..bc1f608c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const gte = require('./functions/gte')
 const lte = require('./functions/lte')
 const cmp = require('./functions/cmp')
 const coerce = require('./functions/coerce')
+const truncate = require('./functions/truncate')
 const Comparator = require('./classes/comparator')
 const Range = require('./classes/range')
 const satisfies = require('./functions/satisfies')
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ module.exports = {
   lte,
   cmp,
   coerce,
+  truncate,
   Comparator,
   Range,
   satisfies,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/truncations.js b/test/fixtures/truncations.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4ef84cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/truncations.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use strict'
+
+// [version, releaseType, result]
+// truncate(version, type) -> result
+module.exports = [
+  ['1.2.3-foo', 'patch', '1.2.3'],
+  ['1.2.3', 'patch', '1.2.3'],
+  ['1.2.3', 'minor', '1.2.0'],
+  ['1.2.3', 'major', '1.0.0'],
+
+  // invalid inputs
+  ['1.2.3', 'fake', null],
+  ['fake', 'major', null],
+
+  // additional pre-release, build, and pre+build inputs
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'prerelease', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'prepatch', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'preminor', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'premajor', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'patch', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'minor', '4.5.0'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2', 'major', '4.0.0'],
+
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'prerelease', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'prepatch', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'preminor', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'premajor', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'patch', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'minor', '4.5.0'],
+  ['4.5.6+dadb0d', 'major', '4.0.0'],
+
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'prerelease', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'prepatch', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'preminor', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'premajor', '4.5.6-rc2'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'patch', '4.5.6'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'minor', '4.5.0'],
+  ['4.5.6-rc2+dadb0d', 'major', '4.0.0'],
+]
diff --git a/test/functions/truncate.js b/test/functions/truncate.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c1f7aa1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functions/truncate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const { test } = require('tap')
+const truncate = require('../../functions/truncate')
+const parse = require('../../functions/parse')
+const truncations = require('../fixtures/truncations.js')
+const validVersions = require('../fixtures/valid-versions.js')
+
+// Freezing SemVer object inputs to truncate ensures that the truncate function
+// does not mutate them
+const parseAndFreezeSemVerObject = (version) => {
+  const parsed = parse(version)
+  Object.freeze(parsed)
+  return parsed
+}
+
+test('truncate fixture versions test', (t) => {
+  truncations.forEach(([pre, truncation, expected]) => {
+    const actual = truncate(pre, truncation)
+    const cmd = `truncate(${pre}, ${truncation})`
+    t.equal(actual, expected, `${cmd} === ${expected}`)
+
+    const parsed = parseAndFreezeSemVerObject(pre)
+    const semverTruncated = truncate(parsed, truncation)
+    t.equal(semverTruncated, expected, `${cmd} works on Semver object inputs`)
+  })
+
+  t.end()
+})
+
+test('truncate pre* only removes build info', (t) => {
+  ['prerelease', 'prepatch', 'preminor', 'premajor'].forEach(what => {
+    validVersions.forEach((v) => {
+      const versionToTruncate = v[0]
+      const parsed = parseAndFreezeSemVerObject(versionToTruncate)
+      const expected = parsed.version
+      const actual = truncate(versionToTruncate, what)
+
+      const cmd = `truncate(${versionToTruncate}, ${what})`
+      t.equal(actual, expected, `${cmd} === ${expected}`)
+      t.same(parse(actual).build, [], `${cmd} build info should be removed`)
+    })
+  })
+  t.end()
+})