diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index 1abf56c..9480843 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -2734,6 +2734,40 @@ service:state() {
 }
 export -f service:state
 
+charm:upstream-version() {
+    local charm="$1" version cache_file="$state_tmpdir/$FUNCNAME.cache.$1" path
+    if [ -e "$cache_file" ]; then
+        cat "$cache_file"
+        return 0
+    fi
+    if ! path=$(charm.has_direct_action "$charm" "upstream-versions"); then
+        return 0
+    fi
+    version=$("$path" -l 1) || {
+        err "Failed to get upstream version for ${DARKYELLOW}$charm${NORMAL}."
+        return 1
+    }
+    if path=$(charm.has_direct_action "$charm" "upstream-version-normalize"); then
+        version=$("$path" "$version") || {
+            err "Failed to normalize upstream version for ${DARKYELLOW}$charm${NORMAL}."
+            return 1
+        }
+    fi
+    echo "$version" > "$cache_file"
+    e "$version"
+}
+export -f charm:upstream-version
+
+
+service:upstream-version() {
+    local service="$1" version
+    charm=$(get_service_charm "$service") || return 1
+    version=$(charm:upstream-version "$charm") || return 1
+    e "$version"
+}
+export -f service:upstream-version
+
+
 _get_charm_metadata_uses() {
     local metadata="$1" cache_file="$CACHEDIR/$FUNCNAME.cache.$(printf "%s\0" "$@" | md5_compat)"
     if [ -e "$cache_file" ]; then
@@ -5650,7 +5684,7 @@ if [ "$action" == "status" ]; then
         if [[ "$col" == "-"* ]]; then
             col=${col#-}
         fi
-        state_columns_raw+=("$col")
+        state_columns_raw+=("${col//-/_}")
     done
     state_columns_align=""
     for col in "${state_columns[@]}"; do
@@ -5667,7 +5701,7 @@ if [ "$action" == "status" ]; then
             color=
             value="${!col}"
             read -r -- value_trim <<<"${!col}"
-            case "$col" in
+            case "${col//_/-}" in
                 root)
                     case "$value_trim" in
                         0) value=" ";;
@@ -5721,12 +5755,12 @@ if [ "$action" == "status" ]; then
             IFS="=" read -r key value <<<"$filter"
             ## if not already in state_columns_raw
             [[ " ${state_columns_raw[*]} " == *" $key "* ]] ||
-            filter_cols+=("$key")
+            filter_cols+=("${key//-/_}")
         done
         for service in "${services_args[@]}"; do
             declare -A values=()
             for col in "${state_columns_raw[@]}" "${filter_cols[@]}"; do
-                case "$col" in
+                case "${col//_/-}" in
                     root)
                         if [[ " ${compose_yml_services[*]} " == *" ${service} "* ]]; then
                             value="1"
@@ -5744,6 +5778,10 @@ if [ "$action" == "status" ]; then
                     type)
                         value=$(get_service_type "$service") || { echo 1; exit 1; }
                         ;;
+                    upstream-version)
+                        value=$(service:upstream-version "$service") || { echo 1; exit 1; }
+                        value=${value:-N/A}
+                        ;;
                     *)
                         if has_service_action "$service" "get-$col" >/dev/null; then
                             state_msg=$(run_service_action "$service" "get-$col") || { echo 1; exit 1 ; }