diff --git a/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/crtspec.go b/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/crtspec.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d00dae9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/crtspec.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+//
+// 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 specs
+
+import (
+	"internal/apiclient"
+
+	"internal/client/registry/apis/versions"
+
+	"github.com/apigee/apigeecli/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// CreateSpecCmd to get instance
+var CreateSpecCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "create",
+	Short: "Create a spec associated with an API version",
+	Long:  "Create a spec associated with an API version in Apigee Registry",
+	Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		apiclient.SetProjectID(utils.ProjectID)
+		apiclient.SetRegion(utils.Region)
+		return apiclient.SetApigeeOrg(utils.Org)
+	},
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
+		fileContents, err := utils.ReadFile(filePath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = versions.CreateSpec(apiName, apiVersion, apiSpecId,
+			name, fileName, description, sourceURI, string(fileContents), labels, annotations)
+		return
+	},
+}
+
+var labels, annotations map[string]string
+var apiSpecId, fileName, description, sourceURI, filePath string
+
+func init() {
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&apiName, "api-name", "",
+		"", "API Name")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&apiVersion, "api-version", "",
+		"", "API Version")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&apiVersion, "api-specid", "",
+		"", "API Spec Id")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&name, "name", "n",
+		"", "API Version Spec name")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&fileName, "file-name", "",
+		"", "A possibly-hierarchical name used to refer to the spec from other specs")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&description, "desc", "d",
+		"", "A detailed description for the spec")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&filePath, "file-path", "f",
+		"", "A path to file containing the spec")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&sourceURI, "source-uri", "s",
+		"", "Source URI")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringToStringVar(&labels, "labels",
+		nil, "Labels attach identifying metadata to resources")
+	CreateSpecCmd.Flags().StringToStringVar(&annotations, "annotations",
+		nil, "Annotations attach non-identifying metadata to resources")
+
+	_ = CreateSpecCmd.MarkFlagRequired("api-name")
+	_ = CreateSpecCmd.MarkFlagRequired("api-version")
+	_ = CreateSpecCmd.MarkFlagRequired("name")
+	_ = CreateSpecCmd.MarkFlagRequired("file-path")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/specs.go b/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/specs.go
index 6224f6adc..9c3e4e791 100644
--- a/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/specs.go
+++ b/cmd/registry/apis/versions/specs/specs.go
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ var SpecCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	SpecCmd.AddCommand(ListSpecCmd)
 	SpecCmd.AddCommand(GetSpecCmd)
+	SpecCmd.AddCommand(DeleteSpecCmd)
+	SpecCmd.AddCommand(CreateSpecCmd)
 	SpecCmd.AddCommand(artifacts.ArtifactCmd)
 }