diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 3d2b248aea..b0495617b4 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Next release
 ============
 
+- Update scaffold generating machinery to return the version of pyramid and
+  pyramid docs for use in scaffolds. Updated starter, alchemy and zodb
+  templates to have links to correctly versioned documentation and reflect
+  which pyramid was used to generate the scaffold.
+
 - Fix an issue whereby predicates would be resolved as maybe_dotted in the
   introspectable but not when passed for registration. This would mean that
   add_route_predicate for example can not take a string and turn it into the
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 76451f9b57..976011ecb5 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <meta name="author" content="Pylons Project">
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/pyramid-16x16.png')}">
 
-    <title>Starter Template for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
+    <title>Alchemy Scaffold for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
 
     <!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
     <link href="//oss.maxcdn.com/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
+    <!-- Custom styles for this scaffold -->
     <link href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/theme.css')}" rel="stylesheet">
 
     <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <div class="content">
-              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">starter template</span></h1>
-              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework</span>.</p>
+              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">Alchemy scaffold</span></h1>
+              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework {{pyramid_version}}</span>.</p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
           <div class="links">
             <ul>
-              <li class="current-version">Currently v1.5</li>
-              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org">Docs</a></li>
+              <li class="current-version">Generated by v{{pyramid_version}}</li>
+              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/">Docs</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/views.py_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/views.py_tmpl
index be0b45b0df..292bce5793 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/views.py_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/+package+/views.py_tmpl
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ def my_view(request):
         return Response(conn_err_msg, content_type='text/plain', status_int=500)
     return {'one': one, 'project': '{{project}}'}
 
+
 conn_err_msg = """\
 Pyramid is having a problem using your SQL database.  The problem
 might be caused by one of the following things:
 
 1.  You may need to run the "initialize_{{project}}_db" script
-    to initialize your database tables.  Check your virtual 
+    to initialize your database tables.  Check your virtual
     environment's "bin" directory for this script and try to run it.
 
 2.  Your database server may not be running.  Check that the
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/development.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/development.ini_tmpl
index bdf08171c9..e54a8609cb 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/development.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/development.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/production.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/production.ini_tmpl
index 69b08e4580..b316ec9ca4 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/production.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/alchemy/production.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 76451f9b57..3c27906a0b 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <meta name="author" content="Pylons Project">
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/pyramid-16x16.png')}">
 
-    <title>Starter Template for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
+    <title>Starter Scaffold for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
 
     <!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
     <link href="//oss.maxcdn.com/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
+    <!-- Custom styles for this scaffold -->
     <link href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/theme.css')}" rel="stylesheet">
 
     <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <div class="content">
-              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">starter template</span></h1>
-              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework</span>.</p>
+              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">Starter scaffold</span></h1>
+              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework {{pyramid_version}}</span>.</p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
           <div class="links">
             <ul>
-              <li class="current-version">Currently v1.5</li>
-              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org">Docs</a></li>
+              <li class="current-version">Generated by v{{pyramid_version}}</li>
+              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/">Docs</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/development.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/development.ini_tmpl
index 33c454086c..842cd61d97 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/development.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/development.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pyramid.debug_authorization = false
 pyramid.debug_notfound = false
 pyramid.debug_routematch = false
 pyramid.default_locale_name = en
-pyramid.includes = 
+pyramid.includes =
     pyramid_debugtoolbar
 
 # By default, the toolbar only appears for clients from IP addresses
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/production.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/production.ini_tmpl
index dd2637e5b8..6a123abf59 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/production.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/starter/production.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
index 76451f9b57..56efda8b4d 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/+package+/templates/mytemplate.pt_tmpl
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     <meta name="author" content="Pylons Project">
     <link rel="shortcut icon" href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/pyramid-16x16.png')}">
 
-    <title>Starter Template for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
+    <title>ZODB Scaffold for The Pyramid Web Framework</title>
 
     <!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
     <link href="//oss.maxcdn.com/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.0.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
-    <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
+    <!-- Custom styles for this scaffold -->
     <link href="${request.static_url('{{package}}:static/theme.css')}" rel="stylesheet">
 
     <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
           </div>
           <div class="col-md-10">
             <div class="content">
-              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">starter template</span></h1>
-              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework</span>.</p>
+              <h1><span class="font-semi-bold">Pyramid</span> <span class="smaller">ZODB scaffold</span></h1>
+              <p class="lead">Welcome to <span class="font-normal">${project}</span>, an&nbsp;application generated&nbsp;by<br>the <span class="font-normal">Pyramid Web Framework {{pyramid_version}}</span>.</p>
             </div>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="row">
           <div class="links">
             <ul>
-              <li class="current-version">Currently v1.5</li>
-              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org">Docs</a></li>
+              <li class="current-version">Generated by v{{pyramid_version}}</li>
+              <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-bookmark icon-muted"></i><a href="http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/">Docs</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-cog icon-muted"></i><a href="https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid">Github Project</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe icon-muted"></i><a href="irc://irc.freenode.net#pyramid">IRC Channel</a></li>
               <li><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-home icon-muted"></i><a href="http://pylonsproject.org">Pylons Project</a></li>
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/development.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/development.ini_tmpl
index 746f7ded3a..f57d559bf3 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/development.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/development.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/production.ini_tmpl b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/production.ini_tmpl
index 9ce639ec36..c231e159d3 100644
--- a/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/production.ini_tmpl
+++ b/pyramid/scaffolds/zodb/production.ini_tmpl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ###
 # app configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/environment.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/environment.html
 ###
 
 [app:main]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ port = 6543
 
 ###
 # logging configuration
-# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/latest/narr/logging.html
+# http://docs.pylonsproject.org/projects/pyramid/en/{{pyramid_docs_branch}}/narr/logging.html
 ###
 
 [loggers]
diff --git a/pyramid/scripts/pcreate.py b/pyramid/scripts/pcreate.py
index 9a3b53b332..d6d6952ccc 100644
--- a/pyramid/scripts/pcreate.py
+++ b/pyramid/scripts/pcreate.py
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ class PCreateCommand(object):
                       action='store_true',
                       help='When a file would be overwritten, interrogate')
 
+    pyramid_dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution("pyramid")
+
     def __init__(self, argv, quiet=False):
         self.quiet = quiet
         self.options, self.args = self.parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
@@ -82,10 +84,24 @@ def render_scaffolds(self):
         pkg_name = _bad_chars_re.sub('', project_name.lower())
         safe_name = pkg_resources.safe_name(project_name)
         egg_name = pkg_resources.to_filename(safe_name)
+
+        # get pyramid package version
+        pyramid_version = self.pyramid_dist.version
+
+        # map pyramid package version of the documentation branch
+        # by finding the version.major version
+        vmatch = re.match(r'(\d+\.\d+)', self.pyramid_dist.version)
+        if vmatch is not None:
+            pyramid_docs_branch = "%s-branch" % vmatch.group()
+        else:
+            pyramid_docs_branch = 'latest'
+
         vars = {
             'project': project_name,
             'package': pkg_name,
             'egg': egg_name,
+            'pyramid_version': pyramid_version,
+            'pyramid_docs_branch': pyramid_docs_branch,
             }
         for scaffold_name in options.scaffold_name:
             for scaffold in self.scaffolds:
diff --git a/pyramid/tests/test_scripts/test_pcreate.py b/pyramid/tests/test_scripts/test_pcreate.py
index 6516ac2295..8d90ac442b 100644
--- a/pyramid/tests/test_scripts/test_pcreate.py
+++ b/pyramid/tests/test_scripts/test_pcreate.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def setUp(self):
 
     def out(self, msg):
         self.out_.write(msg)
-        
+
     def _getTargetClass(self):
         from pyramid.scripts.pcreate import PCreateCommand
         return PCreateCommand
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_run_show_scaffolds_exist(self):
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         out = self.out_.getvalue()
         self.assertTrue(out.startswith('Available scaffolds'))
-        
+
     def test_run_show_scaffolds_none_exist(self):
         cmd = self._makeOne('-l')
         cmd.scaffolds = []
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_run_show_scaffolds_none_exist(self):
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         out = self.out_.getvalue()
         self.assertTrue(out.startswith('No scaffolds available'))
-        
+
     def test_run_no_scaffold_name(self):
         cmd = self._makeOne()
         result = cmd.run()
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def test_known_scaffold_single_rendered(self):
         cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
         scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
         cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.1")
         result = cmd.run()
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -69,14 +70,17 @@ def test_known_scaffold_single_rendered(self):
             )
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold.vars,
-            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro'})
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.1-branch'})
 
     def test_known_scaffold_absolute_path(self):
         import os
         path = os.path.abspath('Distro')
         cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', path)
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.1")
         scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
         cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.1")
         result = cmd.run()
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -85,7 +89,8 @@ def test_known_scaffold_absolute_path(self):
             )
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold.vars,
-            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro'})
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.1-branch'})
 
     def test_known_scaffold_multiple_rendered(self):
         import os
@@ -93,6 +98,7 @@ def test_known_scaffold_multiple_rendered(self):
         scaffold1 = DummyScaffold('dummy1')
         scaffold2 = DummyScaffold('dummy2')
         cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold1, scaffold2]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.1")
         result = cmd.run()
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -101,20 +107,23 @@ def test_known_scaffold_multiple_rendered(self):
             )
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold1.vars,
-            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro'})
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.1-branch'})
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold2.output_dir,
             os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'Distro'))
             )
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold2.vars,
-            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro'})
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.1-branch'})
 
     def test_known_scaffold_with_path_as_project_target_rendered(self):
         import os
         cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', '/tmp/foo/Distro/')
         scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
         cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.1")
         result = cmd.run()
         self.assertEqual(result, 0)
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -123,8 +132,73 @@ def test_known_scaffold_with_path_as_project_target_rendered(self):
             )
         self.assertEqual(
             scaffold.vars,
-            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro'})
-        
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.1-branch'})
+
+
+    def test_scaffold_with_prod_pyramid_version(self):
+        cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
+        scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
+        cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.2")
+        result = cmd.run()
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            scaffold.vars,
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.2', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.2-branch'})
+
+    def test_scaffold_with_prod_pyramid_long_version(self):
+        cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
+        scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
+        cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.2.1")
+        result = cmd.run()
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            scaffold.vars,
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.2.1', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'0.2-branch'})
+
+    def test_scaffold_with_prod_pyramid_unparsable_version(self):
+        cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
+        scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
+        cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("abc")
+        result = cmd.run()
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            scaffold.vars,
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': 'abc', 'pyramid_docs_branch':'latest'})
+
+    def test_scaffold_with_dev_pyramid_version(self):
+        cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
+        scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
+        cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.12dev")
+        result = cmd.run()
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            scaffold.vars,
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.12dev',
+             'pyramid_docs_branch': '0.12-branch'})
+
+    def test_scaffold_with_dev_pyramid_long_version(self):
+        cmd = self._makeOne('-s', 'dummy', 'Distro')
+        scaffold = DummyScaffold('dummy')
+        cmd.scaffolds = [scaffold]
+        cmd.pyramid_dist = DummyDist("0.10.1dev")
+        result = cmd.run()
+        self.assertEqual(result, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            scaffold.vars,
+            {'project': 'Distro', 'egg': 'Distro', 'package': 'distro',
+             'pyramid_version': '0.10.1dev',
+             'pyramid_docs_branch': '0.10-branch'})
+
+
 class Test_main(unittest.TestCase):
     def _callFUT(self, argv):
         from pyramid.scripts.pcreate import main
@@ -142,4 +216,7 @@ def run(self, command, output_dir, vars):
         self.command = command
         self.output_dir = output_dir
         self.vars = vars
-        
+
+class DummyDist(object):
+    def __init__(self, version):
+        self.version = version