diff --git a/lib/facter/sudoversion.rb b/lib/facter/sudoversion.rb
index c2c8351..cf80bdf 100644
--- a/lib/facter/sudoversion.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/sudoversion.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 require 'puppet'
-Facter.add('sudoversion') do
+Facter.add(:sudoversion) do
   setcode do
-    if Facter::Util::Resolution.which('rpm')
+    if Facter::Util::Resolution.which('sudo')
+      sudoversion = Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('sudo -V 2>&1')
+      %r{^Sudo version ([\w\.]+)}.match(sudoversion)[1]
+    elsif Facter::Util::Resolution.which('rpm')
       Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('rpm -q sudo --qf \'%{VERSION}\'')
-    elsif Facter::Util::Resolution.which('sudo') && Facter::Util::Resolution.which('awk')
-      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('sudo -V | awk \'/Sudo version/ {print $3}\'')
+    elsif Facter::Util::Resolution.which('dpkg-query')
+      Facter::Util::Resolution.exec('dpkg-query -W -f=\'${Version}\n\' sudo')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/unit/sudoversion_spec.rb b/spec/unit/sudoversion_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1e194e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/unit/sudoversion_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Facter::Util::Fact do
+  before do
+    Facter.clear
+  end
+
+  describe 'sudoversion' do
+    context 'with value' do
+      before :each do
+        Facter::Util::Resolution.stubs(:which).with('sudo').returns(true)
+        Facter::Util::Resolution.stubs(:exec).with('sudo -V 2>&1').returns('Sudo version 1.7.10p9')
+      end
+      it do
+        expect(Facter.fact(:sudoversion).value).to eq('1.7.10p9')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+