diff --git a/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.1 b/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.1
--- a/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.1
+++ b/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 1, 2021
+.Dd August 15, 2022
 .Dt FREEBSD-VERSION 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .Nd print the version and patch level of the installed system
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Op Fl kru
+.Op Fl kruv
 .Op Fl j Ar jail
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@
 These are hardcoded into
 .Nm
 during the build.
+.It Fl v
+Enable printing verbose output about the kernel and/or userland.
+It's a representation of
+.Pa "__FreeBSD_version" .
+Those are also know as
+.Pa OSRELDATE
+or
+.Pa OSVERSION .
+More information about it is documented in the
+.%B Porter's Handbook .
 .It Fl j Ar jail
 Print the version and patch level of the installed userland in the
 given jail specified by
@@ -70,12 +80,12 @@
 This option can be specified multiple times.
 .El
 .Pp
-If several of the above options are specified,
+If several options are specified,
 .Nm
 will print the installed kernel version first, then the running kernel
 version, next the userland version, and finally the userland version
-of the specified jails, on separate lines.
-If neither is specified, it will print the userland version only.
+of the specified jail, on separate lines.
+If no option is specified, it will print the userland version only.
 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
 The
 .Nm
@@ -113,6 +123,11 @@
 /bin/freebsd-version -u
 .Ed
 .Pp
+To print out a more verbose output of the command above:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+/bin/freebsd-version -uv
+.Ed
+.Pp
 To inspect a system being repaired using a live CD:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
 mount -rt ufs /dev/ada0p2 /mnt
@@ -121,6 +136,10 @@
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr uname 1 ,
 .Xr loader.conf 5
+.Rs
+.%B Porter's Handbook
+.%U https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/porters-handbook/
+.Re
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
@@ -131,3 +150,5 @@
 .Nm
 utility and this manual page were written by
 .An Dag-Erling Sm\(/orgrav Aq Mt des@FreeBSD.org .
+The verbose output was added and documented by
+.An Vinicius Zavam Aq Mt egypcio@FreeBSD.org .
diff --git a/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.sh.in b/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.sh.in
--- a/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.sh.in
+++ b/bin/freebsd-version/freebsd-version.sh.in
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 KERNEL_RE='^@@TYPE@@ \([-.0-9A-Za-z]\{1,\}\) .*$'
 
 progname=${0##*/}
+progverbose=0
 
 #
 # Print an error message and exit.
@@ -67,21 +68,30 @@
 	if [ ! -f "$kernfile" -o ! -r "$kernfile" ] ; then
 		error "unable to locate kernel"
 	fi
-	what -qs "$kernfile" | sed -n "s/$KERNEL_RE/\\1/p"
+	if [ $progverbose -gt 0 ] ; then
+	    out=$(what -qs "$kernfile" | sed "s|#[0-9+]||; s|:||" | awk '{print $2,$3}')
+	else
+	    out=$(what -qs "$kernfile" | sed -n "s/$KERNEL_RE/\\1/p")
+	fi
+	echo "$out"
 }
 
 #
 # Print the version of the currently running kernel.
 #
 running_version() {
-	sysctl -n kern.osrelease
+	out=$(sysctl -n kern.osrelease)
+	[ $progverbose -gt 0 ] && out="${out} $(sysctl -n kern.osreldate)"
+	echo "$out"
 }
 
 #
 # Print the hardcoded userland version.
 #
 userland_version() {
-	echo $USERLAND_VERSION
+	out=$USERLAND_VERSION
+	[ $progverbose -gt 0 ] && out="${USERLAND_VERSION} $(uname -U)"
+	echo "$out"
 }
 
 #
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@
 # Print a usage string and exit.
 #
 usage() {
-	echo "usage: $progname [-kru] [-j jail]" >&2
+	echo "usage: $progname [-kruv] [-j jail]" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +117,7 @@
 main() {
 	# parse command-line arguments
 	local OPTIND=1 OPTARG option
-	while getopts "kruj:" option ; do
+	while getopts "kruvj:" option ; do
 		case $option in
 		k)
 			opt_k=1
@@ -118,6 +128,9 @@
 		u)
 			opt_u=1
 			;;
+		v)
+			progverbose=1
+			;;
 		j)
 			if [ $opt_j ] ; then
 				jail="$jail $OPTARG"