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##*/}
+progverb=0
 
 #
 # Print an error message and exit.
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@
 # Print the version of the currently running kernel.
 #
 running_version() {
+	[ $progverb -gt 0 ] && \
+		echo `sysctl -n kern.osrelease kern.osreldate` || \
 	sysctl -n kern.osrelease
 }
 
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@
 # Print the hardcoded userland version.
 #
 userland_version() {
+	[ $progverb -gt 0 ] && \
+		echo $USERLAND_VERSION `uname -U` || \
 	echo $USERLAND_VERSION
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@
 # Print a usage string and exit.
 #
 usage() {
-	echo "usage: $progname [-kru]" >&2
+	echo "usage: $progname [-kruv]" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@
 #
 main() {
 	# parse command-line arguments
-	while getopts "kru" option ; do
+	while getopts "kruv" option ; do
 		case $option in
 		k)
 			opt_k=1
@@ -108,6 +113,9 @@
 		u)
 			opt_u=1
 			;;
+		v)
+			progverb=1
+			;;
 		*)
 			usage
 			;;