diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index aa80837f65745..b627dc23ece46 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -108,6 +108,47 @@ PHPAPI unsigned int php_version_id(void)
 	return PHP_VERSION_ID;
 }
 
+PHPAPI char *php_get_version(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module)
+{
+	char *version_info;
+	spprintf(&version_info, 0, "PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s) (%s)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s%s",
+		PHP_VERSION, sapi_module->name, __DATE__, __TIME__,
+#ifdef ZTS
+		"ZTS"
+#else
+		"NTS"
+#endif
+#ifdef PHP_BUILD_COMPILER
+		" " PHP_BUILD_COMPILER
+#endif
+#ifdef PHP_BUILD_ARCH
+		" " PHP_BUILD_ARCH
+#endif
+#if ZEND_DEBUG
+		" DEBUG"
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_GCOV
+		" GCOV"
+#endif
+		,
+#ifdef PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER
+		"Built by " PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER "\n"
+#else
+					""
+#endif
+		,
+		get_zend_version()
+	);
+	return version_info;
+}
+
+PHPAPI void php_print_version(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module)
+{
+	char *version_info = php_get_version(sapi_module);
+	php_printf("%s", version_info);
+	efree(version_info);
+}
+
 /* {{{ PHP_INI_MH */
 static PHP_INI_MH(OnSetFacility)
 {
diff --git a/main/php_main.h b/main/php_main.h
index 1fb460f07f267..889fcf48501f0 100644
--- a/main/php_main.h
+++ b/main/php_main.h
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ PHPAPI const char *php_version(void);
  */
 PHPAPI unsigned int php_version_id(void);
 
+/* Prints the PHP version string for the -v option. It's in main/ so that
+ * it can be shared between SAPIs.
+ */
+PHPAPI char *php_get_version(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module);
+PHPAPI void php_print_version(sapi_module_struct *sapi_module);
+
 PHPAPI zend_result php_request_startup(void);
 PHPAPI void php_request_shutdown(void *dummy);
 PHPAPI zend_result php_module_startup(sapi_module_struct *sf, zend_module_entry *additional_module);
diff --git a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
index 8901b16d05a8d..bb6a99d8302bb 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c
@@ -2377,11 +2377,7 @@ consult the installation file that came with this distribution, or visit \n\
 							}
 							SG(headers_sent) = 1;
 							SG(request_info).no_headers = 1;
-#if ZEND_DEBUG
-							php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s) (DEBUG)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__, get_zend_version());
-#else
-							php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__, get_zend_version());
-#endif
+							php_print_version(&cgi_sapi_module);
 							php_request_shutdown((void *) 0);
 							fcgi_shutdown();
 							exit_status = 0;
diff --git a/sapi/cgi/tests/001.phpt b/sapi/cgi/tests/001.phpt
index 948f4ce30477c..c4b539aa83bc6 100644
--- a/sapi/cgi/tests/001.phpt
+++ b/sapi/cgi/tests/001.phpt
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ echo "Done\n";
 --EXPECTF--
 string(%d) "PHP %s (cgi%s (built: %s
 Copyright (c) The PHP Group
-Zend Engine v%s, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
+%AZend Engine v%s, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
 "
 Done
diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
index 9997fc4919024..5d4f20ec96f2a 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
@@ -625,28 +625,7 @@ static int do_cli(int argc, char **argv) /* {{{ */
 				goto out;
 
 			case 'v': /* show php version & quit */
-				php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s) (%s)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s",
-					PHP_VERSION, cli_sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__,
-#ifdef ZTS
-					"ZTS"
-#else
-					"NTS"
-#endif
-#ifdef PHP_BUILD_COMPILER
-					" " PHP_BUILD_COMPILER
-#endif
-#ifdef PHP_BUILD_ARCH
-					" " PHP_BUILD_ARCH
-#endif
-#if ZEND_DEBUG
-					" DEBUG"
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_GCOV
-					" GCOV"
-#endif
-					,
-					get_zend_version()
-				);
+				php_print_version(&cli_sapi_module);
 				sapi_deactivate();
 				goto out;
 
diff --git a/sapi/cli/tests/001.phpt b/sapi/cli/tests/001.phpt
index aced33623eff4..e13ab8def300f 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/tests/001.phpt
+++ b/sapi/cli/tests/001.phpt
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ echo "Done\n";
 --EXPECTF--
 string(%d) "PHP %s (cli) (built: %s)%s
 Copyright (c) The PHP Group
-Zend Engine v%s, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
+%AZend Engine v%s, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
 "
 Done
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
index ae38b213e9887..d138738b27981 100644
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
@@ -1705,11 +1705,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				SG(headers_sent) = 1;
 				SG(request_info).no_headers = 1;
 
-#if ZEND_DEBUG
-				php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s) (DEBUG)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__,        __TIME__, get_zend_version());
-#else
-				php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__,      get_zend_version());
-#endif
+				php_print_version(&sapi_module);
 				php_request_shutdown((void *) 0);
 				fcgi_shutdown();
 				exit_status = FPM_EXIT_OK;
diff --git a/sapi/litespeed/lsapi_main.c b/sapi/litespeed/lsapi_main.c
index d0a81c7cb6c77..259d4a985cc66 100644
--- a/sapi/litespeed/lsapi_main.c
+++ b/sapi/litespeed/lsapi_main.c
@@ -1272,11 +1272,7 @@ static int cli_main( int argc, char * argv[] )
                 break;
             case 'v':
                 if (php_request_startup() != FAILURE) {
-#if ZEND_DEBUG
-                    php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s) (DEBUG)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__, get_zend_version());
-#else
-                    php_printf("PHP %s (%s) (built: %s %s)\nCopyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s", PHP_VERSION, sapi_module.name, __DATE__, __TIME__, get_zend_version());
-#endif
+                    php_print_version(&sapi_module);
 #ifdef PHP_OUTPUT_NEWAPI
                     php_output_end_all();
 #else
diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
index ce64c9b88deee..f26e523c9ac0e 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "phpdbg_arginfo.h"
 #include "zend_vm.h"
 #include "php_ini_builder.h"
+#include "php_main.h"
 
 #include "ext/standard/basic_functions.h"
 
@@ -1369,14 +1370,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) /* {{{ */
 			if (show_help) {
 				phpdbg_do_help_cmd(exec);
 			} else if (show_version) {
-				phpdbg_out(
-					"phpdbg %s (built: %s %s)\nPHP %s, Copyright (c) The PHP Group\n%s",
-					PHPDBG_VERSION,
-					__DATE__,
-					__TIME__,
-					PHP_VERSION,
-					get_zend_version()
-				);
+				char *version_info = php_get_version(&phpdbg_sapi_module);
+				/* we also want to include phpdbg version */
+				char *prepended_version_info;
+				spprintf(&prepended_version_info, 0,
+						"phpdbg %s, %s", PHPDBG_VERSION, version_info);
+				phpdbg_out("%s", prepended_version_info);
+				efree(prepended_version_info);
+				efree(version_info);
 			}
 			PHPDBG_G(flags) |= PHPDBG_IS_QUITTING;
 			php_module_shutdown();