diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 36ed5e6..aac7d57 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ I have:
  **Printer:** Manufacturer Model XVI
 
 <!-- since version 2.0.1 you can type 'python-escpos version' in your shell.
-Alternatively you could use '__version__' in module escpos. -->
+Starting with python-escpos version 3.0, please replace the information below
+with the output of `python-escpos version_extended`. -->
  **python-escpos version:** 0.0.0
 
  **python version:** 0.0
diff --git a/src/escpos/cli.py b/src/escpos/cli.py
index 59b195e..c44c764 100644
--- a/src/escpos/cli.py
+++ b/src/escpos/cli.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ It requires you to have a configuration file. See documentation for details.
 
 
 import argparse
+import platform
 
 try:
     import argcomplete
@@ -21,7 +22,9 @@ import sys
 
 import six
 
-from . import config, version
+from . import config
+from . import printer as escpos_printer_module
+from . import version
 
 
 # Must be defined before it's used in DEMO_FUNCTIONS
@@ -454,6 +457,36 @@ ESCPOS_COMMANDS = [
 ]
 
 
+def print_extended_information() -> None:
+    print(f"* python-escpos version: `{version.version}`")
+    print(
+        f"* python version: `{platform.python_implementation()} v{platform.python_version()}`"
+    )
+    print(f"* platform: `{platform.platform()}`")
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `USB` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.Usb.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `File` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.File.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `Network` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.Network.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `Serial` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.Serial.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(f"* printer driver `LP` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.LP.is_usable()}`")
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `Dummy` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.Dummy.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `CupsPrinter` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.CupsPrinter.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+    print(
+        f"* printer driver `Win32Raw` is usable: `{escpos_printer_module.Win32Raw.is_usable()}`"
+    )
+
+
 def main():
     """Handle main entry point of CLI script.
 
@@ -520,10 +553,16 @@ def main():
     )
 
     parser_command_version = command_subparsers.add_parser(
-        "version", help="Print the version of python-escpos"
+        "version", help="Print the version information of python-escpos"
     )
     parser_command_version.set_defaults(version=True)
 
+    parser_command_version_extended = command_subparsers.add_parser(
+        "version_extended",
+        help="Print the extended version information of python-escpos (for bug reports)",
+    )
+    parser_command_version_extended.set_defaults(version_extended=True)
+
     # hook in argcomplete
     if "argcomplete" in globals():
         argcomplete.autocomplete(parser)
@@ -543,6 +582,11 @@ def main():
         print(version.version)
         sys.exit()
 
+    print_version_extended = command_arguments.pop("version_extended", None)
+    if print_version_extended:
+        print_extended_information()
+        sys.exit()
+
     # If there was a config path passed, grab it
     config_path = command_arguments.pop("config", None)
 
diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
index cd2828e..7a5fc0d 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_cli.py
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class TestCLI:
         assert not result.stderr
         assert escpos.__version__ == result.stdout.strip()
 
+    def test_cli_version_extended(self):
+        """Test the extended version information"""
+        result = self.env.run("python-escpos", "version_extended")
+        assert not result.stderr
+        # TODO test output
+
     @pytest.mark.skip(
         reason="disable this test as it is not that easy anymore to predict the outcome of this call"
     )