diff --git a/spyder/__init__.py b/spyder/__init__.py
index 09ce24c1dc4..241ab379fca 100644
--- a/spyder/__init__.py
+++ b/spyder/__init__.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ def get_versions(reporev=True):
         'revision': revision,  # '9fdf926eccce',
         'branch': branch,  # '4.x' or master,
         'machine': platform.machine(),  # 'arm64', 'x86_64', 'AMD64', ...
+        'platform': platform.platform(aliased=True),
     }
     if sys.platform == 'darwin':
         versions.update(system='macOS', release=platform.mac_ver()[0])
@@ -114,5 +115,5 @@ def get_versions_text(reporev=True):
 * Python version: {versions['python']} {versions['bitness']}-bit
 * Qt version: {versions['qt']}
 * {versions['qt_api']} version: {versions['qt_api_ver']}
-* Operating System: {versions['system']} {versions['release']} ({versions['machine']})
+* Operating System: {versions['platform']}
 """