diff --git a/libr/include/r_io.h b/libr/include/r_io.h
index eebb38c7ee..dd77c6c77c 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_io.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_io.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ typedef struct r_io_plugin_t {
 //	void *plugin;
 	char *name;
 	char *desc;
+	char *version;
+	char *author;
 	char *license;
 	void *widget;
 	int (*listener)(RIODesc *io);
diff --git a/libr/include/r_lib.h b/libr/include/r_lib.h
index 653bd99c44..a313dee56f 100644
--- a/libr/include/r_lib.h
+++ b/libr/include/r_lib.h
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ typedef struct r_lib_plugin_t {
 	void *data; /* user pointer */
 	struct r_lib_handler_t *handler;
 	void *dl_handler; // DL HANDLER
+	char *author;
+	char *version;
 } RLibPlugin;
 
 /* store list of initialized plugin handlers */
diff --git a/libr/io/p/io_debug.c b/libr/io/p/io_debug.c
index fb75e85aef..7bcbe6deec 100644
--- a/libr/io/p/io_debug.c
+++ b/libr/io/p/io_debug.c
@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ RIOPlugin r_io_plugin_debug = {
 	.name = "debug",
         .desc = "Native debugger (dbg:///bin/ls dbg://1388 pidof:// waitfor://)",
 	.license = "LGPL3",
+	.author = "pancake",
+	.version = "0.1.0",
         .open = __open,
         .check = __plugin_open,
 	.isdbg = true,
diff --git a/libr/io/plugin.c b/libr/io/plugin.c
index 10d9f5f43f..7a9e502c78 100644
--- a/libr/io/plugin.c
+++ b/libr/io/plugin.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* radare - LGPL - Copyright 2008-2016 - pancake */
+/* radare - LGPL - Copyright 2008-2017 - pancake */
 
 /* TODO: write li->fds setter/getter helpers */
 // TODO: return true/false everywhere,, not -1 or 0
@@ -86,8 +86,16 @@ R_API int r_io_plugin_list(RIO *io) {
 		str[1] = plugin->write ? 'w' : '_';
 		str[2] = plugin->isdbg ? 'd' : '_';
 		str[3] = 0;
-		io->cb_printf ("%s  %-8s %s (%s)\n", str, plugin->name,
+		io->cb_printf ("%s  %-8s %s (%s)",
+				str, plugin->name,
 			plugin->desc, plugin->license);
+		if (plugin->version) {
+			io->cb_printf (" v%s", plugin->version);
+		}
+		if (plugin->author) {
+			io->cb_printf (" %s", plugin->author);
+		}
+		io->cb_printf ("\n");
 		n++;
 	}
 	return n;