diff --git a/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py b/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
index 5bbd32ecc..b88f8e011 100644
--- a/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/python/example_io_plugin.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class SudoIOPlugin(sudo.Plugin):
         self._log("SUSPEND", signal_description)
 
     def show_version(self, is_verbose: int) -> int:
-        sudo.log_info("Python IO Plugin version: {}".format(VERSION))
+        sudo.log_info("Python Example IO Plugin version: {}".format(VERSION))
         if is_verbose:
             sudo.log_info("Python interpreter version:", sys.version)
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/example_policy_plugin.py b/plugins/python/example_policy_plugin.py
index 570dc96b0..11c6905ec 100644
--- a/plugins/python/example_policy_plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/python/example_policy_plugin.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class SudoPolicyPlugin(sudo.Plugin):
         pass  # we have no cache
 
     def show_version(self, is_verbose: int):
-        sudo.log_info("Python Policy Plugin version: {}".format(VERSION))
+        sudo.log_info("Python Example Policy Plugin version: {}".format(VERSION))
         if is_verbose:
             sudo.log_info("Python interpreter version:", sys.version)
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_common.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin_common.c
index d7cb69e33..70ad06cc0 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_common.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_common.c
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ python_plugin_show_version(struct PluginContext *plugin_ctx, const char *python_
 {
     debug_decl(python_plugin_show_version, PYTHON_DEBUG_CALLBACKS);
 
-    py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python language plugin version %s\n", PACKAGE_VERSION);
     debug_return_int(python_plugin_api_rc_call(plugin_ctx, python_callback_name,
                                                Py_BuildValue("(i)", is_verbose)));
 }
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
index 5d683e624..784bffc92 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_io.c
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ int
 python_plugin_io_show_version(int verbose)
 {
     debug_decl(python_plugin_io_show_version, PYTHON_DEBUG_CALLBACKS);
+
+    if (verbose) {
+        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python io plugin API version %d.%d\n", "%d.%d",
+                    SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(PY_IO_PLUGIN_VERSION),
+                    SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MINOR(PY_IO_PLUGIN_VERSION));
+    }
+
     debug_return_int(python_plugin_show_version(&plugin_ctx, CALLBACK_PYNAME(show_version), verbose));
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
index 24aa4b043..21883cefc 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin_policy.c
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ python_plugin_policy_version(int verbose)
 {
     debug_decl(python_plugin_policy_version, PYTHON_DEBUG_CALLBACKS);
 
+    if (verbose) {
+        py_sudo_log(SUDO_CONV_INFO_MSG, "Python policy plugin API version %d.%d\n", "%d.%d",
+                    SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MAJOR(PY_POLICY_PLUGIN_VERSION),
+                    SUDO_API_VERSION_GET_MINOR(PY_POLICY_PLUGIN_VERSION));
+    }
+
     debug_return_int(python_plugin_show_version(&plugin_ctx, CALLBACK_PYNAME(show_version), verbose));
 }