diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
index 2e7a8da68f787..5dfe21357f46a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Console/Application.php
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public function __construct(KernelInterface $kernel)
     {
         $this->kernel = $kernel;
 
-        parent::__construct('Symfony', Kernel::VERSION.' - '.$kernel->getName().'/'.$kernel->getEnvironment().($kernel->isDebug() ? '/debug' : ''));
+        parent::__construct('Symfony', Kernel::VERSION);
 
-        $this->getDefinition()->addOption(new InputOption('--env', '-e', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The Environment name.', $kernel->getEnvironment()));
-        $this->getDefinition()->addOption(new InputOption('--no-debug', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Switches off debug mode.'));
+        $this->getDefinition()->addOption(new InputOption('--env', '-e', InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The environment name', $kernel->getEnvironment()));
+        $this->getDefinition()->addOption(new InputOption('--no-debug', null, InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Switches off debug mode'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ public function all($namespace = null)
         return parent::all($namespace);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getLongVersion()
+    {
+        return parent::getLongVersion().sprintf(' (kernel: <comment>%s</>, env: <comment>%s</>, debug: <comment>%s</>)', $this->kernel->getName(), $this->kernel->getEnvironment(), $this->kernel->isDebug() ? 'true' : 'false');
+    }
+
     protected function registerCommands()
     {
         if ($this->commandsRegistered) {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
index af01e9e8a6fbe..f0129d5a9a9bc 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Application.php
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ public function getLongVersion()
     {
         if ('UNKNOWN' !== $this->getName()) {
             if ('UNKNOWN' !== $this->getVersion()) {
-                return sprintf('<info>%s</info> version <comment>%s</comment>', $this->getName(), $this->getVersion());
+                return sprintf('%s <info>%s</info>', $this->getName(), $this->getVersion());
             }
 
-            return sprintf('<info>%s</info>', $this->getName());
+            return $this->getName();
         }
 
-        return '<info>Console Tool</info>';
+        return 'Console Tool';
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
index 94eefb0a4dbfd..3ef33f37944ba 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/ApplicationTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function testSetGetVersion()
     public function testGetLongVersion()
     {
         $application = new Application('foo', 'bar');
-        $this->assertEquals('<info>foo</info> version <comment>bar</comment>', $application->getLongVersion(), '->getLongVersion() returns the long version of the application');
+        $this->assertEquals('foo <info>bar</info>', $application->getLongVersion(), '->getLongVersion() returns the long version of the application');
     }
 
     public function testHelp()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_1.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_1.txt
index c4cf8f2164cf4..8a7b47e0c4b00 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_1.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<info>Console Tool</info>
+Console Tool
 
 <comment>Usage:</comment>
   command [options] [arguments]
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_2.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_2.txt
index 268a0c06461cb..b28036599642d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_2.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_2.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<info>My Symfony application</info> version <comment>v1.0</comment>
+My Symfony application <info>v1.0</info>
 
 <comment>Usage:</comment>
   command [options] [arguments]
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_gethelp.txt b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_gethelp.txt
index 0c16e3c84be45..5a5920d0eb759 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_gethelp.txt
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/application_gethelp.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-<info>Console Tool</info>
\ No newline at end of file
+Console Tool
\ No newline at end of file