diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index a8a9508d..0bdfd9db 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,8 @@ static void apiversion(struct io_data *io_data, __maybe_unused SOCKETTYPE c, __m
 	message(io_data, MSG_VERSION, 0, NULL, isjson);
 	io_open = io_add(io_data, isjson ? COMSTR JSON_VERSION : _VERSION COMSTR);
 
-	root = api_add_string(root, "SGMiner", VERSION, false);
+	root = api_add_string(root, "Miner", PACKAGE " " VERSION, false);
+	root = api_add_string(root, "CGMiner", VERSION, false);
 	root = api_add_const(root, "API", APIVERSION, false);
 
 	root = print_data(root, buf, isjson, false);
diff --git a/doc/API b/doc/API
index c39f6385..ada9dd16 100644
--- a/doc/API
+++ b/doc/API
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ The list of requests - a (*) means it requires privileged access - and replies:
 
  Request       Reply Section  Details
  -------       -------------  -------
- version       VERSION        SGMiner=sgminer, version
-                              API=API| version
+ version       VERSION        Miner="sgminer " sgminer version
+                              CGMiner=sgminer version
+                              API=API version
 
  config        CONFIG         Some miner configuration information:
                               GPU Count=N, <- the number of GPUs
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ api-example.c - a 'C' program to access the API (with source code)
 
 miner.php - an example web page to access the API
  This includes buttons and inputs to attempt access to the privileged commands
- See the end of this API-README for details of how to tune the display
+ See the end of this API readme for details of how to tune the display
  and also to use the option to display a multi-rig summary
 
 ----------
@@ -527,6 +528,13 @@ miner.php - an example web page to access the API
 Feature Changelog for external applications using the API:
 
 
+API V
+
+Modified API commands:
+ 'version' - add 'Miner'
+
+----------
+
 API V3.1 (cgminer v3.12.1)
 
 Multiple report request command with '+' e.g. summary+devs