diff --git a/gpustat/core.py b/gpustat/core.py
index de0ecbe..85c85cf 100644
--- a/gpustat/core.py
+++ b/gpustat/core.py
@@ -250,12 +250,13 @@ def jsonify(self):
 
 class GPUStatCollection(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, gpu_list):
+    def __init__(self, gpu_list, driver_version=None):
         self.gpus = gpu_list
 
         # attach additional system information
         self.hostname = platform.node()
         self.query_time = datetime.now()
+        self.driver_version = driver_version
 
     @staticmethod
     def new_query():
@@ -263,6 +264,11 @@ def new_query():
 
         N.nvmlInit()
 
+        def _decode(b):
+            if isinstance(b, bytes):
+                return b.decode()    # for python3, to unicode
+            return b
+
         def get_gpu_info(handle):
             """Get one GPU information specified by nvml handle"""
 
@@ -284,11 +290,6 @@ def get_process_info(nv_process):
                 process['pid'] = nv_process.pid
                 return process
 
-            def _decode(b):
-                if isinstance(b, bytes):
-                    return b.decode()    # for python3, to unicode
-                return b
-
             name = _decode(N.nvmlDeviceGetName(handle))
             uuid = _decode(N.nvmlDeviceGetUUID(handle))
 
@@ -374,8 +375,14 @@ def _decode(b):
             gpu_stat = GPUStat(gpu_info)
             gpu_list.append(gpu_stat)
 
+        # 2. additional info (driver version, etc).
+        try:
+            driver_version = _decode(N.nvmlSystemGetDriverVersion())
+        except N.NVMLError:
+            driver_version = None    # N/A
+
         N.nvmlShutdown()
-        return GPUStatCollection(gpu_list)
+        return GPUStatCollection(gpu_list, driver_version=driver_version)
 
     def __len__(self):
         return len(self.gpus)
@@ -424,15 +431,19 @@ def print_formatted(self, fp=sys.stdout, force_color=False, no_color=False,
         if show_header:
             time_format = locale.nl_langinfo(locale.D_T_FMT)
 
-            header_template = '{t.bold_white}{hostname:{width}}{t.normal}  {timestr}'   # noqa: E501
+            header_template = '{t.bold_white}{hostname:{width}}{t.normal}  '
+            header_template += '{timestr}  '
+            header_template += '{t.bold_black}{driver_version}{t.normal}'
+
             header_msg = header_template.format(
                     hostname=self.hostname,
                     width=gpuname_width + 3,  # len("[?]")
                     timestr=self.query_time.strftime(time_format),
+                    driver_version=self.driver_version,
                     t=t_color,
                 )
 
-            fp.write(header_msg)
+            fp.write(header_msg.strip())
             fp.write(eol_char)
 
         # body
diff --git a/gpustat/test_gpustat.py b/gpustat/test_gpustat.py
index d4451f5..58cea63 100644
--- a/gpustat/test_gpustat.py
+++ b/gpustat/test_gpustat.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def _configure_mock(N, Process,
     N.nvmlInit = MagicMock()
     N.nvmlShutdown = MagicMock()
     N.nvmlDeviceGetCount.return_value = 3
+    N.nvmlSystemGetDriverVersion.return_value = '415.27.mock'
 
     mock_handles = ['mock-handle-%d' % i for i in range(3)]