diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 3000a4931984c4..2849287676cadb 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -19516,6 +19516,7 @@ version.$(OBJEXT): $(CCAN_DIR)/str/str.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby/ruby.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(hdrdir)/ruby/version.h
+version.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/gc/gc.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/array.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/basic_operators.h
 version.$(OBJEXT): $(top_srcdir)/internal/cmdlineopt.h
diff --git a/gc/gc.h b/gc/gc.h
index 8fbc6111c0b23c..91efdd59f52b55 100644
--- a/gc/gc.h
+++ b/gc/gc.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ uint32_t rb_gc_get_shape(VALUE obj);
 void rb_gc_set_shape(VALUE obj, uint32_t shape_id);
 uint32_t rb_gc_rebuild_shape(VALUE obj, size_t heap_id);
 size_t rb_obj_memsize_of(VALUE obj);
+const char * rb_gc_active_gc_name(void);
 RUBY_SYMBOL_EXPORT_END
 
 void rb_ractor_finish_marking(void);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
index f82861b8ced83b..9bbff0e5b66ac9 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_rubyoptions.rb
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def test_debug
   VERSION_PATTERN_WITH_RJIT =
     case RUBY_ENGINE
     when 'ruby'
-      /^ruby #{q[RUBY_VERSION]}(?:[p ]|dev|rc).*? \+RJIT (\+MN )?(\+PRISM )?\[#{q[RUBY_PLATFORM]}\]$/
+      /^ruby #{q[RUBY_VERSION]}(?:[p ]|dev|rc).*? \+RJIT (\+MN )?(\+PRISM )?(\+MOD_GC)?(\[\w+\]\s)?\[#{q[RUBY_PLATFORM]}\]$/
     else
       VERSION_PATTERN
     end
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@ def test_rjit_version
     end
   end
 
+  def test_enabled_gc
+    omit unless /linux|darwin/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
+
+    if RbConfig::CONFIG['shared_gc_dir'].length > 0
+      assert_match(/\+MOD_GC/, RUBY_DESCRIPTION)
+    else
+      assert_match(/^((?!\+MOD_GC(\[\w+\])?).)*$/, RUBY_DESCRIPTION)
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_parser_flag
     assert_in_out_err(%w(--parser=prism -e) + ["puts :hi"], "", %w(hi), [])
     assert_in_out_err(%w(--parser=prism --dump=parsetree -e _=:hi), "", /"hi"/, [])
diff --git a/version.c b/version.c
index 416688644ae662..0f5ae2bf123f8f 100644
--- a/version.c
+++ b/version.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "vm_core.h"
 #include "rjit.h"
 #include "yjit.h"
+#include "gc/gc.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #ifndef EXIT_SUCCESS
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ const int ruby_api_version[] = {
 #else
 #define YJIT_DESCRIPTION " +YJIT"
 #endif
+#if USE_SHARED_GC
+#define GC_DESCRIPTION " +MOD_GC"
+#else
+#define GC_DESCRIPTION ""
+#endif
 const char ruby_version[] = RUBY_VERSION;
 const char ruby_revision[] = RUBY_FULL_REVISION;
 const char ruby_release_date[] = RUBY_RELEASE_DATE;
@@ -167,6 +173,11 @@ define_ruby_description(const char *const jit_opt)
         + rb_strlen_lit(YJIT_DESCRIPTION)
         + rb_strlen_lit(" +MN")
         + rb_strlen_lit(" +PRISM")
+#if USE_SHARED_GC
+        + rb_strlen_lit(GC_DESCRIPTION)
+        + rb_strlen_lit(rb_gc_active_gc_name())
+        + 2
+#endif
     ];
 
     int n = ruby_description_opt_point;
@@ -176,6 +187,14 @@ define_ruby_description(const char *const jit_opt)
     RUBY_ASSERT(n <= ruby_description_opt_point + (int)rb_strlen_lit(YJIT_DESCRIPTION));
     if (ruby_mn_threads_enabled) append(" +MN");
     if (rb_ruby_prism_p()) append(" +PRISM");
+#if USE_SHARED_GC
+    append(GC_DESCRIPTION);
+    if (getenv("RUBY_GC_LIBRARY")) {
+        append("[");
+        append(rb_gc_active_gc_name());
+        append("]");
+    }
+#endif
     append(ruby_description + ruby_description_opt_point);
 # undef append