diff --git a/admin/renderer.php b/admin/renderer.php
index 0f84e00c4b9..f86097be0b4 100644
--- a/admin/renderer.php
+++ b/admin/renderer.php
@@ -1176,13 +1176,14 @@ class core_admin_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
             get_string('displayname', 'core_plugin'),
             get_string('source', 'core_plugin'),
             get_string('version', 'core_plugin'),
+            get_string('release', 'core_plugin'),
             get_string('availability', 'core_plugin'),
             get_string('actions', 'core_plugin'),
             get_string('notes','core_plugin'),
         );
-        $table->headspan = array(1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1);
+        $table->headspan = array(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1);
         $table->colclasses = array(
-            'pluginname', 'source', 'version', 'availability', 'settings', 'uninstall', 'notes'
+            'pluginname', 'source', 'version', 'release', 'availability', 'settings', 'uninstall', 'notes'
         );
 
         foreach ($plugininfo as $type => $plugins) {
@@ -1238,6 +1239,7 @@ class core_admin_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 }
 
                 $version = new html_table_cell($plugin->versiondb);
+                $release = new html_table_cell($plugin->release);
 
                 $isenabled = $plugin->is_enabled();
                 if (is_null($isenabled)) {
@@ -1283,7 +1285,7 @@ class core_admin_renderer extends plugin_renderer_base {
                 $notes = new html_table_cell($requiredby.$updateinfo);
 
                 $row->cells = array(
-                    $pluginname, $source, $version, $availability, $settings, $uninstall, $notes
+                    $pluginname, $source, $version, $release, $availability, $settings, $uninstall, $notes
                 );
                 $table->data[] = $row;
             }
diff --git a/lang/en/plugin.php b/lang/en/plugin.php
index f1e79585dbf..20bebb331de 100644
--- a/lang/en/plugin.php
+++ b/lang/en/plugin.php
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ $string['plugindisable'] = 'Disable';
 $string['plugindisabled'] = 'Disabled';
 $string['pluginenable'] = 'Enable';
 $string['pluginenabled'] = 'Enabled';
+$string['release'] = 'Release';
 $string['requiredby'] = 'Required by: {$a}';
 $string['requires'] = 'Requires';
 $string['rootdir'] = 'Directory';
diff --git a/lib/classes/plugininfo/base.php b/lib/classes/plugininfo/base.php
index 73b01f9b6de..fac91ac121c 100644
--- a/lib/classes/plugininfo/base.php
+++ b/lib/classes/plugininfo/base.php
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ abstract class base {
     public $versiondb;
     /** @var int|float|string required version of Moodle core  */
     public $versionrequires;
+    /** @var mixed human-readable release information */
+    public $release;
     /** @var array other plugins that this one depends on, lazy-loaded by {@link get_other_required_plugins()} */
     public $dependencies;
     /** @var int number of instances of the plugin - not supported yet */
@@ -223,6 +225,9 @@ abstract class base {
         if (isset($plugin->requires)) {
             $this->versionrequires = $plugin->requires;
         }
+        if (isset($plugin->release)) {
+            $this->release = $plugin->release;
+        }
         if (isset($plugin->dependencies)) {
             $this->dependencies = $plugin->dependencies;
         }