diff --git a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
index 52f2053833fa..d7e66e0e6a64 100644
--- a/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
+++ b/maven-embedder/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/cli/CLIReportingUtils.java
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ public static String showVersion()
         version.append( "Java version: " ).append(
             System.getProperty( "java.version", "<unknown Java version>" ) ).append( ", vendor: " ).append(
             System.getProperty( "java.vendor", "<unknown vendor>" ) ).append( ls );
-        version.append( "Java home: " ).append( System.getProperty( "java.home", "<unknown Java home>" ) ).append( ls );
+        String javaHome = System.getenv( "JAVA_HOME" );
+        javaHome = ( javaHome == null ? "<unknown Java home>" : javaHome );
+        version.append( "Java home: " ).append( javaHome ).append( ls );
+        version.append( "JRE used: " ).append( System.getProperty( "java.home", "<unknown JRE>" ) ).append( ls );
         version.append( "Default locale: " ).append( Locale.getDefault() ).append( ", platform encoding: " ).append(
             System.getProperty( "file.encoding", "<unknown encoding>" ) ).append( ls );
         version.append( "OS name: \"" ).append( Os.OS_NAME ).append( "\", version: \"" ).append( Os.OS_VERSION ).append(