diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-05-18-10-18-16.gh-issue-119132.mQ0XKg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-05-18-10-18-16.gh-issue-119132.mQ0XKg.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..87d80a290e5095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-05-18-10-18-16.gh-issue-119132.mQ0XKg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+python -VV now display whether it is the free-threaded or not. Patch By
+Donghee Na.
diff --git a/Python/initconfig.c b/Python/initconfig.c
index a28c08c5318ddc..a9875d6d42818d 100644
--- a/Python/initconfig.c
+++ b/Python/initconfig.c
@@ -2596,8 +2596,13 @@ config_parse_cmdline(PyConfig *config, PyWideStringList *warnoptions,
     } while (1);
 
     if (print_version) {
-        printf("Python %s\n",
-                (print_version >= 2) ? Py_GetVersion() : PY_VERSION);
+        const char *version;
+        version = (print_version >= 2) ? Py_GetVersion() : PY_VERSION;
+#ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
+        printf("Python %s free-threading\n", version);
+#else
+        printf("Python %s\n", version);
+#endif
         return _PyStatus_EXIT(0);
     }