diff --git a/telegram/__main__.py b/telegram/__main__.py
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+++ b/telegram/__main__.py
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+import sys
+
+import urllib3
+import certifi
+import future
+
+from . import __version__ as telegram_ver
+
+
+def print_ver_info():
+    print('python-telegram-bot {0}'.format(telegram_ver))
+    print('urllib3 {0}'.format(urllib3.__version__))
+    print('certifi {0}'.format(certifi.__version__))
+    print('future {0}'.format(future.__version__))
+    print('Python {0}'.format(sys.version.replace('\n', ' ')))
+
+# main
+print_ver_info()