diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 1b77943..f5bcff6 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 ########################################################################
 ####  Script Name: inxi
-####  version: 1.8.21
+####  version: 1.8.22
 ####  Date: November 17 2012
-####  Patch Number: 01
+####  Patch Number: 00
 ########################################################################
 ####  SPECIAL THANKS
 ########################################################################
@@ -3649,7 +3649,15 @@ get_distro_data()
 		distro=$( get_lsb_os_release_data 'os-release-file' )
 	# then if the distro id file was found and it's not in the exluded primary distro file list, read it
 	elif [[ -n $distro_file && -s /etc/$distro_file && " $DISTROS_EXCLUDE_LIST " != *" $distro_file "* ]];then
-		distro=$( remove_erroneous_chars "/etc/$distro_file" )
+		# new opensuse uses os-release, but older ones may have a similar syntax, so just use the first line
+		if [[ $distro_file == 'SuSE-release' ]];then
+			# leaving off extra data since all new suse have it, in os-release, this file has line breaks, like os-release
+			# but in case we  want it, it's: CODENAME = Mantis  | VERSION = 12.2 
+			# for now, just take first occurance, which should be the first line, which does not use a variable type format
+			distro=$( grep -i -m 1 'suse' /etc/$distro_file )
+		else
+			distro=$( remove_erroneous_chars "/etc/$distro_file" )
+		fi
 	# otherwise try  the default debian/ubuntu /etc/issue file
 	elif [[ -f /etc/issue ]];then
 		# lsb gives more manageable and accurate output than issue, but mint should use issue for now
@@ -3800,6 +3808,8 @@ get_lsb_os_release_data()
 					IGNORECASE=1
 					prettyName=""
 					regularName=""
+					versionName=""
+					versionId=""
 					distroName=""
 				}
 				# note: adding the spacing directly to variable to make sure distro output is null if not found
@@ -3814,6 +3824,16 @@ get_lsb_os_release_data()
 					if ( $NF != "n/a" ) {
 						regularName = $NF
 					}
+				/^VERSION/ {
+					gsub(/^ +| +$|\"/, "", $NF)
+					gsub(/^ +| +$/, "", $1)
+					if ( $NF != "n/a" && $1 == "VERSION") {
+						versionName = $NF
+					}
+					else if ( $NF != "n/a" && $1 == "VERSION_ID") {
+						versionId = $NF
+					}
+				}
 				}
 				END {
 					if ( prettyName != "" ){
@@ -3821,6 +3841,13 @@ get_lsb_os_release_data()
 					}
 					else if ( regularName != "" ){
 						distroName = regularName
+						if ( versionName != "" ){
+							distroName = distroName " " versionName
+						}
+						else if ( versionId != "" ){
+							distroName = distroName " " versionId
+						}
+						
 					}
 					print distroName
 				}