diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
index af73bf46cba..a047513669c 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
@@ -737,11 +737,11 @@ class PureDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
                               func, *args, **kwargs)
             mock_func.side_effect = original_side_effect
 
-    @mock.patch('platform.platform')
-    def test_for_user_agent(self, mock_platform):
-        mock_platform.return_value = 'MyFavoritePlatform'
+    @mock.patch('distro.name')
+    def test_for_user_agent(self, mock_distro):
+        mock_distro.return_value = 'MyFavouriteDistro'
         driver = pure.PureBaseVolumeDriver(configuration=self.mock_config)
-        expected_agent = "OpenStack Cinder %s/%s (MyFavoritePlatform)" % (
+        expected_agent = "OpenStack Cinder %s/%s (MyFavouriteDistro)" % (
             driver.__class__.__name__,
             driver.VERSION
         )
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
index a6998fe917d..23574c3def4 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ This driver requires Purity version 4.0.0 or later.
 import functools
 import ipaddress
 import math
-import platform
 import re
 import uuid
 
+import distro
 from os_brick import constants as brick_constants
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class PureBaseVolumeDriver(san.SanDriver):
             'base': USER_AGENT_BASE,
             'class': self.__class__.__name__,
             'version': self.VERSION,
-            'platform': platform.platform()
+            'platform': distro.name(pretty=True)
         }
 
     @classmethod
@@ -2895,7 +2895,7 @@ class PureISCSIDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, san.SanISCSIDriver):
     the underlying storage connectivity with the FlashArray.
     """
 
-    VERSION = "17.0.iscsi"
+    VERSION = "18.0.iscsi"
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         execute = kwargs.pop("execute", utils.execute)
@@ -3120,7 +3120,7 @@ class PureFCDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, driver.FibreChannelDriver):
     supports the Cinder Fibre Channel Zone Manager.
     """
 
-    VERSION = "17.0.fc"
+    VERSION = "18.0.fc"
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         execute = kwargs.pop("execute", utils.execute)
@@ -3318,7 +3318,7 @@ class PureNVMEDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, driver.BaseVD):
     FlashArray.
     """
 
-    VERSION = "17.0.nvme"
+    VERSION = "18.0.nvme"
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         execute = kwargs.pop("execute", utils.execute)
diff --git a/driver-requirements.txt b/driver-requirements.txt
index 2f05bc94e35..8cff370ed5e 100644
--- a/driver-requirements.txt
+++ b/driver-requirements.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ krest>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 # Pure Storage
 purestorage>=1.17.0 # BSD
+distro # Apache-2.0
 
 # Dell EMC VMAX, IBM DS8K
 pyOpenSSL>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pure_version_bump-4877df33faa27efa.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pure_version_bump-4877df33faa27efa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..941a3508077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pure_version_bump-4877df33faa27efa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    [Pure Storage] ``user_agent`` string changed from reporting kernel
+    version to operating system distro and version.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f0bd467b87c..95bbf3387d0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -63,3 +63,4 @@ cryptography>=3.1 # BSD/Apache-2.0
 cursive>=0.2.2 # Apache-2.0
 zstd>=1.4.5.1 # BSD
 boto3>=1.18.49 # Apache-2.0
+distro>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 31485921405..4d276181cf8 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ testtools>=2.4.0 # MIT
 doc8>=0.8.1 # Apache-2.0
 mypy>=1.2.0 # MIT
 moto>=2.2.5 # Apache-2.0
+distro>=1.8.0 # Apache-2.0