diff --git a/src/pyhf/cli/cli.py b/src/pyhf/cli/cli.py
index a1a486fe54..88d4f07a1c 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/cli/cli.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import click
 
 from pyhf import __version__
-from pyhf.cli import rootio, spec, infer, patchset, complete
+from pyhf.cli import complete, infer, patchset, rootio, spec, utils
 from pyhf.contrib import cli as contrib
-from pyhf import utils
+from pyhf.utils import citation
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 def _print_citation(ctx, param, value):
     if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
         return
-    click.echo(utils.citation())
+    click.echo(citation())
     ctx.exit()
 
 
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ def pyhf():
 
 pyhf.add_command(patchset.cli)
 
+pyhf.add_command(utils.cli)
+
 pyhf.add_command(complete.cli)
 
 pyhf.add_command(contrib.cli)
diff --git a/src/pyhf/cli/utils.py b/src/pyhf/cli/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7dc5a2a978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyhf/cli/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""The pyhf utils CLI subcommand."""
+import logging
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+
+from pyhf import utils
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@click.group(name="utils")
+def cli():
+    """Utils CLI group."""
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.option(
+    "-o",
+    "--output-file",
+    help="The location of the output file. If not specified, prints to screen.",
+    default=None,
+)
+def environment(output_file):
+    environment_info = utils.environment_info()
+
+    if output_file:
+        output_file = Path(output_file)
+        output_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        with open(output_file, "w+", encoding="utf-8") as out_file:
+            out_file.write(environment_info)
+        log.environment(f"Written to {output_file}")
+    else:
+        click.echo(environment_info)
diff --git a/src/pyhf/utils.py b/src/pyhf/utils.py
index 859f887913..49cf5147bc 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/utils.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import json
-import yaml
-import click
 import hashlib
+import json
+import platform
+import sys
 from gettext import gettext
 
-import sys
+import click
+import yaml
+
+from pyhf import __version__
 
 # importlib.resources.as_file wasn't added until Python 3.9
 # c.f. https://docs.python.org/3.9/library/importlib.html#importlib.resources.as_file
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@
     "EqDelimStringParamType",
     "citation",
     "digest",
+    "environment_info",
     "options_from_eqdelimstring",
 ]
 
@@ -126,3 +130,57 @@ def citation(oneline=False):
     if oneline:
         data = ''.join(data.splitlines())
     return data
+
+
+def environment_info():
+    """
+    Produce OS / environment information useful for filing a bug report
+
+    Example:
+
+        >>> import pyhf
+        >>> pyhf.utils.environment_info()
+
+    Returns:
+        os_info (:obj:`str`): The operating system and environment information
+        for the host machine.
+    """
+
+    os_version = "Cannot be determined"
+    if sys.platform == "linux":
+        try:
+            # platform.freedesktop_os_release added in Python 3.10
+            # Remove when Python 3.9 support dropped
+            from platform import freedesktop_os_release
+        except ImportError:
+            # c.f. https://docs.python.org/3/library/platform.html#platform.freedesktop_os_release
+            from pathlib import Path
+
+            def freedesktop_os_release():
+                os_release_path = Path("/etc") / "os-release"
+                if os_release_path.exists():
+                    with open(os_release_path, encoding="utf8") as read_file:
+                        os_release_file = read_file.read()
+                    os_release_list = os_release_file.split("\n")
+                    # Remove all trailing lines
+                    os_release_list = list(filter(("").__ne__, os_release_list))
+                    return {
+                        token.split("=")[0]: token.split("=")[1].replace('"', '')
+                        for token in os_release_list
+                    }
+                else:
+                    raise OSError
+
+        try:
+            os_release = freedesktop_os_release()
+            os_version = f"{os_release['NAME']} {os_release['VERSION']}"
+        except OSError:
+            os_version = "Cannot be determined"
+    elif sys.platform == "darwin":
+        os_version = f"macOS {platform.mac_ver()[0]}"
+
+    os_info = f"* os version: {os_version}\n"
+    kernel_info = f"* kernel version: {platform.system()} {platform.release()} {platform.machine()}\n"
+    python_info = f"* python version: {platform.python_implementation()} {platform.python_version()} [{platform.python_compiler()}]\n"
+    pyhf_version = f"* pyhf version: {__version__}\n"
+    return os_info + kernel_info + python_info + pyhf_version