diff --git a/src/distro/distro.py b/src/distro/distro.py
index 78ccdfa..77e2c68 100755
--- a/src/distro/distro.py
+++ b/src/distro/distro.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class InfoDict(TypedDict):
     "SuSE-release",
     "altlinux-release",
     "arch-release",
+    "armbian-release",
     "base-release",
     "centos-release",
     "fedora-release",
@@ -905,6 +906,9 @@ def version(self, pretty: bool = False, best: bool = False) -> str:
         elif self.id() == "debian" or "debian" in self.like().split():
             # On Debian-like, add debian_version file content to candidates list.
             versions.append(self._debian_version)
+            if self._distro_release_info.get("id") == "armbian":
+                # On Armbian, add version from armbian-release file to candidates list.
+                versions.append(self._armbian_version)
         version = ""
         if best:
             # This algorithm uses the last version in priority order that has
@@ -1200,7 +1204,7 @@ def _uname_info(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         try:
             cmd = ("uname", "-rs")
             stdout = subprocess.check_output(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-        except OSError:
+        except (OSError, subprocess.CalledProcessError):
             return {}
         content = self._to_str(stdout).splitlines()
         return self._parse_uname_content(content)
@@ -1225,6 +1229,16 @@ def _debian_version(self) -> str:
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return ""
 
+    @cached_property
+    def _armbian_version(self) -> str:
+        try:
+            with open(
+                os.path.join(self.etc_dir, "armbian-release"), encoding="ascii"
+            ) as fp:
+                return self._parse_os_release_content(fp).get("version", "")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return ""
+
     @staticmethod
     def _parse_uname_content(lines: Sequence[str]) -> Dict[str, str]:
         if not lines:
@@ -1302,6 +1316,14 @@ def _distro_release_info(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
         if match is not None:
             distro_info["id"] = match.group(1)
 
+            # Armbian release files are not standard as they start with a
+            # comment. Manually set name if it has not been inferred.
+            if distro_info["id"] == "armbian" and distro_info.get(
+                "name", ""
+            ).startswith("#"):
+                distro_info["name"] = "Armbian"
+                distro_info["version_id"] = self._armbian_version
+
         # CloudLinux < 7: manually enrich info with proper id.
         if "cloudlinux" in distro_info.get("name", "").lower():
             distro_info["id"] = "cloudlinux"
diff --git a/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/armbian-release b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/armbian-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..342a882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/armbian-release
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
+BOARD=nanopim4v2
+BOARD_NAME="NanoPi M4V2"
+BOARDFAMILY=rk3399
+BUILD_REPOSITORY_URL=https://github.com/armbian/build
+BUILD_REPOSITORY_COMMIT=1a8daf0
+VERSION=23.02.2
+LINUXFAMILY=rockchip64
+ARCH=arm64
+IMAGE_TYPE=nightly
+BOARD_TYPE=conf
+INITRD_ARCH=arm64
+KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE=Image
+BRANCH=current
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/os-release b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/os-release
new file mode 120000
index 0000000..c4c75b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/etc/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../usr/lib/os-release
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/resources/distros/armbian/usr/lib/os-release b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/usr/lib/os-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b5419d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/distros/armbian/usr/lib/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)"
+NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
+VERSION_ID="10"
+VERSION="10 (buster)"
+VERSION_CODENAME=buster
+ID=debian
+HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
diff --git a/tests/test_distro.py b/tests/test_distro.py
index 2114d90..78c173e 100644
--- a/tests/test_distro.py
+++ b/tests/test_distro.py
@@ -1919,6 +1919,28 @@ def test_altlinux10_release(self) -> None:
         }
         self._test_release_file_info("altlinux-release", desired_info)
 
+    def test_armbian_release(self) -> None:
+        desired_outcome = {
+            "id": "debian",
+            "codename": "buster",
+            "name": "Debian GNU/Linux",
+            "pretty_name": "Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)",
+            "like": "",
+            "version": "10",
+            "pretty_version": "10 (buster)",
+            "best_version": "23.02.2",
+            "major_version": "10",
+            "minor_version": "",
+        }
+        self._test_outcome(desired_outcome)
+
+        desired_info = {
+            "id": "armbian",
+            "name": "Armbian",
+            "version_id": "23.02.2",
+        }
+        self._test_release_file_info("armbian-release", desired_info)
+
 
 def _bad_os_listdir(path: str = ".") -> NoReturn:
     """This function is used by TestOverallWithEtcNotReadable to simulate
@@ -2362,6 +2384,12 @@ def test_repr(self) -> None:
         repr_str = repr(distro._distro)
         assert "LinuxDistribution" in repr_str
         for attr in MODULE_DISTRO.__dict__.keys():
-            if attr in ("root_dir", "etc_dir", "usr_lib_dir", "_debian_version"):
+            if attr in (
+                "root_dir",
+                "etc_dir",
+                "usr_lib_dir",
+                "_debian_version",
+                "_armbian_version",
+            ):
                 continue
             assert f"{attr}=" in repr_str