diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index 32161074..5b265e86 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs   $(LIBS))
 BUILD   ?= .build
 BIN     ?= bin
 
+CFLAGS  += -DBUILD_VERSION='"$(shell git describe --always --long --dirty --abbrev=10 --tags)"'
+
 OBJS	= main.o \
 	  spice/spice.o \
 	  ivshmem/ivshmem.o \
diff --git a/client/main.c b/client/main.c
index 25acbd87..d1d1f514 100644
--- a/client/main.c
+++ b/client/main.c
@@ -562,6 +562,8 @@ int eventThread(void * arg)
 
 int run()
 {
+  DEBUG_INFO("Looking Glass (" BUILD_VERSION ")");
+
   memset(&state, 0, sizeof(state));
   state.running = true;
   state.scaleX  = 1.0f;