diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fb2baaf..7256fd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ ocat: ocat.o $(OTR_OBJS)
 
 $(OTR_OBJS): config.mk Makefile
 
-recorder.o: recorder.c storage.h util.h Makefile geo.h udata.h json.h http.h gcache.h config.mk hooks.h base64.h
+recorder.o: recorder.c storage.h util.h Makefile geo.h udata.h json.h http.h gcache.h config.mk hooks.h base64.h version.h
 geo.o: geo.h geo.c udata.h
 geohash.o: geohash.h geohash.c udata.h
 base64.o: base64.h base64.c
diff --git a/recorder.c b/recorder.c
index a280d16..54b0636 100644
--- a/recorder.c
+++ b/recorder.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #if WITH_ENCRYPT
 # include <sodium.h>
 #endif
+#include "version.h"
 
 
 #define SSL_VERIFY_PEER (1)
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		udata.mgserver = mg_create_server(ud, ev_handler);
 	}
 #endif
-	olog(LOG_DEBUG, "starting with STORAGEDIR=%s", STORAGEDIR);
+	olog(LOG_DEBUG, "version %s starting with STORAGEDIR=%s", VERSION, STORAGEDIR);
 
 	if (ud->revgeo == TRUE) {
 #ifdef WITH_LMDB