diff --git a/cmd/agent/core/agent.go b/cmd/agent/core/agent.go
index b3ff2d43f..b4737af4a 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/core/agent.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/core/agent.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func run(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command, backends []types.Backend) error {
+	log.Info().Str("version", version.Version).Msg("Starting Woodpecker agent")
+
 	agentCtx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancelCause(ctx)
 	stopAgentFunc = func(err error) {
 		msg := "shutdown of whole agent"