diff --git a/src/cli/cli.go b/src/cli/cli.go
index b1c3b34e..5fece9bf 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.go
+++ b/src/cli/cli.go
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ func receive(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
 }
 
 func relay(c *cli.Context) (err error) {
+	log.Infof("starting croc relay version %v", Version)
 	debugString := "info"
 	if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
 		debugString = "debug"