diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/RestServerConfiguration.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/RestServerConfiguration.java
index 6fe8878..77a4eeb 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/RestServerConfiguration.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/config/RestServerConfiguration.java
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ public class RestServerConfiguration {
 
     @Getter @Setter private File tmpdir = FileUtil.getDefaultTempDir();
     @Getter @Setter private String serverName;
+    @Getter @Setter private String version;
+    public boolean hasVersion () { return !empty(version); }
 
     @Setter private String publicUriBase;
     public String getPublicUriBase () {
diff --git a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/BrowserLauncherListener.java b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/BrowserLauncherListener.java
index 3ba7f02..7e422e2 100644
--- a/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/BrowserLauncherListener.java
+++ b/wizard-server/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/wizard/server/listener/BrowserLauncherListener.java
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ public class BrowserLauncherListener extends RestServerLifecycleListenerBase {
                     }
                 } else {
                     // no browser. tell the user where the server is listening via log statement
-                    log.info("\n\n"+server.getConfiguration().getServerName()+" Successfully Started\n\nNot launching browser: System lacks a browser and/or desktop window manager.\n\nWeb UI is: "+baseUri+"\nAPI is: "+baseUri+"/api\nHit Control-C to stop the server\n");
+                    final String versionInfo = server.getConfiguration().hasVersion()
+                            ? "\nVersion: " + server.getConfiguration().getVersion()
+                            : "";
+                    log.info("\n\n"+server.getConfiguration().getServerName()+" Successfully Started"+versionInfo+"\n\nNot launching browser: System lacks a browser and/or desktop window manager.\n\nWeb UI is: "+baseUri+"\nAPI is: "+baseUri+"/api\nHit Control-C to stop the server\n");
                 }
             }
         });