diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
index cb62bd3..089e280 100644
--- a/app.rb
+++ b/app.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ $LOAD_PATH.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/lib"
 
 require "config"
 
+VERSION = "0.1.1"
+
 CHUNK_SIZE = 1024**2
 SESSION_SECRET_HEX_LENGTH = 64
 JWT_SECRET_HEX_LENGTH = 64
@@ -230,6 +232,10 @@ end
 
 enable :sessions
 
+on_start do
+  puts "#{NAME} #{VERSION} staring, per aspera ad astra"
+end
+
 configure do
   mime_type :json, "application/json"
 end