diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 017e20e..cd897bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-CFLAGS := -O2 -pipe -Wall
-CXXFLAGS := -O2 -pipe -Wall -Wunused -Wno-deprecated
+VERSION := '"v1.00"'
+
+CFLAGS := -O2 -pipe -Wall -DVERSION=$(VERSION)
+CXXFLAGS := -O2 -pipe -Wall -Wunused -Wno-deprecated -DVERSION=$(VERSION)
 LIBS := -lpthread
 
 HLSWMASTER_SRC := config.o gameentry.o gamelist.o gameparser.o gamescanner.o \
diff --git a/hlswmaster.cpp b/hlswmaster.cpp
index b61df7e..0655fc7 100644
--- a/hlswmaster.cpp
+++ b/hlswmaster.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		LogSystem::init(logprio, new StdErrLog());
 	}
 
-	LogSystem::log(LOG_EVERYTIME, "hlswmaster-ng startup (pid:%d)", getpid());
+	LogSystem::log(LOG_EVERYTIME, "hlswmaster-ng %s startup (pid:%d)", VERSION, getpid());
 	conf.show();
 
 	RecvQueue rxQueue;