diff --git a/lighthouse/src/main.rs b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
index 6ba806e4b..ac8379731 100644
--- a/lighthouse/src/main.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/src/main.rs
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ fn run<E: EthSpec>(
         log,
         "Ethereum 2.0 is pre-release. This software is experimental."
     );
+    info!(log, "Lighthouse started"; "version" => VERSION);
     info!(
         log,
         "Configured for testnet";