diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 013e4d7..6cd2b87 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
+var GitCommit string
+
 func main() {
 	admin := flag.Bool("admin", false, "enable admin console")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.SetOutput(file)
 		go console(c)
 	}
-
+	log.Printf("starting tome_ws, commit %v", GitCommit)
 	c.Start()
 	Serve(c)
 }