diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBApplication.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBApplication.java
index e3cb2d6f..72f91be2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBApplication.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/GBApplication.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public class GBApplication extends Application {
                 File dir = FileUtils.getExternalFilesDir();
                 // used by assets/logback.xml since the location cannot be statically determined
                 System.setProperty("GB_LOGFILES_DIR", dir.getAbsolutePath());
+                getLogger().info("Gadgetbridge version: " + BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME);
             } catch (IOException ex) {
                 Log.e("GBApplication", "External files dir not available, cannot log to file, ex");
                 System.setProperty("GB_LOGFILES_DIR", "/dev/null");
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ public class GBApplication extends Application {
         }
     }
 
+    private Logger getLogger() {
+        return LoggerFactory.getLogger(GBApplication.class);
+    }
+
     public static Context getContext() {
         return context;
     }