diff --git a/src/daemon/main.cpp b/src/daemon/main.cpp
index 2e8953af9..93027a5d6 100644
--- a/src/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ int main(int argc, char const * argv[])
     if (command_line::has_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_max_concurrency))
       tools::set_max_concurrency(command_line::get_arg(vm, daemon_args::arg_max_concurrency));
 
+    // logging is now set up
+    LOG_PRINT_L0("Monero '" << MONERO_RELEASE_NAME << "' (v" << MONERO_VERSION_FULL << ")");
+
     _note_c("dbg/main", "Moving from main() into the daemonize now.");
 
     return daemonizer::daemonize(argc, argv, daemonize::t_executor{}, vm);