diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4f4359f..f12c326 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ const (
 
 // flags
 var token = flag.String("token", "", "Defines the x-auth-token")
+var version = "development"
 
 func main() {
+
+	log.Println("starting version", version, "...")
 	// parse all flags
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalln("Please specify an API token via the flag '-token'")
 	}
 
-	log.Println("starting...")
-
 	// Variables for runtime
 	var links []link
 	var nodes []node