diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
index 08ff82ca..110cf410 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ public Sqoop(SqoopTool tool, Configuration conf) {
    * @param opts the SqoopOptions which control the tool's parameters.
    */
   public Sqoop(SqoopTool tool, Configuration conf, SqoopOptions opts) {
-    LOG.info("Running Sqoop version: " + new SqoopVersion().VERSION);
+    LOG.info("Running Sqoop version: " + SqoopVersion.VERSION);
+    LOG.debug("Git hash: " + SqoopVersion.GIT_HASH);
 
     if (null != conf) {
       setConf(conf);