diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
index 2e1725d5..2addd621 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/Sqoop.java
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ 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);
+
     if (null != conf) {
       setConf(conf);
     }