diff --git a/src/HomeSpan.cpp b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
index 3409a09..d9623a0 100644
--- a/src/HomeSpan.cpp
+++ b/src/HomeSpan.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,18 @@ void Span::begin(Category catID, char *displayName, char *hostNameBase, char *mo
   Serial.print("** Ground pin ");
   Serial.print(resetPin);
   Serial.print(" to delete all stored WiFi Network and HomeKit Pairing data (factory reset)\n\n");                 
-
-  Serial.print("ESP-IDF Version: ");
+  
+  Serial.print("HomeSpan Version: ");
+  Serial.print(HOMESPAN_VERSION);
+  Serial.print("\n");
+  Serial.print("ESP-IDF Version:  ");
   Serial.print(esp_get_idf_version());
   Serial.print("\n");
+  Serial.print("Sketch Compiled:  ");
+  Serial.print(__DATE__);
+  Serial.print(" ");
+  Serial.print(__TIME__);
+  Serial.print("\n\n");
 
   if(!digitalRead(resetPin)){                       // factory reset pin is low
     nvs_flash_erase();                              // erase NVS storage
diff --git a/src/Settings.h b/src/Settings.h
index 7801516..98550b1 100644
--- a/src/Settings.h
+++ b/src/Settings.h
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//              HomeSpan Version                    //
+
+const char HOMESPAN_VERSION[]="1.0.0";  
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //   Maximum number of simultaenous IP connections  //
 //   HAP requires at least 8                        //