diff --git a/lnbits/app.py b/lnbits/app.py
index bc38ba3d..19bd71f4 100644
--- a/lnbits/app.py
+++ b/lnbits/app.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     app = FastAPI(
         title="LNbits API",
         description="API for LNbits, the free and open source bitcoin wallet and accounts system with plugins.",
+        version=settings.version,
         license_info={
             "name": "MIT License",
             "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lnbits/lnbits/main/LICENSE",
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ def register_startup(app: FastAPI):
 
 def log_server_info():
     logger.info("Starting LNbits")
+    logger.info(f"Version: {settings.version}")
     logger.info(f"Baseurl: {settings.lnbits_baseurl}")
     logger.info(f"Host: {settings.host}")
     logger.info(f"Port: {settings.port}")
diff --git a/lnbits/settings.py b/lnbits/settings.py
index 447b4d4e..62751b4f 100644
--- a/lnbits/settings.py
+++ b/lnbits/settings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import importlib
+import importlib.metadata
 import inspect
 import json
 import subprocess
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ class EnvSettings(LNbitsSettings):
     lnbits_path: str = Field(default=".")
     lnbits_commit: str = Field(default="unknown")
     super_user: str = Field(default="")
+    version: str = Field(default="0.0.0")
 
 
 class SaaSSettings(LNbitsSettings):
@@ -366,6 +368,7 @@ try:
 except:
     settings.lnbits_commit = "docker"
 
+settings.version = importlib.metadata.version("lnbits")
 
 # printing environment variable for debugging
 if not settings.lnbits_admin_ui: