diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2464604e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.0-rc0
diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 70b94333..30e695fc 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_DATE
         ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Git SHA1: ${GIT_SHA1}")
-MESSAGE(STATUS "Git date: ${GIT_DATE}")
+FILE(STRINGS ../VERSION PACKAGE_VERSION)
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Jungfraujoch git SHA1: ${GIT_SHA1}")
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Jungfraujoch git date: ${GIT_DATE}")
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Jungfraujoch version: ${PACKAGE_VERSION}")
 
 CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/GitInfo.cpp.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/GitInfo.cpp" @ONLY)
 
diff --git a/common/GitInfo.cpp.in b/common/GitInfo.cpp.in
index ca5bf312..cee2983d 100644
--- a/common/GitInfo.cpp.in
+++ b/common/GitInfo.cpp.in
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ std::string jfjoch_git_sha1() {
 std::string jfjoch_git_date() {
     return "@GIT_DATE@";
 }
+
+std::string jfjoch_version() {
+    return "@PACKAGE_VERSION@";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/common/GitInfo.h b/common/GitInfo.h
index fc87481f..c6d941f6 100644
--- a/common/GitInfo.h
+++ b/common/GitInfo.h
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 
 std::string jfjoch_git_sha1();
 std::string jfjoch_git_date();
+std::string jfjoch_version();
 
 #endif //JUNGFRAUJOCH_GITINFO_H
diff --git a/common/Logger.cpp b/common/Logger.cpp
index b426da26..ff5ec7ee 100644
--- a/common/Logger.cpp
+++ b/common/Logger.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Logger::Logger(const std::string &service_name, const std::string &file_name) {
         sinks.push_back(std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::daily_file_sink_mt>(file_name, 23, 59));
 
     spdlog_logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>(service_name, std::begin(sinks), std::end(sinks));
-    spdlog_logger->info("Git sha {} ({})", jfjoch_git_sha1().substr(0, 6), jfjoch_git_date());
+    spdlog_logger->info("Version {} (git {} {})", jfjoch_version(), jfjoch_git_sha1().substr(0, 6), jfjoch_git_date());
 }
 
 void Logger::ErrorException(const std::exception &e) {