diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index fce0c844..b89d8024 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ for platform in "linux/amd64" "linux/arm64"; do
   mkdir -p ${IMAGES_DIR}
   cp ${PROJECT_ROOT}/install.sh ${PACKAGE_ROOT}/
   cp -a ${PROJECT_ROOT}/root ${PACKAGE_ROOT}/
+  echo "${VERSION_NAME}" > ${PACKAGE_ROOT}/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/version
 
   if [ "${PACKAGE_IMAGES}" = "1" ]; then
     # add images
diff --git a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
index 3f147d0e..2234c699 100755
--- a/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
+++ b/root/var/signalytic/clientapps/streamline/streamline-emr/start
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ CONF_FILE=${LOCATION}/instances.conf
 INSTANCES_DIR=${LOCATION}/instances
 COMPOSE_FILE=${LOCATION}/docker-compose.yml
 ENV_TEMPLATE=${LOCATION}/template.env
+VERSION_FILE=${LOCATION}/version
 
-echo "starting all instances"
+version=$(head -n 1 ${VERSION_FILE} 2>/dev/null)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
+  version="unknown version"
+fi
+echo "Starting Streamline EMR: $version"
 
 if [ ! -f "${CONF_FILE}" ]; then
   echo "missing conf file: ${CONF_FILE}"