diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/init.py b/cloudbaseinit/init.py
index 67f7b08a..3ed40e1c 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/init.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/init.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from cloudbaseinit.openstack.common import log as logging
 from cloudbaseinit.osutils import factory as osutils_factory
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.common import base as plugins_base
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.common import factory as plugins_factory
+from cloudbaseinit import version
 
 opts = [
     cfg.BoolOpt('allow_reboot', default=True, help='Allows OS reboots '
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ class InitManager(object):
         return supported
 
     def configure_host(self):
+        LOG.info('Cloudbase-Init version: %s', version.get_version())
+
         osutils = osutils_factory.get_os_utils()
         osutils.wait_for_boot_completion()
 
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_init.py b/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_init.py
index f16932a8..5b0c3371 100644
--- a/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_init.py
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_init.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from cloudbaseinit import init
 from cloudbaseinit.plugins.common import base
+from cloudbaseinit.tests import testutils
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class InitManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_check_plugin_os_requirements_other_requirenments(self):
         self._test_check_plugin_os_requirements(('linux', (5, 2)))
 
+    @mock.patch('cloudbaseinit.version.get_version')
     @mock.patch('cloudbaseinit.init.InitManager'
                 '._check_plugin_os_requirements')
     @mock.patch('cloudbaseinit.init.InitManager._exec_plugin')
@@ -144,16 +146,28 @@ class InitManagerTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_configure_host(self, mock_get_metadata_service,
                             mock_get_os_utils, mock_load_plugins,
                             mock_exec_plugin,
-                            mock_check_os_requirements):
+                            mock_check_os_requirements,
+                            mock_get_version):
+        instance_id = 'fake id'
+        name = 'fake name'
+        version = 'version'
+        mock_get_version.return_value = version
         fake_service = mock.MagicMock()
         fake_plugin = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_load_plugins.return_value = [fake_plugin]
         mock_get_os_utils.return_value = self.osutils
         mock_get_metadata_service.return_value = fake_service
-        fake_service.get_name.return_value = 'fake name'
-        fake_service.get_instance_id.return_value = 'fake id'
+        fake_service.get_name.return_value = name
+        fake_service.get_instance_id.return_value = instance_id
+        expected_logging = [
+            'Cloudbase-Init version: %s' % version,
+            'Metadata service loaded: %r' % name,
+            'Instance id: %s' % instance_id
+        ]
 
-        self._init.configure_host()
+        with testutils.LogSnatcher('cloudbaseinit.init') as snatcher:
+            self._init.configure_host()
+        self.assertEqual(expected_logging, snatcher.output)
 
         self.osutils.wait_for_boot_completion.assert_called_once_with()
         mock_get_metadata_service.assert_called_once_with()
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_version.py b/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a84ce67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/tests/test_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import unittest
+
+import mock
+
+from cloudbaseinit import version
+
+
+class TestVersion(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @mock.patch('pbr.version.VersionInfo')
+    def test_get_version(self, mock_version_info):
+        package_version = version.get_version()
+
+        mock_version_info.assert_called_once_with('cloudbase-init')
+        release_string = mock_version_info.return_value.release_string
+        self.assertEqual(release_string.return_value, package_version)
diff --git a/cloudbaseinit/version.py b/cloudbaseinit/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d50be45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cloudbaseinit/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import pbr.version
+
+
+def get_version():
+    """Obtain the project version."""
+    version = pbr.version.VersionInfo('cloudbase-init')
+    return version.release_string()