diff --git a/cmd/controller/start.go b/cmd/controller/start.go
index b7337de5f..7157ca949 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/start.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/start.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ to renew certificates at an appropriate time before expiry.`,
 			if err := o.Validate(args); err != nil {
 				glog.Fatalf("error validating options: %s", err.Error())
 			}
+
+			glog.Infof("starting cert-manager %s (revision %s)", util.AppVersion, util.AppGitCommit)
+
 			go StartPrometheusMetricsServer(stopCh)
 			o.RunCertManagerController(stopCh)
 		},