diff --git a/solarcontrol.py b/solarcontrol.py
index 2dfe1a7..c42bb93 100755
--- a/solarcontrol.py
+++ b/solarcontrol.py
@@ -45,9 +45,12 @@ power_target_min = float(os.getenv('POWER_TARGET_MIN', 0))
 power_target_max = float(os.getenv('POWER_TARGET_MAX', 100))
 power_damping_factor = float(os.getenv('POWER_DAMPING_FACTOR', 0.3))
 power_limit_change_treshold = float(os.getenv('POWER_LIMIT_CHANGE_TRESHOLD', 0.5))
-power_limit_type = 1  # only set the limit temporary to avoid memory damage; see also: https://github.com/tbnobody/OpenDTU/discussions/742
 dry_run = bool(int(os.getenv('DRY_RUN', 1)))
 
+# set other important variables
+power_limit_type = 1  # only set the limit temporary to avoid memory damage; see also: https://github.com/tbnobody/OpenDTU/discussions/742
+version = "v1.0"  # the version number
+
 # some checks for the correctness of supplied data
 if power_target_min < 0: power_target_min = 0
 if power_target_max > 100: power_target_max = 100
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ if power_damping_factor < 0: power_damping_factor = 0.0
 if power_damping_factor > 1: power_damping_factor = 1.0
 
 
+print(f"{bcolors.OKCYAN}Welcome to {bcolors.ENDC}{bcolors.OKBLUE}{bcolors.BOLD}SolarControl{bcolors.ENDC}{bcolors.OKCYAN} ({version})!{bcolors.ENDC}")
+
+
 # create the powers dict (containing the current use) and data variables (for thread sharing)
 powers_raw = {"solar": 0, "solar_ts": 0, "house": 0, "house_ts": 0}
 powers = {"total": None, "total_house": None, "total_solar": None, "timestamp": 0}