diff --git a/config/config.js b/config/config.js
index df8abd6d20..c129edfa3c 100644
--- a/config/config.js
+++ b/config/config.js
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ var initGlobalConfig = function () {
   // Merge config files
   var config = _.merge(defaultConfig, environmentConfig);
 
+  // read package.json for MEAN.JS project information
+  var pkg = require(path.resolve('./package.json'));
+  config.meanjs = pkg;
+
   // We only extend the config object with the local.js custom/local environment if we are on
   // production or development environment. If test environment is used we don't merge it with local.js
   // to avoid running test suites on a prod/dev environment (which delete records and make modifications)
diff --git a/config/lib/app.js b/config/lib/app.js
index 76c0bf779c..17dd9076c5 100644
--- a/config/lib/app.js
+++ b/config/lib/app.js
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ module.exports.start = function start(callback) {
       if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'secure') {
         console.log(chalk.green('HTTPs:\t\t\t\ton'));
       }
+      console.log(chalk.green('App version:\t\t\t' + config.meanjs.version));
+      if (config.meanjs['meanjs-version'])
+        console.log(chalk.green('MEAN.JS version:\t\t\t' + config.meanjs['meanjs-version']));
       console.log('--');
 
       if (callback) callback(app, db, config);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8e34d0d36..967ad70f5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "meanjs",
   "description": "Full-Stack JavaScript with MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js.",
   "version": "0.4.1",
+  "meanjs-version": "0.4.1",
   "private": false,
   "author": "https://github.com/meanjs/mean/graphs/contributors",
   "license": "MIT",