diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index f414df5..512cfae 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sync_server"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.2"
 dependencies = [
  "aide",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/Cargo.toml b/backend/sync_server/Cargo.toml
index 4a6d49f..b386f30 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/sync_server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sync_server"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.0.2"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/main.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/main.rs
index 4207971..7838cd9 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/main.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod server;
 use anyhow::{Context as _, Result};
 use app_state::AppState;
 use errors::{init_error, SyncServerError};
+use log::info;
 use server::create_server;
 use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, util::SubscriberInitExt};
 
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), SyncServerError> {
         .context("Failed to initialise tracing")
         .map_err(init_error)?;
 
+    info!(
+        "Starting VaultLink server version {}",
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
+    );
+
     let app_state = AppState::try_new()
         .await
         .context("Failed to initialise app state")