diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 0f8ad76..1d08110 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1100,6 +1100,7 @@ fn effective_background_bytes(
 }
 
 pub fn run_gui() -> iced::Result {
+    crate::log_msg(&format!("PeerSpeak v{} starting", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
     // Restore the last window size (saved on close). Position is restored too,
     // but only on X11 — Wayland's xdg-shell gives clients no way to set their own
     // position, so we center there and leave placement to the compositor.
@@ -5240,6 +5241,11 @@ fn view(state: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMessage> {
         for category in SettingsCategory::ALL {
             settings_nav = settings_nav.push(category_button(category));
         }
+        settings_nav = settings_nav
+            .push(iced::widget::Space::new().height(iced::Length::Fill))
+            .push(text(format!("PeerSpeak v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
+                .size(11)
+                .color(color_subtext));
         let settings_nav = container(settings_nav)
             .padding(12)
             .width(iced::Length::Fixed(220.0))
@@ -5258,6 +5264,10 @@ fn view(state: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMessage> {
                     .width(iced::Length::Fill),
                     vertical_space(10.0),
                     settings_body,
+                    vertical_space(10.0),
+                    text(format!("PeerSpeak v{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
+                        .size(11)
+                        .color(color_subtext),
                 ]
                 .spacing(8)
                 .width(iced::Length::Fill),