diff --git a/libfprint/fp-context.c b/libfprint/fp-context.c
index 1f322157..42607dcb 100644
--- a/libfprint/fp-context.c
+++ b/libfprint/fp-context.c
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ fp_context_init (FpContext *self)
   FpContextPrivate *priv = fp_context_get_instance_private (self);
   guint i;
 
+  g_debug ("Initializing FpContext (libfprint version " LIBFPRINT_VERSION ")");
+
   priv->drivers = fpi_get_driver_types ();
 
   if (get_drivers_whitelist_env ())
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index c937d281..3167fff3 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ project('libfprint', [ 'c', 'cpp' ],
 gnome = import('gnome')
 
 libfprint_conf = configuration_data()
+libfprint_conf.set_quoted('LIBFPRINT_VERSION', meson.project_version())
 
 cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 cpp = meson.get_compiler('cpp')