diff --git a/src/otaclient/ota_core.py b/src/otaclient/ota_core.py
index c36759cad..cfda674af 100644
--- a/src/otaclient/ota_core.py
+++ b/src/otaclient/ota_core.py
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.started = True
         logger.info("otaclient started")
+        logger.info(f"firmware_version: {self.current_version}")
 
     def _on_failure(
         self,