diff --git a/src/helma/main/Server.java b/src/helma/main/Server.java
index be1fdba0..6af2df13 100644
--- a/src/helma/main/Server.java
+++ b/src/helma/main/Server.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.sleepycat.db.*;
  
  public class Server {
 
+    public static final String version = "1.2 pre 2001/11/20";
 
     public static boolean useTransactions = true;
     public static boolean paranoid;
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ import com.sleepycat.db.*;
 	        usageError = true;
 	}
 
+	System.out.println ("Helma "+version);
+
 	if (usageError ) {
 	    System.out.println ("usage: java helma.objectmodel.db.Server [-h dir] [-f file] [-p port] [-w port] [-t]");
 	    System.out.println ("  -h dir     Specify hop home directory");