diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 14e0472..9e94779 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ project(
 gnome_software_dep = dependency('gnome-software', version: '>=44.0')
 plugin_install_dir = gnome_software_dep.get_variable('plugindir')
 
-cargs = ['-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GsPluginApk"', '-DI_KNOW_THE_GNOME_SOFTWARE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE']
+cargs = [
+  '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="GsPluginApk"',
+  '-DI_KNOW_THE_GNOME_SOFTWARE_API_IS_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE',
+  '-DGS_PLUGIN_APK_VERSION="@0@"'.format(meson.project_version()),
+]
 
 apk_dep = dependency('apk-polkit-client-2')
 glib_dep = dependency('glib-2.0', version: '>=2.60')
diff --git a/src/gs-plugin-apk/gs-plugin-apk.c b/src/gs-plugin-apk/gs-plugin-apk.c
index aa3b777..eb93495 100644
--- a/src/gs-plugin-apk/gs-plugin-apk.c
+++ b/src/gs-plugin-apk/gs-plugin-apk.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ gs_plugin_apk_setup_async (GsPlugin *plugin,
   task = g_task_new (plugin, cancellable, callback, user_data);
   g_task_set_source_tag (task, gs_plugin_apk_setup_async);
 
-  g_debug ("Initializing plugin");
+  g_debug ("APK plugin version: %s", GS_PLUGIN_APK_VERSION);
 
   apk_polkit2_proxy_new (gs_plugin_get_system_bus_connection (plugin),
                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,