diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/qml/main.qml b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/qml/main.qml
index 7a58a8fa3..ee70c5758 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/qml/main.qml
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/qml/main.qml
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ Rectangle {
         width: scale*sourceSize.width
         height: scale*sourceSize.height
         smooth: true
+
+        Text {
+            id: textOpVersion
+            x: 258
+            y: 668
+            color: "#c4c0c0"
+            text: welcomePlugin.versionString
+            font.bold: true
+            styleColor: "#00000000"
+            anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+            font.pixelSize: 14
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.h b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.h
index b6e837cc9..46149486a 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.h
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/welcome/welcomemode.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #ifndef WELCOMEMODE_H
 #define WELCOMEMODE_H
 
+#include "version_info/version_info.h"
 #include "welcome_global.h"
 
 #include <coreplugin/imode.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct WelcomeModePrivate;
 
 class WELCOME_EXPORT WelcomeMode : public Core::IMode {
     Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString versionString READ versionString)
 
 public:
     WelcomeMode();
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ public:
     {
         m_priority = priority;
     }
+    QString versionString() const
+    {
+        return tr("OpenPilot GCS Version: %1").arg(VersionInfo::revision().left(60));
+    }
 
 public slots:
     void openUrl(const QString &url);