diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b53d513..ffe57cd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/nickvanw/ircx"
 	"github.com/sorcix/irc"
 
+	"flokatirc/version"
+
 	modfortune "flokatirc/modules/fortune"
 	modnews "flokatirc/modules/news"
 	modsaytime "flokatirc/modules/saytime"
@@ -35,8 +38,12 @@ func init() {
 	flag.Parse()
 }
 
+var (
+	sayCh chan string
+)
+
 func main() {
-	sayCh := make(chan string, 1024)
+	sayCh = make(chan string, 1024)
 
 	//bot := ircx.Classic(*server, *name)
 	cfg := ircx.Config{User: *name, MaxRetries: 1000}
@@ -117,6 +124,10 @@ func ConnectHandler(s ircx.Sender, m *irc.Message) {
 			Params:  []string{ch},
 		})
 	}
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		sayCh <- fmt.Sprintf("%s\nflokati %s-%d", "*", version.FlokatiVersion, version.FlokatiBuild)
+	}()
 }
 
 func PingHandler(s ircx.Sender, m *irc.Message) {