diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6a36b56..ca7e6ad 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "voxa-server"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.0-beta2"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 705b3d6..a442026 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ use std::{
     },
 };
 
+const WELCOME: &str = "
+
+$$\\    $$\\  $$$$$$\\  $$\\   $$\\  $$$$$$\\  
+$$ |   $$ |$$  __$$\\ $$ |  $$ |$$  __$$\\ 
+$$ |   $$ |$$ /  $$ |\\$$\\ $$  |$$ /  $$ |
+\\$$\\  $$  |$$ |  $$ | \\$$$$  / $$$$$$$$ |
+ \\$$\\$$  / $$ |  $$ | $$  $$<  $$  __$$ |
+  \\$$$  /  $$ |  $$ |$$  /\\$$\\ $$ |  $$ |
+   \\$  /    $$$$$$  |$$ /  $$ |$$ |  $$ |
+    \\_/     \\______/ \\__|  \\__|\\__|  \\__|
+
+";
+
 use crate::{
     cli, logger,
     plugin::{Plugin, loader::PluginLoader, types::LoaderMessage},
@@ -102,6 +115,8 @@ impl Server {
         let listener = TcpListener::bind(format!("0.0.0.0:{}", self.config.port))?;
         Self::LOGGER.info(format!("Server listening at 0.0.0.0:{}", self.config.port));
 
+        println!("{WELCOME}\nversion {}\n", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+
         for stream in listener.incoming() {
             match stream {
                 Ok(stream) => {