diff --git a/plugins/go/go_plugin.c b/plugins/go/go_plugin.c
index 95e32816..9ec9d81c 100644
--- a/plugins/go/go_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/go/go_plugin.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ void (*uwsgi_go_helper_env_add_c)(void *, char *, int, char *, int);
 void (*uwsgi_go_helper_request_c)(void *, struct wsgi_request *);
 int (*uwsgi_go_helper_signal_handler_c)(int, void *);
 void (*uwsgi_go_helper_run_core_c)(int);
+char *(*uwsgi_go_helper_version_c)();
 
 void uwsgi_go_post_fork() {
 	uwsgi_go_helper_post_fork_c();
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ int uwsgi_go_init() {
 	uwsgi_go_get_symbol(uwsgi_go_helper_request)
 	uwsgi_go_get_symbol(uwsgi_go_helper_signal_handler)
 	uwsgi_go_get_symbol(uwsgi_go_helper_run_core)
+	uwsgi_go_get_symbol(uwsgi_go_helper_version)
+
+	uwsgi_log("Go version \"%s\" initialized\n", uwsgi_go_helper_version_c());
 
 	// call PostInit()
 	uwsgi_go_helper_post_init_c();
diff --git a/plugins/go/src/uwsgi/uwsgi.go b/plugins/go/src/uwsgi/uwsgi.go
index a143aec1..d274b0c0 100644
--- a/plugins/go/src/uwsgi/uwsgi.go
+++ b/plugins/go/src/uwsgi/uwsgi.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"strconv"
 	"io"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 // this stores the modifier used by the go plugin (default 11)
@@ -386,6 +387,12 @@ func uwsgi_go_helper_request(env *map[string]string, wsgi_req *C.struct_wsgi_req
 	}
 }
 
+//export uwsgi_go_helper_version
+func uwsgi_go_helper_version() *C.char {
+	v := runtime.Version()
+	return C.CString(v)
+}
+
 //export uwsgi_go_helper_signal_handler
 func uwsgi_go_helper_signal_handler(signum int, handler *func(int)) int {
 	(*handler)(signum)