diff --git a/adb/adb.cpp b/adb/adb.cpp
index fc7320c..dd1868b 100644
--- a/adb/adb.cpp
+++ b/adb/adb.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+std::string adb_version() {
+    // Don't change the format of this --- it's parsed by ddmlib.
+    return android::base::StringPrintf("Android Debug Bridge version %d.%d.%d\n"
+                                       "Revision %s\n",
+                                       ADB_VERSION_MAJOR, ADB_VERSION_MINOR, ADB_SERVER_VERSION,
+                                       ADB_REVISION);
+}
+
 void fatal(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list ap;
     va_start(ap, fmt);
@@ -204,6 +212,8 @@
 
     setup_trace_mask();
     android::base::InitLogging(argv, AdbLogger);
+
+    D("%s", adb_version().c_str());
 }
 
 apacket* get_apacket(void)
diff --git a/adb/adb.h b/adb/adb.h
index b0e53f0..016cb11 100644
--- a/adb/adb.h
+++ b/adb/adb.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #define ADB_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define ADB_VERSION_MINOR 0
 
+std::string adb_version();
+
 // Increment this when we want to force users to start a new adb server.
 #define ADB_SERVER_VERSION 32
 
diff --git a/adb/commandline.cpp b/adb/commandline.cpp
index 1e1690e..0ac3556 100644
--- a/adb/commandline.cpp
+++ b/adb/commandline.cpp
@@ -65,16 +65,9 @@
                                        gProductOutPath.c_str(), OS_PATH_SEPARATOR_STR, extra);
 }
 
-static void version(FILE* out) {
-    fprintf(out, "Android Debug Bridge version %d.%d.%d\nRevision %s\n",
-            ADB_VERSION_MAJOR, ADB_VERSION_MINOR, ADB_SERVER_VERSION, ADB_REVISION);
-}
-
 static void help() {
-    version(stderr);
-
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", adb_version().c_str());
     fprintf(stderr,
-        "\n"
         " -a                            - directs adb to listen on all interfaces for a connection\n"
         " -d                            - directs command to the only connected USB device\n"
         "                                 returns an error if more than one USB device is present.\n"
@@ -1449,7 +1442,7 @@
         return 0;
     }
     else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "version")) {
-        version(stdout);
+        fprintf(stdout, "%s", adb_version().c_str());
         return 0;
     }