diff --git a/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go b/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
index 872ad858bd6..d69be019c05 100644
--- a/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/bee/cmd/start.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func (c *command) initStartCmd() (err error) {
 			}
 
 			fmt.Print(beeWelcomeMessage)
+			fmt.Printf("\n\nversion: %v - planned to be supported until %v, please follow https://ethswarm.org/\n\n", bee.Version, endSupportDate())
 			logger.Info("bee version", "version", bee.Version)
 
 			go startTimeBomb(logger)