diff --git a/src/make.bash b/src/make.bash
index 92d148110a..880a0f43d5 100755
--- a/src/make.bash
+++ b/src/make.bash
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ IFS=$'\n'; for go_exe in $(type -ap go); do
 		fi
 	fi
 done; unset IFS
-echo "Building Go cmd/dist using $GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP."
+GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION=$($GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP/bin/go version | sed 's/go version //')
+echo "Building Go cmd/dist using $GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP. ($GOROOT_BOOTSTRAP_VERSION)"
 if $verbose; then
 	echo cmd/dist
 fi