diff --git a/boswatch.py b/boswatch.py
index 13f1f29..e207102 100755
--- a/boswatch.py
+++ b/boswatch.py
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ try:
 	# For debug display/log args
 	#
 	try:	
+		logging.debug("SW Version:	%s",globals.getVers("vers"))
+		logging.debug("Build Date:	%s",globals.getVers("date"))
 		logging.debug("BOSWatch given arguments")
 		if args.test:
 			logging.debug(" - Test-Mode!")
diff --git a/includes/globals.py b/includes/globals.py
index f4ab2d8..269dc6f 100644
--- a/includes/globals.py
+++ b/includes/globals.py
@@ -25,4 +25,12 @@ filterList = []
 # idDescribing
 fmsDescribtionList  = {}
 zveiDescribtionList = {}
-ricDescribtionList  = {}
\ No newline at end of file
+ricDescribtionList  = {}
+
+# returns the Version number
+# function -> read only in script
+def getVers(mode="vers"):
+	if mode == "vers":
+		return "2.0-RC"
+	elif mode == "date":
+		return " 2015/07/02"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/includes/shellHeader.py b/includes/shellHeader.py
index 7137c41..b13d909 100644
--- a/includes/shellHeader.py
+++ b/includes/shellHeader.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Shows the header in shell if quiet mode is not active
 @requires: none
 """
 
+from includes import globals
+
 def printHeader(args):
 	"""
 	Prints the header to the shell
@@ -20,14 +22,17 @@ def printHeader(args):
 	@return:    nothing
 	"""
 	try:
-		print "     ____  ____  ______       __      __       __    " 
-		print "    / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_  b" 
-		print "   / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \ e" 
-		print "  / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / / t" 
-		print " /_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/  a" 
-		print "            German BOS Information Script            " 
-		print "          by Bastian Schroll, Jens Herrmann          " 
+		print "     ____  ____  ______       __      __       __   " 
+		print "    / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_  " 
+		print "   / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \ " 
+		print "  / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / / " 
+		print " /_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/  " 
+		print "            German BOS Information Script           " 
+		print "          by Bastian Schroll, Jens Herrmann         " 
 		print "" 
+		print "SW Version:	"+globals.getVers("vers")
+		print "Build Date:	"+globals.getVers("date")
+		print ""
 
 		print "Frequency:   "+args.freq
 		print "Device-ID:   "+str(args.device)