diff --git a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
index b39a09d05..a2fea031e 100644
--- a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- *    Copyright (C) 2017 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH  *
  *                                                                              *
  *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
  *              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             *
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 #include "DeviceRunner.h"
-#include <fairmq/Tools.h>
+
 #include <exception>
+#include <fairmq/Tools.h>
+#include <fairmq/Version.h>
 
 using namespace fair::mq;
 
-DeviceRunner::DeviceRunner(int argc, char* const argv[])
+DeviceRunner::DeviceRunner(int argc, char* const argv[], bool printLogo)
     : fRawCmdLineArgs(tools::ToStrVector(argc, argv, false))
     , fConfig()
     , fDevice(nullptr)
     , fPluginManager(fRawCmdLineArgs)
+    , fPrintLogo(printLogo)
     , fEvents()
 {}
 
@@ -33,26 +36,34 @@ auto DeviceRunner::Run() -> int
     fEvents.Emit<hooks::SetCustomCmdLineOptions>(*this);
     ////////////////////////
 
-    fPluginManager.ForEachPluginProgOptions([&](boost::program_options::options_description options){
-        fConfig.AddToCmdLineOptions(options);
-    });
+    fPluginManager.ForEachPluginProgOptions(
+        [&](boost::program_options::options_description options) {
+            fConfig.AddToCmdLineOptions(options);
+        });
     fConfig.AddToCmdLineOptions(fPluginManager.ProgramOptions());
 
     ////// CALL HOOK ///////
     fEvents.Emit<hooks::ModifyRawCmdLineArgs>(*this);
     ////////////////////////
 
-    if (fConfig.ParseAll(fRawCmdLineArgs, true))
-    {
+    if (fConfig.ParseAll(fRawCmdLineArgs, true)) {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    if (fPrintLogo) {
+        LOG(info) << std::endl
+                  << "      ______      _    _______  _________ " << std::endl
+                  << "     / ____/___ _(_)_______   |/  /_  __ \\    version " << FAIRMQ_GIT_VERSION << std::endl
+                  << "    / /_  / __ `/ / ___/__  /|_/ /_  / / /    build " << FAIRMQ_BUILD_TYPE << std::endl
+                  << "   / __/ / /_/ / / /    _  /  / / / /_/ /     " << FAIRMQ_REPO_URL << std::endl
+                  << "  /_/    \\__,_/_/_/     /_/  /_/  \\___\\_\\     " << FAIRMQ_LICENSE << "  © " << FAIRMQ_COPYRIGHT << std::endl;
+    }
+
     ////// CALL HOOK ///////
     fEvents.Emit<hooks::InstantiateDevice>(*this);
     ////////////////////////
 
-    if (!fDevice)
-    {
+    if (!fDevice) {
         LOG(error) << "getDevice(): no valid device provided. Exiting.";
         return 1;
     }
@@ -61,16 +72,14 @@ auto DeviceRunner::Run() -> int
 
     // Handle --print-channels
     fDevice->RegisterChannelEndpoints();
-    if (fConfig.Count("print-channels"))
-    {
+    if (fConfig.Count("print-channels")) {
         fDevice->PrintRegisteredChannels();
         fDevice->ChangeState(FairMQDevice::END);
         return 0;
     }
 
     // Handle --version
-    if (fConfig.Count("version"))
-    {
+    if (fConfig.Count("version")) {
         std::cout << "User device version: " << fDevice->GetVersion() << std::endl;
         std::cout << "FAIRMQ_INTERFACE_VERSION: " << FAIRMQ_INTERFACE_VERSION << std::endl;
         fDevice->ChangeState(FairMQDevice::END);
@@ -99,18 +108,15 @@ auto DeviceRunner::Run() -> int
 
 auto DeviceRunner::RunWithExceptionHandlers() -> int
 {
-    try
-    {
+    try {
         return Run();
-    }
-    catch (std::exception& e)
-    {
-        LOG(error) << "Unhandled exception reached the top of main: " << e.what() << ", application will now exit";
+    } catch (std::exception& e) {
+        LOG(error) << "Unhandled exception reached the top of main: " << e.what()
+                   << ", application will now exit";
         return 1;
-    }
-    catch (...)
-    {
-        LOG(error) << "Non-exception instance being thrown. Please make sure you use std::runtime_exception() instead. Application will now exit.";
+    } catch (...) {
+        LOG(error) << "Non-exception instance being thrown. Please make sure you use "
+                      "std::runtime_exception() instead. Application will now exit.";
         return 1;
     }
 }
diff --git a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.h b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.h
index 5afb80868..2995583bc 100644
--- a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.h
+++ b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- *    Copyright (C) 2017 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH  *
  *                                                                              *
  *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
  *              GNU Lesser General Public Licence (LGPL) version 3,             *
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-namespace fair
-{
-namespace mq
-{
+namespace fair {
+namespace mq {
 
 /**
  * @class DeviceRunner DeviceRunner.h <fairmq/DeviceRunner.h>
@@ -31,7 +29,8 @@ namespace mq
  *
  * Runs a single FairMQ device with config and plugin support.
  *
- * For customization user hooks are executed at various steps during device launch/shutdown in the following sequence:
+ * For customization user hooks are executed at various steps during device launch/shutdown in the
+ * following sequence:
  *
  *         LoadPlugins
  *              |
@@ -44,34 +43,41 @@ namespace mq
  *              v
  *      InstatiateDevice
  *
- * Each hook has access to all members of the DeviceRunner and really only differs by the point in time it is called.
+ * Each hook has access to all members of the DeviceRunner and really only differs by the point in
+ * time it is called.
  *
  * For an example usage of this class see the fairmq/runFairMQDevice.h header.
  */
 class DeviceRunner
 {
   public:
-    DeviceRunner(int argc, char* const argv[]);
+    DeviceRunner(int argc, char* const argv[], bool printLogo = true);
 
     auto Run() -> int;
     auto RunWithExceptionHandlers() -> int;
 
     template<typename H>
-    auto AddHook(std::function<void(DeviceRunner&)> hook) -> void { fEvents.Subscribe<H>("runner", hook); }
+    auto AddHook(std::function<void(DeviceRunner&)> hook) -> void
+    {
+        fEvents.Subscribe<H>("runner", hook);
+    }
     template<typename H>
-    auto RemoveHook() -> void { fEvents.Unsubscribe<H>("runner"); }
+    auto RemoveHook() -> void
+    {
+        fEvents.Unsubscribe<H>("runner");
+    }
 
     std::vector<std::string> fRawCmdLineArgs;
     FairMQProgOptions fConfig;
     std::unique_ptr<FairMQDevice> fDevice;
     PluginManager fPluginManager;
+    const bool fPrintLogo;
 
   private:
     EventManager fEvents;
 };
 
-namespace hooks
-{
+namespace hooks {
 struct LoadPlugins : Event<DeviceRunner&> {};
 struct SetCustomCmdLineOptions : Event<DeviceRunner&> {};
 struct ModifyRawCmdLineArgs : Event<DeviceRunner&> {};
diff --git a/fairmq/Version.h.in b/fairmq/Version.h.in
index 17c2e4580..932867b64 100644
--- a/fairmq/Version.h.in
+++ b/fairmq/Version.h.in
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@
 #define FAIRMQ_VERSION_PATCH @PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@
 #define FAIRMQ_GIT_VERSION "@PROJECT_GIT_VERSION@"
 #define FAIRMQ_GIT_DATE "@PROJECT_GIT_DATE@"
+#define FAIRMQ_REPO_URL "https://github.com/FairRootGroup/FairMQ"
+#define FAIRMQ_LICENSE "LGPL-3.0"
+#define FAIRMQ_COPYRIGHT "2012-2018 GSI"
+#define FAIRMQ_BUILD_TYPE "@CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE@"
 
 #endif // FAIR_MQ_VERSION_H