diff --git a/src/otserv.cpp b/src/otserv.cpp
index b211f81b22..2cd5d9ccd4 100644
--- a/src/otserv.cpp
+++ b/src/otserv.cpp
@@ -228,11 +228,12 @@ void mainLoader(int, char*[], ServiceManager* services)
 	}
 
 	// load item data
-	std::cout << ">> Loading items" << std::endl;
+	std::cout << ">> Loading items... ";
 	if (!Item::items.loadFromOtb("data/items/items.otb")) {
 		startupErrorMessage("Unable to load items (OTB)!");
 		return;
 	}
+	std::cout << fmt::format("OTB v{:d}.{:d}.{:d}", Item::items.majorVersion, Item::items.minorVersion, Item::items.buildNumber) << std::endl;
 
 	if (!Item::items.loadFromXml()) {
 		startupErrorMessage("Unable to load items (XML)!");