diff --git a/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc b/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc
index cd8468f6d..920ba0623 100644
--- a/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc
+++ b/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ For more options, there are instructions for installing on several different Uni
 There are several ways to install Git on a Mac.
 The easiest is probably to install the Xcode Command Line Tools.(((Xcode)))
 On Mavericks (10.9) or above you can do this simply by trying to run 'git' from the Terminal the very first time.
+
+[source,console]
+----
+$ git --version
+----
+
 If you don't have it installed already, it will prompt you to install it.
 
 If you want a more up to date version, you can also install it via a binary installer.