diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1cfe878a..279513ed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ if (COMPILE_WIN32)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/EHsc /D_WIN32 /D_DISABLE_CONSTEXPR_MUTEX_CONSTRUCTOR")
 endif (COMPILE_WIN32)
 
+message(STATUS "GCC version ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}")
+
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX "/usr/local")
 
 #