diff --git a/podman_compose.py b/podman_compose.py
index f33a44a..90ea102 100755
--- a/podman_compose.py
+++ b/podman_compose.py
@@ -1288,13 +1288,13 @@ class cmd_parse:
 
 @cmd_run(podman_compose, 'version', 'show version')
 def compose_version(compose, args):
-    # log("podman-composer version", __version__)
     if getattr(args, 'short', False): 
         print(__version__)
         return
     if getattr(args, 'format', 'pretty') == 'json':
         print('{ "version": "{version}" }'.replace('{version}', __version__))
         return
+    log("podman-composer version", __version__)
     compose.podman.run(["--version"], "", [], sleep=0)
 
 def is_local(container: dict) -> bool: