diff --git a/win32/build/buildconf.js b/win32/build/buildconf.js
index a3a4f1e9aa7..d7975d01399 100644
--- a/win32/build/buildconf.js
+++ b/win32/build/buildconf.js
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ for (i = 0; i < calls.length; i++) {
 }
 
 C.WriteBlankLines(1);
+C.WriteLine("STDOUT.WriteLine(\"PHP Version: \" + PHP_VERSION_STRING);");
+C.WriteLine("STDOUT.WriteBlankLines(1);");
 C.WriteLine("conf_process_args();");
 C.WriteBlankLines(1);