diff --git a/application/views/welcome_message.php b/application/views/welcome_message.php
index 0bf5a8d..d906bc8 100644
--- a/application/views/welcome_message.php
+++ b/application/views/welcome_message.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 		<p>If you are exploring CodeIgniter for the very first time, you should start by reading the <a href="user_guide/">User Guide</a>.</p>
 	</div>
 
-	<p class="footer">Page rendered in <strong>{elapsed_time}</strong> seconds</p>
+	<p class="footer">Page rendered in <strong>{elapsed_time}</strong> seconds. <?php echo  (ENVIRONMENT == 'development') ?  'CodeIgniter Version <strong>' . CI_VERSION . '</strong>' : '' ?></p>
 </div>
 
 </body>