diff --git a/manual/preamble.tex b/manual/preamble.tex
index 6930205e5f..08d1f0dc0a 100644
--- a/manual/preamble.tex
+++ b/manual/preamble.tex
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 \fancyfoot{}
 \fancyhead[L]{{\nouppercase{\textsc{\leftmark}}}}
 \fancyhead[R]{\iffloatpage{}{\thepage}}
-\fancyfoot[L]{\textsc{The Rockbox manual}}
+\fancyfoot[L]{\textsc{The Rockbox manual} {\scriptsize(version \buildversion)}}
 \fancyfoot[R]{\textsc{\playerman{} \playertype}}
 \fancypagestyle{plain}{}