diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 32f7bae..c34e05d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export GOBIN=$(pwd)/bin
           export PATH=$PATH:$GOBIN
-          CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 GO111MODULE=on go build -a -o manager-$VERSION-linux-amd64 main.go
+          CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 GO111MODULE=on go build -ldflags="-X 'main.version=$(git describe --tags)' -X 'main.buildTime=$(date)'" -a -o manager-$VERSION-linux-amd64 main.go
           echo manager-$VERSION
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a27ed5b..0d30754 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ teste2e:
 
 # Build manager binary
 manager: generate fmt vet
-	go build -o bin/manager main.go
+	go build -ldflags="-X 'main.version=$(shell git describe --tags)' -X 'main.buildTime=$(shell date)'" -o bin/manager main.go
 
 # Run against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
diff --git a/adcs/ntlm_certsrv.go b/adcs/ntlm_certsrv.go
index cb9235e..a1f0029 100644
--- a/adcs/ntlm_certsrv.go
+++ b/adcs/ntlm_certsrv.go
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ func (s *NtlmCertsrv) RequestCertificate(csr string, template string) (AdcsRespo
 	log := log.Log.WithName("RequestCertificate").WithValues("template", template)
 	var certStatus AdcsResponseStatus = Unknown
 
+	log.V(1).Info("Starting certificate request")
+
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", s.url, certfnsh)
 	params := neturl.Values{
 		"Mode":                {"newreq"},
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ func (s *NtlmCertsrv) RequestCertificate(csr string, template string) (AdcsRespo
 	req.Header.Set("User-agent", "Mozilla")
 	req.Header.Set("Content-type", ct_urlenc)
 
-	log.V(1).Info("Sending request", "request", req)
+	log.V(2).Info("Sending request", "request", req)
 
 	res, err := s.httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ func (s *NtlmCertsrv) RequestCertificate(csr string, template string) (AdcsRespo
 
 	bodyString := string(body)
 
-	log.V(1).Info("Body", "body", bodyString)
+	log.V(2).Info("Body", "body", bodyString)
 
 	exp := regexp.MustCompile(`certnew.cer\?ReqID=([0-9]+)&`)
 	found := exp.FindStringSubmatch(bodyString)
diff --git a/controllers/adcsrequest_controller.go b/controllers/adcsrequest_controller.go
index cf1dcd1..00e5e69 100644
--- a/controllers/adcsrequest_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/adcsrequest_controller.go
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ func (r *AdcsRequestReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 	// your logic here
 	log.Info("Processing request")
 
-	if log.V(3).Enabled() {
-		log.V(3).Info("Running request", "template", r.IssuerFactory.AdcsTemplateName)
-	}
-
 	// Fetch the AdcsRequest resource being reconciled
 	ar := new(api.AdcsRequest)
 	if err := r.Client.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, ar); err != nil {
@@ -71,6 +67,10 @@ func (r *AdcsRequestReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	if log.V(3).Enabled() {
+		log.V(3).Info("Running request", "template", issuer.AdcsTemplateName)
+	}
+
 	cert, caCert, err := issuer.Issue(ctx, ar)
 	if err != nil {
 		// This is a local error.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0aaf76c..b2be517 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
-	setupLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+	scheme    = runtime.NewScheme()
+	setupLog  = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+	version   = "development"
+	buildTime = "unknown"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
 
+	setupLog.Info("Starting ADCS Issuer", "version", version, "build time", buildTime)
+
 	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
 		Scheme:                 scheme,
 		MetricsBindAddress:     metricsAddr,