diff --git a/plugins/org.python.pydev/pysrc/pydev_ipython_console.py b/plugins/org.python.pydev/pysrc/pydev_ipython_console.py
index d18c4cdd7..65038f138 100644
--- a/plugins/org.python.pydev/pysrc/pydev_ipython_console.py
+++ b/plugins/org.python.pydev/pysrc/pydev_ipython_console.py
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 except ImportError:
     #IPython 0.11 broke compatibility...
     from pydev_ipython_console_011 import PyDevFrontEnd
-    sys.stderr.write('PyDev console: using IPython 0.11\n')
+    import IPython
+    sys.stderr.write('PyDev console: using IPython %s\n' % IPython.core.release.version)