diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3eccf89d..ff9c9395 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_RPC, [$have_rpc], [Specifies whether we have RPC support
 # VXI support is only compiled if RPC support was found.
 AM_CONDITIONAL(NEED_RPC, test "x$have_rpc" != "x0")
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HOST, ["$host"], [.])
+
 # libglib-2.0 is always needed. Abort if it's not found.
 # Note: glib-2.0 is part of the libsigrok API (hard pkg-config requirement).
 # We require at least 2.32.0 due to e.g. g_variant_new_fixed_array().
@@ -271,6 +273,8 @@ AM_PATH_GLIB_2_0([2.32.0],
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libzip], [libzip >= 0.10],
 	[LIB_CFLAGS="$LIB_CFLAGS $libzip_CFLAGS"; LIBS="$LIBS $libzip_LIBS";
 	SR_PKGLIBS="$SR_PKGLIBS libzip"])
+libzip_ver=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion libzip`
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBZIP_VER, ["$libzip_ver"], [.])
 
 # libserialport is only needed for some hardware drivers. Disable the
 # respective drivers if it is not found.
@@ -315,6 +319,8 @@ if test "x$have_librevisa" != "xno"; then
 	# Define HAVE_LIBREVISA in config.h if we found librevisa.
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBREVISA, [1],
 		[Specifies whether we have librevisa.])
+	librevisa_ver=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion librevisa`
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBREVISA_VER, ["$librevisa_ver"], [.])
 fi
 
 # The GPIB SCPI backend is only compiled in if libgpib is found.
@@ -328,6 +334,8 @@ if test "x$have_libgpib" != "xno"; then
 	# Define HAVE_LIBGPIB in config.h if we found libgpib.
 	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBGPIB, [1],
 		[Specifies whether we have libgpib.])
+	libgpib_ver=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion libgpib`
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBGPIB_VER, ["$libgpib_ver"], [.])
 fi
 
 # libusb-1.0 is only needed for some hardware drivers. Disable the respective
@@ -374,12 +382,13 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(NEED_USB, test "x$have_libusb1_0" != xno)
 if test "x$enable_libftdi" != "xno"; then
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libftdi], [libftdi >= 0.16],
 		[have_libftdi="yes"; LIB_CFLAGS="$LIB_CFLAGS $libftdi_CFLAGS";
-		LIBS="$LIBS $libftdi_LIBS";
-		SR_PKGLIBS="$SR_PKGLIBS libftdi"],
+		LIBS="$LIBS $libftdi_LIBS"; SR_PKGLIBS="$SR_PKGLIBS libftdi";
+		libftdi_ver=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion libftdi`],
 		[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([libftdi1], [libftdi1 >= 1.0],
 			[LIB_CFLAGS="$LIB_CFLAGS $libftdi1_CFLAGS";
 			LIBS="$LIBS $libftdi1_LIBS";
-			SR_PKGLIBS="$SR_PKGLIBS libftdi1"],
+			SR_PKGLIBS="$SR_PKGLIBS libftdi1";
+			libftdi_ver=`$PKG_CONFIG --modversion libftdi1`],
 			[have_libftdi="no"])])
 	if test "x$enable_libftdi$have_libftdi" = "xyesno"; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR([libftdi support requested, but it was not found.])
@@ -390,6 +399,11 @@ fi
 if test "x$have_libftdi" = "xno"; then
 	HW_ASIX_SIGMA="no"; HW_CHRONOVU_LA="no"; HW_IKALOGIC_SCANAPLUS="no";
 	HW_PIPISTRELLO_OLS="no";
+else
+	# Define HAVE_LIBFTDI in config.h if we found libftdi.
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBFTDI, [1],
+		[Specifies whether we have libftdi.])
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBFTDI_VER, ["$libftdi_ver"], [.])
 fi
 
 # glibmm-2.4 is needed for the C++ bindings.
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 613de246..4889358a 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -119,6 +119,83 @@
  * @{
  */
 
+static void print_versions(void)
+{
+	GString *s;
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0
+	const struct libusb_version *lv;
+#endif
+
+	s = g_string_sized_new(200);
+
+	sr_dbg("libsigrok %s/%s (rt: %s/%s).",
+		SR_PACKAGE_VERSION_STRING, SR_LIB_VERSION_STRING,
+		sr_package_version_string_get(), sr_lib_version_string_get());
+
+	g_string_append(s, "Libs: ");
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "glib %d.%d.%d (rt: %d.%d.%d/%d:%d), ",
+		GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION, GLIB_MINOR_VERSION, GLIB_MICRO_VERSION,
+		glib_major_version, glib_minor_version, glib_micro_version,
+		glib_binary_age, glib_interface_age);
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "libzip %s, ", HAVE_LIBZIP_VER);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSERIALPORT
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "libserialport %s/%s (rt: %s/%s), ",
+		SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_STRING, SP_LIB_VERSION_STRING,
+		sp_get_package_version_string(), sp_get_lib_version_string());
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0
+	lv = libusb_get_version();
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "libusb-1.0 %d.%d.%d.%d%s, ",
+		lv->major, lv->minor, lv->micro, lv->nano, lv->rc);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBFTDI
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "libftdi %s, ", HAVE_LIBFTDI_VER);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBGPIB
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "libgpib %s, ", HAVE_LIBGPIB_VER);
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBREVISA
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "librevisa %s, ", HAVE_LIBREVISA_VER);
+#endif
+	s->str[s->len - 2] = '.';
+	s->str[s->len - 1] = '\0';
+	sr_dbg("%s", s->str);
+
+	s = g_string_truncate(s, 0);
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "Host: %s, ", HOST);
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "big-endian.");
+#else
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "little-endian.");
+#endif
+	sr_dbg("%s", s->str);
+
+	s = g_string_truncate(s, 0);
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "SCPI backends: ");
+
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "TCP, ");
+#if HAVE_RPC
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "RPC, ");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBSERIALPORT
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "serial, ");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBREVISA
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "VISA, ");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBGPIB
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "GPIB, ");
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBUSB_1_0
+	g_string_append_printf(s, "USBTMC, ");
+#endif
+	s->str[s->len - 2] = '.';
+	s->str[s->len - 1] = '\0';
+	sr_dbg("%s", s->str);
+
+	g_string_free(s, TRUE);
+}
+
 /**
  * Sanity-check all libsigrok drivers.
  *
@@ -384,6 +461,8 @@ SR_API int sr_init(struct sr_context **ctx)
 	struct sr_dev_driver ***lists, **drivers;
 	GArray *array;
 
+	print_versions();
+
 	if (!ctx) {
 		sr_err("%s(): libsigrok context was NULL.", __func__);
 		return SR_ERR;