diff --git a/pcl/cmu-low.lisp b/pcl/cmu-low.lisp
index 102864b0aa87226c7365b9ac01b4284977019387..c3f2d073b8f814f17880fbf97a7f7d71b9675826 100644
--- a/pcl/cmu-low.lisp
+++ b/pcl/cmu-low.lisp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 (in-package 'pcl)
 
+(setf (getf ext:*herald-items* :pcl)
+      `("    CLOS based on PCL version:  " ,*pcl-system-date*))
 
 ;;; Just use our without-interrupts.  We don't have the INTERRUPTS-ON/OFF local
 ;;; macros spec'ed in low.lisp, but they aren't used.