diff --git a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
index ec212d1f681..4f8db0634a2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/openthread/openthread_esp.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ void OpenThreadComponent::ot_main() {
   esp_cli_custom_command_init();
 #endif  // CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_CLI_ESP_EXTENSION
 
+  ESP_LOGD(TAG, "Thread Version: %" PRIu16, otThreadGetVersion());
+
   otLinkModeConfig link_mode_config{};
 #if CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_FTD
   link_mode_config.mRxOnWhenIdle = true;