diff --git a/include/odp/api/version.h b/include/odp/api/version.h
index 027095d..f64e4ef 100644
--- a/include/odp/api/version.h
+++ b/include/odp/api/version.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /**
  * Returns ODP API version string
+ * @sa odp_version_impl_str()
+ * @sa odp_version_str()
  */
 const char *odp_version_api_str(void);
 
@@ -61,10 +63,25 @@ const char *odp_version_api_str(void);
  * of the API changing, this function returns that indication string.
  * @note This string is implementation specific.
  * @sa odp_version_api_str()
+ * @sa odp_version_str()
  *
  * @return null terminated implementation specific version identifier string
   */
 const char *odp_version_impl_str(void);
+
+/**
+ * Returns ODP version string
+ *
+ * Verbosely describe the build in use, typicaly for use in log file.
+ * @note This string is implementation specific.
+ * @sa odp_version_api_str()
+ * @sa odp_version_impl_str()
+ *
+ * @return null terminated implementation specific version string
+  */
+const char *odp_version_str(void);
+
+
 /**
  * @}
  */
diff --git a/platform/linux-generic/odp_impl.c b/platform/linux-generic/odp_impl.c
index 46d0e40..26ee3f9 100644
--- a/platform/linux-generic/odp_impl.c
+++ b/platform/linux-generic/odp_impl.c
@@ -38,6 +38,22 @@ const char *odp_version_impl_str(void)
 	return ODP_VERSION_IMPL_STR;
 }
 
+#define ODP_VERSION_STR \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(PLATFORM) " " \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_GENERATION) "." \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_MAJOR) "." \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_MINOR) "-" \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_IMPL) " (v" \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_GENERATION) "." \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_MAJOR) "." \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(ODP_VERSION_API_MINOR) ") " \
+		__DATE__ " " __TIME__ " " \
+		ODP_VERSION_TO_STR(GIT_HASH)
+
+const char *odp_version_str(void)
+{
+	return ODP_VERSION_STR;
+}
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/miscellaneous/odp_api_from_cpp.cpp b/test/miscellaneous/odp_api_from_cpp.cpp
index e62ef8d..f044f92 100644
--- a/test/miscellaneous/odp_api_from_cpp.cpp
+++ b/test/miscellaneous/odp_api_from_cpp.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
 
 	printf("\tODP API version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
 	printf("\tODP implementation version: %s\n", odp_version_impl_str());
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_str());
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/validation/common/odp_cunit_common.c b/test/validation/common/odp_cunit_common.c
index 2af4410..315a902 100644
--- a/test/validation/common/odp_cunit_common.c
+++ b/test/validation/common/odp_cunit_common.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	printf("\tODP API version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
 	printf("\tODP implementation version: %s\n", odp_version_impl_str());
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_str());
 
 	if (0 != odp_init_global(NULL, NULL)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "error: odp_init_global() failed.\n");
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_init.c b/test/validation/odp_init.c
index 82f8849..08e0b08 100644
--- a/test/validation/odp_init.c
+++ b/test/validation/odp_init.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	printf("\tODP API version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
 	printf("\tODP implementation version: %s\n", odp_version_impl_str());
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_str());
 
 	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
 
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_init_abort.c b/test/validation/odp_init_abort.c
index ceb82b5..7844066 100644
--- a/test/validation/odp_init_abort.c
+++ b/test/validation/odp_init_abort.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	printf("\tODP API version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
 	printf("\tODP implementation version: %s\n", odp_version_impl_str());
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_str());
 
 	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
 
diff --git a/test/validation/odp_init_log.c b/test/validation/odp_init_log.c
index 275d343..f905850 100644
--- a/test/validation/odp_init_log.c
+++ b/test/validation/odp_init_log.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	printf("\tODP API version: %s\n", odp_version_api_str());
 	printf("\tODP implementation version: %s\n", odp_version_impl_str());
+	printf("\tODP version: %s\n", odp_version_str());
 
 	CU_set_error_action(CUEA_ABORT);
 
