diff --git a/src/bin_wasm_test.rs b/src/bin_wasm_test.rs
index 9db94ec0..f64d70af 100644
--- a/src/bin_wasm_test.rs
+++ b/src/bin_wasm_test.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 #![feature(exact_size_is_empty)]
+#![feature(exit_status_error)]
 use std::io::Read;
 
 use organic::settings::GlobalSettings;
 use wasm::wasm_parse_org;
 
 mod error;
+mod util;
 mod wasm;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e747f159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+use tokio::process::Command;
+
+pub(crate) async fn print_versions() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    eprintln!("Using emacs version: {}", get_emacs_version().await?.trim());
+    eprintln!(
+        "Using org-mode version: {}",
+        get_org_mode_version().await?.trim()
+    );
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn get_emacs_version() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let elisp_script = r#"(progn
+     (message "%s" (version))
+)"#;
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("emacs");
+    let cmd = cmd
+        .arg("-q")
+        .arg("--no-site-file")
+        .arg("--no-splash")
+        .arg("--batch")
+        .arg("--eval")
+        .arg(elisp_script);
+
+    let out = cmd.output().await?;
+    out.status.exit_ok()?;
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(out.stderr)?)
+}
+
+pub(crate) async fn get_org_mode_version() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let elisp_script = r#"(progn
+     (org-mode)
+     (message "%s" (org-version nil t nil))
+)"#;
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("emacs");
+    let cmd = cmd
+        .arg("-q")
+        .arg("--no-site-file")
+        .arg("--no-splash")
+        .arg("--batch")
+        .arg("--eval")
+        .arg(elisp_script);
+
+    let out = cmd.output().await?;
+    out.status.exit_ok()?;
+    Ok(String::from_utf8(out.stderr)?)
+}
diff --git a/src/wasm/compare/runner.rs b/src/wasm/compare/runner.rs
index 41a0b24b..aaf2f9ba 100644
--- a/src/wasm/compare/runner.rs
+++ b/src/wasm/compare/runner.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use organic::parser::parse_with_settings;
 use organic::settings::GlobalSettings;
 
+use crate::util::print_versions;
+
 pub async fn wasm_run_anonymous_compare_with_settings<'g, 's, P: AsRef<str>>(
     org_contents: P,
     global_settings: &GlobalSettings<'g, 's>,
@@ -9,9 +11,9 @@ pub async fn wasm_run_anonymous_compare_with_settings<'g, 's, P: AsRef<str>>(
     // TODO: This is a work-around to pretend that dos line endings do not exist. It would be better to handle the difference in line endings.
     let org_contents = org_contents.as_ref().replace("\r\n", "\n");
     let org_contents = org_contents.as_str();
-    // if !silent {
-    //     print_versions().await?;
-    // }
+    if !silent {
+        print_versions().await?;
+    }
     let rust_parsed = parse_with_settings(org_contents, global_settings)?;
     // let org_sexp = emacs_parse_anonymous_org_document(org_contents, global_settings).await?;
     // let (_remaining, parsed_sexp) = sexp(org_sexp.as_str()).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;